AP Sports Summary for November 5th, 2023.
INDEPENDENCE, Kan.-Hutchinson Blue Dragons win 4th consecutive KJCCC Football Championship with a 42-8 win over Independence. Collier throws 4 touchdown passes in route to big win and show down next week with Iowa Western in Hutch.
KU's Bean connects to Arnold from 80 yards to top Iowa State
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Jason Bean passed for 287 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown to Lawrence Arnold after Iowa State pulled within three points in the fourth quarter, and the No. 22 Jayhawks held off the Cyclones for a 28-21 victory. The Jayhawks won consecutive conference games for the first time since 2008. They also reached the seven-win mark and won in Ames for the first time since that ’08 season. Iowa State began the day in a five-way tie for first place in the Big 12, but the Cyclones’ comeback bid came up short after trailing 21-3 with 9:24 left in the third quarter.
Late rally falls short as K-State falls to Texas in overtime
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bert Auburn kicked a 42-yard field goal in overtime and the Texas defense got a key stop on fourth down to earn a 33-30 win Saturday in a matchup of Big 12 co-leaders. No. 7 Texas had led 27-7 late in the third quarter before No. 25 Kansas State stormed back with three touchdown passes from Will Howard. Texas went nowhere on its first possession of overtime before Auburn’s go-ahead kick. Kansas State then drove to the Texas 6. Three consecutive plays gained only 2 yards before the Wildcats went for the win instead of the tie. Howard was pressured and his pass was batted down.
Gordon runs for 137 yards, 2 TDs as Oklahoma St. tops No. 10 Oklahoma to win last scheduled Bedlam
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Ollie Gordon II ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns, and Oklahoma State defeated No. 10 Oklahoma 27-24 in the last Bedlam rivalry game before Oklahoma leaves the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference next year. Both teams started the day as part of a five-way tie for the conference lead. Alan Bowman passed for 334 yards, Rashod Owens had career highs of 10 catches for 136 yards and Brennan Presley caught eight passes for 97 yards for the Cowboys. Dillon Gabriel passed for 344 yards, Drake Stoops had career highs of 12 catches for 134 yards for the Sooners.
Johnson runs for 256 yards, 4 TDs in No. 5 Washington's high-octane 52-42 win over No. 24 USC
LOS ANGELES (AP) — No. 5 Washington's prolific offense kept the Huskies unbeaten with a 52-42 victory over No. 24 Southern California. Dillon Johnson rushed for 256 yards and four touchdowns, and Michael Penix Jr. passed for 256 yards and two scores. Devin Culp and Ja'Lynn Polk caught TD passes from Penix, who also rushed for a score while the Huskies won a high-octane thriller featuring two elite offenses and two deficient defenses. Caleb Williams passed for 312 yards and three touchdowns for the Trojans (7-3, 5-2), who have lost three of four. Raleek Brown, Darwin Barlow and Williams rushed for TDs.
AP Top 25 Takeaways: Separation weekend in Big 12, SEC becomes survive-and-advance day around nation
A potential separation weekend in the Big 12 and Southeastern Conference turned into a survive-and-advance Saturday around college football. Just win. Don't fret the how. No. 1 Georgia and No. 8 Alabama are on a collision course for the SEC title game; No. 3 Ohio State trailed Rutgers at half before pulling away; No. 4 Florida State didn't shake Pitt until late in the third quarter; No. 5 Washington ran away from No. 24 USC and No. 7 Texas needed overtime to beat No. 25 Kansas State. No. 10 Oklahoma was unable to complete the mission, beaten by Oklahoma State in Bedlam.
Milroe runs, passes No. 8 Alabama to 42-28 victory over No. 13 LSU, Daniels leaves with injury
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Milroe rushed for 155 yards and four touchdowns and passed for another 219 yards to lead No. 8 Alabama to a 42-28 victory over No. 13 LSU. Milroe matched big plays both running and passing with the Tigers' Heisman Trophy candidate Jayden Daniels and the Crimson Tide moved closer to locking down an SEC West title. Daniels left the game early in the fourth quarter after a hard hit that drew a flag. CBS reported he was in concussion protocol.
Michigan asks Big Ten commissioner to wait for NCAA investigation before acting on allegations
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — University of Michigan President Santa Ono sent an email to Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti, imploring the conference to wait for results of the NCAA's sign-stealing investigation before potentially taking action against the Jim Harbaugh-led football program. Michigan athletics spokesman Kurt Svoboda shared the contents of Ono's email with The Associated Press on Saturday night, when the third-ranked Wolverines played Purdue at home. Connor Stalions, the former low-level Michigan football staffer at the center of the probe into impermissible scouting and sign stealing, resigned Friday.
Stackhouse has key late pick as No. 1 Georgia holds off No. 14 Missouri, 30-21
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Defensive tackle Nazir Stackhouse's fourth-quarter interception helped protect No. 1 Georgia's slim lead and the Bulldogs beat No. 14 Missouri 30-21 for their 26th consecutive win. Georgia, the two-time defending national champion, had to rally to win the key SEC East matchup against Missouri. The Tigers led 13-10 early in the second half. Georgia answered with two straight touchdowns, a 15-yard run by Kendall Milton and Carson Beck's 5-yard scoring pass to Oscar Delp. Georgia led 27-21 when Stackhouse, a 6-foot-3, 320-pound senior, picked off Brady Cook's short pass. Beck passed for 254 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.
White Abarrio wins $6M Breeders' Cup Classic, trainer Rick Dutrow back on top after 10-year exile
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — White Abarrio has won the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic by a length. The win puts trainer Rick Dutrow back on top months after his 10-year exile from the sport ended. Ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., White Abarrio ran 1 1/4 miles in 2:02.87. Sent off as the 5-2 favorite, the gray colt paid $7.20 to win. The gray colt was moved to Dutrow's barn by his owners after White Abarrio's previous trainer had two horses die last spring. Dutrow returned to the sport earlier this year after serving a 10-year suspension by New York officials for a history of violations. Dutrow previously won the Classic in 2005 with Saint Liam. Japanese horse Derma Sotogake finished second, and Proxy was third.
Kuchar blows 6-shot lead with late collapse, falls into tie with Villegas in Mexico
LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — Matt Kuchar blew a big lead with a late collapse Saturday in the World Wide Technology Championship, leaving him tied with Camilo Villegas with a round left at Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante. Six strokes ahead at 24 under with three holes left on a breezy, cloudy afternoon on the tip of Baja California. Kuchar pulled his drive on 15 left into dense bushes and made a quadruple-bogey 8. He then bogeyed the par-3 16th, limiting the damage with a 12-foot bogey putt. Kuchar closed with two pars — with his birdie try on the par-5 18th hitting the cup — for a 5-under 67. Playing alongside Kuchar in the final group, Villegas finished birdie-birdie-bogey-birdie for a 69 to join Kuchar at 19 under.
Christopher Bell and Joe Gibbs Racing reflect on tragedy as team tries to win NASCAR championship
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Christopher Bell was set to represent JGR in the championship four last year when rumors began to fly that something terrible had happened to the organization. Coy Gibbs, the vice chairman of the organization, son of team owner Joe Gibbs and Ty's father, had been found dead in his hotel room that morning and the team was in chaos. It wasn't even clear if Bell would race in the finale. He did and finished 10th and lost the title to Joey Logano. Bell is back in the championship four this year and the JGR group wants a title to honor the Gibbs family.
Penguins win 10-2, hand Sharks record-tying 11th straight loss to start season
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Reilly Smith and Jake Guentzel each had two goals and two assists, Evgeni Malkin also scored twice, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat San Jose 10-2, handing the Sharks their NHL record-tying 11th straight loss to start the season and second straight while allowing 10 goals. Bryan Rust had a goal and four assists, and Vinnie Hinostroza, Kris Letang and Matt Nieto also scored for Pittsburgh. Tristan Jarry had 24 saves. Anthony Duclair and Jacob MacDonald scored power-play goals for San Jose. The Sharks fell to 0-10-1 to matched the 11-game winless starts by the New York Rangers in 1943 and the Arizona Coyotes in 2017 and 2021. The last time a team allowed 10 or more goals in consecutive games was the Boston Bruins in 1965.
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Gordon runs for 137 yards, 2 TDs as Oklahoma St. tops No. 10 Oklahoma to win last scheduled Bedlam
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Ollie Gordon II ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns, and Oklahoma State defeated No. 10 Oklahoma 27-24 in the last Bedlam rivalry game before Oklahoma leaves the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference next year. Both teams started the day as part of a five-way tie for the conference lead. Alan Bowman passed for 334 yards, Rashod Owens had career highs of 10 catches for 136 yards and Brennan Presley caught eight passes for 97 yards for the Cowboys. Dillon Gabriel passed for 344 yards, Drake Stoops had career highs of 12 catches for 134 yards for the Sooners.
Johnson runs for 256 yards, 4 TDs in No. 5 Washington's high-octane 52-42 win over No. 24 USC
LOS ANGELES (AP) — No. 5 Washington's prolific offense kept the Huskies unbeaten with a 52-42 victory over No. 24 Southern California. Dillon Johnson rushed for 256 yards and four touchdowns, and Michael Penix Jr. passed for 256 yards and two scores. Devin Culp and Ja'Lynn Polk caught TD passes from Penix, who also rushed for a score while the Huskies won a high-octane thriller featuring two elite offenses and two deficient defenses. Caleb Williams passed for 312 yards and three touchdowns for the Trojans (7-3, 5-2), who have lost three of four. Raleek Brown, Darwin Barlow and Williams rushed for TDs.
AP Top 25 Takeaways: Separation weekend in Big 12, SEC becomes survive-and-advance day around nation
A potential separation weekend in the Big 12 and Southeastern Conference turned into a survive-and-advance Saturday around college football. Just win. Don't fret the how. No. 1 Georgia and No. 8 Alabama are on a collision course for the SEC title game; No. 3 Ohio State trailed Rutgers at half before pulling away; No. 4 Florida State didn't shake Pitt until late in the third quarter; No. 5 Washington ran away from No. 24 USC and No. 7 Texas needed overtime to beat No. 25 Kansas State. No. 10 Oklahoma was unable to complete the mission, beaten by Oklahoma State in Bedlam.
Milroe runs, passes No. 8 Alabama to 42-28 victory over No. 13 LSU, Daniels leaves with injury
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Milroe rushed for 155 yards and four touchdowns and passed for another 219 yards to lead No. 8 Alabama to a 42-28 victory over No. 13 LSU. Milroe matched big plays both running and passing with the Tigers' Heisman Trophy candidate Jayden Daniels and the Crimson Tide moved closer to locking down an SEC West title. Daniels left the game early in the fourth quarter after a hard hit that drew a flag. CBS reported he was in concussion protocol.
Michigan asks Big Ten commissioner to wait for NCAA investigation before acting on allegations
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — University of Michigan President Santa Ono sent an email to Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti, imploring the conference to wait for results of the NCAA's sign-stealing investigation before potentially taking action against the Jim Harbaugh-led football program. Michigan athletics spokesman Kurt Svoboda shared the contents of Ono's email with The Associated Press on Saturday night, when the third-ranked Wolverines played Purdue at home. Connor Stalions, the former low-level Michigan football staffer at the center of the probe into impermissible scouting and sign stealing, resigned Friday.
Stackhouse has key late pick as No. 1 Georgia holds off No. 14 Missouri, 30-21
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Defensive tackle Nazir Stackhouse's fourth-quarter interception helped protect No. 1 Georgia's slim lead and the Bulldogs beat No. 14 Missouri 30-21 for their 26th consecutive win. Georgia, the two-time defending national champion, had to rally to win the key SEC East matchup against Missouri. The Tigers led 13-10 early in the second half. Georgia answered with two straight touchdowns, a 15-yard run by Kendall Milton and Carson Beck's 5-yard scoring pass to Oscar Delp. Georgia led 27-21 when Stackhouse, a 6-foot-3, 320-pound senior, picked off Brady Cook's short pass. Beck passed for 254 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.
White Abarrio wins $6M Breeders' Cup Classic, trainer Rick Dutrow back on top after 10-year exile
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — White Abarrio has won the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic by a length. The win puts trainer Rick Dutrow back on top months after his 10-year exile from the sport ended. Ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., White Abarrio ran 1 1/4 miles in 2:02.87. Sent off as the 5-2 favorite, the gray colt paid $7.20 to win. The gray colt was moved to Dutrow's barn by his owners after White Abarrio's previous trainer had two horses die last spring. Dutrow returned to the sport earlier this year after serving a 10-year suspension by New York officials for a history of violations. Dutrow previously won the Classic in 2005 with Saint Liam. Japanese horse Derma Sotogake finished second, and Proxy was third.
Kuchar blows 6-shot lead with late collapse, falls into tie with Villegas in Mexico
LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — Matt Kuchar blew a big lead with a late collapse Saturday in the World Wide Technology Championship, leaving him tied with Camilo Villegas with a round left at Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante. Six strokes ahead at 24 under with three holes left on a breezy, cloudy afternoon on the tip of Baja California. Kuchar pulled his drive on 15 left into dense bushes and made a quadruple-bogey 8. He then bogeyed the par-3 16th, limiting the damage with a 12-foot bogey putt. Kuchar closed with two pars — with his birdie try on the par-5 18th hitting the cup — for a 5-under 67. Playing alongside Kuchar in the final group, Villegas finished birdie-birdie-bogey-birdie for a 69 to join Kuchar at 19 under.
Christopher Bell and Joe Gibbs Racing reflect on tragedy as team tries to win NASCAR championship
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Christopher Bell was set to represent JGR in the championship four last year when rumors began to fly that something terrible had happened to the organization. Coy Gibbs, the vice chairman of the organization, son of team owner Joe Gibbs and Ty's father, had been found dead in his hotel room that morning and the team was in chaos. It wasn't even clear if Bell would race in the finale. He did and finished 10th and lost the title to Joey Logano. Bell is back in the championship four this year and the JGR group wants a title to honor the Gibbs family.
Penguins win 10-2, hand Sharks record-tying 11th straight loss to start season
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Reilly Smith and Jake Guentzel each had two goals and two assists, Evgeni Malkin also scored twice, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat San Jose 10-2, handing the Sharks their NHL record-tying 11th straight loss to start the season and second straight while allowing 10 goals. Bryan Rust had a goal and four assists, and Vinnie Hinostroza, Kris Letang and Matt Nieto also scored for Pittsburgh. Tristan Jarry had 24 saves. Anthony Duclair and Jacob MacDonald scored power-play goals for San Jose. The Sharks fell to 0-10-1 to matched the 11-game winless starts by the New York Rangers in 1943 and the Arizona Coyotes in 2017 and 2021. The last time a team allowed 10 or more goals in consecutive games was the Boston Bruins in 1965.