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No. 7 Penn State defense gets five takeaways and pulls away from Illinois in 30-13 victory

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:58:50 GMT

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Cam Miller, Abdul Carter, Daequan Dixon and Johnny Hardy had interceptions and No. 7 Penn State took advantage of five turnovers by Illinois to beat the Illini 30-13 Saturday.The Nittany Lions (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) overcame a sub-par effort by Drew Allar, who completed just 16 of 33 passes for 208 yards, and the offense. The second-year quarterback connected on 78% of his passes in his first two games.Luke Altmyer was intercepted four times before he was benched, and running back Josh McCray lost a fumble for Illinois (1-2, 0-1), which has lost two straight.Penn State took the ball away three times in the first half, but had trouble getting into the end zone, settling for a 16-7 lead on three field goals by Alex Felkins and a 4-yard touchdown run by Kaytron Allen.Illinois closed the gap to 13-7 on a touchdown run by Reggie Love, who bulled his way into the end zone from five yards out. Love’s TD was set up by a blocked field goal by Jer’Zhan Newton.Penn State pul...

Ashton Jeanty ran for 3 TDs to help Boise State beat North Dakota 42-18

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:58:50 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ashton Jeanty ran for TDs of 2, 1, and 1 yards and Boise State beat North Dakota 42-18 Saturday to avoid its first 0-3 start since 1997. Boise State (1-2) had lost back-to-back games to open a season for the first time since 2005, when the Broncos dropped road games at then-No. 13 Georgia and at Oregon State to fall to 0-2. Eric McAlister caught six passes for 143 yards two touchdowns and Jambres Dubar ran for 62 yards on 10 carries for Boise State. Jeanty finished with 16 carries for 43 yards. Jeanty capped an 11-play, 85-yard drive with a 2-yard scoring run with 6:15 left in the second quarter and added a 1-yard TD with 28 seconds remaining to make it 21-6 at halftime. Wesley Eliodor caught a 6-yard TD pass from Tommy Schuster before Luke Skokna ran for a 3-yard touchdown that trimmed North Dakota’s deficit to 28-18 but the Fighting Hawks got no closer. Schuster finished 17-of-29 passing for 142 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions. North Dakota (2...

Wake Forest rallies from slow start to beat Old Dominion, 27-24

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:58:50 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Mitch Griffis threw three second-half touchdown passes and Wake Forest rallied from a 17-0 halftime deficit and beat Old Dominion 27-24.Griffis hit Taylor Morin for touchdowns of 27 and 48 yards and Jahmal Banks from 4 yards for the go-ahead score with 6:48 remaining for the Demon Deacons (3-0). The Monarchs (1-2), seeking their first 2-1 start since 2017 and their third victory against a Power 5 opponent, got an 80-yard fumble recovery and 55-yard interception return, both for touchdowns, by LaMareon James, but could not get anything going after halftime.Griffis, who was intercepted just once in his first two games, finished 25 of 42 for 312 yards with two interceptions. Grant Wilson was 11 for 26 for 233 yards for the Monarchs. Javon Harvey caught three passes for 166 yards, all in the first half, including a 68-yard touchdown. The Demon Deacons, blanked in the first half, finally got on the scoreboard on Griffis’ 27-yard pass to Morin on the opening driv...

Jameson Wang throws two TD passes, Cornell opens 135th season with 23-20 victory over Lehigh

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:58:50 GMT

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Jameson Wang threw two first-quarter touchdown passes, Jackson Kennedy added three field goals and Cornell opened its 135th season with a 23-20 victory over Lehigh on Saturday.Wang connected with Davon Kiser for 37 yards and Parker Woodring for 20 yards to give the Big Red an early 14-0 lead, but the rest of their scoring would come from Kennedy. He booted a 32-yard field goal in the second quarter and his 27-yard kick gave Cornell a 20-7 lead early in the fourth.Lehigh, held to one touchdown and 128 yards through three quarters, scored twice in the fourth. Brayten Silbor scored on a 4-yard run and after Kennedy hit an important 29-yard field goal that gave Cornell a two-score cushion, Silbor drove the Mountain Hawks to another touchdown on his 8-yard pass to Geoffrey Jamiel.Cornell recovered an onside kick and ran out the final 1:13.Wang completed 19 of 31 passes for 293 yards and led the Big Red with 85 yards rushing. Cornell outgained Lehigh 401-239 but did ...

Braves’ Ronald Acuña out of lineup vs Miami with right calf tightness

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:58:50 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. was not in the starting lineup for Saturday’s game against Miami because of right calf tightness.Acuña first experienced discomfort in the seventh inning of Friday’s series opener while chasing a base hit to the right-field corner by Jazz Chisholm Jr. Acuña grounded into an inning-ending double play in the eighth, then left before the bottom half.“We’re going to put him down today,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said before Saturday’s game. “He said he felt better when he woke up. Still it’s enough to take him out. There’s no need to chance it.”With the Braves already having clinched the NL East, Acuña could miss additional time.“That’s a touchy spot and it doesn’t heal quick,” Snitker said. “We felt it was right to err on the side of caution.”Acuña singled twice Friday, raising his major league-leading hits total to 201. He is batting .337 with 37 homers, 98 RBIs and a big league-high 66 stolen bases.The 25-year-old Acuña susta...

Career game for Nabers with 13 catches and 239 yards helps No. 14 LSU rout Mississippi State 41-14

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:58:50 GMT

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Malik Nabers set career highs with 13 catches for 239 yards and scored two touchdowns, Jayden Daniels ran for two scores, and No. 14 LSU beat Mississippi State 41-14 on Saturday.The Tigers (2-1) outgained the Bulldogs 310-79 in the first half on the way to a 24-7 lead.Will Rogers had his worst game as a starting quarterback at Mississippi State (2-1) as the senior was 11 of 28 for 103 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions. It was the fewest completions and yardage Rogers has had as a starter.The Bulldogs, who are transitioning away from late coach Mike Leach’s Air Raid offense in Year 1 under coach Zach Arnett, managed just 201 yards.Daniels threw for 361 yards on 30 of 34 passing. He also rushed 15 times for 64 yards before he came out midway through the fourth quarter with the lead at 41-7.BIG PICTURELSU: Many people questioned whether or not the Tigers were going to be contenders an opening loss to Florida State. Saturday showed a team that’s re...

Pedestrian fatally struck in Plantation hit-and-run

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:58:50 GMT

Police are investigating a hit-and-run in Plantation that, investigators said, left a pedestrian dead.According to Plantation Police, the hit-and-run happened around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday along the 4200 block of West Broward Boulevard. Video captured the victim, who has not yet been identified, covered by a tarp.Eastbound lanes of West Broward Boulevard between State Route 7 and Northwest 45th Avenue were shut down due to the ongoing investigation. They have since reopened to traffic.There were no witnesses reported. and the crash continues to be under investigation.If you have any information on this hit-and-run or the driver’s whereabouts, call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

Spirited Boston College rally falls short against No. 3 Florida State, 31-29

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:58:50 GMT

The Boston College Eagles rallied for 19 unanswered points in the final 16:02 minutes, but fell just short of staging their biggest upset of this century.The Eagles (1-2, 0-1) were undone by a school-record 18 penalties, a missed PAT kick and an errant PAT pass in a 31-29 loss to No. 3 ranked Florida State University (3-0, 1-0) before 41,383 on Saturday at Alumni Stadium.The Vegas oddsmakers had BC a 24.5-point underdog at game time.The record 18th infraction was a 15-yard facemask penalty that gave the Seminoles the first down they needed to run out the clock. The previous record of 17 was set against Tennessee on Nov. 5, 1988. BC plays its first road game next Saturday at Louisville.“I think we just ran out of time with the facemask penalty got us at the end,” said BC linebacker Kam Arnold. “I think we just ran out of time and we have a really good football team.”BC sophomore quarterback Thomas Castellanos established himself as one the prominent dual threat ACC signal callers wit...

Cambridge City Council asked to oppose ‘Copy City’ in Atlanta, 1 thousand miles away

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:58:50 GMT

Though it may be a thousand miles away, Cambridge community members are calling on the City Council to oppose supporting the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center “or any similar facilities, in any way.”A policy order in front of the City Council would put it on record in opposition to the Cambridge Police Department sending trainees to, or participating in any collaborations with, the facility being built to primarily serve Atlanta public safety personnel.Several Cambridge community members, in emails to councilors and at a meeting last week, have voiced concerns over how the new facility, dubbed by critics as ‘Cop City,’ would lead to environmental harm and make officers trained there “more violent.”The $90 million center, being constructed on 85 acres in Atlanta’s South River Forest, has drawn wide criticism from environmental, racial and safety justice advocates.“Any officers sent to the proposed Cop City would be trained to be more violent, more militaristic...

Ground attack helps St. John’s Prep nip Central Catholic in 30-28 thriller

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:58:50 GMT

DANVERS — Sometimes, a little execution in situational football can mean everything.With that, plus a dominant effort on the ground from its two-headed monster at running back, St. John’s Prep earned a 30-28 win over Central Catholic on Saturday at Glatz Field.The sequence in question came at the end of the first half. Central (0-2) held a 14-13 lead, but the Prep (2-0) was driving. The Eagles moved out in front when Prep quarterback Deacon Robillard hit running back Dylan Aliberti for a 30-yard touchdown over the middle.The Eagles were not done. Defensive back Grayson Ambrosh made a nice interception and run back to put the ball at the Central 15. Kicker Langdon Laws then drilled a 32-yard field goal with two seconds left in the half. That gave Prep a 23-14 lead at the break.“It’s the difference in the game. We won by two, that field goal (was the difference),” Prep coach Brian St. Pierre said. “We shouldn’t have put ourselves in that situation. ...