Month: December 2022

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Robert Lewandowski cradled the neck of Kylian Mbappé as the two met on the field after the match. It was a fatherly gesture from the 34-year-old FIFA world player of the year to the 23-year-old France superstar who is now on the fast track to

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jordan Miller had 14 points, Norchad Omier scored 12 and Miami opened Atlantic Coast Conference play with an 80-53 victory over winless Louisville on Sunday. Miller sank 6 of 10 shots with a 3-pointer for the Hurricanes (8-1), who picked up their fourth straight win. Omier hit 6 of 7 shots,

COLLEGE PARK. Md. (AP) — Jaz Shelley scored 29 points, including six 3-pointers, Nebraska dominated the second half, and the Cornhuskers defeated No. 20 Maryland 90-67 in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Allison Weidner had 13 points and 15 rebounds for Nebraska. Isabelle Bourne had 18 points and Alexis Markowski added 14. Shelley

By The Associated Press Seventh-ranked Utah will face No. 9 Penn State in the 109th edition of the Rose Bowl on Jan. 2. This will be the first time the schools have faced each other. Utah is in the Granddaddy of Them All for the second straight season after beating Southern California in the Pac-12

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Lauren Park-Lane scored 17 of her 31 points in the fourth quarter, Sidney Cooks added 23 and Seton Hall upset No. 24 Marquette 82-78, It was a game of runs and the Pirates had the last big one, scoring nine-straight late in the third quarter. Taking a 56-49 lead into

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Cason Wallace scored 14 points and Oscar Tshiebwe had a double-double to lead No. 19 Kentucky over Michigan 73-69 on Sunday at the O2 Arena in a London showcase of two marquee American college sports teams. Wallace was 4 of 4 on 3-point shooting with his

By The Associated Press Alabama is headed to its 17th Sugar Bowl and the Crimson Tide’s first matchup with newly crowned Big 12 champion Kansas State. Alabama narrowly missed a bid to the four-team College Football Playoff this season because of losses at Tennessee and LSU on the last play of each game. Kansas State

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Coastal Carolina has hired North Carolina State offensive coordinator Tim Beck to replace Jamey Chadwell as head football coach. Coastal Carolina’s athletic chairman and football executive director announced the move the same day Chadwell was being introduced as the new coach at Liberty. Beck has spent the past 12 seasons as

By The Associated Press High-powered Tennessee will play Atlantic Coast Conference champion Clemson in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30. It’s the seventh Orange Bowl appearance for Clemson and the fifth for Tennessee. The programs haven’t played since Clemson topped the Volunteers in the Peach Bowl to end the 2003 season. Clemson is trying to