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McElvain, Hale lead Central Arkansas to 27-14 victory over North Alabama

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:37 GMT

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Will McElvain passed for 248 yards, Darius Hale had 70 yards rushing, and Central Arkansas defeated North Alabama 27-14 on Saturday.The Bears (6-3, 3-1 United Athletic Conference) got first-quarter touchdowns on a 17-yard touchdown pass from McElvain to Jarrod Barnes and a 14-yard scoring run from Hale for an early 14-0 lead.Kylin James added a 65-yard touchdown run for a 21-0 halftime lead and Jake Gaster’s 43-yard field goal put the Bears up 24-0 in the third quarter.North Alabama’s Noah Walters threw TD passes of 28 and 3 yards to Takairee Kenebrew but the Lions (3-7, 1-5) never got closer than the final score.Walters was 21-of-36 passing for 212 yards and Kenebrew caught seven passes for 107 yards. Walters led the Lions with 55 yards rushing but no teammate had more than 7 yards on the ground.McElvain completed 22 of 33 passes, with the one touchdown to Barnes, who caught nine for 113 yards.___ Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout ...

Prince George’s Co. K-9 helps find missing elderly man with dementia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:37 GMT

A K-9 dog helped to find an elderly man with dementia, who was reported missing, in Prince George's County, Maryland, Saturday morning.(Courtesy Seat Pleasant Police Department) A K-9 dog helped to find an elderly man with dementia, who was reported missing, in Prince George's County, Maryland, Saturday morning.(Courtesy Seat Pleasant Police Department) A K-9 helped to find an elderly man with dementia, who was reported missing in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Saturday morning.The Seat Pleasant Police Department said that around 9 a.m., they brought their K-9 Amber to the 14000 block of Barkham Court in Laurel to help Prince George’s County police look for the missing 72-year-old man.Upon arrival, ...

DiLiello connects with Shackelford in OT to give Austin Peay wild 33-30 win over Eastern Kentucky

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:37 GMT

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Mike DiLiello threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Tre Shackelford in overtime to give Austin Peay a 33-30 win over Eastern Kentucky on Saturday night for the Governors’ seventh straight win and the sole lead in the United Athletic Conference.After Patrick Nations kicked a 22-yard field goal for the Colonels in OT, DiLiello hit Shackelford at the 7-yard line and the receiver just got into the end zone as he was hit by EKU defenders.Austin Peay led 10-6 entering what turned out to be a furious fourth quarter with the teams combining for 38 points and finishing regulation at 27-all.EKU trailed 20-6 midway through the quarter, tied the game at 29-all with two touchdowns over a five-minute span only to see the Governors go back out in front on DiLiello’s 32-yard TD pass to Kenny Odom with 39 seconds left. The Colonels responded by going 75 yards in 37 seconds, scoring on Jalen Burbage’s 11-yard catch from Parker McKinney.DiLiello was 18 of 28 for 310 yards and four tou...

Guggenheim runs for 153 yards and 4 TDs to help Nicholls beat FCS No. 4 Incarnate Word 45-32

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:37 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Collin Guggenheim ran for 153 yards and four touchdowns, Jaylon Spears added 160 yards rushing and Nicholls beat Incarnate Word 45-32 Saturday night to take sole possession of first place in the Southland Conference.Guggenheim scored on runs of 5 and 6 yards less than 5 minutes apart in the second quarter to give Nicholls (5-4, 5-0) the lead for good at 24-10 with 25 seconds left in the first half. Devonte’ Mathews returned a fumble 58 yards for a touchdown and Guggenheim added a 43-yard TD run midway through the third quarter to make it 38-13. Zach Calzada completed 28 of 48 passes for 394 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions for Incarnate Word (7-2, 4-1). Brandon Porter had 11 receptions for 138 yards and a touchdown, Jaelin Campbell added 111 yards receiving, including a 19-yard touchdown that capped the scoring with about 9 minutes to play, and Caleb Chapman caught TD passes of 6 yards in the third quarter and 29 yards in the fourth. The Cardinals,...

Do-it-all Vasko rallies Coastal Carolina past Old Dominion with less than a minute left

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:37 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Quarterback Ethan Vasko accounted for 350 total yards and two touchdowns and his 14-yard scoring pass to Sam Pinckney with 23 seconds left gave Coastal Carolina a 28-24 win over Old Dominion on Saturday.It marked the Chanticleers’ (6-3, 4-2 Sun Belt Conference) first lead of the game. Vasko helped orchestrate a seven-play, 78-yard that took 57 seconds. The big play came when Vasko found Kyre Duplessis for a 32-yard reception. Trailing 21-6, Vasko sprinted down the left sideline for a 75-yard touchdown to get Coastal Carolina back in it with 1:42 left in the third quarter. CJ Beasley’s 17-yard run near the midway point of the fourth quarter, and Vasko’s 2-point conversion on the run knotted it at 21.ODU’s (4-5, 3-3) Ethan Sanchez kicked a 38-yard field goal with 1:24 left before the Chanticleers’ game-winning drive.Vasko threw for 180 yards, a touchdown and an interception. He carried it 21 times for 170 yards, including the long scor...

Thousands affected by Xcel power outage in Denver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Thousands of people in Denver were without power Saturday evening due to an Xcel Energy power outage.According to Xcel's outage map, about 5,341 customers near downtown were without power as of 8:42 p.m. How much of Xcel Energy’s power is renewable? Xcel reported nine separate outages, each affecting a handful of customers. The largest single outage affected 3,201 customers.Where is the power out in Denver?According to the map, the outages were concentrated in the Civic Center neighborhood.When will power come back on in Denver?All nine outages had an estimated restoration time of 9:30 p.m. Saturday.FOX31 has reached out to Xcel Energy about the outage. This article will be updated as more information becomes available.

SW Miami-Dade father accused in son’s fatal shooting charged with 2nd-degree murder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:37 GMT

A father is facing a murder charge after being accused of triggering tragedy at his Southwest Miami-Dade home.David Contreras is facing a charge of second-degree murder with a weapon after police said, he shot and killed his adult son, Eric Contreras, who was in in 20s, then called 911 to report it.“It’s pretty scary for something like this to be happening. It’s a very quiet street, quiet neighborhood,” said area resident Jaime Stramondo.According to Miami-Dade Police, the shooting took place in the area of Southwest 84th Ave and 107th Street, at around 2 p.m. on Friday.First responders arrived to find Eric dead near the door of his home.“Speechless. It’s the way I could put it, just to hear about it,” said area resident Jacob Billings.“It’s devastating, it’s heartbreaking for everybody, it’s scary,” said Stramondo.Detectives kept the area blocked off all day and into the night as they investigated the shooting.It remains unclear whether or not officers have responded to the home of...

Larkin, Perron, Copp score in 3rd period as Red Wings win 5-4 to hand Bruins 1st regulation loss

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:37 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — David Perron had the go-ahead goal and two assists as the Detroit Red Wings scored three times in the third period to beat Boston 5-4 Saturday night, handing the Bruins their first first regulation loss this season.Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond each had a goal and an assist, and Andrew Copp and Jake Walman also scored for Detroit, which had lost four of five (1-3-1). Ville Husso had 26 saves.James van Riemsdyk, Matthew Poitras, Charlie Coyle and David Pastrnak had the goals for the Bruins, who were 9-0-1. Linus Ullmark stopped 35 shots.Trailing 3-2, Larkin tied it at 6:50 of the third when he beat Ullmark on the short side off a feed from Raymond for his fifth of the season.Perron gave the Red Wings their first lead 2:06 later when he whiffed on a shot, regained control of the puck and fired it past Ullmark’s glove. It was his third.Copp made it 5-3 with his fourth when he banged in a rebound after J.T. Compher hit the post.Pastrnak scored on a power play with ...

Celtics outlast Nets 124-114 behind Tatum and Holiday’s double-doubles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:37 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 124-112 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night.Tatum was one of five players to finish in double figure scoring for Boston, which improved to 5-0 this season.Jaylen Brown had 23 points for the Celtics, and Kristaps Porzingis added 22. Jrue Holiday recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists. Luke Kornet scored 11 off the bench.Playing its second game in as many days, Brooklyn dropped to 3-3.Cam Thomas led the Nets with 27. Spencer Dinwiddie and Mikal Bridges each chipped in with 19. Dorian Finney-Smith contributed 14, and Lonnie Walker IV and Day’Ron Sharpe scored 13 and 11, respectively, off the bench.Boston led 70-58 at halftime, but was outscored 30-21 in the third quarter and went into the fourth with a slim, three-point advantage.Brooklyn cut the deficit to one, 96-95, on Dennis Smith Jr.’s 3 with 7:47 left, but the Celtics immediately responded with a 14-4 spu...

Jayson Tatum scores 10,000th career point as Celtics hold off Nets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:37 GMT

NEW YORK — Joe Mazzulla has referenced the Celtics’ horrible loss to the Nets last March – when they blew a 28-point lead – multiple times this season. It provided some of his biggest lessons as a first-year head coach. It made him study momentum, among other things, to make sure something like that never happened again.Facing the Nets for the first time since that disastrous loss on Saturday night, the Celtics were reminded why their opponent was so tough that night in March.These Nets, while much less talented than the Celtics, are tough. They were playing the second night of a back-to-back. They were missing key players, including Ben Simmons. That didn’t stop them from hanging tough for most of the night at Barclays Center, where they erased several deficits.But these Celtics, with a few new pieces, are a different team.Despite Cam Thomas and the Nets’ best shot, the Celtics were too much to handle. So far, they’re not letting history from last season repeat itself. Jayson Tatum...