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Jenner scores 3 goals as Blue Jackets beat Rangers 5-3 for 1st win

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:25:04 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Boone Jenner scored a natural hat trick and Columbus gave Pascal Vincent his first coaching victory by beating the New York Rangers 5-3 Saturday night for the Blue Jackets’ first win this season.Rookie David Jiricek and Justin Danforth also scored for Columbus, which opened with a 4-2 loss at home to Philadelphia on Thursday night. Johnny Gaudreau and Ivan Provorov each added two assists.Elvis Merzlikins stopped 24 shots before leaving the game with flu-like symptoms after the second period. Spencer Martin came in for the last 20 minutes and stopped 15 shots in his Columbus debut.“We managed the game really well the first two periods,” Vincent said. “It got a little tight in the third but it’s a process. Earning our win, bouncing back from a loss, I really liked our response.”Erik Gustafsson had a goal and an assist, and Will Cuylle and Chris Kreider also scored for the Rangers. Adam Fox had two assists and Igor Shesterkin made 16 stops.The Rangers looked...

Irby runs for 137 and a TD, Borisch adds 2 rushing TDs, ETSU beats Wofford 35-10

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:25:04 GMT

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Bryson Irby ran for 137 yards and a touchdown, Zach Borisch added two rushing TDs and Sheldon Aronold II had a pick-6 to help East Tennessee State beat Wofford 41-10 Saturday. On the fourth play from scrimmage, Arnold picked off a pass from Pauly Seely and returned it 39 yards for a touchdown and ETSU (2-4, 1-2 Southern Conference) led the rest of the way. Ewan Johnson kicked a 24-yard field goal midway through the first quarter and, after Borisch scored on a 6-yard run with about 10 minutes left in the first half, Johnson made a 37-yarder with 37 seconds left before intermission. Irby ripped off a 56-yard scoring run to cap a five-play, 75-yard drive to open the second half that gave the Buccaneers a 27-0 lead with 12:15 left in the third quarter. Seely was 15-of-31 passing for 114 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown to Dylan Djete in the fourth quarter for Wofford (0-7, 0-4). The Terriers have lost eight straight, dating to last season.Will Huzzie had s...

Daniels and No. 22 LSU’s offense is prolific again in a 48-18 win over Auburn

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:25:04 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jayden Daniels accounted for 418 yards and passed for three touchdowns, and No. 22 LSU raced to an early double-digit lead that it never relinquished in a 48-18 victory over Auburn on Saturday night.LSU receiver Kyren Lacy had the most productive game of his career, catching four passes for 111 yards and touchdown. Daniels also threw touchdown passes to reciever Malik Nabers and running back Josh Williams.John Emery Jr., Logan Diggs and Williams each rushed for short touchdowns as LSU (5-2, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) scored at least 48 points for a third straight week.Daniels — whom Auburn coach Hugh Freeze declared should be a Heisman Trophy candidate — completed 20 of 27 passes for 325 yards and rushed for 93 yards.Meanwhile, LSU’s defense turned in one of its better performances this season, highlighted by drive-stalling sacks by Mekhi Wingo and Harold Perkins.Auburn (3-3, 0-3) finished with 293 total yards, representing a substantial improvement f...

Surridge scores first two MLS goals, helps Nashville edge Revolution 3-2

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:25:04 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Newcomer Sam Surridge scored two straight first-half goals and Nashville SC gave New England rookie goalkeeper Jacob Jackson a rude welcome to the league with a 3-2 victory over the Revolution on Saturday night.Nashville (13-10-10) snapped a four-match winless streak, a club-record three-match scoreless streak and won for just the second time in its last 12 matches. Nashville allowed only three goals in its previous seven matches but managed to go just 1-1-5.New England (14-9-10) is now winless in its last 13 road matches (0-7-6) in all competitions. Only one of the seven defeats was by multiple goals.Jackson, 23, finished with a whopping seven saves in his first career match. Joe Willis saved five shots for Nashville.Nashville jumped out to a 1-0 lead on Dax McCarty’s first goal of the season, unassisted in the 19th minute. Surridge made it 2-0 with his first career goal in his fifth start and eighth appearance since coming over from Nottingham Forest ...

John Lee Eldridge III goes the distance, capping Air Force’s rally past Wyoming

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:25:04 GMT

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — John Lee Eldridge III raced 58 yards for the go-ahead score with 2:17 remaining and Air Force rallied from a halftime deficit to defeat Wyoming 34-27 in a battle for first place in the Mountain West Conference on Saturday night.The long touchdown came after John Hoyland missed a 52-yard field goal for Wyoming. Eldridge scored on the third play following the miss and Air Force (6-0, 4-0) stopped Wyoming (5-2, 2-1) on downs on the ensuing possession.The win kept the Falcons alone in first place as they rallied from deficits of 14-0 in the first quarter and 21-17 at halftime.The Falcons took the second-half kickoff and drove 75 yards in 17 plays, taking 10:13 off the clock. Quarterback Zac Larrier’s 1-yard touchdown run gave Air Force a 24-21 lead and the Falcons added a Matthew Dapore 43-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter.Andrew Peasley threw his third touchdown pass of the game for Wyoming and the score was tied at 27 after the extra-poi...

Auston Matthews scores 3 times to send Toronto Maple Leafs past Minnesota Wild 7-4

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:25:04 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews registered his second hat trick in two games to open the season, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Minnesota Wild 7-4 on Saturday night.William Nylander had two goals and an assist for Toronto, and Ilya Samsonov made 28 saves. Calle Jarnkrok had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Bertuzzi also scored. Mitch Marner and Morgan Rielly each had two assists.Matthews is the fifth player in NHL history to open a season with back-to-back hat tricks, joining Alex Ovechkin (2017-18), Cy Denneny (1917-18), Joe Malone (1917-18) and Reg Noble (1917-18).Matt Boldy, Ryan Hartman, Marco Rossi and Brandon Duhaime scored for Minnesota. Filip Gustavsson stopped 26 shots.CANADIENS 3, BLACKHAWKS 2MONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield scored the first of Montreal’s three unanswered second-period goals, and the Canadiens beat Connor Bedard and the Blackhawks in their home opener.Bedard, hockey’s most anticipated prospect since Connor McDavid, received a not-so-warm welcome fro...

Finley and Hobert connect on pair of 4th-quarter TDs to lift Texas State over Louisiana-Monroe 21-20

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:25:04 GMT

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — TJ Finley threw a pair of touchdown passes to Joey Hobert late in the game to rally Texas State to a 21-20 victory over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday night. Ja’Terious Evans picked off a Finley pass and returned the ball 28 yards into the end zone that stretched UL Monroe’s lead to 20-9 with 8:57 to play in the game. Finley’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Hobert pulled Texas State to 20-15 with 41:16 left. The duo connected again for a 22-yard touchdown that capped an 11-play, 76-yard drive with 41 seconds left. Finley finished 24-of-46 passing for 222 yards and Hobert made 10 catches for 110. Donerio Davenport added 94 yards rushing on 15 carries for Texas State (5-2, 2-1 Sun Belt Conference). Mason Shipley made field goals from 29, 34 and 47 yards, each in the first half. Jiya Wright threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Woullard in the first quarter for UL Monroe (2-4, 0-3). __AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football an...

Arizona rebounds from narrow losses with 44-6 victory over No. 19 Washington State

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:25:04 GMT

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Noah Fifita threw for 342 yards, Jonah Coleman had 168 yards and three rushing touchdowns and Arizona forced three turnovers in a 44-6 victory over No. 19 Washington State on Saturday night. The Wildcats (4-3, 2-2 Pac-12) scored 44 straight points to break through in a big way after nearly upsetting top-10 teams the last two weeks.Fifita started his third straight game in place of the injured Jayden de Laura, a former Washington State quarterback. He was masterful from the start against the Cougars, who dropped their second consecutive game after starting 4-0 and reaching No. 13 in the AP Top 25.Fifita was 34-of-43 passing, but didn’t throw for any touchdowns. All of Arizona’s scores came on the ground. Coleman scored on runs of 1, 1 and 23 yards. Rayshon Luke rushed for 70 yards, including a 40-yarder for a score, and DJ Williams scored from 15 yards.Coleman also had four catches for 98 yards. The Cougars (4-2, 1-2) scored on Nakia Watson’s 1...

Cómo proteger tu salud mental mientras lees noticias de la guerra entre Israel y Hamas

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:25:04 GMT

(CNN) — A medida que el conflicto en Israel y Gaza continúa desarrollándose, muchas personas se exponen a innumerables imágenes, historias y sonidos del conflicto a través de noticias de radio y televisión, artículos de periódicos y digitales y, por supuesto, redes sociales.Y eso nos está pasando factura a todos nosotros, incluidos nuestros hijos. La Asociación Estadounidense de Psicología emitió un comunicado esta semana advirtiendo que consumir noticias violentas y traumáticas puede afectar negativamente nuestra salud mental.“La Psicología nos dice que el miedo, la ansiedad y el estrés traumático tienen efectos a largo plazo sobre la salud y el bienestar. Estos impactos también los sienten las personas de todo el mundo que tienen familiares y amigos en la región, así como aquellos preocupados por los efectos de la guerra en todas partes”, dice.Entonces, ¿cómo podemos mantenernos informados y conectados mientras protegemos nuestra salud mental y la de nuestros hijos? Este es ...

Freshman QB Avery Johnson has 5 rushing TDs as Kansas State beats Texas Tech 38-21

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:25:04 GMT

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Freshman quarterback Avery Johnson ran for five touchdowns, a first in FBS this season, while sharing time with starter Will Howard, and Kansas State beat Texas Tech 38-21 on Saturday night.Johnson finished with 91 yards rushing as the Wildcats (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) bounced back from a surprising loss at Oklahoma State with an eighth consecutive victory in the series for the defending Big 12 champions.Jake Strong led a 99-yard drive to the only lead for Texas Tech (3-4, 2-2) in his debut in the third quarter after replacing injured starter Behren Morton. But the freshman threw three interceptions after the Wildcats had gone back in front.Morton, who was starting because of the third long-term injury in as many seasons to Tyler Shough, was slow to get up several times in the first half and was ruled out after the break because of an undisclosed injury.Strong’s second series started at the Texas Tech 1-yard line, but his 13-yard pass got the drive going.Strong ...