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O’Connor scores another short-handed goal, Avalanche beat Hurricanes 6-4

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:55:23 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Logan O’Connor scored short-handed for the third straight game, one of five Colorado goals in the second period, Arturri Lehkonen had a goal and two assists, and the Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-4 on Saturday night.Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, Ryan Johansen and Fredrik Olofsson also scored and Alexander Georgiev made 23 saves for Colorado, which has started the season 5-0 for the first time in four years.“We’ve done a good job to start the year,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. “I’m happy with the results but I know it’s nowhere near as good as we can play.”O’Connor became the seventh player to score short-handed in at least three consecutive games and tied Joe Sakic’s franchise record set in 1998. Dave Reid had short-handed goals in four straight games for Toronto in 1990.“It’s always nice to score short-handed, especially consecutively,” O’Connor said.Four of the Avalanche’s six goals came on special teams and they were 3 for 5 on the power play.“...

Utah QB Cam Rising, TE Brant Kuithe declared out for season after Utes’ win over USC

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:55:23 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Utah quarterback Cam Rising and tight end Brant Kuithe will not play for the No. 14 Utes this season, coach Kyle Whittingham announced shortly after their victory at Southern California.Whittingham said the Utes (6-1, 3-1 Pac-12) don’t know whether Rising or Kuithe will return in 2024. Neither veteran had played a snap this season after getting hurt last year, but Utah publicly held out hope both would play this fall.“That hopefulness each week is no longer,” Whittingham said. “It’s a medical decision to just shut them down. Don’t know what the future holds exactly for each of them, but when they’re ready to talk about that, they’ll be the ones to do that.”Utah also lost linebacker Lander Barton for the season with an injury during its 34-32 win at the Coliseum.Rising was the starting quarterback for both of Utah’s back-to-back Pac-12 championship teams in the previous two seasons. The Ventura County native has passed for 5,572 ...

BYU forces five turnovers to beat Texas Tech 27-14

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:55:23 GMT

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Kedon Slovis threw for 127 yards and two touchdown passes, and BYU forced five turnovers to power a 27-14 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday night.LJ Martin piled up 93 yards rushing on 10 carries. The Cougars (5-2, 2-2 Big 12) never trailed despite totaling only 277 yards on offense.“We didn’t get down on ourselves tonight, and I thought the energy and the belief that we could make plays was there, especially in the first half,” BYU coach Kalani Sitake said. “I thought our first half was a good half. It wasn’t perfect, but our guys played really sound in all three phases.”Jake Strong threw for 236 yards and a touchdown pass but also had three interceptions in his first start for Texas Tech. Tahj Brooks added 105 yards and a score on the ground. Turnovers caused the Red Raiders (3-5, 2-3) to lose in their first game in Utah despite 389 yards and going 9-of-18 on 3rd down.“It’s just the whole offense,” Red Raiders receiver Xavier White said. “We just have to make ...

Without Van Dyke, Miami rallies and stuns Clemson 28-20 in double OT thriller

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:55:23 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — They were down by 10 in the fourth quarter. They were facing an opponent that always seems to blow them out. They were without their starting quarterback. And they were coming off two losses that left a very distinct sense of here-we-go-again around a program that has sputtered plenty in recent years.No, Miami is not back.But this might be a night the Hurricanes remember for a long time.Ajay Allen got the go-ahead score on a 3-yard run in the second overtime, and shorthanded Miami ended the game on a fourth-down stop to stun Clemson 28-20 on Saturday night.“It validates a lot,” Miami coach Mario Cristobal said. “And it increases our appetite to go get more.”Emory Williams, playing in place of injured Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke, completed 24 of 33 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown for the Hurricanes (5-2, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). The biggest hit Williams — who wasn’t sacked — took in the game actually came after the game, when Van Dyke...

MLB playoffs 2023: Valdez tries to close out Rangers; Phillies head home with 3-2 lead over D-Backs

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:55:23 GMT

Framber Valdez tries to pitch the Astros to their second straight World Series appearances when Houston tries to win the American League pennant in Game 6 of the Championship Series against the Texas Rangers on Sunday night.After losing the first two games at home, the Astros finished a three-game sweep at Arlington with a testy 5-4 win in Game 5 on Friday behind Jose Altuve’s three-run homer in the ninth off José Leclerc.The Astros went 39-42 in Houston during the regular season and their home woes have continued this postseason, where they are 1-3. They have won 19 of their last 22 road games, including all five in the postseason.“What can I say? If I had the magic words, I would have said them like two months ago,” manager Dusty Baker explained. “We’ve just got to get it done. There are no words that can describe what we have to do. Simply action.”This year’s ALCS between Texas and Houston marks the first League Championship Series in which the visiting team won the opening five ...

Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank as war against Hamas threatens to ignite other fronts

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:55:23 GMT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza overnight and into Sunday, as well as two airports in Syria and a mosque in the occupied West Bank allegedly used by militants, as the two-week-old war with Hamas threatened to spiral into a broader conflict.Israel has traded fire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group on a near-daily basis since the war began, and tensions are soaring in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Israeli forces have battled militants in refugee camps and carried out two airstrikes in recent days.For days, Israel has seemed to be on the verge of launching a ground offensive in Gaza as part of its response to Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 rampage. Tanks and tens of thousands of troops have massed at the border, and Israeli leaders have spoken of an undefined next stage in operations.But the military acknowledges there are still hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians in northern Gaza despite a sweeping evacuation order, which...

Rapids Takeaways: As worst season in club history concludes with loss to Real Salt Lake, Diego Rubio hints at exit

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:55:23 GMT

COMMERCE CITY — At last, the Colorado Rapids’ 2023 season is over.Of course, it ended in a loss to arch rival Real Salt Lake for a fourth time this season Saturday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, solidifying the worst season in club history.Interim head coach Chris Little put out a strong starting eleven in the narrow 1-0 loss. Homegrown Players Sebastian Anderson and goalkeeper Abraham Rodriguez started, and a total of five, a club record, were on the field at one point in the match.The tombstone for the Rapids’ season: 5-17-12, 27 points and 0.79 points per game. Colorado finished dead-last in the MLS Western Conference, 28th of 29 in the Supporter Shield standings, with 26 goals and 54 goals against.Here are the final takeaways from a season full of frustrations.The Homegrowns get “it”Little was not afraid to “play the kids” as Cole Bassett (Littleton), Anderson (Highlands Ranch), and Rodriguez (Thornton) started, and Oli Larra...

Del Amo mall increases security to crack down on crime

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:55:23 GMT

The Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance is taking action amid increased mayhem, fights, and brawls involving young people. Torrance police are swarming the Del Amo mall this weekend with the intent to crack down on crime for the sake of businesses and keeping frightened families safe. “For us, I have kids and you’re worried,” said Susan Sisay, Torrance resident. “Am I going to go to the store and somebody’s gonna grab my wallet or something like that? Very concerned.”Aside from frequent smash-and-grabs across Los Angeles County, there’s been an increase of fights breaking out in local retailers. In August, video captured a large group of teens chasing a young boy through the Del Amo mall before knocking him to the ground. The teens surrounded the boy before beginning to kick and punch him. “I just have to make sure it’s safe for me and my kids to go to the mall, so I’m always looking around to make sure there’s no suspicion,” Sisay added. After several fights broke out...

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Franklin, Penn State still chasing elite; Big 12 race takes twist; UVA’s upset

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:55:23 GMT

Penn State is still chasing elite under coach James Franklin.The seventh-ranked Nittany Lions lost a seventh straight game to Ohio State on Saturday, needing more than 59 minutes to finally get into the end zone against the third-ranked Buckeyes.Defense mostly ruled the day in first of three games matching the Big Ten’s three top-10 teams. The difference? Ohio State has All-American Marvin Harrison Jr., who set a career high with 11 catches for 162 yards and a touchdown.It was 2018 when Penn State, for the second straight season, let a second-half lead get away against the Buckeyes and lost a 27-26 heartbreaker. Two years removed from Franklin’s only victory against Ohio State and Big Ten title, he made a comment that still hangs over his program.“We’ve gone from an average football team, to a good football team, to a great football team,” Franklin said then. “But we’re not an elite team yet.”Five years later, that’s still the case.Penn State hoped things would be ...

Powell returns late interception 89 yards for TD, No. 5 Washington survives Arizona State 15-7

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:55:23 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Mishael Powell returned a fourth-quarter interception 89 yards for a touchdown and No. 5 Washington overcame Michael Penix Jr.’s three turnovers to beat Arizona State 15-7 on Saturday night.Powell stepped in front of Trenton Bourget’s throw on fourth-and-3 from the 12 and sprinted down the left sideline to help Washington (7-0, 4-0 Pac-12) win its 14th straight, sidestepping Bourget near the 20 for a 12-7 lead with 8:11 left.The Huskies desperately needed the stop after the Sun Devils (1-6, 0-4) intercepted two of Penix’s passes in the first half and recovered a botched handoff to take a 7-3 lead. Arizona State handcuffed Penix, the Heisman Trophy hopeful and nation’s top passer, like no other defense this season. His fumbled handoff late in the first half helped the Sun Devils take a 7-0 lead on Cam Skattebo’s 4-yard dive.Penix then drove the Huskies 73 yards with the help of a roughing-the-passer call, but failed to pick up a first down and settled for G...