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Chris Paul looks in sync with Warriors in early preseason win over Lakers

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:00:47 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors were disconnected, one-dimensional and eliminated from the playoffs when they last saw the Los Angeles Lakers. Five months later, the Warriors returned with a brand new look and focus.Each team was without one of their stars for the early preseason opener: Draymond Green was out for Golden State injured and LeBron James was out for the Lakers. But the Warriors front line players outplayed the Lakers’ ones — though it’ll take some time to find a flow, the starters looked fundamentally in sync in their 125-108 win on Saturday night.Every player suited-up got into the game.The Warriors’ goal heading into camp was to remedy all the chemistry problems that plagued them last year. For the core of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, that meant organized all-team mini-camps with the entire team throughout the summer to get everyone on the same page and in sync once October began.Preseason pace can’t mat...

DC United beats NYCFC 2-0. Coach Wayne Rooney exits after missing playoffs

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:00:47 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mateusz Klich scored late in the first half, Chris Durkin added a second-half goal and D.C. United beat New York City FC 2-0 on Saturday night but still failed to make the playoffs, leading to the departure of coach Wayne Rooney.D.C. United announced a mutual agreement with Rooney to part ways after the match. “We have spoken with Wayne and agreed it is best for us to part ways at this time,” said Jason Levien CEO and co-chairman of D.C. United. “This decision creates the avenue for our next General Manager to have the full opportunity to impart a new philosophy and structure onto our sporting operations, which begins with the critical identification of a Head Coach who will best align with this,” D.C. United (10-14-10), whose regular season ends, fell out of playoff contention when CF Montreal beat the Portland Timbers 4-1. D.C. United missed the playoffs for a fourth straight season, tying a club record set from 2008-11.NYCFC (8-11-14) has not been el...

Bey-Buie scores 3 TDs, Northern Iowa gets clutch interception in 27-20 win over Indiana State

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:00:47 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Harrison Bey-Buie scored the go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter and Edwin Dearman intercepted a pass near the goal line in the final minute to preserve the win as Northern Iowa defeated Indiana State 27-20 on Saturday night.Bey-Buie ran for 137 yards with three touchdowns. His 26-yard scoring run gave the Panthers a 21-17 lead before Matthew Cook added two field goals for a 10-point advantage in the fourth quarter. Indiana State got within 7 points on a field goal by Jake Andjelic and later the Sycamores drove inside the UNI 30-yard line in the final minute.A holding penalty backed up ISU to the 39, then Cade Chambers threw deep toward the end zone. The pass was broken up by Fletcher Marshall Jr. and the deflection went to Dearman who made the pick and was tackled at the 3-yard line with 28 seconds remaining.The Panthers (3-2, 2-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference) held on to win despite managing only 13 yards of offense in the fourth quarter.Chambers...

Carter Bradley passes for 303 yards, 3 TDs to help S. Alabama beat ULM 55-7

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:00:47 GMT

MONROE, La. (AP) — Carter Bradley passed for 303 yards and three touchdowns and Caullin Lacy caught seven balls for 106 yards and a TD to help South Alabama beat Louisiana-Monroe 55-7 Saturday night. Bradley completed 20 of 29 passes with no interceptions. La’Damian Webb added 100 yards rushing, including a 1-yard touchdown, on 19 carries for South Alabama (3-3, 1-1 Sun Belt Conference). Kentrel Bullock scored on a 5-yard run to cap a 10-play, 75-yard opening drive and Bradley sandwiched touchdown passes of 3 yards to Brandon Crum and 44 yards to Lacy around a 37-yard field goal by Diego Guajardo. Marco Lee Jr. added a 10-yard rushing touchdown to make it 31-0 with 1:23 left in the second quarter. The Jaguars had 32 first downs and finished with 589 total yards and limited ULM to 250 yards. Jiya Wright was 13-of-28 passing for 112 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions and added a team-high 53 yards rushing on 13 carries for Louisiana-Monroe (2-3, 0-2). Tyrone Howell had four ...

King and Rushton each run for 2 TDs, Youngtown St. beats FCS No. 5 Southern Illinois 30-3

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:00:47 GMT

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Tyshon King and Dra Rushton each ran for two touchdowns Saturday to help Youngstown State hand Southern Illinois its first loss of the season, 30-3. King finished with 117 yards on 22 carries and became the first player with at least 100 yards rushing against the Southern Illinois defense — which went in allowing an FCS-leading 54.8 yards rushing per game this season — since South Dakota’s Shomari Lawrence on Oct. 22, 2022. Rushton added 53 yards rushing.King went up the middle for a 40-yard touchdown to cap a seven-play, 75-yard opening drive, and the Penguins (3-2, 1-1 Missouri Valley) went 96 yards in 13 plays for a 14-0 lead when Rushton scored on a 2-yard run early in the second quarter. Thomas Burks kicked a 33-yard field goal just before halftime to get the Salukis, ranked No. 5 in the FCS coaches poll, on the board. But Andrew Lastova answered with a 22-yarder that made it 17-3 going into the fourth. King scored on a 1-yard run and Rushton added a tou...

Beck, Bowers pace No. 1 Georgia’s offensive attack in dominant victory over No. 20 Kentucky

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:00:47 GMT

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Carson Beck passed for 389 yards and four touchdowns, Brock Bowers had seven catches for 132 yards and No. 1 Georgia cruised to a 51-13 victory over No. 20 Kentucky on Saturday night.The two-time defending national champion Bulldogs (6-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) extended their winning streak to 23 straight games and are the SEC’s lone unbeaten team this season.Georgia has won 14 in a row over Kentucky and has victories in 33 consecutive regular-season games, a streak that began Nov. 21, 2020, against Mississippi State. Coming off a stunning beatdown of Florida last week, Kentucky (5-1, 2-1) carried none of the momentum it had from that game, allowing Georgia to score on all six of its first-half possessions and trailing 34-7 at intermission.The Bulldogs scored touchdowns in the first half on Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint’s 40-yard catch, Rara Thomas’ 15-yard catch, Oscar Delp’s 5-yard catch and Kendall Milton’s 5-yard run. Peyton Woodr...

Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw chased in 1st inning of NLDS against Diamondbacks

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:00:47 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw crashed out of Game 1 of the NL Division Series, getting tagged for six runs and recording just one out against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.The three-time Cy Young Award winner had never made a start in which he had pitched less than one inning. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts had expected Kershaw to throw about 85 pitches.Instead, he was gone after 35. He was replaced by rookie Emmet Sheehan.Five batters up and five runs scored without an out in the first.Kershaw, 35, had two strikes on five of his eight batters while allowing the most runs in any first inning in the franchise’s postseason history. It was the shortest outing as a starter in his 16-year career, all spent with the Dodgers.He’s had a checkered career in the postseason, coming in with a playoff record of 13-12 with a 4.25 ERA. He is eligible for free agency after this season.Kershaw missed six weeks with a shoulder injury that neither he nor the...

DC United head coach Wayne Rooney parts with team

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:00:47 GMT

D.C. United head coach Wayne Rooney walks off the field after an MLS soccer match against Inter Miami, Saturday, July 8, 2023, in Washington. The game ended in a 2-2 tie. (AP/Alex Brandon) D.C. United head coach Wayne Rooney walks off the field after an MLS soccer match against Inter Miami, Saturday, July 8, 2023, in Washington. The game ended in a 2-2 tie. (AP/Alex Brandon) Wayne Rooney, a former designated player and current head coach of DC United, has formally parted ways with the team.A press release shared Saturday evening announced that Rooney would be parting ways, less than a month after rumors about a potential job in England and a delay in deals to extend his contract began to surface.“This decisi...

Sugita scores to lead Portland to 1-0 win over Gotham and earn spot in NWSL playoffs

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:00:47 GMT

Hina Sugita scored the lone goal and the Portland Thorns secured a spot in the National Women’s Soccer League playoffs with a 1-0 victory at home over Gotham on Saturday. Sugita scored for Portland (10-6-5) in the 54th minute, beating her defender and heading in Sam Coffey’s cross to the back post on a recycled corner kick. Coffey now has a league-leading eight assists this season.Olivia Moultrie had a shot ping off the post in the 34th minute, but neither team could find a goal in the first half.Sophia Smith, the league’s leading scorer, entered the match in the 83rd minute, getting her first minutes since Aug. 27 when she sprained her knee.Despite the loss, Gotham (8-7-6) remains in fourth place in the league standings with one game remaining.NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE 0, SA DIEGO WAVE 0The Courage and Wave played to a scoreless draw in front of more than 10,000 fans at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, setting the club’s attendance record. North Car...

Robinson scores in stoppage time, rallies Atlanta United to 1-1 draw with Crew

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:00:47 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Defender Miles Robinson scored in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time to rally Atlanta United to a 1-1 draw with the Columbus Crew on Saturday night.Robinson scored his second goal of the season and the third of his career off of Thiago Almada’s league-leading 17th assist of the season for Atlanta United (13-9-11).Neither team scored until Cucho Hernández took a pass from Aidan Morris in the 65th minute and found the net for a 15th time this season for Columbus (15-9-9).Brad Guzan finished with five saves for Atlanta United. Patrick Schulte saved three shots for the Crew.Columbus is 6-1-2 in its last nine meetings with Atlanta United but saw a three-match win streak on the road in the series come to an end. The Crew were trying to win two straight away from home for just the second time in the last four seasons.The Crew have scored a league-high 66 goals this season, one shy of the club record set in 1988.Atlanta United was coming off of back-to-back...