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No. 9 Tennessee rallies past stubborn Austin Peay, 30-13

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:00:24 GMT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Just when No. 9 Tennessee’s pass defense looked like it had solved its problems from a year ago, Austin Peay happened.The Volunteers’30-13 win over the Governors (0-2) came with a yield of 260 passing yards and a touchdown, eerily similar to last year when they ranked 128th of 133 FBS teams.In last week’s win over Virginia, Tennessee (2-0) was effective in limiting the Cavaliers to 106 yards in the air.The challenge will be to clean things up in time for next week’s trip to Florida in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.“We need a sense of urgency in how we come back,” Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said. “We’ve got to make strides. Obviously, the environment will be bigger next week.”Austin Peay played a wide-open, up-tempo, free-wheeling game. The Governors converted on fourth down three times in the first half — twice with runs, one of them a 45-yard burst by quarterback Mike DiLiello — and once by penalty.“We got b...

Wilson’s 5 TDs help Old Dominion beat Louisiana 38-31 to snap a 7-game losing streak

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:00:24 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Grant Wilson threw for four touchdowns and ran for a fifth, Reymello Murphy had 97 yards receiving and two scores, and Old Dominion beat Louisiana 38-31 on Saturday to end a seven-game losing streak. Old Dominion (1-1, 1-0 Sun Belt Conference) hadn’t won since topping Coastal Carolina 49-21 in mid-October of last year.Murphy scored on a 36-yard grab early in the third quarter to break a 17-all tie at the break. He added a 61-yarder with 4:43 left in the quarter for a 14-point lead.Louisiana capped the scoring with 9:13 remaining in the fourth when Ben Wooldridge threw a short pass to Jacob Kibodi, who broke a tackle along the left sideline and split two defenders near the end zone.Old Dominion punted after chewing up nearly four minutes and Louisiana marched 90 yards in 14 plays. A pass interference penalty gave Louisiana a first and goal at the 6. On fourth down, Wooldridge rolled to his left but his pass to Terrance Carter fell just short.Wilson, a junior...

Florida runs wild and ends a 4-game skid with a 49-7 romp against lower-division McNeese

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:00:24 GMT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida got its ground game on track against lower-division McNeese, running for 327 yards and six touchdowns in a 49-7 drubbing Saturday night.Montrell Johnson led the way with 119 yards and two scores for the Gators, who ended a four-game skid and won for the first time since pummeling South Carolina 38-6 on Nov. 11, 2022.Coming off a humbling loss at then-No. 14 Utah, Florida was looking to establish its run-first identity and gain some much-needed confidence before hosting ninth-ranked Tennessee next week. The Cowboys (0-2) proved to be the perfect opponent: a team from the Football Championship Subdivision that was woefully overmatched in the Swamp.Florida (1-1) scored rushing touchdowns on its first five possessions, with Johnson (twice), Graham Mertz, Treyaun Webb and Trevor Etienne finding the end zone. Once they had McNeese’s defense stacking the line of scrimmage, Mertz connected with Ricky Pearsall for a 50-yard score that made it 40-0 in the thir...

Ohio overcomes 10-0 deficit, comes back to knock off Florida Atlantic, 17-10

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:00:24 GMT

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — O’Shaan Allison scored on a 5-yard run in the third quarter to allow Ohio to overcome a 10-point first-half deficit and earn a 17-10 win over Florida Atlantic on Saturday night. The Bobcats did not allow the Florida Atlantic offense to score. The Owls got a 37-yard field goal from Logan Lupo in the second quarter, and two minutes later Jarron Morris returned an interception 72 yards to put FAU on top 10-0 with five minutes left in the half.Kurtis Rourke got Ohio on the board with a 13-yard pass to Will Kacmarek to make it 10-7 at intermission. The Bobcats marched 80 yards in nine plays in the third quarter to take the lead, 14-10 and Alex Kasee capped the night by converting on a 39-yard field goal with 5:26 left.Rourke was 18 of 29 for 203 yards and a touchdown, but was picked off twice. Allison finished with 80 yards on 22 carries to lead Ohio (2-1).Casey Thompson was 23 of 42 for 180 yards to lead Florida Atlantic (1-1) but was picked off twice. LaJo...

Jerrell Wimbley scores 3 fourth-quarter TDs to lead Stephen F. Austin over Alcorn State 38-10

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:00:24 GMT

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Jerrell Wimbley scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns when Stephen F. Austin broke the game open to beat Alcorn State 38-10 on Saturday night.After a scoreless third quarter, Wimbley’s touchdowns put the game away with runs of 6 and 67 yards then a 4-yard pass from Mauer.The Lumberjacks (1-1) led 15-10 at halftime behind Brian Mauer’s 3-yard TD run, two safeties that came on special teams and a couple field goals by Chris Campos, who is one short of the school record of 57 career field goals held by Chuck Rawlison (1988-91) and Storm Ruiz (2016-19). Wembley finished with 122 yards rushing on 18 carries. Mauer was 18 of 37 for 237 yards with the TD to Wembley but also threw three interceptions. Lawton Rikel had six catches for 91 yards.Alcorn State (0-2) managed only 84 yards through the air on 7-of-18 passing. Jarveon Howard had the Braves’ only touchdown on an 8-yard run.__AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https:...

Rangers score go-ahead run on wild pitch to beat A’s 3-2; only their 5th win in 21 games

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:00:24 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Robbie Grossman scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch in the seventh inning and the Texas Rangers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over Oakland Athletics on Saturday night. Grossman drew the first of three consecutive two-out walks against Lucas Erceg (3-4). Reliever Francisco Perez took over and uncorked a wild pitch when facing pinch-hitter Jonathan Ornelas in his first major league at-bat. Ornelas had an inning-ending flyout. The Rangers (77-64) won for only the fifth time in their last 21 games, a span when they have gone from a 3 1/2-game lead to third place in the AL West and also 1 1/2 games back of the American League’s third and final wild-card spot. Nathaniel Lowe and Leody Taveras had RBI singles to give Texas a 2-0 lead in the sixth, when Grossman also walked and scored. But last-place Oakland (44-98) got even in the top of the seventh on Zack Gelof’s two run homer. Will Smith (2-5), the fourth Texas pitcher, worke...

One dies in single-vehicle crash near Hayden

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:00:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Highway 40 was closed Saturday evening after a person died in a crash.The Routt County Sheriff's Office said Highway 40 was closed near mile marker 105 while Colorado State Patrol was investigating the crash. Burglar accused of University Hill break-ins during Buffs game RCSO said there was one person in the car, which somehow crashed and killed the occupant. RCSO said only one vehicle was involved in the crash.No further details were immediately available.

Police investigate fatal shooting in Denver

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:00:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Saturday morning, police in Denver were investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the Overland neighborhood area.DPD said it happened near the intersection of Platte River Drive and Florida Avenue. Burglar accused of University Hill break-ins during Buffs game At 1:15 a.m. Saturday morning, DPD said a victim had been found with unknown injuries. However, DPD later provided an update and said the victim, an adult man, had been pronounced dead.Officers were looking for suspect information and said the incident was being investigated as a homicide.Anyone with information was asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

Three teenage suspects at large in fatal Oceanside shooting

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:00:24 GMT

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- A police search is underway for three juvenile suspects after a shooting in an Oceanside parking lot Saturday evening left one person dead, authorities confirmed.The incident was reported around 4:36 p.m. after an altercation between the suspects, identified as 15-year-old boys, and 29-year-old man in a parking lot on N Redondo Drive near Vandegrift Boulevard, according to Jennifer Atenza with the Oceanside Police Department.Multiple shots were fired by the teenagers as the altercation escalated. The victim sustained fatal injuries and was declared dead on scene. All three suspects then fled the scene. The San Diego County Sheriff's Office ASTREA helicopter assisted officers' search throughout the evening.Details about what led up to the shooting remain under investigation by OPD. However, it is currently believed to be an isolated incident that is possibly gang-related, Atenza said. Motorcyclist killed in solo-vehicle crash in Point Loma As of 8 p.m., the su...

Ill worker rescued from reseach station in Antarctica now in a hospital in Australia

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:00:24 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian who fell ill while working at an Antarctic research station is now in a hospital in Australia after being rescued by an icebreaker, a government agency said Sunday.The icebreaker RSV Nuyina’s round trip between the Australian Antarctic Division headquarters in Hobart, Tasmania state, and Australia’s Casey Station covered more than 6,500 kilometers (4,000 miles) and took more than two weeks as the Southern Hemisphere winter became spring.“The RSV Nuyina has returned to Hobart after the successful medical evacuation of an unwell expeditioner from Casey research station,” a division statement said.“The expeditioner has disembarked the RSV Nuyina and been transferred to the Royal Hobart Hospital, where they will receive specialist assessment and care,” the it added.The division has not identified the patient or specified the medical condition.A helicopter evacuated the patient from the research station on an ice cap, flying him on Sept. 3 to the ...