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Fresh off spirited win, Mississippi State braces for Alcorn State
Mississippi State will try to avoid a letdown on Saturday when they host winless Alcorn State in Starkville, Miss.,Blake Shapen completed a 58-yard touchdown pass to Brenen Thompson with 30 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to lift the Bulldogs to a 24-20 upset win over then-No. 12 Arizona Sta...
Dolphins sign CB Jack Jones after Artie Burns injury
The Miami Dolphins signed free agent cornerback Jack Jones in response to the season-ending injury suffered by Artie Burns in practice on Wednesday.,The team announced the signing on Saturday but did not reveal the terms. ESPN reported Jones signed a one-year deal.,He was at work at training camp in...
Ohio State CB Davison Igbinosun to return next season
Ohio State cornerback Davison Igbinosun still has his sights set on the NFL, but not right away.,Igbinosun, who started in the Buckeyes' secondary for the last two seasons, decided not to enter this year's NFL draft. Envisioned as a Day 2 selection if he had gone pro, the junior cited multiple motiv...
No. 25 Ole Miss shoots 67.3 percent in rout of Alcorn State
Starr Jacobs hit 6 of 7 field-goal attempts, scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds as No. 25 Ole Miss thrashed Alcorn State 93-41 on Monday in Oxford, Miss.,Sira Thienou finished 5 of 6 from the floor and Tameiya Sadler was 5 of 7, each adding 13 points for the Rebels (9-3) while contributing ...
Jalon Moore scores 19 2nd-half points as No. 21 Oklahoma tops winless Alcorn State
Jalon Moore scored 19 of his 20 points in the second half to help No. 21 Oklahoma break out of an early slumber en route to a 94-78 victory over winless Alcorn State on Saturday night in Norman, Okla.,Moore connected on all eight of his second-half shots and was 8 of 9 overall for the Sooners (9-0)....
No. 21 Oklahoma aims to avoid stumble vs. winless Alcorn State
Oklahoma figures to keep its undefeated season going on Saturday night when it entertains winless Alcorn State at Norman, Okla.,The No. 21 Sooners (8-0) were under the radar until beating Providence, then-No. 24 Arizona and Louisville on successive days last week to win the Battle 4 Atlantis tourney...
Derik Queen, Maryland overpower winless Alcorn State
Derik Queen paired 20 points with nine rebounds and Julian Reese logged a double-double as Maryland throttled Alcorn State 96-58 on Sunday afternoon in College Park, Md.,Queen made all eight of his free-throw attempts, while Reese went 10-of-12 at the line and finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds...
Maryland aims to sharpen skills vs. winless Alcorn State
Maryland will dip its toe in Big Ten play next week, but first comes one final nonconference tune-up against Alcorn State on Sunday afternoon in College Park, Md.,The Terrapins (6-1) open their conference slate at home against Ohio State on Wednesday before traveling to face No. 13 Purdue on Dec. 8....
Tyler Harris scores 27 as Washington tops pesky Alcorn State
Tyler Harris scored a career-high 27 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds as Washington pulled away late to defeat Alcorn State 77-60 on Friday night in a nonconference game in Seattle.,Zoom Diallo added 15 points for the Huskies (4-1) in a game that featu...
Washington seeks better offensive balance vs. Alcorn State
Great Osobor is off to a fast start.,The preseason all-Big Ten Conference selection leads Washington in scoring (14.8 points per game), rebounding (13 boards per game) and steals (four per game) heading into the Huskies' game against Alcorn State on Friday in Seattle.,The rest of the Huskies?,Not so...
TCU surges past winless Alcorn State
Trazarien White scored a game-high 14 points as TCU turned a rally down the stretch of the first half into a 71-48 victory over visiting Alcorn State on Tuesday night in Fort Worth, Texas.,White made three 3-pointers and added three steals for the Horned Frogs (4-1), who were without Ernest Udeh Jr....
TCU, still seeking identity, set for Alcorn State
After suffering its first loss of the season Friday against Michigan, TCU will host Alcorn State Tuesday in Fort Worth, Texas, in their final contest before Thanksgiving.,TCU (3-1) was without junior center Ernest Udeh Jr. against the Wolverines, and his absence was felt. Udeh, the Horned Frogs' lon...
Utah drills school-record 19 3-pointers in rout of Alcorn State
Twin brothers Gabe and Mason Madsen combined for 11 3-pointers to lead Utah to a 100-59 season-opening victory over visiting Alcorn State on Monday night in Salt Lake City.,Gabe Madsen topped the Utes in scoring with 27 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including a 6-for-10 effort beyond the arc. Mason Ma...
Plenty of new faces as Utah, Alcorn State begin season
Even diehard fans of the Utah and Alcorn State men's basketball teams might need to keep rosters handy as their programs tip off the season Monday night in Salt Lake City.,The host Runnin' Utes and the Braves from Lorman, Miss., both underwent wholesale changes since they last stepped on the hardwoo...
Vanderbilt blanks Alcorn for first shutout since 2019
A dominating defensive effort and a turnover-free evening helped Vanderbilt to an easy 55-0 victory over Alcorn State at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday evening.,Vanderbilt held the visiting Braves to just 1.6 yards per play and six first downs (three by penalties) on 44 snaps.,It...
Losing streak over, Vanderbilt faces Alcorn State
Vanderbilt hopes to build on an opening-week upset and turn that into a winning streak when it hosts Alcorn State in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday night.,Quarterback Diego Pavia led Vanderbilt's 34-27 overtime upset of Virginia Tech last Saturday, completing 12 of 16 passes for 190 yards and two tou...
The NFL’s franchise tag is un-American
What happens every time an NFL quarterback resets the QB market? A relatively crap quarterback gets overpaid. The reason Daniel Jones netted a four-year $160 million deal after one good season, instead of getting franchise tagged like he should’ve been, is Joe Burrow got enough money that, by compar...
Ex-Nebraska basketball player sues school
A former women’s basketball player at the University of Nebraska is suing the program for not stepping in and taking appropriate action when her relationship with an assistant coach became public. ...
War on trans girls in sports grows; Uproar over Fanatics-made MLB jerseys; DC tells Leonsis to kiss off with arena bid
When I was in school, I had a friend who was a fantastic athlete (she still is). She was tall, thin, wore her hair short and could keep up with any of the guys in gym class and outperform 90 percent of them in just about any sport. She didn’t wear makeup and her wardrobe consisted mostly of gender-n...
Apparently you can get a college scholarship to play cornhole
Perhaps you’ve played cornhole during a backyard BBQ, or at a tailgate before a college or pro football game....