Новости за 07.10.2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chauncey Caldwell accounted for 173 combined yards rushing and passing and threw the game-winning touchdown to Jacen Murphy to lead North Carolina Central past Howard 13-7 on Saturday. Trailing 7-6, Caldwell through a 30-yard score to Murphy for the game’s final margin with 7:32 to play in the third quarter. Isaiah Totten

BASEL, Switzerland — Substitute Cristiano Ronaldo lifted Portugal to a labored 2-0 win at Andorra on Saturday, and set up a showdown against Switzerland next week that will decide who advances to the World Cup. Ronaldo was rested and watched the first half from the bench. Without its superstar, the European champion struggled against the

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — Tyrell Maxwell accounted for four touchdowns, two on the ground and two in the air, and Gardner-Webb picked up its first win of the season 42-14 over Division II foe Shorter on Saturday. After Shorter took a 6-0 first-quarter lead on B.J. McCoy’s 1-yard plunge, Maxwell scored on a 4-yard run

NEWARK, N.J. — Hobey Baker Award winner Will Butcher set up three power-play goals to steal the spotlight from No. 1 overall draft pick Nico Hischier, and the new-look New Jersey Devils opened the season with a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. Adam Henrique, Jimmy Hayes, rookie Jesper Bratt and John Moore

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Rylan Wells accounted for five touchdowns as Jacksonville won its fourth straight, holding off Davidson 35-21 on Saturday. Wells, who threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 99 yards and three scores, scampered in from the 45 in the first quarter. He hit Michon Sobers on a 19-yard scoring

LOS ANGELES — Rufus Hannah, a formerly homeless alcoholic who fought and performed dangerous stunts in the notorious “Bumfights” videos, has died. He was 63. The Georgia State Patrol says Hannah was a passenger in a car that collided with a semi-truck Wednesday just outside of Swainsboro, Georgia. He had been living in nearby Adrian.

PITTSBURGH — Tommy Stuart threw four touchdowns passes as Duquesne snubbed Wagner 38-0 on Saturday. Stuart was 14-of-23 passing for 238 yards for the Dukes (4-1, 1-0 NEC). Nehari Crawford caught two scoring passes — including one for 79 yards late in the third quarter — and finished with 156 yards receiving. A.J. Hines ran

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Eric Dungey threw two touchdown passes and ran for another and the Orange defense stymied Pittsburgh’s offense on third down as Syracuse held on to beat Pitt 27-24 Saturday. Syracuse’s win was its first over the Panthers in five years and kept Syracuse’s bowl hopes alive. Pitt had won 11 of the

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A real estate developer and his partner have offered to buy a mural featuring a Chinese character from a Dr. Seuss book after it was deemed offensive. The mural inside the Dr. Seuss Enterprises museum in Massachusetts features illustrations from the author’s first children’s book, “And to Think That I Saw It

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Chris Murray ran for two touchdowns and Montana State defeated Portland State 30-22 on Saturday. The Bobcats (2-3, 2-1 Big Sky Conference) scored on their first possession of the second half and the Vikings’ following possession to break the game open. Murray’s second touchdown, a 5-yard run, capped a 12-play, 75-yard drive

HOUSTON — When Brad Peacock headed to spring training with the Houston Astros in February, he was so worried he wouldn’t make team that he told his then-pregnant wife, Stephanie, that he might end up playing in Japan this season. Instead of pitching halfway across the world, Peacock put together his best season and will

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Desmond Nisby had four touchdowns rushing, Justin Stockton ran for 161 yards with a score and Texas Tech’s high-flying offense pummeled Kansas on the ground in a 65-19 blowout Saturday. Nic Shimonek still threw for 233 yards and two scores, and Justus Parker picked off two passes and returned one for a

PHILADELPHIA — Freshman Jaquan Amos returned a fumble 99 yards for a score and the Villanova defense forced six turnovers in a 31-0 victory over Maine on Saturday. Amos’s TD was the third 99-yard fumble return in FCS history and the first since 2006. Keeling Hunter forced Maine’s Drew Belcher to fumble on the Villanova

MOREHEAD, Ky. — Duvante Lane scored three rushing touchdowns and carried the ball 14 times for 99 yards to lead Butler over Morehead St. 44-6 in Pioneer League play on Saturday. Despite the Bulldogs’ offensive output, it was Butler’s defense that established control early. Xavier Colvin’s sack of Lawson Page forced a fumble that Matt

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Lamar Raynard went 20 of 36 for 324 yards with three touchdown passes and North Carolina A&T beat Delaware State 44-3 on Saturday. N.C. A&T (6-0, 3-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) scored 16 points in a 35-second span late in the first quarter and was never threatened. Marquell Cartwright’s 2-yard touchdown plunge culminated

DELAND, Fla. — Colin McGovern ran for two scores, Stetson’s defense grabbed two interceptions that led to scores, and the Hatters held off Brown 17-13 on Saturday for its first win of the season. McGovern scored what proved to be the winning TD on an 8-yard run six plays after Colby Duncan picked off a

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Kurt Benkert recovered from a terrible start with three touchdown passes and Virginia beat Duke 28-21 on Saturday. The Cavaliers (4-1, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their third straight, continuing their best start since the 2007 team started 7-1. Daniel Jones had his second consecutive brutal effort against the Cavaliers for Duke

CAIRO — An official Saudi news agency says an attack on the Al-Salam Palace in Jiddah has killed two members of the Saudi Royal Guard. The Saudi Press Agency quoted the security spokesman for the Interior Ministry as saying that at around 3:325 a.m. on Saturday the perpetrator disembarked from a vehicle and opened fire

NEW YORK — Cleveland Indians slugger Edwin Encarnacion is hoping to play again this postseason after sustaining ligament damage in his right ankle during Game 2 of the AL Division Series against the New York Yankees. Manager Terry Francona said Encarnacion probably won’t start Game 3 Sunday night at Yankee Stadium, but could play. Encarnacion

DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks guard Seth Curry is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with a stress reaction of his left tibia. The Mavericks said Saturday that no timetable has been set for his return and he would be re-evaluated weekly. Curry, the younger brother of Stephen Curry, emerged as a 3-point shooting threat for the

NORMAN, Okla. — Kyle Kempt passed for 343 yards and three touchdowns, including a 25-yarder to Allen Lazard that put Iowa State ahead with 2:19 left in the fourth quarter and Joel Lanning made plays on offense and defense to the Cyclones to a stunning 38-31 upset of No. 3 Oklahoma on Saturday. The loss

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GREENVILLE, N.C. — Logan Marchi threw for 321 yards for his first career 300-yard game and had two touchdowns passes to help Temple top East Carolina 34-10 on Saturday. ECU led 3-0 after one quarter, but Temple (3-3, 1-2 American Athletic Conference) took over in the second, scoring 24 unanswered points. The Owls finished an

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Nate Stanley threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns and Iowa rolled past Illinois 45-16 on Saturday, snapping a two-game losing streak. Safety Brandon Snyder added an 89-yard interception return for a score in his first game back from a knee injury for the Hawkeyes (4-2, 1-2 Big Ten), who outscored

AUBURN, Ala. — Kerryon Johnson rushed for a career-high 204 yards and three touchdowns and No. 12 Auburn beat Mississippi 44-23 on Saturday. Johnson and the Tigers (5-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) continued a recent tear with their third straight lopsided win over a league team. Johnson, who didn’t play in the fourth quarter, has 11