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Ustby leads No. 17 North Carolina women past Elon 68-39 with 16 points, 11 rebounds

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:12:49 GMT

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Alyssa Ustby scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and No. 17 North Carolina defeated Elon 68-39 on Saturday.Maria Gakdeng and Deja Kelly added 13 points apiece for the Tar Heels (4-0). In addition to her second double-double of the season and 24th of her career, Ustby had three blocks and three steals.Jessica Booth and Maraja Pass had eight points apiece for the Phoenix (1-3), who had seven field goals in the first quarter and 14 in the game. They ended 1 of 14 from 3-point range and 14 of 46 overall (30%) with 21 turnovers.North Carolina never trailed and when Kelly hit a jumper the lead was 18-8 with 2:50 left in the first quarter. The Phoenix scored the next seven with a 3-pointer by Ajia James cutting it to 18-15 at the end of the first quarter.Elon got it down to one early in the second quarter but Kelly hit a pair of jumpers and finished a 9-0 run with three free throws to restore the 10-point lead. Iowa State transfer Lexi Donarski had a layup and...

Eastern Illinois downs Robert Morris to secure 8-win season for first time in a decade

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:12:49 GMT

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Pierce Holley threw for three touchdowns and MJ Flowers ran for 179 and a score and Eastern Illinois beat Robert Morris 28-14 on Saturday.Eastern Illinois (8-3, 4-2 Big South, OVC Association) won its eighth game in a season for the first time since the 2013 season.Holley threw a 26-yard score to Eli Mirza for the game’s first score with 4:12 left in the first quarter. Chaese Jackson knotted it for Robert Morris (4-7, 2-4) early in the second when he ran into the end zone from 3 yards out.Holley threw an 18-yard score to DeAirious Smith with 6:18 left before halftime, and found Justin Thomas on a 14-yard scoring pass with 11 seconds before intermission for a 21-7 advantage. After a scoreless third, MJ Flowers dashed 38 yards with 7:27 remaining for a three-touchdown lead.The Colonials’ Robert Tanner threw a 14-yard touchdown to Noah Robinson for the final score. Tanner threw for 156 yards.___Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the...

Netherlands, Switzerland, Romania qualify for Euro 2024. France crushes Gibraltar in record 14-0 win

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:12:49 GMT

The Netherlands, Switzerland and Romania all secured places at Euro 2024 on Saturday, and France racked up the biggest-ever win in European Championship qualifying by beating Gibraltar 14-0.The Netherlands needed a win over Ireland to be sure of qualifying and Wout Weghorst gave his team the lead in the 12th minute, blasting a shot into the top-right corner. The goal was awarded despite Weghorst appearing to pull on Ireland defender Nathan Collins’ jersey just before he received the ball.The Netherlands had 18 shots to Ireland’s three but couldn’t score again.SWISS STREAKSwitzerland drew 1-1 with Kosovo to make sure of qualifying and continue a run of not missing any major tournament since Euro 2012.The Swiss team dominated possession but couldn’t get through the Kosovo defense until Ruben Vargas headed in a deflected ball in the 47th. Kosovo’s Muhamet Hyseni leveled the score in the 82nd with a shot in off the post. A draw was enough for Switzerland to...

Zevi Eckhaus throws for 394 yards and 6 touchdowns in Bryant’s 45-21 win over SEMO

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:12:49 GMT

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Zevi Eckhaus threw for 394 yards and six touchdowns and Bryant beat Southeast Missouri State 45-21 on Saturday.Eckhaus found Konor Lathrop on a 1-yard pass for his sixth TD of the game. Eckhaus tied the season and single-game touchdown record on the score. Eckhaus also became the all-time leader in touchdowns at Bryant with a 9-yard connection with Anthony Frederick, who has 20 scores on the season. Frederick hauled in a 48-yard catch to become the third player in program history to record 2,000-plus yards receiving.Bryant (6-5, 4-2 Big South-OVC) won three of its last four games of the season — with a 45-44 loss in overtime to Gardner-Webb. SEMO (4-7, 3-3) ended the season with three straight losses.Frederick and Matthew Prochaska each had four catches, 100-plus yards and one touchdown. Jalen Powell added five catches for 76 yards and two scores. Prochaska’s touchdown was from 67-yards out.Geno Hess rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns for SEMO and ...

Michigan becomes first college football program to 1,000 wins with 31-24 victory over Maryland

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:12:49 GMT

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Blake Corum scored twice in the first half, Mike Sainristil intercepted two passes, and No. 2 Michigan —- playing again without suspended coach Jim Harbaugh — became the first college football program to win 1,000 games, beating Maryland 31-24 on Saturday.The Wolverines (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) remained unbeaten in their final tune-up before next weekend’s showdown against No. 3 Ohio State, but it wasn’t easy. Maryland (6-5, 3-5) rallied from a 23-3 second-quarter deficit and had the ball down five on multiple occasions in the fourth quarter.The last of those chances came after Tommy Doman’s punt pinned the Terrapins at their own 1-yard with 4:10 to play. Taulia Tagovailoa threw incomplete under pressure in the end zone, the ball falling well short of where receiver Tai Felton was. Officials conferred and called intentional grounding for a safety that made it 31-24 and gave the Wolverines the ball back.Corum converted a fourth-and-short run, and after a measureme...

Oklahoma forces three turnovers, beats BYU 31-24

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:12:49 GMT

PROVO, Utah (AP) — No. 14 Oklahoma forced three turnovers and scored 21 points off those takeaways and edged BYU 31-24 on Saturday, despite playing the second half without quarterback Dillon Gabriel.Gabriel threw for 191 yards and a pair of touchdowns, but he suffered what Oklahoma coach Brent Venables called an upper body injury just before halftime. Gavin Sawchuk led the Sooners on the ground with 107 yards, including the go-ahead 16-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.Oklahoma (9-2, 6-2 Big 12, No. 14 in CFP) kept alive its hopes for reaching the Big 12 Championship Game.Aidan Robbins ran for a season-high 182 yards to lead BYU. Jake Retzlaff threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns, but he also had a pair of fumbles and an interception for the Cougars (5-6, 2-6 Big 12).Gabriel was nearly flawless while guiding the Oklahoma offense during the first half. He hit Jayden Gibson on a 55-yard strike to set up his first touchdown – a 3-yard toss to Nic Anderson. Then Gabriel connect...

Unidas por el abdomen: así fue la separación de siamesas que compartían un solo cordón umbilical

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:12:49 GMT

Barcelona – Khadija y Cherive, las dos siamesas mauritanas separadas con éxito en el Hospital Sant Joan de Déu de Esplugues (Barcelona, España), serán dadas de alta la semana próxima y podrán regresar a su país tras una cirugía compleja, que se ensayó previamente en maniquíes y reconstrucciones 3D.El equipo médico del hospital explicó este viernes en una rueda de prensa los detalles de esta intervención, que tuvo lugar el pasado 8 de noviembre.Las gemelas nacieron un mes antes en Mauritania, unidas por la parte superior del abdomen y con un único cordón umbilical; ante la imposibilidad de separarlas en su país, fueron trasladadas en un avión militar medicalizado hasta el centro sanitario barcelonés, donde fueron ingresadas el 26 de octubre.La intervención, que duró aproximadamente cinco horas, contó con la colaboración de tres equipos interconectados: neonatología, cirugía y simulación. Histórico procedimiento que separó a siameses en Brasil será gratuito para ot...

CME Group Tour Championship Scores

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:12:49 GMT

SaturdayAt Gold CourseNaples, Fla.Purse: $7 millionYardage: 6,556; Par: 72Third RoundNasa Hataoka63-67-65—195Amy Yang68-63-64—195Alison Lee66-64-68—198Xiyu Lin67-66-66—199Minjee Lee64-67-69—200Ruoning Yin63-68-69—200Brooke Henderson69-67-66—202Nelly Korda68-68-66—202Atthaya Thitikul67-66-69—202Lilia Vu70-66-66—202Carlota Ciganda71-70-63—204Gemma Dryburgh75-65-64—204Ayaka Furue69-65-70—204Yu Liu66-71-68—205Anna Nordqvist65-71-69—205Patty Tavatanakit66-69-70—205Hannah Green70-69-67—206Georgia Hall66-71-69—206A Lim Kim69-70-67—206Hyo Joo Kim69-67-70—206Yuka Saso68-69-69—206Hye Jin Choi66-71-70—207Charley Hull68-69-70—207Grace Kim69-68-70—207Cheyenne Knight69-69-69—207Yuna Nishimura70-67-70—207Jasmine Suwannapura70-67-70—207Rose Zhang71-66-70—207Ally Ewing71-68-69—208Ariya Jutanugarn70-70-68—208Jennifer Kupcho67-70-71—208Gaby Lopez71-65-72—208Madelene Sagstrom68-69-71—208Linnea Strom68-70-70—208Celine Boutier69-70-70—209Sei Young Kim71-70-68—209Bianca Pagdanganan73-66-70—209Angel Yin71-...

Downing throws four touchdown passes in Elon’s 51-14 win over Hampton

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:12:49 GMT

ELON, N.C. (AP) — Matthew Downing threw four touchdown passes and Elon beat Hampton 51-14 in a regular-season finale on Saturday.Downing was 10-of-18 passing for 261 yards. He had a 33-yard score to Jarmarien Dalton and a 60-yarder to Chandler Brayboy in the first quarter. He threw a 33-yard TD pass to Christian Da-Silva and a 53-yarder to Johncarlos Miller II in the second quarter.Along with a 34-yard pick-6 by Bo Sanders and a Marco Patierno 23-yard fumble return for a score, a 30-point second quarter added up to a 44-7 halftime lead.The Phoenix (6-5, 6-2) finished a game back of Coastal Athletic Association co-champions Albany, Villanova and Richmond.Christopher Zellous threw for a touchdown and ran for another for the Pirates (5-6, 3-5).___ Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the season. Sign up here ___ AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballSource

Poffenbarger throws 4 TD passes and Albany clinches share of its first CAA title with 41-0 win.

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:12:49 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Reese Poffenbarger threw for four touchdowns, three to Julian Hicks, and Albany clinched a share of its first Coastal Athletic Association title with a 41-0 victory over Monmouth.The Great Danes (9-3, 7-1), ranked No. 23 in the FCS coaches poll, won their fifth straight game and tied with Richmond and Villanova atop the CAA, which gets only one automatic bid to the playoffs.Poffenbarger was 19-of-29 passing for 247 yards with an interception. Hicks made five catches for 71 yards. Brevin Easton made four catches for 100, most coming on a 75-yard touchdown.Poffenbarger threw 9- and 50-yard TD passes to Hicks and Griffin Woodell rushed 6 yards for a 21-0 halftime lead.Marquez McCray threw for 105 yards and was intercepted once for Monmouth (4-7, 4-4). Dymere Miller, who came in leading the FCS at 124.1 yards receiving per game, finished with five catches for 52 yards.___ Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the season. Sign up here ___ AP college footb...