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St. Louis City ties an MLS record with 16 wins by an expansion club in its inaugural season

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:10:38 GMT

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — João Klauss scored in the 64th minute, Njabulo Blom added another nine minutes later for his first MLS goal and St. Louis City beat Minnesota 2-1 on Saturday night to snap a four-game winless stretch.St. Louis City (16-10-5) tied LAFC's 2018 record of 16 wins by an expansion club in their inaugural season.Minnesota (9-11-10) had won its last three matches against expansion sides, including a 1-0 victory over St. Louis on April 1. The Loons have only allowed three goals in their six meetings with expansion teams since 2020.The Loons have lost consecutive regular-season home matches for the first time since losing to Real Salt Lake and Austin in April-May 2021.Roman Bürki notched four saves for St. Louis City. Dayne St. Clair also stopped four shots for Minnesota United.St. Louis City will host Sporting Kansas City on Saturday. Minnesota United will host the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.

CSU Rams rally to take down Middle Tennessee State behind Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi’s 2 TD passes, defensive score

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:10:38 GMT

So much for a Rocky Mountain Showdown hangover.Down seven points at halftime, Colorado State scored three consecutive touchdowns between the third and fourth quarters, then got the last-minute stop they couldn’t a week earlier to beat Middle Tennessee State, 31-23, on Saturday night in Murfreesboro, Tenn.Nuer Gatkuoth strip-sacked MTSU quarterback Nicholas Vattiato on the game’s final play at the CSU 32-yard line, handing the Rams their first win of the season and sixth straight immediately after a loss to CU.“I think it’s just a testament to the brotherhood we’ve built,” CSU quarterback Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi said postgame on the ESPN+ broadcast. “I don’t know a closer group of guys in the country. … We all love each other and that translates to the field.”Fowler-Nicolosi found receiver Tory Horton for a pair of touchdown passes in the second half, the last of which put the Rams up 24-17 with 11:34 remaining. Not long aft...

3 L.A. spots make New York Times’ Best Restaurants List

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:10:38 GMT

Three restaurants in Los Angeles have been named among the best places to dine in the nation by the New York Times.The America’s Best Restaurant list features 50 buzzy restaurants across the country serving up all types of cuisines in a variety of settings, from casual corner spots to eateries helmed by Michelin-starred chefs.Some of the restaurants featured have been open for many years while at least half of the 2023 winners opened within the last year.“Despite the upheavals in recent years, this is an expansive moment for independent restaurants,” the Times wrote. “We can’t help but feel that cities and towns in the United States are better to eat in today than they have ever been.”In Los Angeles, three restaurants were featured on the list:-Yess - Japanese - Downtown Arts District-Perilla L.A.- Korean - Echo Park-Quarter Sheets - Pizza - Echo ParkYessOriginating as a popular food truck serving crowds in the Arts District, Yess opened its first brick-and-mortar location on the co...

Timeless Kershaw flummoxes SF Giants one more time in loss to Dodgers

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:10:38 GMT

LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw has faced the San Francisco Giants more than any other team, and on Saturday took the mound at Dodger Stadium, possibly for the final time. The 35-year-old future Hall of Famer’s status after this season is uncertain. He’s battled injuries. His fastball isn’t what it once was. He’s a different pitcher.But, in front of 52,704 on hand to watch him potentially one last time (at least in the regular season), the results were all too familiar for his longtime foes.Without so much as a fastball that registered 90 mph on the radar gun, Kershaw easily dispatched his flailing opponents, blanking the Giants for five innings while the Dodgers sent them to their seventh loss in 10 games on this road trip, 7-0. His hottest heater was clocked at 89.7 mph.Paired with the Cubs’ win earlier in the day, the Giants’ elimination number fell to four. They are three games back with seven to play, closer to falling into fourth place in the ...

Jackson State beats Bethune-Cookman in Taylor’s home debut, 22-16

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:10:38 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Irv Mulligan raced 66 yards for a touchdown and Jason Brown threw for a two-point conversion to cement Jackson State’s 22-16 win over Bethune-Cookman in the Tigers’ home opener Saturday night. After opening the season with four road games, including a loss at Florida A&M in its Southwestern Athletic Conference opener, the two-time defending conference champions got a win in first-year coach T.C. Taylor’s home debut. Mulligan carried 21 times for 174 yards to set the tone for Jackson State, which ground out 260 yards rushing and put up 348 total yards while holding Bethune-Cookman to 230. Isaac Peppers got Jackson State on the board in the first half, shooting through an open hold to sack Walter Simmons III in the end zone for a first-quarter safety, but Bethune-Cookman got a 4-yard touchdown run from Jouvensly Bazil and a 42-yard field goal from Cade Hechter to take a 9-8 lead at the half. Simmons tossed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Decarri...

Dodgers’ Mookie Betts notches 105th RBI, most ever by a leadoff hitter

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:10:38 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts hit a two-run double in the eighth inning on Saturday night, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder 105 RBIs, the most ever by a leadoff hitter.Betts doubled to center off San Francisco’s Ross Stripling, scoring Austin Barnes and David Peralta and extending the Dodgers’ lead to 7-0.He doubled in the seventh, too, and walked twice for the NL West champions.Betts had been tied with Charlie Blackmon at 103.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbSource

Drake Maye throws 296 yards including left-handed TD pass as No. 17 UNC beats Pitt 41-24

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:10:38 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Drake Maye threw for 296 yards, including an impressive left-handed flip for a touchdown, and ran for two more scores as No. 17 North Carolina raced past Pittsburgh 41-24 on Saturday night.The Tar Heels improved to 4-0 for the first time since 1997 — the final year of coach Mack Brown’s first stint at UNC before leaving for Texas — by relying on Maye and allowing the Panthers to self-destruct.Maye completed 22 of 30 passes. The right-hander’s lefty toss to Kobe Paysour for a 7-yard score late in the first half gave the Tar Heels some breathing room in their Atlantic Coast Conference opener.Omarion Hampton ran for 66 yards and a touchdown for UNC. J.J. Jones caught six passes for 117 yards and Alijah Huzzie returned a punt 52 yards for a score as the Tar Heels beat Pitt (1-3, 0-1) for the first time since 2018.Rodney Hammond ran for 83 yards and a touchdown and Kenny Johnson raced 100 yards on a kickoff return for a score for the Panthers, who lost quart...

No. 6 Ohio State plunges for touchdown with 1 second left to beat No. 9 Notre Dame 17-14

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:10:38 GMT

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Chip Trayanum plunged across the goal line from a yard out with 1 second left and No. 6 Ohio State beat No. 9 Notre Dame 17-14 on Saturday night.Trayanum’s score capped a gutty game-winning drive by Kyle McCord and the Buckeyes that included a fourth-down conversion and a third-and-19 completion that got Ohio State to the Notre Dame 1 with time for two plays.After an incomplete pass on first down, the Buckeyes went to a running play with 3 seconds left took advantage of an overloaded defense to one side and what appeared to be only 10 defenders on the field for the Fighting Irish.Ohio State coach Ryan Day was fired up when it was over, going off on former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz, who called out the Buckeyes toughness in predicting a Fighting Irish victory earlier in the week.“I’d like to know where Lou Holtz is right now,” Day said during a postgame interview with NBC. “What he said about our team, I cannot believe. This is a tough team right here. W...

Britten, Rawls lead Tarleton over Southwest Baptist 27-13

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:10:38 GMT

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Kayvon Britten ran for a touchdown early, Ty Rawls returned an interception for a late score and Tarleton held off Southwest Baptist 27-13 on Saturday night.Britten gave the Texans (3-1) the lead for good with a 10-yard scoring run in the first quarter. Logan Turner kicked two field goals and the Bearcats (1-3) trailed 7-6 at halftime.Adrian Guzman kicked a pair field goals and Victor Gabalis threw a 28-yard scoring strike to Keylan Johnson to give Tarleton a 20-6 lead heading into the final quarter.Abel Carter’s 1-yard touchdown run pulled Southwest Baptist within a touchdown, but Rawls picked off a Collin Sutton pass and returned it 16 yards for a touchdown with 5:23 left to play to complete the scoring.Gabalis completed 18 of 33 passes for 217 yards with two interceptions for Tarleton. Benjamin Omayebu caught eight passes for 95 yards.Sutton had 200 yards on 20-of-35 passing for the Bearcats with one interception. Regan Wilson hauled in eight pass...

Franklin runs for 221 yards, 2 TDS, UT Martin pulls away from North Alabama 37-21

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:10:38 GMT

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Sam Franklin ran for a career-high 221 yards and two long touchdowns in the fourth quarter and UT Martin dominated the second half for a 37-21 win over North Alabama on Saturday night.Trailing 21-10 at the half, the Skyhawks used a long drive and a muffed punt to take the lead. Franklin then scored on runs of 74 and 43 yards to ice the win. Franklin, a sophomore, now has five career TDs of at least 65 yards and 10 of at least 20 yards.North Alabama had a missed field goal, two punts, two failed two-point conversions and an interception end its second half possessions.Marlon Cook scored on a four-yard run to cap an 80-yard drive then Kinkead Dent found Zoe Roberts for a 17-yard touchdown after Wyatt Gilbert recovered a muffed punt at the 19 to give UT Martin a 23-21 lead.Dent was 13 of 30 for 172 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the Skyhawks (3-1), who had 308 yards on the ground.Noah Walters was 30 of 52 for 286 yards and three touchdowns with an ...