COLLEGE FOOTBALL-HEISMAN TROPHY
Mariota takes Heisman
NEW YORK (AP) β Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota (mar-ee-OH’-tah) has come away with the Heisman Trophy as college football’s top player, beating out Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon and Alabama receiver Amari Cooper.
Mariota is the first Ducks player to win the trophy. He set a Pac-12 mark this season with 53 total touchdowns, including a school-record 38 via pass, 14 keepers and one TD reception. Mariota has helped Oregon to a 12-1 record and a shot at defending national champ Florida State in the Rose Bowl as part of the College Football Playoff.
He received the second-highest percentage of possible points in Heisman history, topped only by Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith in 2006.
Mariota had already captured the Walter Camp National Player of the Year Award, the Maxwell Award as college player of the year, the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.
Gordon claimed the Doak Walter Award as the nation’s top running back after setting a Big Ten single-season record with 2,336 rushing yards and scoring 29 touchdowns.
Cooper had 1,656 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns while setting a Southeastern Conference record with 115 receptions. That helped him claim the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s outstanding receiver.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-ARMY-NAVY
Navy beats Army
BALTIMORE (AP) β Make it 13 straight wins for Navy over Army in college football.
Quarterback Keenan Reynolds ran for 100 yards on 26 carries and threw a touchdown pass as the Middies downed the Cadets 17-10. Navy led 10-7 before Reynolds scored from the 1 with 12:07 left.
Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo (nee-uh-mah-tuh-LOHL’-loh) became the all-time winningest coach in Navy history, picking up his 56th win to break a tie with George Walsh.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-AUBURN PLAYER KILLED
Auburn redshirt freshman Jakell Mitchell shot and killed
AUBURN, Alabama (AP) β Auburn freshman football player Jakell Lenard Mitchell has been shot and killed at an apartment complex near the Auburn University campus.
Auburn Police Capt. Will Matthews tells The Associated Press that police responded at 12:25 a.m. Sunday to a shots fired call the Tiger Lodge apartment complex, where the 18-year-old Mitchell was found. Mitchell was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Matthews says an investigation is ongoing and no suspects are in custody
Mitchell redshirted this season for the Auburn Tigers out of nearby Opelika High School. He was expected to contend for a starting spot next season at H-Back and tight end.
NBA-SCHEDULE
Warriors win again…Buzzer-beater kills Hawks’ streak
UNDATED (AP) β Rookie head coach Steve Kerr has to be pretty happy he chose the Golden State Warriors over the New York Knicks last summer. The Warriors have become the 12th team in NBA history to open a season 20-2, thanks to their current 15-game winning streak.
The Warriors extended the club-record winning streak on Saturday as Stephen (STEF’-ihn) Curry scored 29 points and Klay Thompson added 25 in a 105-98 triumph at Dallas. Curry and Thompson each scored 17 in the first half as Golden State ran out to a 28-point lead.
The Warriors are 4-0 on a six-game road trip that takes them to New Orleans on Sunday.
In other NBA finals:
β Atlanta’s nine-game winning streak ended when Tobias Harris drained a 13-foot jumper at the buzzer to lift Orlando past the Hawks 100-99. Harris finished with 20 points, Evan Fournier (FOHRN’-yay) added 19 and Nik Vucevic (voo-SEH’-vihch) had 18 as the Magic earned a split of the home-and-home.
β Brandon Knight scored 22 points Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs ah-day-tow-KUHN’-boh) added 20 in Milwaukee’s 111-106 triumph over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers have dropped two straight since a nine-game winning streak.
β Memphis trailed by 18 with seven minutes left in regulation before pulling out a 120-115 overtime win against Philadelphia. Mike Conley poured in a career-high 36 points for the Grizzlies, including a 3-pointer that sent the game to OT.
β Houston beat Denver 108-96 behind Dwight Howard, who had 26 points and 13 rebounds in his first game since missing 11 straight with a strained right knee. James Harden had a triple-double of 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to help the Rockets improve to 18-5.
β Detroit was a 95-90 winner at Sacramento behind Greg Monroe’s 24 points and eight rebounds. Josh Smith delivered 21 points and 13 boards for the Pistons, who have won two straight since a 13-game losing streak.
β Portland halted a two-game skid as LaMarcus Aldridge had 19 points and 14 rebounds in a 95-85 win at Indiana. Damian Lillard had 18 points for the Trail Blazers, who led by 20 at halftime and dealt the Pacers their eighth straight loss.
β Joe Johnson scored 22 points and two Brooklyn Nets had double-doubles in a 114-87 rout of Charlotte. Deron Williams contributed 18 points and 10 assists, and Mason Plumlee chipped in 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Nets.
T25 BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE
Kentucky knocks off North Carolina
UNDATED (AP) β The Kentucky Wildcats were the unanimous No. 1 team in men’s basketball at the start of the week, and there’s no reason for their status to change following a convincing win over No. 21 North Carolina.
Devin Booker and Willie Cauley-Stein each had 15 points as the Wildcats whipped the Tar Heels 84-70 to improve to 11-0. Kentucky shot 57 percent from the field, with Booker going 5-for-8 overall and 3-for-3 from 3-point range.
The Wildcats never trailed and eventually built a 19-point, second-half lead in their first game since junior forward Alex Poythress suffered a season-ending knee injury.
In other top-25 action:
β Third-ranked Arizona crushed Michigan 80-53 as Stanley Johnson scored 17 points and Gabe York added 15 for the 10-0 Wildcats. The Wildcats outscored the Wolverines 42-16 in the paint and grabbed 14 more rebounds for their 28th consecutive home win.
β Fifth-ranked Wisconsin is 10-1 after Sam Dekker scored 17 points and Josh Gasser added 14 in the Badgers’ 86-43 rout of Nicholls State. Dekker also had five rebounds, three assists and two blocks for the Badgers, who shot 70 percent in the first half and raced out to a 37-6 lead.
β No. 8 Texas beat Texas State 59-27, the fewest points allowed by the Longhorns since 1946. Cam Ridley finished with 14 points and Javan Felix had 10 for the 8-1 Longhorns.
β Kyle Wiltjer dropped in 24 points and Byron Wesley added 20 and nine rebounds to help ninth-ranked Gonzaga beat UCLA 83-72. The Bulldogs shot 59 percent from the field, including 9-for-19 from 3-point range.
β No. 10 Kansas blew a 21-point lead before Perry Ellis supplied a tiebreaking basket to put the Jayhawks ahead 57-55 in a 63-60 triumph over No. 13 Utah. Ellis delivered 14 points, Jamari Traylor added 13 and Frank Mason III had 10 for the 8-1 Jayhawks.
β Darius Carter had 18 points and 11 rebounds as 11th-rated Wichita State downed Detroit 77-68. Ron Baker had a team-high 19 points for the Shockers, who trailed by 10 in the second half before going on a 15-3 run.
β No. 12 Ohio State hammered Morehead State 87-71 as D’Angelo Russell and Sam Thompson each scored 15 points in the win for the 8-1 Buckeyes. Thad Matta was a winner in his 500th game as head coach, improving to 385-115.
β TaShawn Thomas contributed 25 points and five rebounds to lead No. 16 Oklahoma past Tulsa 87-68. Isaiah Cousins added 21 points, including five 3-pointers.
β Freshman Melo Trimble earned his first double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds as 19th-rated Maryland barely beat South Carolina-Upstate 67-57. Jake Layman added 17 points for the 10-1 Terps and helped his team erase a four-point deficit.
β Treveon Graham scored 21 points, including a tightly contested 3-pointer in the second overtime to carry VCU past No. 23 Northern Iowa 93-87. Briante Weber added 14 points and Melvin Johnson 12 for the Rams.
β Zach Auguste scored a career-high 26 points and No. 25 Notre Dame shot over 50 percent in beating Florida State 83-63. Jerian Grant and Demetrius Jackson each finished with 18 points for the 10-1 Irish.
NHL-SCHEDULE
Hawks’ win streak ends, but Ducks streak continues
UNDATED (AP) β The New York Islanders have halted a three-game skid and ended the Chicago Blackhawks’ eight-game winning streak.
The Hawks led 2-1 in the third period before Kyle Okposo (oh-POH’-soh) and Lubimor Visnovsky (LOO’-boh-meer vihz-NAHF’-skee) scored 51 seconds apart to lead the Isles to a 3-2 victory. Cal Clutterbuck also tallied for the Islanders, who had been outscored 11-1 in the third period during their losing streak.
The Western Conference-leading Anaheim Ducks picked up their seventh straight win as Jakob Silfverberg, Ryan Getzlaf (GETS’-lahf) and Nate Thompson scored in the second period of a 4-1 triumph at Winnipeg. Frederick Andersen stopped 27 shots and was perfect after Bryan Little notched a power-play goal midway through the first period.
Elsewhere on ice:
β Shootout goals by Cam Atkinson and Ryan Johansen sent Columbus to its sixth consecutive win, 4-3 over Pittsburgh. Boone Jenner scored on a penalty shot in the third period and the Blue Jackets had a 3-2 lead until Kris Letang (leh-TANG’) tied it with 11 seconds left in regulation.
β Mats Zuccarello scored twice and the New York Rangers opened a four-game road trip by downing Vancouver 5-1. Goals by Ryan McDonagh, J.T. Miller and Zuccarello put the Rangers ahead 3-0 just three minutes into the game.
β St. Louis beat Colorado 3-2 on T.J. Oshie’s (OH’-sheez) goal 63 seconds into overtime. Kevin Shattenkirk had a goal and an assist in the Blues’ fourth straight win.
β The Sharks made it seven wins in their last eight games as Tomas Hertl scored just over five minutes into San Jose’s 2-0 win over Nashville. Antti Niemi (AN’-tee nee-EH’-mee) made 29 saves in his second shutout of the season and 29th of his career.
β Mikka Zibanjad (MEE’-kuh zih-BAN-ih-jad) scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as Ottawa topped the Bruins 3-2 in Boston. It’s the first victory in two games for newly-hired Senators coach Dave Cameron.
β Zach Parise (pah-REE’-say) tied the game with 5:53 remaining before adding a shootout tally in Minnesota’s 4-3 win over Arizona. Nino Niederreiter (NEE’-dur-eye-tur) and Jason Zucker also scored for the Wild, who have alternated wins and losses over their last 11 games.
β Wayne Simmonds, Jakob Voracek (VOHR’-ah-chehk) and Scott Laughton each had a goal and an assist as Philadelphia dealt Carolina its fifth straight loss, 5-1. Claude Giroux (juh-ROO’) leads the Flyers with 26 assists after setting up two goals.
β Tyler Seguin (SAY’-gihn) scored his league-leading 23rd goal and Trevor Daley netted the eventual game-winner as Dallas downed New Jersey 4-3. Seguin also tops the NHL with 38 points after collecting two more against the Devils.
β Buffalo blew a 2-0 lead before rallying for a 4-3 overtime victory against Florida. Nikita Zadorov won it with his first goal of the season at 29 seconds of OT after Brian Gionta (jee-AHN’-tah) tied it with 11:33 left in regulation.
β Toronto knocked off Detroit for the second time in a week as Daniel Winnik set up third-period goals by Morgan Reilly and Nazem Kadri (NAH’-zehm KAH’-dree) to secure the Maple Leafs’ 4-1 verdict over the Red Wings. Richard Panik snapped a 1-1 tie late in the second period.
β Nicklas Backstrom registered his first career hat trick by scoring the first three goals in Washington’s fourth win in five games, 4-2 over Tampa Bay. Braden Holtby stopped 26 shots and blanked the Lightning until late in the game.
NFL-PLAYER MOVES
New kicker for Browns
UNDATED (AP) β Injured kicker Billy Cundiff is out of work. He’s been waived by the Cleveland Browns and replaced by Garrett Hartley, who kicked for the Saints between 2008 and 2013.
Also in the NFL:
β The Chicago Bears have placed linebacker Darryl Sharpton on injured reserve because of a hamstring injury. Sharpton had 27 tackles in five games for the Bears this season.
GOLF-FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SHOOTOUT
Team play event is over
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) β The team of Jason Day and Cameron Tringale held on to win the Franklin Templeton Shootout in Naples, Florida. They completed the three-round tournament at 32 under -par, one shot in front of the team consisting of defending champs Harris English and Matt Kuchar (KOO’-chur), who just missed an eagle chip on the final hole.
WORLD CUP-MEN’S SLALOM
Hirscher beats Neureuther to win WCup slalom
ARE, Sweden (AP) β Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher overcame a first-leg deficit to edge out German skier Felix Neureuther and win a World Cup slalom race on Sunday for his 26th career victory.
Hirscher trailed Neureuther by.25 seconds after the morning’s first run but beat him by .10. Russian Alexander Khoroshilov finished .15 behind for a career-best third place.
Hirscher, who beat the American skier Ted Ligety by 1.22 seconds to win Friday’s giant slalom, is one of only five Austrian men to have won 25 career races and moves level with Franz Klammer.
Ligety was third after the first run but lost control of his skis midway down the second after taking a turn too wide and failed to finish.
So did Olympic champion Mario Matt of Austria, fourth quickest in the morning.
