T25 FOOTBALL-SCHEDULE
Tide, Frogs win big…FSU ekes by Georgia Tech…Baylor wins by 12…Ohio State crushes Wisconsin
UNDATED (AP) β Top-ranked Alabama and No. 4 TCU have done their parts to secure spots in the College Football Playoff. Florida State just hopes it has done enough.
The Crimson Tide claimed their 24th SEC championship by scoring three touchdowns in the fourth quarter of a 42-13 win over No. 14 Missouri. Blake Sims threw a pair of touchdown passes, and T.J. Yeldon and Derrick Henry each had a couple of touchdown runs.
The Tide are 12-1 overall.
In Fort Worth, Texas, Trevone Boykin passed for a career-high 460 yards and caught a touchdown pass as the Horned Frogs crushed Iowa State 55-3. Aaron Green scored two touchdowns for TCU, and Derrick Kindred returned an interception 44 yards for a score in the third quarter to put the Frogs up 34-3.
The win puts the Horned Frogs 11-1 overall, 8-1 in the Big 12. They entered the game third in the CFP rankings, behind the Crimson Tide and Oregon. The Ducks hammered Arizona 51-13 in the Pac 12 title game on Friday.
The question now is whether Florida State’s 37-35 victory over Georgia Tech was enough to put the unbeaten Seminoles into the semifinals. Jameis (JAY’-mihs) Winston threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns to help the Seminoles win their third straight ACC title. Rashad Greene had seven catches for 123 yards and two scores, while freshman Dalvin Cook had 220 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown in his first college start to help FSU run its winning streak to 29 games.
The Seminoles’ close call may have given fifth-ranked Baylor or No. 6 Ohio State a chance to advance to the College Football Playoff.
Bryce Petty completed 34 of his 40 passes for 412 yards and a touchdown as Baylor outscored No. 9 Kansas State 38-27 to claim a share of the Big 12 title with TCU. Johnny Jefferson had two touchdown runs, while Petty showed no effects from the concussion he suffered in last weekend’s game.
Ohio State had the biggest blowout win of all the Big Five title clinchers as Ezekiel Elliott ran for career-high 220 yards and two TDs in the Buckeyes’ 59-0 dismantling of No. 11 Wisconsin. Cardale Jones threw for 257 yards and three scores in place of J.T. Barrett, who broke an ankle in last weekend’s win against Michigan. Devin Smith had touchdown receptions of 44, 42 and 39 yards for the 12-1 Buckeyes.
Elsewhere in top-25 football:
β Tyreek Hill returned a punt 91 yards for a touchdown with 45 seconds remaining and Ben Grogan kicked a 21-yard field goal overtime to give Oklahoma State a stunning 38-35 victory over No. 18 Oklahoma. Mason Rudolph passed for 273 yards and two touchdowns, and Brandon Sheperd caught seven passes for a career-high 156 yards and two touchdowns to help the Cowboys end a five-game skid and become bowl eligible at 6-6.
β No. 22 Boise State has likely locked up a major bowl berth by wrapping up the Mountain West title with a 28-14 victory against Fresno State. Grant Hedrick threw for 155 yards and also ran for a pair of touchdowns while the Broncos were building a 28-0 lead.
T25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE
A Top-25 upset
UNDATED (AP) β New Jersey Institute of Technology coach Jim Engles admitted that winning at Ann Arbor this afternoon wasn’t in his game plan. His players strayed from that plan.
Damon Lynn made a critical 3-pointer with less than three minutes to go and finished with 20 points as NJIT shocked 17th-ranked Michigan 72-70. The Highlanders entered the game 2-5 before making 11 of 17 3-pointers and getting 17 points each from Willis Winfield and Ky Howard.
The Wolverines suffered the home loss despite Caris LeVert, who scored a game-high 32 points.
In other top-25 action:
β Arizona is 8-0 after T.J. McConnell scored six of his 12 points in overtime to help the third-ranked Wildcats beat No. 9 Gonzaga 66-63. Gary Bell Jr. had a chance to tie the game after being fouled on a 3-pointer, but he fired an airball on his first attempt and clanged away the other two.
β Frank Kaminsky had 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead second-ranked Wisconsin to a 49-38 win over state rival Marquette.
β Justin Anderson scored 21 points as No. 7 Virginia topped VCU 74-57, leaving the Cavaliers 9-0.
β Ron Baker scored 18 points and No. 8 bounced back from Wednesday’s overtime loss at Utah by slamming Saint Louis 81-52.
β Josh Hart scored 12 points and 10th-ranked Villanova improved to 8-0 by pounding Saint Joseph’s 74-46.
β D’Angelo Russell scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half to highlight 14th-ranked Ohio State’s 70-50 rout of Colgate.
β Fifteenth-ranked Miami of Florida was upset by Green Bay 68-65 as Carrington Love scored a career-high 20 points.
β Matt Costello and Travis Trice scored 15 points apiece to lead No. 19 Michigan State past Arkansas-Pine Bluff 85-52.
β No. 21 Maryland whipped Winthrop 82-62 as Jake Layman scored 21 points and freshmen Melo Trimble and Richaud Pack had 16 apiece.
β No. 23 Butler beat Northwestern 65-56 behind Kellen Dunham’s 19 points.
β Malcolm Hill dropped in 13 points and No. 24 Illinois put together a 17-2 run in the second half of a 70-55 triumph over American.
NBA-SCHEDULE
Warriors’ streak reaches team-record proportions
UNDATED (AP) β The Golden State Warriors blew a 12-point, halftime lead before running their winning streak to a team-record 12 games.
Draymond Green drained seven 3-pointers while scoring 31 points to lead the Warriors’ offense in a 112-102 victory in Chicago. Klay Thompson finished with 24 points and Stephen (STEH’-fehn) Curry added 19 to help the Warriors improve to 17-2, the best 19-game start in team history.
Also in the NBA:
β Marco Belinelli scored 20 points and San Antonio had a season-high 30 assists en route to its 10th victory in 11 games, 123-101 over Minnesota.
β James Harden shot just 5-for-21 but provided 15 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in Houston’s 100-95 win against Phoenix.
β Philadelphia won for the second time in three games since an 0-17 start as Michael Carter-Williams contributed 20 points, and 15 assists and eight rebounds to the 76ers’ 108-101 overtime triumph at Detroit.
β Blake Griffin scored 30 points and the Los Angeles Clippers picked up their seventh straight win by thumping New Orleans 120-100.
β Orlando knocked off Sacramento 105-96 as Tobias Harris scored a season-high 27 points and Victor Oladipo (oh-lah-DEE’-poh) chipped in 16 points, seven assists and five rebounds.
NHL-SCHEDULE
Pens win
UNDATED (AP) β The Pittsburgh Penguins have regained a share of first place in the Metropolitan Division by continuing their dominance of the Atlantic Division.
Evgeni Malkin tallied twice before Christian Ehrhoff (HER’-hahf) scored with 1:50 left in the third period to lift the Pens past Ottawa 3-2. The Penguins improved to 8-0-1 versus Atlantic Division clubs and sent the Senators to their fifth straight loss.
Pittsburgh is tied for first in the Metropolitan Division with the New York Islanders, who blew a 3-0 lead in a 6-4 loss to St. Louis. Paul Stastny (STAS’-nee) scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period. Martin Brodeur (broh-DOOR’) replaced Jake Allen at the start of the second period and gave up just one goal for his first win since signing with the Blues on Monday.
Also in the NHL:
β Chicago downed Nashville 3-1 behind Marian Hossa’s (HOH’-sahz) two goals and Scott Darling’s 33 saves.
β Logan Couture (koo-CHOOR’) scored once and set up the game-winner in San Jose’s 3-2 win at Calgary.
β Tyler Seguin (SAY’-gihn) notched his league-leading 20th and 21st goals of the season to power Dallas past Montreal 4-1.
β Joffrey Lupul (JAHF’-ree LOO’-pul), David Clarkson and Peter Holland each had a goal and an assist, while Jonathan Bernier made 44 saves in Toronto’s 5-2 verdict over Vancouver.
β Steve Mason turned back 37 shots and the Philadelphia Flyers ended a six-game losing streak by downing the Kings 2-1 in Los Angeles.
β Mike Babcock has his 500th career win after Darren Helm’s goal midway through the third period completed Detroit’s comeback from a two-goal deficit in a 3-2 triumph over the New York Rangers.
β Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 33 shots as Columbus downed Tampa Bay 3-1, giving the Blue Jackets a three-game winning streak after a 2-13-2 stretch.
β Brad Marchand scored twice and Boston ended a three-game skid by dumping Arizona 5-2.
β Nick Bjugstad (BYOOG’-stad) had a goal and an assist as Florida won for the fourth time in six games, 3-2 over Buffalo.
β Braden Holtby handled 34 shots and Brooks Laich (lyk) had a goal and an assist as Washington downed New Jersey 4-1.
GOLF-HERO WORLD CHALLENGE
Spieth in front and Woods is sick
WINDERMERE, Fla. (AP) β Justin Spieth (speeth) and Tiger Woods remain on opposite ends of the leaderboard through three rounds of the Hero World Challenge in Florida.
Spieth fired a 9-under 63 for a 20-under total, seven strokes ahead of Keegan Bradley and Henrik Stenson.
Woods shot a 3-under 69 to get to even par for the tournament, but he remains last in the 18-man field. Woods suffered nausea on the practice tee and during the round.
ALPINE SKIING
Vonn gets World Cup win
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) β Lindsey Vonn won her first race in nearly two years as she led an American podium sweep in a World Cup downhill race at Lake Louise, Alberta.
The last time Vonn won a race was Jan. 26, 2013, less than two months before she tore her knee in a wipeout at world championships, leading to the first of two surgeries.
Stacey Cook was second, followed by Julia Mancuso.
SOCCER-WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
Tough draw for the U.S.
UNDATED (AP) β The United States drew the toughest group for the Women’s soccer World Cup next year in Canada, and will face Australia in its opening match in Winnipeg on June 8. In addition to 10th-ranked Australia, the Group D includes No. 5 Sweden and No. 35 Nigeria, winners of nine African women’s championships.
