COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland, which has dropped six straight games and is headed toward an 11th straight losing record in Big Ten play, will bring back coach Mike Locksley for an eighth season with a promise to give him more money to acquire the talent necessary to become more ...
By JOHN COON Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Bear Bachmeier threw for 296 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 12 BYU to a 44-13 victory over TCU on Saturday night. Bachmeier added 59 yards and another touchdown on the ground for his seventh game this season with both a passing TD and ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Islam Makhachev needed a unanimous decision to defeat Jack Della Maddalena to win the 170-pound championship and tie the UFC record of 16 straight victories to cap a pair of lackluster title fights on Saturday night at UFC 322 at Madison ...
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia owned the fourth quarter and beat Texas — again. Gunner Stockton threw four touchdown passes — two to Noah Thomas — and ran for a score to outplay Arch Manning as No. 5 Georgia strengthened its postseason standing by ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Even without two of their biggest offensive weapons, Ohio State had more than enough firepower against UCLA on Saturday night. With Carnell Tate sidelined and Jeremiah Smith limited, the top-ranked Buckeyes showed off their offensive ...
By BOB FERRANTE The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Tommy Castellanos had a pair of touchdown runs and tossed a 50-yard TD pass to Duce Robinson as Florida State scored on six straight drives to defeat Virginia Tech 34-14. Ousmane Kromah had 59 rushing yards and Samuel ...
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Utah true freshman quarterback Byrd Ficklin had touchdown runs of 67 and 74 yards, Elijah Davis returned an interception 65 yards for a score and the 15th-ranked Utes beat Baylor 55-28 on Saturday night for their third consecutive ...
MONTREAL (AP) — Jeremy Swayman stopped 26 shots for his fifth consecutive victory and the Boston Bruins overcame the loss of defenseman Charlie McAvoy to a mouth injury to beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday night in a heated game. The Bruins improved to 12-8-0, winning for the ...
By DAVID SMALE Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Flory Bidunga scored a career-high 25 points, hitting 10 of his 11 field goal attempts, as No. 25 Kansas beat Princeton 76-57 on Saturday. Kansas (3-1) used a 17-3 run midway through the second half to blow open a close game. Tre ...
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Silas Demary Jr. scored 21 points and made a crucial steal to help third-ranked UConn hold off a late rally by No. 7 BYU for an 86-84 victory Saturday night. Tarris Reed Jr. added 21 points and eight rebounds. Alex Karaban also had 21 ...
By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Luka Doncic had 41 points and nine rebounds, Austin Reaves added 25 points and eight assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 119-95 on Saturday night. Deandre Ayton had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers. Both ...
By SAMMI SILBER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Luke Hughes had a goal and assist and Simon Nemec had the shootout winner as the New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Saturday night. Arseny Gritsyuk also scored for the Devils, who have won four of the last five games ...
By PHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — RJ Barrett and Jakob Poeltl each scored 22 points and the Toronto Raptors wrapped up a successful five-game road trip with a 129-111 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night. Barrett made 9 of 17 shots with three ...
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Gio Reyna scored in his first international start in 16 months to surpass his father in career goals and then set up Folarin Balogun's tiebreaking goal in the 71st minute to lead the United States over Paraguay 2-1 on Saturday night in a friendly between World Cup-bound ...
By JIM MORRISON Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and Chet Holmgren added 25 as the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder used a big third quarter to beat the Charlotte Hornets 109-96 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win. Ajay ...
By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota backup Jesper Wallstedt made 28 saves for his second straight shutout and Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-0 on Saturday night. Wallstedt extended his shutout streak to 141:09 after beating Calgary 2-0 on Sunday night. The ...
By DOUG BONJOUR Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Chandler Morris hasn't been at Virginia for long, but coach Tony Elliott knows to never doubt his toughness. Because of that, Elliott wasn't the least bit surprised when the sixth-year transfer declared himself ready to play ...
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips knows his league is on uncertain footing when it comes to getting multiple bids to the College Football Playoff, particularly as several ranked league teams stumbled in recent ...
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M announced that coach Mike Elko received a new six-year contract on Saturday, hours after the third-ranked Aggies mounted the biggest comeback in school history to remain undefeated. Elko's new deal replaces ...
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — With a shot at the Atlantic Coast Conference championship possibly slipping away, Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King had one thought in mind when he stepped back onto the field late in the fourth quarter Saturday. "Whatever it takes," King ...