Month: September 2022

BOB SUTTON Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Riley Leonard threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more as Duke continued its strong start to the season by defeating North Carolina A&T 49-20. Duke is 3-0 for the first time since 2018. Leonard ended up 11-for-12 passing for 155 yards – all in the

By PAUL HODOWANIC Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mo Ibrahim ran for three touchdowns, Tanner Morgan threw for three more and the Minnesota Gophers’ defense stifled the Colorado Buffaloes in a 49-7. The Gophers’ offense, ranked first in FBS in total yards and seventh in points scored entering the week, racked up 500 yards, including

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Cameron Ward threw for 292 yards and four touchdowns Saturday as Washington State pounded Colorado State 38-7. Washington State (3-0) scored on its first four possessions to put this game away early. Ward completed 26 of 36 passes and was intercepted once. Donovan Ollie and

By TAMIRA MADSEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Braelon Allen rushed for three touchdowns to help lead Wisconsin to a 66-7 victory against New Mexico State. The three-TD performance for Allen matched a career high. The sophomore running back finished with 15 carries for 86 yards and three scores for the Badgers (2-1), who

By JOHN BRASIER Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Liberty scored with about a minute left but No. 19 Wake Forest stopped CJ Yarbrough’s two-point conversion attempt several yards short of the goal line for a tight 37-36 home win. The Demon Deacons’ ground game was ineffective, gaining 21 yards on 26 attempts. So they

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens activated defensive back Daryl Worley and wide receiver Raleigh Webb from the practice squad. The Ravens host Miami on Sunday. Worley joins a defensive backfield in which Marlon Humphrey, Marcus Peters and Brandon Stephens are questionable to play because of injuries. Worley has started 54 games in

By Jason Chatraw Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — George Holani accounted for 157 yards of offense and two touchdowns, Hank Bachmeier threw for a pair of scores, and Boise State defeated UT Martin 30-7. Boise State used a smothering defense to prop up its sputtering offense, holding UT Martin to 152 yards of total

MILWAUKEE (AP) — New York Yankees first baseman Marwin Gonzalez left Saturday’s game with the Milwaukee Brewers after getting hit on the head by a throw from catcher Victor Caratini while standing in the batter’s box. Caratini had just received a pitch from Brandon Woodruff and was attempting to get the ball back to the

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — No. 20 Ole Miss shrugged off its uncertainty at quarterback by running right through Georgia Tech, with Zach Evans and Quinshon Judkins leading a 316-yard pummeling on the ground that carried the Rebels to a 42-0 victory Saturday. Jaxson Dart returned as the starting quarterback after

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Dante Casciola threw three touchdown passes and Dayton beat Division II-level Kentucky State 46-3 on Saturday in the Flyers’ record-setting performance. For its effort, Dayton has now scored points in an NCAA-all-division record 500 straight games. Casciola connected with Jake Chisholm on a 5-yard scoring pass near the end of the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Andrea Lee and Lilia Vu each spent time at No. 1 in the women’s world amateur ranking. Now they’re tied for the lead in the Portland Classic and will be going for their first LPGA Tour title. Lee had a 67 and Vu had a 69. They share the lead with

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Texas Tech linebacker Bryce Ramirez was carted off in the first quarter of Saturday night’s game at No. 16 North Carolina State with a serious leg injury. Ramirez was injured when teammates tackled Wolfpack running back Jordan Houston, with the pile rolling over Ramirez’s left leg that was planted in the

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Lane Thomas got things started with a leadoff homer for the Washington Nationals and they ended up hitting four solo shots in a 5-3 victory over the Miami Marlins. The Nationals have the worst record in the majors and entered Saturday’s game with just 122 homers