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Franklin runs for 221 yards, 2 TDS, UT Martin pulls away from North Alabama 37-21

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:12:40 GMT

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Sam Franklin ran for a career-high 221 yards and two long touchdowns in the fourth quarter and UT Martin dominated the second half for a 37-21 win over North Alabama on Saturday night.Trailing 21-10 at the half, the Skyhawks used a long drive and a muffed punt to take the lead. Franklin then scored on runs of 74 and 43 yards to ice the win. Franklin, a sophomore, now has five career TDs of at least 65 yards and 10 of at least 20 yards.North Alabama had a missed field goal, two punts, two failed two-point conversions and an interception end its second half possessions.Marlon Cook scored on a four-yard run to cap an 80-yard drive then Kinkead Dent found Zoe Roberts for a 17-yard touchdown after Wyatt Gilbert recovered a muffed punt at the 19 to give UT Martin a 23-21 lead.Dent was 13 of 30 for 172 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the Skyhawks (3-1), who had 308 yards on the ground.Noah Walters was 30 of 52 for 286 yards and three touchdowns with an ...

Chambers accounts for 4 TDs as Montana State opens Big Sky play with 40-0 rout of Weber State

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:12:40 GMT

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Sean Chambers threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for two more scores as Montana State routed Weber State 40-0 in a Big Sky Conference opener on Saturday night. Chambers threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Treyton Pickering and ran for scores from 10 and 29 yards out, each in the second quarter for the FCS third-ranked Bobcats (3-1, 1-0).Chambers and Pickering connected on a 24-yard score early in the fourth that stretched the Bobcats’ lead to 26-0. Jared White added a 14-yard touchdown run and Elijah Elliott broke loose on a 56-yard scoring run to cap the scoring. Chambers completed 8 of 17 passes for 172 yards and had 86 yards on the ground on 12 carries. Julius Davis had 132 of the Bobcats’ 346 yards rushing. Kylan Weisser was 14-of-26 passing for 101 yards for Weber State (2-2, 0-1).___ AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-pollSource

Pratt throws for Tulane touchdown record, defense has four interceptions in 36-7 rout of Nicholls

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:12:40 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Michael Pratt threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns, the Tulane defense came up with four interceptions, and the Green Wave defeated Nicholls 36-7 on Saturday night.Pratt set the Tulane record for career touchdown passes with a 40-yard strike to Lawrence Keys III in the first quarter. It was Pratt’s 73rd TD pass, breaking a tie with Patrick Ramsey.Jesus Machado had 10 total tackles and an interception for Tulane. Shai’Keem Laister returned a shanked punt 27 yards for a touchdown, jump-starting Tulane’s 17-0 first quarter and the Green Wave went on to lead 27-7 at the half.Pratt’s 1-yard run in the third quarter was the only touchdown of the second half.Pat McQuaide threw for 273 yards with a touchdown for Nicholls (0-3). But his four interceptions kept the offense out of the end zone with the exception of a 13-yard TD pass to Neno Lemay in the second quarter.Arnold Barnes III led Tulane with 71 yards rushing and Keys was the top receiver w...

Gil scores his 9th goal of the season and the New England Revolution clinch an MLS playoff spot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:12:40 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Carles Gil had a shot deflected up and in for his ninth goal of the season and the New England Revolution tied the Chicago Fire 2-2 on Saturday night to clinch an MLS playoff spot.Each of the last five regular-season meetings between the Fire and the Revolution have ended in draws.Gastón Giménez scored nine minutes after halftime to give Chicago a 2-1 lead. Gil answered five minutes later.Earl Edwards Jr. totaled five saves in his seventh start of the season for New England (13-6-10). Chris Brady made one save for Chicago (8-12-10).New England will host Charlotte FC on Saturday. Chicago will travel to play the New York Red Bulls on Saturday.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Pegues and Knight each run for TDs in the 4th, lift Tennessee Tech past Kennesaw State 17-7

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:12:40 GMT

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Justin Pegues and Marcus Knight each had a touchdown run in the fourth quarter and Tennessee Tech beat Kennesaw State 17-7 on Saturday night. Kennesaw State’s only scoring came in their first drive of the game on a 29-yard touchdown pass from Jonathan Murphy to Gabriel Benyard. Pegues broke loose on a 17-yard touchdown run with 9:59 remaining. Knight added a 4-yard TD run with 1:33 to play. Knight ran 18 times for 112 yards and Pegues had 13 carries for 71 yards for Tennessee Tech (1-3). Murphy completed 8 of 24 passes for 76 yards for Kennesaw State (1-3). Tennessee Tech put up 361 yards of offense while holding Kennesaw State to 172. ___ AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-pollSource

Rattler keeps hot hand, leads South Carolina over Mississippi State 37-30

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:12:40 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Spencer Rattler went 18-of-20 passing for 288 yards and three touchdowns to lead South Carolina to a 37-30 win over Mississippi State on Saturday night.Rattler’s favorite target, Xavier Legette, caught five passes for 189 yards, including touchdowns of 76 and 75 yards for the Gamecocks (2-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference).South Carolina tried to establish the ground game — the Gamecocks attempted 47 rushes — but when they needed something, they turned to Rattler, the Oklahoma transfer who in his past seven games has finally shown why he was once one of the Sooners most highly touted recruits.Rattler also ran eight times for 43 yards. Mario Anderson was the Gamecocks’ leading rusher with 88 yards on 26 carries,After three weeks of pounding the ball on the ground with inconsistent results, Mississippi State (2-2, 0-2) returned to the kind of Air Raid passing attack the Bulldogs used under coach Mike Leach, who died in December.Will Rogers threw for a ca...

Oscar-winning short ‘Young Love’ now a Max animated series

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:12:40 GMT

Nearly dialogue-free, the Oscar-winning, six-minute 2019 animated short “Hair Love” from Matthew A. Cherry was inspired by videos on social media of Black fathers caring for their children’s hair. With the new series “Young Love,” Cherry has expanded that premise to focus on the close-knit family at the story’s center with a 12-episode animated comedy for Max.Mom is Angela (Issa Rae) and she’s a hair stylist who is picking her life back up after an illness. Dad is Stephen, a struggling music producer (Scott Mescudi, aka the rapper Kid Cudi) who has been holding down the fort in the meantime. They live on the West Side of Chicago and share a multifamily home with their 6-year-old daughter Zuri (Brooke Conaway), a spirited kid who isn’t afraid to assert herself, or her preferences. They’re upstairs. Downstairs are the grandparents (Loretta Devine and Harry Lennix).The show zeros in on the kinds of small details that make up a life. Hoping that a working parent will be able to carve ou...

Schoen: How old is too old for our elected officials?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:12:40 GMT

With the 2024 elections rapidly approaching, Americans are being forced to reckon with an important, albeit uncomfortable question: How old is too old for our elected officials?This is by no means the first time age has played a role in politics – Ronald Reagan was asked whether at age 73 he was too old to be reelected in 1984 – although rarely have politicians’ ages been front and center the way they are now.Both frontrunners for each party’s presidential nomination – President Joe Biden (80 years old) and former President Donald Trump (77 years old) – would be the oldest president in our nation’s history – a record Biden already holds, while Trump would occupy both the 3rd and 1st spots on that list should he win next November. The issue extends to Congress as well. Rep. Nancy Pelosi recently announced that at age 83, she is seeking another term in the House. And Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is 81 years of age, has now had two separate, very public, health scares in...

Enabling dependence, or just taking care of kids?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:12:40 GMT

Q. We pay child support and all med/dental bills, even though my husband’s ex is supposed to pay half. She says she can’t afford it. So she and my husband made a deal that she will just pay co-pays when she takes the kids to the doctor or dentist. I know she has a job. But, we are getting notifications that co-pays are not being paid, and now they are coming after us. I don’t believe she can’t afford co-pays! Isn’t there a limit to enabling her dependency on my husband? Plus, when we ask for a little extra time with the kids, she makes it very difficult. She needs to do her part. Am I wrong? What’s good ex-etiquette?A. Technically, of course not. But if she doesn’t have it, she doesn’t have it. The job you described may pay only a portion of what is needed.My first question would be, has dad talked to her about this particular aspect of non-payment? If the answer is yes and she still can’t afford even co-pays, it may be time to put your animosity aside for the kid’s sake.If yo...

Is erythritol a safe & healthy sugar substitute?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:12:40 GMT

Dear Mayo Clinic:  A friend has a family history of diabetes and obesity. She is diligent about eating healthfully and enjoys sharing new recipes and information about food. Recently she mentioned a sugar substitute called erythritol. I’m not familiar with this product. Can you explain what it is and if it is healthy?A: Sugar is one of those ingredients that always seems to be in the news.Eating and drinking too much sugar can negatively affect one’s health.Sugar found naturally in food, such as whole fruits, is not associated with increased health issues. But added sugar has been shown to contribute to dental cavities and is associated with multiple chronic diseases such as heart disease, obesity, fatty liver disease and Type 2 diabetes.Sugar has many forms. Most people are familiar with sucrose, the white granulated sugar found most often in kitchens, and raw sugar, also called turbinado sugar, which is crystalized and light brown. Other examples of sugar include high-...