U.S./World Sports category, Page 134
Travis, No. 13 Florida State beat Oklahoma in Cheez-It BowlVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Jordan Travis threw for 418 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 13 Florida State beat Oklahoma, 35-32, on Thursday night in the Cheez-It Bowl. Johnny Wilson made a one-handed grab for a 58-yard gain to set up Ryan Fitzgerald’s 32-yard field goal with 55 seconds left. The...
Michigan’s Sherrone Moore, TCU’s Garrett Riley guide offenses into semifinal clashVideo
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — TCU’s Garrett Riley seemed destined to follow his big brother into coaching when he walked on to the Texas Tech football team as a player. Michigan’s Sherrone Moore’s path to the profession was not quite so straight forward, but by the time he was done playing he...
Ohio State, Georgia show ability to reload after losing stars to NFL DraftVideo
ATLANTA — Only months after Georgia defensive linemen and Ohio State wide receivers combined to fill five first-round slots in the NFL Draft, those positions again boast top talent for the teams preparing to meet in the College Football Playoff Peach Bowl semifinal. Georgia had three defensive linemen, including No....
Ibrahim powers Minnesota past Syracuse in Pinstripe BowlVideo
NEW YORK — Mohamed Ibrahim rushed for 71 yards on 16 carriers with a touchdown and became Minnesota’s all-time rushing leader in the Golden Gophers’ 28-20 win over Syracuse in the Pinstripe Bowl on Thursday at Yankee Stadium. Ibrahim, who missed virtually all of last year with a ruptured Achilles,...
Michigan graduate assistant a trailblazer for female coachesVideo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Mimi Bolden-Morris had a trailblazing season at Michigan, becoming what is believed to be the first female graduate assistant football coach at a power conference school since the late 1980s. If her mother didn’t call coach Jim Harbaugh, it wouldn’t have happened. Bolden-Morris will be on...
As he turns 38, LeBron is clear: He still wants title shots
MIAMI — It was 2006. LeBron James wasn’t even midway through his first stint in Cleveland. He made the playoffs for the first time, was already a globally recognized star and well on his way to becoming the game’s best player. As a 21-year-old, he averaged 30.2 points. Fast forward...
Texas Tech jumps on Ole Miss in Texas Bowl
HOUSTON — Tyler Shough threw for 242 yards and a touchdown and ran for two more scores as Texas Tech took advantage of three early turnovers to build a big lead and held on for a 42-25 win over Ole Miss in the Texas Bowl on Wednesday night. Shough, who...
Bo Nix leads Oregon past North Carolina in Holiday Bowl thriller
SAN DIEGO — Bo Nix threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Chase Cota on fourth down with 19 seconds left and Camden Lewis’ PAT bounced off the left upright and went through to give No. 15 Oregon a wild 28-27 victory against North Carolina in the Holiday Bowl on Wednesday...
Arkansas withstands furious Kansas rally, wins wild Liberty Bowl in 3rd OT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Arkansas coach Sam Pittman admitted was exhausted after more than four hours of football. Who could blame him? KJ Jefferson passed to Rashod Dubinion for a 2-point conversion in the third overtime and Arkansas held off a furious second-half rally by Kansas for a 55-53 win in...
Duke contains John Rhys Plumlee, beats UCF in Military BowlVideo
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Duke brushed aside UCF with relative ease in the Military Bowl, capping an impressive turnaround this season. Now quarterback Riley Leonard is talking about big hopes for the future. “I’m kind of a guy that’s never really satisfied,” he said. “I look back at the season with...
Women’s sports saw pivotal growth in deals, interest in 2022
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has been around women’s basketball long enough to see the growing pains of a young WNBA league gradually shifting to increased interest in the sport at all levels. “We probably are bursting at the seams for the people that are decision-makers in our game to...
Wisconsin beats Oklahoma State in Guaranteed Rate Bowl
PHOENIX — Wisconsin had a new coach on the sideline, with the interim coach still calling the shots. The Badgers had several new players in key positions, including quarterback. A long, sometimes-difficult season came to a conclusion with more adversity — and, eventually, a win. A 17-point lead nearly erased,...
Katie Ledecky earns AP female athlete of year for 2nd time
A change of scenery worked out just fine for Katie Ledecky. Shifting coasts and coaches after last summer’s Tokyo Olympics, the American swimmer turned in another stellar performance at the world championships, set a pair of world records and capped 2022 as The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year,...
East Carolina QB throws Birmingham Bowl-record 5 TD passes to beat Coastal Carolina
BIRMINGHAM, Ala — Holton Ahlers threw a Birmingham Bowl-record five touchdown passes and accounted for a game-record six TDs to help East Carolina beat Coastal Carolina, 53-29, in the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl at Protective Stadium. Ahlers, selected the game MVP, threw for 300 yards on 26-of-38 passing, rushed for 37...
Ed Reed agrees to become Bethune-Cookman’s football coachVideo
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed agreed to become the football coach at Bethune-Cookman and is leaving his job with the Miami Hurricanes, the schools announced Tuesday night. Reed played at Miami and spent the last three years in an administrative role with the Hurricanes,...
Georgia’s RB depth big part of run toward repeatVideo
ATLANTA — Georgia coach Kirby Smart’s plan for a deep running back corps was based on more than making it through a 12-game regular season. Smart wanted his backs to be fresh for the College Football Playoff. The No. 1 Bulldogs will take a group of four running backs, led...
Power vs. speed: Michigan, TCU present unfamiliar challenges in Fiesta BowlVideo
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Asked to consider what previous opponents were similar to Michigan, TCU’s defensive players and coordinator mention Kansas State a lot. A bigger Kansas State. “We see that they have a pretty huge O-line,” Horned Frogs linebacker Dee Winters said Tuesday. As for the Wolverines, they don’t have...
New Mexico State holds off Bowling Green in Quick Lane BowlVideo
DETROIT — Diego Pavia threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns, and New Mexico State held off a late rally by Bowling Green to win the Quick Lane Bowl, 24-19, on Monday. The Aggies (7-6) were up 24-7 late in the third quarter, but the Falcons closed the gap in...
No. 1 South Carolina women reach milestone in AP Top 25
South Carolina maintained its hold on top of The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll Monday, reaching a milestone in the process. The Gamecocks have held the No. 1 spot for 27 consecutive weeks, which is the fifth longest run all-time. UConn has three of the top four streaks,...
No. 1 Purdue headlines AP Top 25; Miami leaps, UNC returns
Purdue remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for a third straight week, while preseason No. 1 North Carolina returned to the rankings and New Mexico cracked the poll for the first time in eight years. The Boilermakers earned 40 of 60 first-place votes in Monday’s...
Sports unraveled, collided with politics, racism in 2022
The unspoken deal between sports fans and their favorite teams and players has been, in theory: Sure, there are billions of dollars being thrown around, but at the core, sports are supposed to be fun and games, a never-ending menu of two- or three-hour escapes into a land of winners...
Buckeyes defense motivated to limit big plays against Georgia
COLUMBUS, Ohio — J.T. Tuimoloau stood in front of the Buckeyes before practice the week after Ohio State’s second straight loss to Michigan. As the sting of defeat began to set in and the prospect of missing the playoff remained a possibility, the second-year defensive end offered a reminder to...
Middle Tennessee beats San Diego State in Hawaii Bowl
HONOLULU — Zeke Rankin kicked four field goals, including a 37-yarder for the go-ahead score with 2:05 left, and Middle Tennessee State beat San Diego State, 25-23, in the Hawaii Bowl on Saturday night. The Blue Raiders (8-5) overcome a 14-0 first-quarter deficit to turn back the Aztecs (7-6) in...
Texas coach Chris Beard’s fiancee says he didn’t strangle her
AUSTIN, Texas — The woman who called police to report a family violence assault by Texas basketball coach Chris Beard said Friday that Beard did not strangle her, and she never wanted him arrested or prosecuted. Beard was suspended indefinitely without pay after his Dec. 12 arrest on a felony...
Sam Hartman throws 3 TDs, Wake Forest wins Gasparilla Bowl
TAMPA, Fla. — Sam Hartman completed 23 of 36 passes for 280 yards and three touchdowns in what was expected to be his final game with Wake Forest, a 27-17 win over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl on Friday night. The redshirt junior now will look at entering the NFL...
