LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Levi Lewis threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns, Louisiana-Lafayette had five takeaways and seven sacks and the No. 22 Ragin’ Cajuns capped the nonconference portion of their schedule with a 42-14 victory over Liberty on Saturday night. Louisiana-Lafayette (10-1) won its 10 straight game since a season-opening loss at Texas.
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Freshman Mikey Keene threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score and Johnny Richardson rushed for 147 yards and a TD as UCF cruised to a 49-17 victory over Connecticut. Richardson scored on a 9-yard run to open the scoring for the Knights. Keene added a 30-yard TD run and
Continue ReadingFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Griffin Kell kicked a 25-yard field goal with 11 seconds to play as TCU fought off a Kansas fourth-quarter rally to beat the Jayhawks 31-28. Kansas trailed 28-14 early in the fourth quarter before Jalon Daniels threw touchdown passes of 28 yards to Luke Grimm and 10 yards to Jared
Continue ReadingHUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Officials are investigating an oil sheen spotted Saturday near last month’s crude pipeline leak off Southern California’s coast. The U.S. Coast Guard says the oil sheen is about 70 feet by 30 feet and that it has dispatched “pollution responders, aircraft and boats” to investigate. The oil sheen is located
Continue ReadingST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Joe Hird made two of St. Thomas’ three straight interceptions late in the first half as the Tommies scored touchdowns off of each to break away from Presbyterian 54-15 in a season-ender. The teams battled through four lead changes with Hird’s first interception setting up a Nick Rice 40-yard touchdown
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN The 2021 season has been a pivotal one for Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, both on and off the field. A No. 1 overall pick in 2018, he has helped transform the franchise from bottom-dwelling strugglers to playoff qualifiers through a combination of his toughness and leadership. However, he and the
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell An Arizona man has been found guilty by a jury of communicating an interstate threat to kill or harm House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the Justice Department announced Friday. According to federal prosecutors, Steven Arthur Martis, 77, of Bullhead City, Arizona, called the California Democrat’s office on January 17, 2021, and left two
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — El Bruto. El macho. Y, por supuesto, el matón. Esos son solo algunos de los nombres de un estereotipo racial que ha perseguido el imaginario colectivo del país blanco desde los inicios de la nación. El espectro del negro enojado ha sido evocado en la política y la cultura popular
Continue ReadingCONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Darious Hall recorded 19 points and 16 rebounds to lead Central Arkansas to a 70-67 win over Oral Roberts. Issac McBride led the Golden Eagles on Saturday with a career-high 25 points.
Continue ReadingHIGH POINT, N.C. — Kane Williams had 23 points as Georgia State defeated William & Mary 77-59 in the Legends Classic. Evan Johnson had 17 points for the Panthers (3-1). Connor Kochera had 16 points for the Tribe (0-4).
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Nyara Sabally scored 20 of her career high 30 points after halftime to help ninth-ranked Oregon rally from 11 down and beat Oklahoma 98-93 in the first round of the women’s Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. The 6-foot-5 Sabally went 11 for 19 from the
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Joe Owens Jr. threw for two touchdowns, Jacory Merritt rushed for 106 yards and Alabama State beat Texas Southern 24-21. Owens was 18 of 27 for 150 yards with an interception for Alabama State. Andrew Body passed for 163 yards with one touchdown and one interception for Texas Southern. He also
Continue ReadingCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Thousands of Venezuelan musicians, most of them children and adolescents, have earned the title of the world’s largest orchestra. The record was set by more than 8,500 musicians. The Guinness World Records announced the feat in a video released Saturday. The musicians, all connected to the country’s network of youth orchestras,
Continue ReadingDAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Isaiah Gable, Cameron Skattebo and Asher O’Hara each had touchdown runs, and Sacramento State beat UC Davis 27-7 to win the Big Sky Conference title. It is Sacramento State’s (9-2, 8-0) second title since joining the conference in 1996. The Hornets, ranked 11th in the FCS coaches poll, clinched the outright
Continue ReadingBy MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Timmy Allen scored 17 points, and No. 8 Texas defeated San Jose State 79-45 on Saturday night. Tre Mitchell had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Longhorns (3-1). Andrew Jones scored 13. Tibert Gorener led San Jose (1-3) with 12 points, hitting 4 of 5
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Nicolas Isimat-Mirin scored his first MLS goal, Graham Zusi added a goal and an assist and Sporting Kansas City beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in the opening round of the MLS Cup Playoffs. Isimat-Mirin tapped in to an empty net from point-blank range to give Sporting a 2-1 lead in
Continue ReadingBy JOE WALLJASPER Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Connor Bazelak threw a 2-point conversion pass to Daniel Parker Jr. to lift Missouri to a 24-23 overtime victory over Florida on Saturday. The Tigers (6-5, 3-4 Southeastern Conference) drew within a point on Tyler Badie’s 13-yard touchdown run, and Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz elected to
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Fortinsky A member of the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack told CNN Saturday many of the more than 200 witnesses they have interviewed are former officials from the Trump administration who came forward voluntarily. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat, said some others have also volunteered testimony, but needed a
Continue ReadingCNN By Sarah Fortinsky A member of the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack told CNN Saturday many of the more than 200 witnesses they have interviewed are former officials from the Trump administration who came forward voluntarily. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat, said some others have also volunteered testimony, but needed
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says progress has been made by Indigenous people. But during a visit Saturday to Alcatraz Island, which became a symbol of the struggles of Native People for self-determination following its takeover in the 1960s, she added that a lot more remains to be done. Haaland visited
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