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Another statement: Serra dominates St. Francis in running-clock triumph

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:53:40 GMT

SAN MATEO — There was a time when Serra could not beat St. Francis.For 35 games over 34 years starting in the early 1970s, this series between the West Catholic Athletic League schools was dominated by the program from Mountain View.That era is obviously long gone, a faded memory as Serra has ascended to the top under longtime coach Patrick Walsh.Now the undisputed No. 1 team in Northern California, the San Mateo powerhouse did nothing to tarnish the prestigious label on Saturday as the Padres built a four-touchdown halftime advantage and went on to a 45-17 victory over St. Francis in a game that had a running clock for the entire fourth quarter.Two years ago in this same stadium, St. Francis dominated the home team to capture the league championship as its running back ran for 344 yards in 45 carries.Saturday, St. Francis had one first down in the first half, courtesy of an early trick pass play that covered 69 yards and could have led to a tying touchdown.Instead, despite ha...

Stanford’s hot start can’t stop No. 9 Oregon from rolling past Cardinal 42-6

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:53:40 GMT

STANFORD – Once the Oregon Ducks got rolling against Stanford, it didn’t stop.The Cardinal (1-4, 0-3 Pac-12) held the nation’s second-highest scoring offense to two three-and-outs to start the game and led 6-0 early in the second quarter. But the ninth-ranked Ducks scored touchdowns on six of the next seven drives and won 42-6 on Saturday afternoon in its last scheduled appearance at Stanford Stadium.The one possession that Oregon didn’t convert into a score came at the end of the first half, when it drove 55 yards in 40 seconds but missed a 38-yard field goal attempt.Most of Stanford’s offense came from scrambles and designed runs by quarterback Justin Lamson, who had 22 rushes for 33 yards. That total included being sacked four times for a loss of 28 yards. The Syracuse transfer also completed 11 of 20 passes for 106 yards.Lamson and Ashton Daniels split time at quarterback until Daniels left the game with an injury after being sacked early in the second quarter.Bo Nix completed 2...

Bo Nix throws 4 TD passes to lead No. 9 Oregon past Stanford 42-6

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:53:40 GMT

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Once Oregon’s offense got started, the Ducks couldn’t be stopped. Bo Nix threw touchdown passes on the first four drives of the second half and No. 9 Oregon shook off a shaky start by scoring TDs on six of seven possessions to beat Stanford 42-6 on Saturday.“We started off a little slow, but we kicked it into gear,” coach Dan Lanning said. ”I thought our guys responded. We just had to get through that lull to start.”Oregon (5-0, 2-0 Pac-12) took nearly 20 minutes to gain its initial first down of the game as the Ducks started off slowly after last week’s emotional win over Colorado and with a showdown against No. 7 Washington coming in the next game. But Oregon then took over the game from there against overmatched Stanford (1-4, 0-3) and avoided a repeat of a slipup here similar to the one two years ago.Nix completed 27 of 32 passes for 290 yards, putting the game out of reach in the third quarter. He hit Terrance Ferguson on 10-yarde...

Gabriel has hand in 5 TDs to help No. 14 Oklahoma rout Iowa State 50-20, with Texas up next

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:53:40 GMT

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma emphatically handled business and finally can focus on its showdown with Texas.Dillon Gabriel passed for 366 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two scores, and No. 14 Oklahoma rolled past Iowa State 50-20 on Saturday night to set up a battle of unbeatens at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas next weekend.Third-ranked Texas did its part by beating Kansas 40-14 earlier Saturday. Now, the longtime rivals will face off in their game in Dallas as members of the Big 12 before moving to the Southeastern Conference next year.Iowa State freshman quarterback Rocco Becht got off to a hot start, but with just 188 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.On Iowa State’s third offensive play, Oklahoma’s Billy Bowman intercepted Becht’s pass and took it 44 yards for a touchdown to open the scoring 57 seconds in.Iowa State (2-3, 1-1 Big 12) pulled to 21-17 on a 67-yard touchdown pass from Becht to Jayden Higgins, and Chase Contreraz’s field goal m...

UT Martin opens Big South-OVC play with 20-10 win over Tennessee State

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:53:40 GMT

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Kinkead Dent passed for one touchdown and ran for another to help UT Martin defeat Tennessee State and win its Big South-Ohio Valley Conference Association opener on Saturday night.After Tennessee State (2-2, 1-1) took a 10-0 lead, Dent threw a 15-yard TD pass to DJ Nelson with 4 1/2 minutes left in the half. Then he went 31 yards for the go-ahead score with 48 seconds remaining and a 14-10 halftime lead.Aidan Laros had the only points in the second half with a pair of field goals for the Skyhawks (4-1, 1-0).The Tigers’ points came on Draylen Ellis’ 28-yard run and James Lowery’s field goal. But the Tigers ended up punting on its nine other possessions.Dent was 16-of-25 passing for 230 yards and ran for another 48. Sam Franklin rushed 132 yards on 20 carries while DeVonte Tanksley had 93 yards on six catches.Ellis was 16-of-33 passing for 189 yards and ran for 46 more. Karate Brenson had 85 yards receiving on four catches.___AP college football...

Flames assistant GM Chris Snow dies at 42 after lengthy public battle with ALS

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:53:40 GMT

Calgary Flames assistant general manager Chris Snow has died at age 42 after a lengthy public battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease.The Flames confirmed his death Saturday night. In a statement, the Flames said, “We, along with the entire hockey community, are mourning the passing of Chris Snow. Even while battling ALS, Chris dedicated his life to helping others and he changed the lives of so many.”Kelsie Snow said on social media her husband went into cardiac arrest Tuesday caused by a catastrophic brain injury from a lack of oxygen, which doctors did not expect him to wake up from.On Thursday, Kelsie Snow said tests confirmed her husband would not wake up, adding he remained on life support while organ donation was arranged because he offered his body to a clinical trial.“We are so proud of him,” she posted.Flames GM Craig Conroy said Snow never complained or showed he had a bad day, continuing to perform his job at a high standard.“Through his journey, Chris became a true inspir...

No. 1 Georgia overcomes slow start, fends off Auburn 27-20

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:53:40 GMT

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — With Georgia’s No. 1 ranking and lengthy winning streak on the line, Brock Bowers caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from Carson Beck in the final minutes of a 27-20 victory over Auburn on Saturday.The Bulldogs (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) made it the Beck-and-Bowers show in the fourth quarter to bail out of another slow start and SEC scare. Georgia’s school-record winning streak ultimately stretched to 22 games, even if the Bulldogs only dominated when they absolutely had to.Auburn (3-2, 0-2), which led 10-0 after the first quarter, tied it on Alex McPherson’s 42-yard field goal with 10:57 left. Auburn’s final drive was halted with a fourth-down interception by Malaki Starks just across midfield.Payton Thorne passed for 82 yards with the interception and ran for 92 yards for the Tigers, including an early 61-yarder.NO. 2 MICHIGAN 45, NEBRASKA 7LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — J.J. McCarthy threw two touchdown passes to Roman Wilson and ran for another score to help Michi...

Oakland’s Joe Boyle gives up first hit to Angels in 7th inning of his 3rd big league appearance

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:53:40 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics right-hander Joe Boyle pitched six hitless innings on Saturday night before Brandon Drury’s one-out double in the seventh for the Los Angeles Angels.Boyle was outstanding in his third big league appearance, facing the minimum 18 batters through six innings. Zach Neto reached on a walk in the first inning, but was erased on a double play.Nolan Schanuel then drew a four-pitch walk in the seventh. After Boyle struck out Neto, Drury hit a tailing drive to right-center that eluded diving center fielder Esteury Ruiz.Mike Moustakas then drove in Schanuel with a flyout to the warning track in the right field corner. The earned run was the first allowed by Boyle in his first 16 major league innings.Logan O’Hoppe followed with a two-run homer, putting the Angels up 3-1.Nick Allen made several stunning plays at shortstop to keep Los Angeles hitless. He fielded Drury’s grounder and threw him out with a spinning move in the fourth inning befor...

Orlando City beats CF Montreal 3-0 to set club records with 54 points and 15 wins

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:53:40 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dagur Thórhallsson and Facundo Torres each scored in the second half and Orlando City beat CF Montreal 3-0 on Saturday night to set a club record with 54 points and 15 wins.Orlando (15-7-9) is unbeaten in 13 straight home matches in all competitions, with eight wins, having not lost at Exploria Stadium since April. The Lions topped last season’s record win total of 14.Montreal (11-16-4) had won three straight meetings with Orlando, including a 2-0 home win on May 6. Montreal is winless in a season-long six straight regular-season matches, with four losses.Orlando took a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute on an own goal by Montreal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois. A shot by Torres hit the post and bounded off the back of Sirois into the goal.Torres capped the scoring in the 54th, four minutes after a goal by Thórhallsson.Both teams play on Wednesday, with Orlando visiting Nashville while Montreal hosts the Houston Dynamo.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Rangers wrap up first playoff berth since 2016 with 6-1 win over Mariners

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:53:40 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — The Texas Rangers are back in the postseason for the first time since 2016, beating the Seattle Mariners 6-1 on Saturday to clinch a playoff spot in the American League.Texas (90-71) can claim the AL West title with one Houston loss over the final two games or a win on Sunday over the Mariners in the regular-season finale.The Rangers put together a four-run third inning against Luis Castillo, highlighted by two-out hits from Nathaniel Lowe, Jonah Heim and Leody Tavares that all plated runs. Heim hit a two-run single with an 0-2 count after fouling off three straight pitches, and Tavares’ broken-bat RBI single made it 4-0.That was all spot starter Andrew Heaney and three relievers needed in shutting down the Mariners. The loss left Seattle (87-74) on the brink of elimination from the playoff race. The Mariners’ only remaining hope of getting to the playoffs for a second straight season required losses by Houston in its final two games against Arizona.It’s the nin...