ROCK HILL, S.C. — Cory Hightower sank a 3-pointer with 4.2 seconds left to play, Patrick Good had 20 points and Winthrop made up a 15-point deficit to beat Mercer 88-85 in overtime. Felipe Haase led the Bears with a career-high 41 points.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Pittsburgh Steelers carry a four-game winning streak into a meeting with the reeling Detroit Lions. The 0-8 Lions are the NFL’s only winless team as the season reaches the midway point. Pittsburgh has collected itself following a 1-3 start to get back into the mix in the AFC North. The
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec accounted for five touchdowns _ running for three and passing for two _ and the Eagles beat Georgia Tech 41-30 to become bowl-eligible. Jahmyr Gibbs, who had a 98-yard kickoff return for Georgia Tech’s first touchdown, scored on a 4-yard run
Continue ReadingDURHAM, N.C. — Jalen Rucker had a career-high 29 points as Army defeated Hartford 86-79 on Saturday at the Duke Veterans Day Weekend Showcase. Josh Caldwell added 24 points for the Black Knights. Rucker hit 8 of 11 3-pointers. Caldwell also had six rebounds and six assists. Charlie Peterson had 13 points for Army. Austin
Continue ReadingTOWSON, Md. (AP) — McKinley Witherspoon ran for a pair of scores and Davis Cheek threw for one and Elon never trailed in its 37-14 win against Towson. Witherspoon ran for 1-yard score for a 7-0 lead before Skyler Davis made a career-long, 52-yard field goal late in the first quarter. Davis added a 28-yarder
Continue ReadingDENTON, Texas (AP) — Austin Aune threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score, Ethan Mooney made a 27-yard field goal with 7 seconds left and North Texas held on to beat UTEP 20-17. On third-and-8 from the 32, Aune hit Detraveon Brown for a 58-yard gain to the to 10 and, after a
Continue ReadingBy Kay Jones and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh cited privilege against self-incrimination in declining to respond to allegations by his former law firm that he converted firm and client money to his own personal use, according to court filings posted Friday. Court records from Colleton County, SC, show Murdaugh “asserts
Continue ReadingBy Keith Allen, CNN Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Washington and New York Giants linebacker Sam Huff died Saturday, Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder said in a statement. Huff was 87. “Anyone who knew Sam knew what an amazing person he was,” Washington owners Daniel and Tanya Snyder said in a statement
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Thousands of Venezuelan musicians, mostly children and adolescents, have attempt to set the record of the world’s largest orchestra during a concert in Caracas. The musicians are all connected with Venezuela’s network of youth orchestras. On Saturday, they performed a roughly 10-minute Tchaikovsky piece under
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON — Taurus Samuels had a career-high 23 points as Dartmouth beat Georgetown 69-60. Aminu Mohammed led the Hoyas on Saturday with 17 points and six rebounds.
Continue ReadingBOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Jack Chambers threw two touchdowns and Daniel Oscar ran for 101 yards and a score and Charleston Southern beat Gardner-Webb 32-24 in double overtime. Buccaneers freshman defensive back Kamron Smith came up with a stop of Gardner-Webb running back Nick Gaither for no gain on fourth-and-4 at the Charleston 8-yard
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. — Elijah McCadden posted 13 points as Georgia Southern topped South Florida 53-41. DJ Patrick led the Bulls on Saturday with 18 points.
Continue ReadingMURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Nick Vattiato threw two touchdown passes and Middle Tennessee rolled to a 50-10 victory over Florida International. Vattiato was 20-of-24 passing for 147 yards with touchdown passes to Jimmy Marshall and Yusuf Ali. Martell Pettaway had 11 carries for 95 yards and a touchdown for Middle Tennessee (5-5, 3-3 Conference USA).
Continue ReadingGRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Quincy Vaughn completed a go-ahead 3-yard scoring pass to Gaven Ziebarth with 4:26 remaining and North Dakota beat Illinois State 14-7. North Dakota’s go-ahead drive started at the ISU 41 with 6:56 remaining and got into the redzone three plays later when Tommy Schuster lobbed it to Brock Boltmann for
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Shamari Brooks scored on a 15-yard run in overtime and Tulsa overcame four turnovers to defeat Tulane 20-13. The Golden Hurricane held the Green Wave after the touchdown with Tyon Davis knocking down Michael Pratt’s pass on fourth-and-10 from the 25. Pratt connected with Phat Watts for a 49-yard touchdown to
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been placed on the COVID-19 list and will miss the Steelers’ game Sunday against the Detroit Lions. The Steelers announced Saturday night that Roethlisberger was ruled out for the game. Roethlisberger is the second prominent quarterback in two weeks to miss a game because of COVID-19, following
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Crawford, National Security Producer The Pentagon said it would respond to Oklahoma’s Republican governor after the state’s National Guard indicated it would thwart a Defense Department mandate that troops be vaccinated against Covid-19. The Department said it was “aware” of a memo issued this week by the Oklahoma National Guard’s recently installed adjutant
Continue ReadingBOCA RATON, Fla. — Alijah Martin had 17 points as Florida Atlantic easily beat Warner 78-56. Brandon Weatherspoon had 12 points for Florida Atlantic (1-1). Bitumba Baruti added 11 points. Darryl Mercer had 17 points for the Royals. Johnathan Joseph added 14 points.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tyler Herro had 27 points and eight rebounds to help the Miami Heat beat the Utah Jazz 111-105 on Saturday. Duncan Robinson made six 3-pointers and added 22 points. Kyle Lowry had 21. Miami swept the season series with the Jazz and snapped a three-game
Continue ReadingBetiana Martino (CNN Español) — Este domingo en Argentina se celebran las elecciones legislativas en las que se eligen 127 representantes de la Cámara de Diputados y 24 del Senado en las distintas provincias. Por eso, si tienes dudas sobre los puntos principales a tener en cuenta antes de ir a votar en las urnas,
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