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McCord keys big second quarter for No. 5 Ohio State 63-10 win over Western Kentucky

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:57:27 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kyle McCord threw for three touchdowns and 318 yards and No. 5 Ohio State used a 35-point second quarter to rout Western Kentucky 63-10 at Ohio Stadium on Saturday.McCord’s 75-yard TD pass to Marvin Harrison Jr. on the first play from scrimmage after Western Kentucky had pulled to within four points gave the Buckeyes (3-0) a 21-10 lead and Chip Trayanum ran for a 40-yard score on the first play of their next series to make it 28-10.The last time OSU scored five TDs in a quarter was Sept. 21, 2013, vs. Florida A&M.TreVeyon Henderson ran for 88 yards and his touchdowns of 21 and 10 yards put the Buckeyes ahead 14-3 nearly five minutes into the second quarter against the Hilltoppers (2-1), but Austin Reed tossed a 2-yard TD to Malachi Corley to pull to within 14-10 before the Ohio State onslaught.Harrison had four of his five catches and 118 of his 126 yards in the first half.The Buckeyes’ secondary got their first test of the season going against Reed, the FB...

Uiagalelei, No. 16 Oregon State’s defense, leads way over San Diego State 26-9

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:57:27 GMT

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — DJ Uiagalelei passed for 284 yards and a touchdown, ran for a touchdown for the third consecutive game, and 16th-ranked Oregon State’s defense had six sacks in a 26-9 win over San Diego State on Saturday.In his third game as the Beavers’ starting quarterback after transferring from Clemson, Uiagalelei completed 14 of 30 passes and had two interceptions. Damien Martinez anchored Oregon State’s running game with 102 yards.The Beavers (3-0) kept the Aztecs out of the end zone until the fourth quarter.San Diego State running back Jaylon Armstead scored on a 7-yard run with 9:01 remaining. The 2-point conversion pass failed and Oregon State maintained a two-score lead at 19-9.The Beavers quickly responded.Wide receiver Anthony Gould turned Uiagalelei’s short pass into a 75-yard touchdown and a 26-9 advantage.The Aztecs (2-2) weren’t finished.Quarterback Jalen Mayden led a drive inside the Beavers’ 10-yard line, but safety Akili Arnold’s interception in ...

Willcox helps Brown win opener, 29-25 over Bryant

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:57:27 GMT

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Jake Willcox tossed a 4-yard touchdown to Dillon Golden with 13 seconds remaining and Brown rallied last to beat Bryant 29-25 on Saturday in the Bears’ season opener.Ryan Clark ran 5 yards for a touchdown with 63 seconds remaining to give the Bulldogs (1-2) a 25-22 lead. Willcox needed just six plays and 43 seconds to march Brown 76 yards for the winning score.Willcox completed 36 of 49 passes for 355 yards and three touchdowns for the Bears. Wes Rockett caught eight passes for 121 yards and two scores.Stockton Owen scored on a 2-yard run with 23 seconds left in the first quarter to give Brown the lead.Willcox had a 3-yard scoring toss to Rockett, but Austin Alley’s point-after kick was blocked and the Bears led 13-0. Ethan Gettman and Alley traded field goals, but Zevi Eckhaus passed to Jalen Powell for a 6-yard touchdown with 8 seconds left to pull Bryant within 16-10 at halftime.Eckhaus gave the Bulldogs a 17-16 lead at the 5:57 mark of the thi...

Merrifield has winning hit in 13th inning as Blue Jays rally past Red Sox 4-3

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:57:27 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Whit Merrifield hit a game-winning single in the 13th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Saturday.Merrifield’s infield single off Mauricio Llovera (1-3) drove in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. from third base.Chad Green (3-0) pitched one inning for the win.Guerrero hit a solo home run and reached base five times as the Blue Jays ensured they would not lose ground in the AL wild card race. Toronto began the day half a game behind Seattle for the third wild card spot.Guerrero went 2 for 3 with three walks, one intentional.Rafael Devers hit a two-run home run, his 32nd, but Boston lost for the ninth time in 11 games.Boston led 2-1 heading to the ninth but right-hander John Schreiber couldn’t close it out, blowing his second save in three chances.Pinch-hitting for Matt Chapman, Toronto’s Cavan Biggio hit a one-out single and advanced on a wild pitch. One out later, Daulton Varsho lined a game-tying triple over the head of center fielder Ceda...

Juan Soto drives in pair of runs as Padres give Bob Melvin series win against former Oakland club

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:57:27 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Juan Soto hit a sacrifice fly and drew a bases-loaded walk, Matt Waldron struck out five pitching into the sixth for his first major league victory, and the San Diego Padres secured a series win for manager Bob Melvin against his former Oakland club by beating the Athletics 5-2 on Saturday.Soto put the Padres on the board in the first on the sacrifice fly and Xander Bogaerts hit an RBI single one batter later to stake San Diego to a quick lead in support of Waldron (1-3).San Diego scored a pair of two-out runs in the fifth when A’s first baseman Ryan Noda bungled a hard one-hop RBI single by Brett Sullivan that ricocheted off the A’s fielder before he scooped up the ball and wildly threw it into the A’s dugout for an error. Two errors were initially ruled on the play before Sullivan was credited with a base hit.Fernando Tatis Jr., who on Friday became the first Padres player ever with multiple seasons with 25 home runs and 25 stolen bases, do...

No.c1 Georgia rallies to beat South Carolina 24-14

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:57:27 GMT

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Carson Beck passed for 269 yards, Daijun Edwards, Dillon Bell and Cash Jones ran for second-half touchdowns, and No. 1 Georgia rallied from 11 points down to beat South Carolina 24-14 on Saturday.The two-time reigning national champion Bulldogs won their 20th consecutive game in uncharacteristic fashion, trotting off to a smattering of boos from their home fans and facing their biggest halftime deficit in nearly three years.But Georgia (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) played like a champ after the teams returned to the field on a soggy, gloomy day between the hedges.The defense totally shut down Spencer Rattler and the Gamecocks (1-2, 0-1), who couldn’t build on their 14-3 lead at the break. They managed just 129 yards over the final two quarters, with Rattler held to 6 of 24 passing for 104 yards with two interceptions.No. 3 FLORIDA STATE 31, BOSTON COLLEGE 29BOSTON (AP) — DJ Lundy intercepted a pass to set up his own 1-yard touchdown run and Florida State scor...

10 countries and territories saw severe flooding in just 12 days. Is this the future of climate change?

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:57:27 GMT

Hong Kong (CNN) — September started with a typhoon that ripped through Hong Kong, uprooting trees and flooding the city. It was the first of a slew of extreme weather events that have hit ten countries and territories in just 12 days – the most catastrophic being the floods in Libya, which have killed more than 11,000 people according to the UN and left many thousands missing.Scientists warn that these types of extreme weather events, affecting countries all over the world, may become increasingly common as the climate crisis accelerates, putting pressure on governments to prepare.“Global warming actually changes the properties of precipitation in terms of frequency, intensity and duration,” said Jung-Eun Chu, an atmospheric and climate scientist at the City University of Hong Kong – though she added that this summer’s devastation was due to a combination of different factors including natural climate fluctuations.The huge toll of the floods also highlights the urgent need for ...

14 dead as plane carrying tourists crashes in Brazil

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:57:27 GMT

(CNN) — A plane carrying tourists has crashed in Barcelos, Brazil, leaving 14 people dead, according to CNN Brasil.The city’s mayor confirmed the accident to CNN Brasil on Saturday.The plane was carrying 12 tourists, plus a pilot and co-pilot, CNN Brasil reports. There are no survivors, Brazil’s Civil Defense said.“The passengers were going to the location to practice recreational fishing and the crash occurred due to bad weather. It was raining heavily at the time of landing,” according to CNN Brasil.Officials did not give details on the nationalities of the deceased people.CNN has reached out to the US State Department.

Kejon Owens runs for 3 second-half TDs to help FIU beat UNT 46-39

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:57:27 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Kejon Owens ran for three second-half touchdowns, including a 6-yard TD that gave Florida International the lead for good in the fourth quarter, Hezekiah Masses returned an interception for a touchdown and the Panthers beat North Texas 46-39 Saturday night.Owens finished with 10 carries for a career-high 101 yards and Shomari Lawrence added 89 yards rushing and a score on 18 attempts for FIU (2-1). Keyone Jenkins was 20-of-32 passing for 291 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions.Stone Earle went 10-of-20 passing for 96 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions, and added 67 yards rushing on seven carries, before being replaced by Chandler Rogers to open the second half. Rogers completed 11 of 15 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns and scored on a 23-yard run that gave UNT (0-2) a 39-38 lead with 10:03 left.On the next play from scrimmage, Jenkins hit Jalen Bracey for a 27-yard gain to midfield and later, on fourth-and-2, hooked up with Dean Patte...

Sunny Sunday behind Lee

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:57:27 GMT

After Hurricane Lee passed east of New England early Saturday, conditions have been slowly but surely improving across the area. Overnight tonight winds will continue to subside as skies clear out completely, leading to a nice day Sunday. High surf will be the only effects from the storm that linger, but even the waves will start to calm down by Sunday afternoon. However, another storm is in the forecast Monday that is expected to bring a lot of rain and some rain to New England. Stay tuned to the latest from the 7Weather team as the storm gets closer to the area.