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Drake moves to 7-0 in Pioneer League, beats Presbyterian 16-14 for chance at outright title

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:23:21 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Dorian Boyland had a touchdown run, Shane Dunning kicked three field goals and Drake remained undefeated in the Pioneer League with a 16-14 victory over Presbyterian on Saturday. Drake (7-3, 7-0) entered the game tied atop the league standings with Davidson, who lost to Morehead State on Saturday. The Bulldogs are 7-0 for the first time in regular-season league play which concludes at Butler next Saturday. Presbyterian’s Tyler Wesley tossed a 2-yard touchdown pass to Terik Mulder with 2:19 remaining before Drake ran out the clock. The other Blue Hose touchdown came on Ty Englehart’s 75-yard run with 5:28 to play in the first quarter. Boyland scored on a 3-yard run before Englehart’s score. Dunning made a 34-yard field goal just before halftime and kicks from 29 and 48 yards in the third quarter. Boyland and Christian Galvan combined for 123 yards rushing on 36 carries. Luke Bailey was 18-of-36 passing for 153 yards for Drake. Wesley complete...

No. 6 UConn beats Stonehill College 107-67 for 19th straight nonconference victory

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:23:21 GMT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Tristen Newton scored 22 points to lead No. 6 UConn to a 107-67 rout of Stonehill College on Saturday.Freshman Stephon Castle had 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the defending national champions, who have won 19 consecutive nonconference games, which includes last season’s run through the NCAA Tournament.Donovan Clingan added 16 points in 17 minutes; Alex Karaban scored 15 points; and Cam Spencer added 12 for the Huskies (2-0).Jackson Benigni had 22 points to lead Stonehill (1-2), which is in its second year of Division I basketball.NO. 7 HOUSTON 82, TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 50HOUSTON (AP) — J’Wan Roberts had 17 points and nine rebounds and L.J. Cryer added 15 points to lead Houston over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.Cryer had 12 points in the first half, and Roberts scored 11 first-half points to drive Houston to a 14-point halftime lead.Ja’Vier Francis scored 13 points and Emanuel Sharp had 11 points for Houston (2-0), which shot 42%, inclu...

McCloud has another huge day and leads No. 21 James Madison past UConn 44-6

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:23:21 GMT

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Jordan McCloud threw for a career-high 457 yards and four touchdowns and No. 21 James Madison overcame a slow start and beat Connecticut 44-6 on Saturday, the Dukes’ 13th consecutive win dating to last season.McCloud connected with Reggie Brown on scoring throws of 80 and 55 yards, Zach Helton from 21 yards and Phoenix Sproles from 5 yards as the Dukes (10-0) pulled away after leading just 10-3 at halftime. The Huskies (1-9) lost their fourth straight and third this season to a ranked team.McCloud finished 33 for 37 while going over 400 passing yards for the third time this season. Elijah Sarratt caught 13 passes for 160 yards and Brown caught nine for 202, the first receiver in school history to go over 200 yards in a game.McCloud’s first three TD throws came on drives that took one play, four plays and five plays. The Dukes also had a score without running an offensive play from scrimmage when Brent Austin intercepted a pass and returned it 81 ...

No. 2 Michigan stays unbeaten as coach Harbaugh serves ban in 24-15 win over No. 9 Penn State

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:23:21 GMT

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — With Jim Harbaugh banned by the Big Ten Conference, J.J. McCarthy, Blake Corum and No. 2 Michigan played unfazed by a scandal that has hounded the program for weeks — and their toughest opponent yet — grinding past No. 9 Penn State 24-15 Saturday.Corum ran for 145 yards and two touchdowns, McCarthy made few key plays with his arms and legs and the Wolverines (10-0, 7-0, No. 3 CFP) improved to 3-0 since it was revealed the program was under NCAA investigation for a sign-stealing scheme.The struggles in big games continued for coach James Franklin and Penn State (8-2, 5-3, No. 10 CFP), which scored a combined 26 points in losses to Big Ten East rivals Ohio State and Michigan this season.In a game Harbaugh no doubt loved from afar, on what turned into a chilly and gray day in Happy Valley, the Wolverines ran the ball on 32 straight plays that counted, starting with the final two of the first half and ending with a couple of kneeldowns.No 8 ALABAMA 49, KENTUCKY...

AC Milan again wastes a two-goal lead after 2-2 draw at Lecce. Juventus beats Cagliari to go top

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:23:21 GMT

MILAN (AP) — AC Milan wasted a two-goal lead for the second time in three league matches and also lost key player Rafael Leão to injury in a drama-filled 2-2 draw at Lecce in Serie A on Saturday.Milan appeared to be heading for its first league win in more than a month following goals from Olivier Giroud and Tijjani Reijnders but Lecce drew level in the second half with two goals in four minutes from Nicola Sansone and Lameck Banda.Lecce had what would have been a stoppage-time winner ruled out by the video assistant referee, moments after Milan forward Giroud was sent off.Milan remained third but will be overtaken by Napoli if the defending champion beats Empoli on Sunday.Juventus moved a point clear at the top with a 2-1 win over Cagliari. Inter Milan can retake the lead when it hosts Frosinone on Sunday.Juventus hosts Inter after the international break.Milan was hoping to get back on track in Serie A after ending a winless run with a 2-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the C...

Bethune-Cookman scores 31 unanswered points in 31-14 win over Alabama A&M

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:23:21 GMT

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Quarterback Walter Simmons III rushed for 165 yards and three touchdowns to help Bethune-Cookman gain 412 yards on the ground in a 31-14 victory over Alabama A&M on Saturday.Bethune-Cookman trailed 14-0 before scoring 31 unanswered points. Mar’Kai Shaw had a 52-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter and Simmons added TDs of 47 and 22 yards in the final four minutes.Jimmie Robinson III had a team-high 25 carries for 137 yards and Shaw added 12 rushes for 109 yards and a touchdown for Bethune-Cookman (3-7, 2-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference).Simmons was 5-of-12 passing for 30 yards with an interception.Joshua Thornhill came up with a key interception for Bethune-Cookman to stall an Alabama A&M drive at the Wildcats’ 6 in the second quarter. The Bethune-Cookman defense also forced a turnover early in the third quarter when Ja’Bari Jaudon punched the ball out and LaQuan Johnson Jr. recovered.Quincy Casey had one touchdown passing and two interc...

Kalkbrenner finds his offense in decisive run as No. 8 Creighton rolls past North Dakota State 89-60

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:23:21 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ryan Kalkbrenner was mostly invisible on the offensive end in Creighton’s opener and again in the first half against North Dakota State.But the eighth-ranked Bluejays made it a point to feed him the ball coming out of halftime Saturday, and the All-Big East center responded with a flurry that helped put away the Bison in an 89-60 win.“Everybody’s job is easier if we can establish him,” coach Greg McDermott said. “If you’re playing against Ryan Kalkbrenner, you’re scared to death of him because he’s so efficient once he catches it.”Creighton’s strategy in the first half was to emphasize mid-range and 3-point shooting to stretch out the Bison’s defense. NDSU didn’t budge, and Kalkbrenner got only one shot attempt and very few other touches.On the first possession of the second half, Kalkbrenner took an entry pass from Baylor Scheierman and converted it into an easy basket. The 7-foot-1 senior scored 11 of his 13 points during a decisive...

Jamar Curtis goes over 200 yards on ground, leads Lafayette to cusp of Patriot League title

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:23:21 GMT

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Jamar Curtis went over 200 yards rushing for the second time in three games and Lafayette kept its first Patriot League title since 2013 in sight, defeating Fordham 24-16 on Saturday.Curtis, who had a career-high 229 yards in a key 38-35 victory over Holy Cross on Oct. 21., had 204 yards and his 3-yard run with about 7 minutes left in the game gave the Leopards a 24-10 lead.The No. 23 FCS Leopards (8-2, 4-1) are tied with Holy Cross for the Patriot League lead and only need to defeat last-place Lehigh on the road next week to wrap up the league title in coach John Troxell’s second season.Lafayette got a touchdown pass and a short touchdown run from Dean DeNobile for a 14-3 lead through three quarters. Jack Simonetta’s 24-yard field goal pushed the lead to 17-3 early in the fourth quarter.Fordham sandwiched a CJ Montes touchdown run and his 15-yard touchdown pass to Julius Loughridge around Curtis’ fourth-quarter touchdown, but Lafayette milked th...

Jalen Milroe has 6 touchdowns, No. 8 Alabama blows out Kentucky 49-21 to clinch SEC West title

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:23:21 GMT

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Jalen Milroe had a career-high six touchdowns, three each rushing and passing, and No. 8 Alabama cruised past Kentucky 49-21 on Saturday to clinch the Southeastern Conference West Division title.A week after rushing for a career-best four touchdowns in a 42-28 victory over LSU, the sophomore used his arm and his feet to surpass that total and lead the Crimson Tide (9-1, 7-0 SEC, No. 8 CFP) to an eighth consecutive victory and third conference championship appearance in four seasons.Milroe had four total touchdowns by halftime, three passing, including throws of 26 and 40 yards to Amari Niblack and Kobe Prentice. The first score came after he sat out the game’s sixth snap with an injured left thigh while being tackled on a 16-yard keeper.“I’m not satisfied with the performance,” said Milroe, who completed 15 of 22 passes for 234 yards with one interception. “I have a lot of things I have to improve.”Milroe extended a play for his third passing score by rol...

No. 23 Arizona rallies past Colorado in final seconds of game, 34-31

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:23:21 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Tyler Loop connected on a 24-yard field goal with no time remaining, and No. 23 Arizona rallied to beat Colorado 34-31 on Saturday at sold-out Folsom Field.Jonah Coleman rushed for 179 yards as the Wildcats (7-3, 5-2 Pac-12, No. 21 CFP) won their four straight game. Photos: Bigger, upgraded video board coming to CU’s Folsom Field Arizona trailed 24-17 at the break, and didn't take its first lead until Loop's field goal. The Wildcats are 13-74 when trailing at halftime in the Pac-12 era.Shedeur Sanders ran for a score and threw for two more as the Buffaloes (4-6, 1-6) lost for the sixth time in seven games since a 3-0 start. Sanders also finished with 262 yards passing to go over the 10,000-yard mark for his career.Colorado kicker Alejandro Mata missed a 44-yard field goal to the right with 4:57 remaining.Coleman then went to work and helped the Wildcats put together an 11-play, 67-yard drive, setting up Loop's winner. Loop also connected on a career-best 52-y...