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No. 6 Gonzaga holds off Arizona State to stay unbeaten
Khalif Battle scored all 19 of his points in the second half as No. 6 Gonzaga avoided an upset bid, outlasting Arizona State 88-80 on Sunday in a nonconference game in Spokane, Wash.,Braden Huff came off the bench to score 21 points for Bulldogs (2-0). Guard Ryan Nembhard registered a double-double ...
Kennesaw State coach Brian Bohannon steps down from program he created
Brian Bohannon, who started the Kennesaw State program, stepped down on Sunday as head coach in his 10th season following a 1-8 start to the Owls' first campaign at the FBS level, the school announced.,Bohannon, who turns 54 next month, has a career record of 72-38, including 5-6 in the ASUN Confere...
Florida State fires 3 assistants, including OC, DC
Florida State head coach Mike Norvell fired three members of his coaching staff on Sunday, one day after the Seminoles were steamrolled 52-3 by No. 10 Notre Dame.,Norvell fired offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Alex Atkins, defensive coordinator Adam Fuller and wide receivers coach Ron Duga...
Austin Eckroat wins World Wide Technology Championship
25-year-old Austin Eckroat shot a final-round 9-under-par 63 to take his second career PGA Tour title and second of 2024 at the World Wide Technology Championship on Sunday in Los Cabos, Mexico.,A third-year pro out of Oklahoma State, Eckroat joined the tour in 2023 and previously won at the Cogniza...
Oklahoma State holds off upset-minded St. Thomas
Marchelus Avery scored 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting, while Pat Suemnick and Bryce Thompson added 11 points apiece to lead Oklahoma State over St. Thomas 80-71 on Sunday in Stillwater, Okla.,The upset-minded Tommies were down 40-33 with 15 minutes remaining until a 7-0 Cowboys run in a 47-second spa...
Patriots sack Caleb Williams 9 times, stifle Bears
Deatrich Wise Jr. and Anfernee Jennings each had a pair of sacks as the New England Patriots buckled down defensively to beat the host Chicago Bears 19-3 on Sunday afternoon.,New England (3-7) had nine sacks in all and held the Bears to 142 yards of total offense. Chicago was forced to punt on eight...
No. 21 Florida faces tricky test against Grambling
No. 21 Florida has been doing just fine on the court after a pair of season-opening wins. It's the recent off-court concerns with Title IX allegations against coach Todd Golden that have dominated the news.,In a home battle with Grambling on Monday in Gainesville, Fla., the Gators will try to keep t...
Vanderbilt pulls away to take down SE Missouri State
Devin McGlockton scored 14 points with 19 rebounds and four blocked shots as Vanderbilt defeated Southeast Missouri State 85-76 at Nashville, Tenn., on Sunday afternoon.,Jason Edwards scored 17 points, while AJ Hoggard and Tyler Nickel each scored 11 for the Commodores (2-0). ,Vanderbilt won despite...
Wisconsin overcomes slow start, finishes fast in win over Appalachian State
It took host Wisconsin about eight minutes to get going, but once they did, the Badgers blitzed Appalachian State with a 28-3 burst en route to an 87-56 victory on Sunday in Madison, Wis. ,Steven Crowl and John Tonje finished with 17 points apiece and Max Klesmit added 15 points and five steals for ...
No. 2 Alabama readies for McNeese State as challenging week awaits
Second-ranked Alabama might be tempted to look past its home game against McNeese State on Sunday, especially with a clash against No. 14 Purdue looming later this week. ,But coach Will Wade and the reigning Southland Conference champion McNeese State have proved they aren't a team to sleep on.,McNe...
No. 5 Iowa State faces Kansas City, aims to overcome 'sloppy' effort
No. 5 Iowa State won its season opener by 39 points, but that doesn't mean coach T.J. Otzelberger is fully satisfied.,The group's mentality is to always find areas to improve, and that will be the case as Iowa State (1-0) tips off against Kansas City (2-0) on Monday night in Ames, Iowa.,"Yeah, we ha...
John Mateer (5 TDs) leads No. 21 Washington St. past Utah St.
John Mateer threw for four touchdowns and ran for a fifth Saturday night as No. 21 Washington State kept its longshot hopes of a College Football Playoff berth alive with a 49-28 thumping of Utah State in Pullman, Wash.,Mateer completed 18 of 24 passes for 179 yards while running for 38 yards on 12 ...
Florida coach Todd Golden releases statement on accusations
Reportedly accused of sexual harassment and stalking by multiple women, Florida coach Todd Golden is expected to coach the Gators in Monday's home game against Grambling State, 247Sports reported on Saturday. ,After Florida's student newspaper reported on Friday that Golden has been accused of sexua...
LSU spreading scoring around as Alabama State visits
LSU opened the season looking for balanced scoring and started off well., ,Now the Tigers will look to build on that season-opening performance when they face Alabama State on Sunday in Baton Rouge, La., ,"We want to play very unselfishly," LSU coach Matt McMahon said. "We want the ball moving. We f...
Ashton Jeanty paves way again as No. 12 Boise St. holds off Nevada
Ashton Jeanty rushed for 209 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 12 Boise State to a 28-21 victory over visiting Nevada on Saturday night in the Mountain West Conference matchup.,The Heisman Trophy candidate topped 200 yards for the fourth time this season and raised his season totals to 1,734 ru...
Tyler Warren shows off versatility as No. 6 Penn State thrashes Washington
Tight end Tyler Warren made a game-high eight receptions and rushed for two touchdowns as No. 6 Penn State trounced Washington 35-6 Saturday night in the Nittany Lions' annual white-out game in University Park, Pa.,Drew Allar completed 20 of 28 passes for 220 yards and a touchdown for Penn State (8-...
Riley Leonard, No. 10 Notre Dame pound Florida State 52-3
Riley Leonard passed for one touchdown and rushed for two more as No. 10 Notre Dame cruised over visiting Florida State 52-3 on Saturday night in South Bend, Ind., ,Jadarian Price added 95 rushing yards and a touchdown for Notre Dame (8-1), which won its seventh in a row. Leonard completed 14 of 27 ...
Arizona State scores late to win seesaw affair vs. UCF
Sam Leavitt completed three touchdown passes, two of them to Jordyn Tyson, in Arizona State's 35-31 victory over UCF on Saturday in a Big 12 game at Tempe, Ariz.,Arizona State (7-2, 4-2 Big 12) improved to 5-0 at home this season.,The Sun Devils played without leading rusher Cam Skattebo, who suffer...
No. 7 Tennessee pulls away late to finish off Mississippi State
Nico Iamaleava threw two touchdown passes in the first half before leaving with an injury, and Dylan Sampson rushed for his 20th score of the season Saturday night as No. 7 Tennessee stopped Mississippi State 33-14 in Knoxville, Tenn.,Iamaleava completed 8 of 13 passes for 174 yards but didn't retur...
Carlos Prates makes quick work of Neil Magny at Fight Night
Welterweight Carlos Prates made a stunning statement in the main event at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday, securing a late-first-round knockout against Neil Magny.,Despite Magny entering the fight as the 15th-ranked welterweight, Prates was the sizeable betting favorite. After a few wrestli...