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Chase Meyer’s third field goal of second half lifts Tulsa to 29-27 win over East Carolina

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:27:34 GMT

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Chase Meyer kicked three field goals in the second half, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1 second left, and Tulsa defeated East Carolina 29-27 on Saturday to finish the season for both teams.The Golden Hurricane trailed 24-21 at halftime, then held ECU to 141 yards, three first downs and three points in the second half. Meyer’s field goals all came after Tulsa drove inside the red zone, hitting from 28, 26 and 37 yards.Kirk Francis completed 23 of 37 passes for Tulsa (4-8, 2-6 American Athletic Conference), with two touchdowns and an interception. Anthony Watkins ran for 106 yards and Kamdyn Benjamin had six receptions for 143 yards, including a 31-yard touchdown. Kendarin Ray had 15 tackles, nine solo for Tulsa.East Carolina’s Alex Flinn was 12-of-18 passing for 184 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. The Pirates (2-10, 1-7) got 145 yards and a touchdown on the ground from Rahjai Harris and Chase Sowell caught five passes for 1...

Barcelona needs own-goal to salvage 1-1 draw at Rayo. Griezmann leads Atletico past Mallorca 1-0

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:27:34 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona needed an own-goal by Rayo Vallecano defender Florian Lejeune in the final minutes to salvage a 1-1 draw in Madrid on Saturday.Rayo midfielder Unai López put the hosts ahead in the Spanish league game with a shot from well outside the area in the 39th minute at Vallecas Stadium.Barcelona was held in check until late in the second half. Minutes after substitute Raphinha hit the post, Lejeune inadvertently turned a cross by Alejandro Balde, which was intended for Robert Lewandowski, into his own net in the 82nd.Antoine Griezmann scored with a header as Atletico Madrid beat Mallorca 1-0 at home and moved into third place ahead of Barcelona on goal difference. Atletico, which also has a game in hand, visits Barcelona next weekend. Both teams are in Champions League action on Tuesday — Barcelona hosts Porto, and Atletico plays at Feyenoord.Leader Girona is three points clear of Atletico and Barcelona before playing Athletic Bilbao on Monday. Second-place...

San Jose State beats UNLV 37-31; Mountain West ends in 3-way tie for first

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:27:34 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chevan Cordeiro threw two touchdown passes, Kairee Robinson ran for two scores and San Jose State won its fifth straight game and earned a share of the Mountain West Conference title by beating UNLV 37-31 on Saturday.UNLV (9-3, 6-2) had already clinched a share of its first conference title, but the loss leaves the Rebels, San Jose State (7-5, 6-2) and the Boise State Broncos (7-5, 6-2) in a three-way tie for first place. Computer rankings will determine which two teams will play in the conference championship game.San Jose State took control early, using Cordeiro’s 56-yard scoring strike to Sam Olson on the fourth play from scrimmage to grab the lead. Jacob De Jesus fumbled the ensuing kickoff and the Spartans’ Jay’Vion Cole recovered the ball at the UNLV 23-yard line. That led to a 25-yard field goal by Kyler Halvorsen. Robinson added a 25-yard touchdown run for a 17-0 lead before the Rebels scored on a 7-yard run by Jai’Den Thomas to get w...

UConn ends season with 31-18 victory over Minutemen

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:27:34 GMT

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Camryn Edwards ran for 102 yards and two touchdowns and Mumu Bin-Wahad opened the scoring with a 45-yard pick-6 to lead UConn to a 31-18 win over UMass on Saturday in a season finale for both teams.UConn (3-9) led the entire way after Bin-Wahad’s touchdown with Joe McFadden kicking two field goals and Victor Rosa scoring on a 17-yard run for a 19-0 halftime lead.Camryn Edwards’ 4- and 8-yard touchdowns in the second half helped keep the Huskies’ distance from the Minutemen.Ta’Quan Roberson threw for 184 yards and rushed for 36 more for UConn. Taisun Phommachanh threw for 212 yards with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Gino Campiotti and an interception. Kay’Ron Lynch-Adams rushed for 51 yards and two scores for UMass (3-9). Lynch-Adams finished with 1,157 yards to become the program’s FBS-era single-season rushing leader.___ More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/ap_top25. Sign up for the AP’...

Utah grinds out seventh straight win over Colorado, 23-17

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:27:34 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jaylon Glover ran for a career-high 107 yards to lead Utah to a 23-17 victory over Colorado in the Pac-12 finale for both teams on Saturday.Glover paced a running attack for the Utes that generated 268 yards with his first career 100-yard game. Sione Vaki and Ja’Quinden Jackson added 68 rushing yards apiece. Luke Bottari threw for 61 yards and ran for a pair of touchdowns while filling in for Bryson Barnes at quarterback. Barnes did not play because of an illness.Utah (8-4, 4-4 Pac-12) beat the Buffaloes for the seventh straight time in their rivalry series.Ryan Staub threw for 195 yards and a touchdown while making his first career start for Colorado. Travis Hunter had 107 yards and a touchdown on eight receptions.The Buffaloes (4-8, 1-8) totaled 262 yards against Utah’s defense.Utah stuck to the ground on offense throughout the first half. Bottari attempted only three passes before halftime and completed all three. The Utes did not throw a pass until the open...

Saints place Lattimore on IR, elevate Pierre-Paul from practice squad to active roster

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:27:34 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have placed top cornerback Marshon Lattimore on injured reserve and elevated newly signed defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul from the practice squad to the active roster.The roster move on Saturday opens the possibility for Pierre-Paul to play Sunday in Atlanta. But also means that Lattimore, who hurt his ankle in Minnesota in Week 10, will miss at least the Saints’ next four games.Lattimore is eligible to return for New Orleans’ Dec. 21 game against the Rams in Los Angeles. That is also the first game for which Saints receiver Michael Thomas could be eligible after being placed on injured reserve earlier this week with a knee injury.Lattimore has one interception, eight passes defensed and two tackles for loss this season. Thomas’ 39 catches for 448 yards both rank third on the club. He has one touchdown catch.Pierre-Paul, a 34-year-old, 13-year veteran, has not played this season. However, he started 13 games for Baltimore i...

Chandler throws for 404 yards and 3 TDs, with field goal giving North Texas 45-42 win over UAB

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:27:34 GMT

DENTON, Texas (AP) — Chandler Rogers threw for 404 yards and three touchdowns and Noah Rauschenberg kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired to cap a 20-point fourth quarter for North Texas in a 45-42 win over UAB in both teams’ season finale on Saturday.UAB (4-8, 3-5) tied the game with 2:43 remaining on Lee Beebe’s 2-yard run before Ayo Adeyi’s 37-yard run helped drive UNT (5-7, 3-5) to the game-winning field goal. The Blazers led 28-14 at halftime, but UNT scored on six of its seven second-half possessions to eventually win. The offenses, both ranked in the top 25 nationally, combined for 1,149 yards.Rogers was 30-of-53 passing and was intercepted once. Adeyi rushed for 132 yards with two TDs on 18 carries and Oscar Adaway III added 111 yards on 17 attempts. Ja’Mori Maclin had 118 yards on nine catches and Landon Sides had 100 on six with two TDs. Three Mean Green players hit milestones that gave UNT a 3,000-yard passer (Rogers), a 1,000-yard rusher (Ad...

Davis and Collins score 11, No. 24 Ole Miss women pull away from Little Rock 58-45

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:27:34 GMT

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Marquesha Davis and Snudda Collins scored 11 points apiece and No. 24 Mississippi pulled away from Arkansas Little Rock 58-45 on Saturday.After five quick points by Mesi Triplett, including a three-point play, the Trojans trailed 38-36 barely a minute into the fourth quarter. It was still a two-point game with less than seven minutes to go when Davis scored five points and Tyia Singleton hit a 3-pointer for a 50-40 lead.Triplett ended the drought with a layup with 3:34 to go but the Rebel defense kept the pressure on and they pulled away.Ole Miss (6-1) made 6 of 11 shots and 7 of 8 free throws while the Trojans were 6 of 17 with one free throw in the fourth quarter. The Rebels ended 18 of 48 (37.5%) from the field and 18 of 23 from the line.Faith Lee had 16 points for the Trojans (0-5) and Jayla Brooks added 10. They made just 1 of 8 3-pointers and shot 36% but were only 6 of 7 from the foul line.The Rebels had trouble getting their offense untracked but their d...

Lens extends unbeaten league run to 8 with a 3-0 win at Clermont. Marseille draws at Strasbourg

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:27:34 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Lens extended its unbeaten run in the French league to eight games with a 3-0 win at Clermont in an ill-tempered match on Saturday.Club-record signing Elye Wahi opened the scoring for Lens with an 11th-minute header but was sent off in first-half stoppage time, along with Clermont defender Alidu Seidu. Lens remained in sixth place but moved one point behind fifth-place Reims ahead of Sunday’s games. It is some turnaround for Lens after losing four of its first five matches.Lens goalkeeper Brice Samba, who is a backup goalie for France, prevented an equalizer with a stunning close-range stop from striker Grejohn Kyei in the 26th.Wahi, who joined this summer from Montpellier for 35 million euros ($38 million), was shown a second yellow card and sent off following a heated verbal exchange with Seidu, who was shown a straight red card moments later. That decision angered Clermont coach Pascal Gastien and he got sent off from the dugout.Lens controlled the second half,...

Honda retira cientos de miles de vehículos por pieza faltante de cinturón de seguridad

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:27:34 GMT

NUEVA YORK – Honda está llamando a revisión vehículos Accord y HR-V de los años 2023 y 2024 debido a la falta de una pieza en los pretensores de los cinturones de seguridad delanteros, lo que podría aumentar el riesgo de lesiones en caso de un accidente.Según los avisos publicados por Honda y la Administración Nacional de Seguridad del Tráfico en las Carreteras de Estados Unidos (NHTSA por sus siglas en inglés) a principios de esta semana, los pretensores —que aprietan los cinturones de seguridad en su lugar en caso de un impacto— podrían carecer del remache que fija el conector rápido y la placa de alambre. Esto significa que los pasajeros podrían no estar correctamente sujetos en caso de accidente, según los organismos reguladores.La NHTSA atribuye el problema a un error cometido durante el montaje. Más de 300,000 Accord y HR-V están potencialmente afectados. Honda retira del mercado cerca de 250,000 vehículos en EEUU por falla en motor ...