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North Carolina Central topples Winston-Salem 47-21 in opener

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:36:04 GMT

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Davius Richard threw three touchdown passes and North Carolina Central rolled past Division II-member Winston-Salem 47-21 in a season opener on Saturday.Richard completed 15 of 22 passes for 236 yards with touchdowns of 40 yards to Latrell Collier, 12 yards to J’Mari Taylor and 86 yards to Quentin McCall on the way to a 37-0 halftime lead. Collier had 72 yards rushing and Richard added 42. McCall caught two passes for 93 yards. The Eagles had 448 yards on offense — 277 passing and 171 rushing.The Rams had 312 total yards — 189 passing and 123 rushing. Daylin Lee completed 14 of 24 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown. RJ Mobley had 113 receiving yards on seven catches.The Eagles are coming off a 2022 season in which they became the third team in school history to win 10 games, earning the program’s highest FCS national ranking at No. 17.Richard is the reigning MEAC Offensive Player of the Year and senior defensive back Khalil Baker is the reigning MEA...

Cal rolls past North Texas 58-21 a day after getting word of switch to ACC from Pac-12

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:36:04 GMT

DENTON, Texas (AP) — Jaydn Ott rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns, Isaiah Ifanse scored three times and California beat North Texas 58-21 on Saturday, a day after the Golden Bears agreed to join the Atlantic Coast Conference.Cal (1-0) was playing about 40 miles from SMU, another ACC newcomer along with longtime Bay Area and Pac-12 rival Stanford.On the day the ACC invitations became official Friday, the Golden Bears were at the headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys making final preparations for their first opener at a so-called Group of Five opponent since Air Force in 2004. Cal was a 56-14 winner in that game in Colorado, and outgained UNT 669 yards to 225 while scoring the final 31 points in this one.Stone Earle had three TD passes but was intercepted twice in the debut of North Texas coach Eric Morris and the first game for the Mean Green (0-1) as members of the American Athletic Conference, the league SMU will be leaving. UNT just left Conference USA.Ott ran 41 yards on Cal...

Will Rogers leads Mississippi State in Zach Arnett’s debut, Bulldogs roll past SE Louisiana, 48-7

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:36:04 GMT

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Will Rogers threw for threw for 227 yards and Mississippi State overcame a slow start and rolled 48-7 over Southeastern Louisiana in the season opener for both schools on Saturday.The game marked the debut of head coach Zach Arnett, who coached the Bulldogs in the ReliaQuest Bowl win over Illinois to close the 2022 season after legendary coach Mike Leach died suddenly last December. Leach was honored by the Bulldogs following the first quarter with his widow, Sharon in attendance.The Bulldogs had just a 3-0 lead at the end of the first quarter before putting up 17 points in the second in a 20-7 lead at the half. MSU managed to find its footing in the second half to pull away for good.Rogers waas 20-of-29 passing and passed Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel for seventh in SEC history in career passing yards. Rogers now has 10,916 yards and is chasing Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray’s mark of 13,166.Jo’Quavious “Woody” Marks finished with 19 carries fo...

Emory Jones accounts for 7 touchdowns, leads Cincinnati in a 66-13 rout of Eastern Kentucky

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:36:04 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Emory Jones threw five touchdown passes and ran for two more scores as Cincinnati opened its first season in the Big 12 Conference with a 66-13 rout of FCS-member Eastern Kentucky on Saturday.Jones’ seven total touchdowns tied a career high. The Florida and Arizona State transfer threw six scores and ran for another against Samford on Nov. 13, 2021, while playing for the Gators.Cincinnati got the ball first and first-year coach Scott Satterfield’s offense took just 3:09 to get on the board. Jones led a seven-play, 71-yard drive that ended with a 49-yard pass down the Eastern Kentucky sideline to wide receiver Xzavier Henderson for a touchdown.Jones completed all four of his passes on the opening drive. Henderson finished the day with seven catches for a career-high 149 yards.After a three-and-out by quarterback Parker McKinney and the Colonels on their first possession, Jones stayed hot on Cincinnati’s second drive, linking up with Dee Wiggins on a deep post for a ...

Warmer on Sunday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:36:04 GMT

It was a comfortable Saturday across the area to kick off Labor Day weekend with sunshine and high temps in the 70s and 80s. After a weak disturbance passes by overnight, sunshine returns Sunday morning with temperatures rising into the upper 80s by the afternoon. The beach forecast is fantastic for Labor Day as well, with highs in the 80s for the North & South Shores, 70s for the Cape, Islands, and Buzzards Bay.

What to watch for in September for the Chicago White Sox, including the continued development of young players

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:36:04 GMT

The Chicago White Sox have their general manager in place in Chris Getz.And during his introductory news conference Thursday, Getz said Pedro Grifol would return as manager.With those questions answered ahead of the final month of the season, the Sox can continue their evaluations for 2024.“Their challenge is to go out there and execute,” Grifol said Friday. “They’re getting evaluated by a new general manager. It’s a challenge for them to go out there and show us that they fit into the system that we want to put on the field next year and moving forward.”Here are three things to watch for the Sox this month.1. What adjustments will the young position players make?Second baseman Lenyn Sosa, outfielder Oscar Colás and catcher Korey Lee were once again in the starting lineup Saturday against the Detroit Tigers, batting seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively, in the Sox order.While there have been some lapses recently for Colás and Sosa ...

Algoma U helps high school seniors transition into post-secondary education

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:36:04 GMT

Two schools are coming together to bridge the gap for high school students. Starting this Tuesday, 50 Grade 11 and 12 students from the Peel District School Board will have their first day of school at Algoma University which has a campus location in Brampton. It’s part of their inaugural Learners Early Access Program, also known as LEAP. The university hopes the free program will make transitioning from high school to university easier and teach students that obtaining a post-secondary education is possible. “It prioritizes Black and Indigenous and equity deserving groups from our local Brampton and Mississauga high schools, and offers the high school classes, university classes and certificate program in partnership with Unity Technologies,” said Rebecca Rucurean, Director of Student Recruitment at Algoma University.University courses that students have the option to take are: Intro to Canadian Business, Introduction to Esports Management, and Computer Applications. Student...

N.W.T. officials say start planning now for lifting of Yellowknife evacuation order

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:36:04 GMT

YELLOWKNIFE — Residents of Yellowknife and a nearby First Nation who have been evacuated for weeks due to wildfires are being told to start planning now for their return home, beginning Wednesday.Officials with the Northwest Territories and Yellowknife governments told a news conference that residents who will be driving home are responsible for their own food and accommodation on their way back, and that they should prepare to be self-reliant for 72 hours upon their return. They say that means bringing along prescriptions, non-perishable food and cash.Residents who left Yellowknife on evacuation flights are encouraged to pre-register for return flights home, either online through the territory’s public safety web page or by phone lines which are already open.Officials say the pre-registration will enable them to plan how many flights home will be needed, as well as where to dispatch the planes.Only essential workers who have been contacted are being allowed back now, and ever...

Instant Analysis: Longhorns defense shines in Rice win, offense needs to be cleaner next week vs. Alabama

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:36:04 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The No. 11 Texas Longhorns gradually pulled away from Rice in a 37-10 victory Saturday at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium. scoring on three consecutive drives in the third quarter to put it away.The Longhorns forced three turnovers and allowed the Owls to 27 rushing yards and 176 total yards while racking up 458 yards of total offense. Jaylan Ford and Austin Jordan had interceptions and Jett Bush recovered a fumble for the Longhorns.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersTexas quarterback Quinn Ewers threw for three touchdowns to three different receivers and Jonathon Brooks notched 94 scrimmage yards with a receiving touchdown. Ewers also ran for a touchdown late in the third quarter.Roger Wallace and Noah Gross break down the win and what the Longhorns will have to do going forward when they meet the mighty Alabama Crimson Tide next week in Tuscaloosa.

Rockies’ bullpen falls into a deep funk as losses mount

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:36:04 GMT

Watching the Rockies’ bullpen is not for the squeamish.The Rockies entered Saturday night’s game vs. Toronto at Coors Field having lost 10 of their last 11 games. The Rockies held the lead in the sixth inning or later in seven of those 10 losses.The bullpen’s performance Friday night in a 13-9 loss to the Blue Jays was especially gory. It gave up nine runs over the final three innings and left Colorado with a 5.28 bullpen ERA, the third-highest in the majors behind Oakland (5.36) and Kansas City (5.30).Right-hander Jake Bird, Colorado’s dependable workhorse earlier in the season, was saddled with both a blown save and a loss Friday after giving up three runs on three hits in one-third of an inning.Bird’s 74 innings pitched out of the bullpen — not including his three starts as an “opener” — are the most among all major league relievers. Given the grind of pitching at Coors Field and the heavy workload Bird has shouldered, it̵...