Month: September 2021

BALTIMORE (AP) — Bo Bichette and Alejandro Kirk hit a pair of two-run homers in an 11-run seventh and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-2 on Saturday night to complete a doubleheader sweep. In the opener, George Springer hit a two-out, two-run homer in the seventh to give Toronto an 11-10 victory.

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky right guard Eli Cox recovered Chris Rodriguez Jr.’s fumble in the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown with 11:28 remaining, Rodriguez rushed for a career-high 206 yards and two of his three touchdowns and Kentucky stopped Missouri late for a hard-fought 35-28 victory

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — D.J. Mack, Jr. rushed for three touchdowns as Old Dominion piled up a program-record 358 rushing yards to defeat Hampton 47-7. The victory gave first-year coach Ricky Rahne a win in his debut before 18,363 at S.B. Ballard Stadium and ended the Monarch’s 12-game losing streak that dated back to the

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — True freshman Seth Henigan threw five touchdown passes, three to Calvin Austin III, who had a career night with 239 yards, and Memphis held off Arkansas State 55-50. The teams combined for 1,361 yards offense with 1,001 coming through the air. James Blackman relieved Layne Hatcher at quarterback for the Red

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Keon Howard threw two touchdown passes to Peyton Logan and UT Martin rallied to defeat Samford 33-27 despite committing five turnovers. Trailing 17-0, Howard threw his third interception on the first play of the second quarter, marking the fifth straight possession that the Skyhawks gave the ball away. However, with Howard,

HOUSTON (AP) — Fafà Picault scored two goals and the Houston Dynamo eased past Austin 3-0 to snap a 16-match winless streak. Houston ended the longest single-season winless run in MLS history. Real Salt Lake and the Colorado Rapids had 18-game winless runs extended over two seasons. Austin didn’t score for the first time in

By CHRIS BURROWS Associated Press OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Matt Corral threw for five touchdowns as No. 20 Mississippi routed member Austin Peay 54-17. Ole Miss added a defensive touchdown on a strip sack and 33-yard fumble return from defensive end Sam Williams and a safety from the special teams. Corral finished 21 of 33

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Sam Howell threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores as No. 24 North Carolina shook off the disappointment of a loss in its opener with a 59-17 win over Georgia State. Howell completed 21 of 29 passes for 352 yards without an

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer Four months after the pandemic-delayed induction of the Class of 2020, the Basketball Hall of Fame gathered to enshrine 16 more new members. That’s its biggest class ever. Among those inducted were Paul Pierce, Chris Bosh and Villanova coach Jay Wright. Bill Russell went in as a coach, becoming

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State held on to beat Southern Illinois 31-23 despite losing starting quarterback Skylar Thompson in the first quarter. Deuce Vaughn scored a rushing touchdown with less than two minutes for the final margin. The Kansas State defense forced a fumble on the next possession to

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Bryan De La Cruz and Jesús Sánchez hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning against Richard Rodríguez, lifting the Miami Marlins to a 6-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves. De La Cruz, who went 3 for 4, broke a 3-all tie by going deep with

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Gonzalo Higuaín scored in the 16th minute and Inter Miami beat the Columbus Crew 1-0. Miami has won six of its last nine matches, including all five of its home matches during the run. Columbus has lost eight of its last nine games, including five straight defeats on the road.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds hit his 23rd home run of the season and drove in three runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates surged past the Washington Nationals 10-7. Reynolds hit a two-run shot to right-center field in the fifth. The All-Star outfielder gave Pittsburgh the lead in the sixth when he worked a bases-loaded walk

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Stone Earle threw a career-high six touchdown passes, including two to Kobe Clark, and Abilene Christian beat Division III Louisiana College 62-7 on Saturday night.Earle was 18-of-19 passing for 233 yards and Clark finished with four receptions for 65 yards. Darius Lewis had 131 yards receiving and a score and Anthony

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A cat survived a scare. So did the Miami Hurricanes. D’Eriq King threw for 200 yards and rushed for 67 more, freshman Andy Borregales kicked a go-ahead 43-yard field goal with 2:04 remaining and No. 22 Miami rallied to beat Appalachian State 25-23. Cam’Ron

WACO, Texas (AP) — Abram Smith and Tristan Ebner both rushed for more than 100 yards in the first half, and Baylor scored touchdowns on its first seven possessions in a 66-7 victory over Texas Southern. Gerry Bohanon was 16-for-21 passing for 240 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two scores for the Bears.

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jorge Polanco hit two of Minnesota’s five home runs, Michael Pineda pitched five strong innings in his return to the rotation and the Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 9-2. Byron Buxton homered for the second straight day, and Nick Gordon and Max Kepler also went deep

By STEVE BITTENBENDER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Malik Cunningham ran for two touchdowns and threw for another to lead Louisville, which cruised to a 30-3 victory over Eastern Kentucky. Cunningham would have had another touchdown, but freshman Ahmari Huggins-Bruce dropped the ball on the EKU 1 on what would have been a 95-yard

MONTREAL (AP) — Walker Zimmerman scored in the 66th minute in Nashville’s 1-0 victory over Montreal on Saturday night. Zimmerman connected on a header off Hany Mukhtar’s free kick. Nashville improved to 10-2-11. Montreal dropped to 8-8-7.