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AP Top 25 Takeaways: On a Statement Saturday, Colorado wilts, Florida State soars, ‘Bama bows up

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:31 GMT

The bill came due for Coach Prime and Colorado in Oregon.Florida State stared down Clemson’s Death Valley.Alabama embraced winning ugly.A Statement Saturday in September that featured six games matching ranked teams was the first chance to make some sense of first few weeks of the season.Here’s what we learned.Deion Sanders’ Buffaloes have been a fun and fascinating story, maybe the biggest in all of sports during a 3-0 start. Team Transfer Portal has had television networks chasing it all over and been must-see TV.“The Cinderella story’s over, men. They’re fighting for clicks, we’re fighting for wins. There’s a difference,” Ducks coach Dan Lanning said in a fiery pregame speech in front of ESPNs cameras.The Ducks then backed it up with 35-0 first half. It was every bit as lopsided as the 42-6 final score.There were plenty of red flags for Colorado coming into the game at Autzen Stadium: A one-dimensional offense; a porous defense; needing a mirac...

East Carolina blanks Gardner-Webb 44-0 for first shutout in 23 years

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:31 GMT

GREENVIEW, N.C. (AP) — Rahjai Harris had rushing and receiving touchdowns and East Carolina picked up its first win of the season, beating Gardner-Webb 44-0 on Saturday night for the Pirates’ first shutout in 23 years.East Carolina’s last shutout came in a 38-0 win over Duke on Sept. 2, 2000.ECU (1-3) scored on four straight possessions in the first half, including three TDs, the final one on Mason Garcia’s 2-yard rush. That score came not long after a fumbled kickoff, one of three Bulldogs (1-3) turnovers in the first half.Harris scored East Carolina’s first two touchdowns, the first on an 11-yard pass from Alex Flinn and the other on a 2-yard run. Andrew Conrad added a 44-yard field goal in building the 23-0 halftime lead.Kamarro Edmonds added a pair of rushing touchdowns and Javious Bond one in the second half. ECU outgained Gardner-Webb 366-107 and took advantage of five Bulldogs fumbles.Early in the second half, Bulldogs middle linebacker Honus Wagner wa...

Evans and Fernandes combine as Man United secure victory in ‘must-win’ game against Burnley

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:31 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — It was no surprise to see Bruno Fernandes come up with a clutch moment when Manchester United needed it most. Few, however, would have expected veteran defender Jonny Evans to provide the assist for the Portuguese midfielder’s winning goal at Burnley on Saturday. Evans himself thought such moments for him in a United shirt were long gone. “When you get to a certain age you start to wind down your career,” said the 35-year-old center back, who made his 200th appearance for the club more than eight years since his last start.Evans won three Premier League titles at United after graduating from its famed academy. The Northern Ireland international then left for West Bromwich Albion in 2015, but rejoined United as a free agent in the offseason at the tail end of his career.“It was never a thought that I would come in and be a starter,” he said after the 1-0 win at Turf Moor. “I was told that my role would be to provide competition and that is how I have ...

Nicco Marchiol throws TD pass in 1st start, West Virginia holds off Texas Tech 20-13

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:31 GMT

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Nicco Marchiol’s first career start was full of hiccups, oversights and mistakes. The West Virginia quarterback sure was happy about how it turned out.“Ecstatic to come out victorious,” Marchiol said. The redshirt freshman threw a touchdown pass in place of the injured Garrett Greene, CJ Donaldson added a short TD run and West Virginia held off Texas Tech 20-13 in its Big 12 opener on Saturday. West Virginia was held under 300 total yards of offense for the second straight week. But its defense played another solid game to overcome any deficiencies on the other side of the ball.Texas Tech backup quarterback Behren Morton came on for the injured Tyler Shough in the first quarter and put together a pair of scoring drives. But Morton, who had thrown for 325 yards and two touchdowns against the Mountaineers a year ago in Texas Tech’s 48-10 win, couldn’t bring the Red Raiders back from a 13-3 deficit this time. Morton drove the Red Raiders from their ...

Jackson, Smothers lead Jacksonville State to suffocating win over Eastern Michigan

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:31 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Malik Jackson and quarterback Logan Smothers each eclipsed 100 yards rushing and Jacksonville State beat Eastern Michigan 21-0 on Saturday.Jackson ran for 127 yards on 21 carries and Smothers carried it 18 times for a 118 yards and a touchdown. Smothers also threw a 16-yard touchdown to Quinton Lane for the game’s first score. Smothers’ 41-yard scoring run early in the second quarter made it 14-0.The Gamecocks (3-1) outgained Eastern Michigan 388-152. The Eagles finished 1 of 15 on third-down conversions and failed to convert on three fourth-down attempts.Jaylon Jackson ran for 76 yards on 17 carries for the Eagles (2-2).___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-pollSource

US diplomat says intelligence from ‘Five Eyes’ nations helped Canada to link India to Sikh’s killing

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:31 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Information shared by members of an intelligence-sharing alliance was part of what Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used to make public allegations of the Indian government’s possible involvement in the assassination of a Sikh Canadian, the U.S. ambassador to Canada said.“There was shared intelligence among ‘Five Eyes’ partners that helped lead Canada to (make) the statements that the prime minister made,” U.S. Ambassador David Cohen told Canadian CTV News network.CTV News released some of Cohen’s comments late Friday, and the network said that it would air the full interview with the U.S. envoy on Sunday. No further details were released about the shared intelligence.On Thursday, a Canadian official told The Associated Press that the allegation of India’s involvement in the killing is based on surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada, including intelligence provided by a major ally — without saying which one.The “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing al...

Bauer runs for four TDs, throws for fifth to lead Central Michigan past South Alabama 34-30

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:31 GMT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Jase Bauer burst up the middle with 13 seconds left for his career-best fourth rushing touchdown and lift Central Michigan to a 34-30 win over South Alabama on Saturday. Bauer escaped the pocket, regained his balance after slipping out of an ankle tackle and fired a 70-yard touchdown pass to Jesse Prewitt III to put the Chippewas ahead 27-17 seconds into the fourth quarter, but South Alabama rallied with two touchdowns to hold a 30-27 lead with under three minutes left. Bauer responded by leading Central Michigan (2-2) on an 11-play, 75-yard drive for the game-winning score.The Jaguars (2-2) built a 14-0 lead after one quarter after Carter Bradley hit Caullin Lacy with a 35-yard touchdown pass. Bauer scored from 15-yards out and punched over from the 1 in the second quarter to get the Chippewas within a point at intermission, 14-13, then took the lead after a second 1-yard touchdown run midway through the third. Bradley and Lacy combined on a 75-yard touchdown pa...

Sindicato de guionistas WGA y estudios de Hollywood estarían en la “fase final” de las negociaciones

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:31 GMT

(CNN) — Los escritores en huelga y los estudios de Hollywood se encuentran en la “fase final” de las negociaciones y esperan llegar a un acuerdo para poner fin al histórico paro laboral este fin de semana, dijeron a CNN dos personas familiarizadas con el asunto.El Sindicato de Escritores de Estados Unidos (WGA) y la Alianza de Productores de Cine y Televisión (AMPTP) pasaron el sábado negociando por cuarto día consecutivo. Si se llegara a un acuerdo tentativo, todavía tendría que ser ratificado por los miembros de base antes de que pudiera entrar en vigor.Los cuatro grandes jefes de los estudios (el jefe de Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav, el jefe de Disney, Bob Iger, el codirector de Netflix, Ted Sarandos, y la presidenta del estudio NBCUniversal, Donna Langley), ya no estaban en la sala de Sherman Oaks el sábado por la tarde, dijo una persona, señalando casi todos los problemas importantes habían sido resueltos. La persona enfatizó que, aunque no estaban directamente en...

Operator of bus involved in fatal New York crash was listed by state as ‘unacceptable operator’ after failing safety inspections

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:31 GMT

(CNN) — The transportation company that owns the bus involved in a fatal crash in New York this week while bringing high school students to a band camp was listed as an “unacceptable operator” by the state after failing several safety inspections since 2022.New York State Department of Transportation records show the bus operator, Regency Transportation Ltd., had failed five out of 15 total safety inspections during the state’s 2023 fiscal year, department spokesperson Joseph Morrissey said Friday. The agency conducts more than 150,000 safety inspections each year as part of its bus safety program.The bus was carrying about 40 students on Farmingdale High School’s marching band from Long Island to a band camp in Pennsylvania when it careened off Interstate 84, crashed through a wire guard rail and flipped over repeatedly down the ravine in Wawayanda, about 70 miles northwest of New York City, according to New York State Police Trooper Jason Lewis.Two longtime teachers...

No. 25 Florida settles for field goals and beats Charlotte 22-7 in Swamp

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:31 GMT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Ricky Pearsall made a one-handed catch that will be hard to top this season, Trey Smack kicked five field goals and No. 25 Florida overcame a lackluster performance to beat Charlotte 22-7 on Saturday night.The Gators (3-1) won their third consecutive game since losing at then-No. 14 Utah, but they looked far from ready to go on the road and end a two-game skid to Kentucky next week.Graham Mertz completed 20 of 23 passes for 259 yards, with a touchdown and a fumble. Pearsall finished with six receptions for 104 yards, none better than his leaping snag down the seam that led to a field goal and a 10-0 lead in the first quarter.But the Gators delivered few highlights the rest of the night. A week after a 20-point second quarter against Tennessee, the Gators managed 18 yards — including minus-1 rushing — in the second against one of the worst defenses in major college football.The 49ers (1-3) allowed nearly 1,100 yards in back-to-ba...