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Arizona knocks off No. 20 UCLA to win 3 straight against ranked opponents for first time

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:50 GMT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona’s fans poured over the wall and sprinted onto the field, joining the players in a raucous celebration for the second straight week.The Wildcats have an even bigger streak to revel in, one that’s never happened in the football program’s 124 years.Noah Fifita threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns, and Arizona knocked off No. 20 UCLA 27-10 on Saturday night to give the Wildcats victories over ranked opponents in three consecutive games for the first time in school history.“It was as good of a game as I’ve been a part of the year,” coach Jedd Fisch said. ”I’ve said that now a few weeks in a row and I think that’s what makes us cool. You know that we can keep saying we’re getting better.”Coming off wins over then-No. 19 Washington State and No. 16 Oregon State, the Wildcats (6-3, 4-2 Pac-12) picked apart one of the nation’s top defenses to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2017 — two years after going 1-11 in Fisch...

Sherrod runs for 132 yards and a TD, adds 95-yard KOR for a score; Fresno St. beats Boise St. 37-30

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:50 GMT

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Malik Sherod ran for a career-high 132 yards, including a 52-yard touchdown, and returned a kickoff 95 yards for a score to help Fresno State beat Boise State 37-30 Saturday night. Dylan Lynch made field goals of 48, 22 and 24 yards for Fresno State (8-1, 4-1 Mountain West Conference). Mikey Keene was 24-of-38 passing for 290 yards with a touchdowns and an interception. Keene threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Tre Watson that capped a seven-play, 78-yard opening drive and the Bulldogs led the rest of the way. Maddux Madsen connected with Billy Bowens for a 2-yard throw-and-catch that trimmed the deficit to 13-10 with 7 seconds left in the first half but the ensuing kickoff bounced a couple times before Sherrod scooped it up at the 5, raced up the middle, bent it back to the left sideline near midfield and broke a would-be tackle by the kicker near the 15 on his way to the end zone as time expired to make it 20-10 at halftime. Boise State (4-5, 3-2) trimmed its d...

Stanford shuts down high-scoring Washington State in 10-7 victory

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:50 GMT

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Stanford kicker Joshua Karty hit the go-ahead field goal with less than 6 minutes left, and the Cardinal defense shut out Washington State in the second half in a gritty 10-7 victory on Saturday night.The Cardinal (3-6, 2-5) snapped a six-game losing streak to the Cougars in the last Pac-12 Conference matchup between these longtime league foes. Next year Stanford will move to the ACC while the Cougars’ conference fate is uncertain.Washington State (4-5, 1-5) lost its fifth straight game after starting the season 4-0 and reaching No. 13 in The AP Top 25 poll.After a quiet three quarters, Stanford wide receiver Elic Ayomanor caught a key 30-yard pass on third down and Cardinal backup QB Justin Lamson converted a fourth-and-1 to set up Karty’s 31-yard field goal with 5:56 remaining.The Cardinal forced a three-and-out on the Cougars’ ensuing possession and salted away the final five minutes with a 10-play drive.Washington State, which had one of the nation’s most e...

Penguins win 10-2, hand Sharks record-tying 11th straight loss to start season

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:50 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Reilly Smith and Jake Guentzel each had two goals and two assists, Evgeni Malkin also scored twice, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat San Jose 10-2 on Saturday night, handing the Sharks their NHL record-tying 11th straight loss to start the season and second straight while allowing 10 goals.Smith set the tone with two first-period goals as the Penguins — who had lost five of their last six — got back on track against the team with the league’s worst record. Guentzel’s goal early in the second that pushed Pittsburgh’s lead to 3-0 was the 200th of his career.Bryan Rust had a goal and three assists, and Vinnie Hinostroza, Kris Letang and Matt Nieto also scored for Pittsburgh. Tristan Jarry had 24 saves.For all the desperation that the winless Sharks might have brought to the rink, the Penguins said they wanted the win more after a 3-6 start.“I don’t think we like where we are this early in the season,” Rust said. “Don’t like our record, don’t like some of the res...

No. 16 Oregon State keeps Shedeur Sanders in check in 26-19 win over Colorado

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:50 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — DJ Uiagalelei threw for a touchown and ran for another and Oregon State’s swarming defense held Shedeur Sanders to 245 yards passing, including just 41 in the first half, in the 16th-ranked Beavers’ 26-19 win over fading Colorado on Saturday night.Sanders, who entered the game as the nation’s second-leading passer with an average of 337 yards a game, repeatedly limped to the sideline and even to the locker room late in the third quarter after taking a beating for a second straight week behind a porous O-line and in the midst of a switch of play-callers that was slow to produce meaningful change.The Beavers (7-2, 4-2) started slowly but picked up steam with a pair of touchdown drives spanning halftime, including Uiagalelei’s 20-yard toss to Deshawn Fenwick with 16 seconds left in the fist half.With their fifth loss in six games, the Buffs (4-5, 1-5 Pac-12) fell under .500 for the first time all season. They scored two late touchdowns afte...

Thousands sleep outside in Nepal after earthquake kills at least 157 people and destroys most houses

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:50 GMT

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Thousands of villagers in the mountains of northwestern Nepal slept outdoors Saturday night in the bitter cold after an earthquake killed at least 157 people and damaged or destroyed most homes.Most of the houses in villages in Jajarkot district either collapsed or were severely damaged by the sudden earthquake Friday night, while the few concrete houses in towns were also damaged. “We are waiting to cremate the bodies of our villagers and have been trying to take care of the people who were injured in the earthquake,” said Lal Bahadur Bika, a resident of Chiuri village, pointing to 13 bodies wrapped in white cloth awaiting cremation on Sunday morning.Most houses in Chiuri village collapsed.People used whatever they could find to set up shelter for the night, using plastic sheets and old clothes to keep them warm. Most people have been unable to retrieve their belongings from under the rubble. Most of those killed were crushed by debris when their houses — us...

Sharangovich, Backlund score early in 3rd, Flames beat Kraken 6-3

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:50 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Yegor Sharangovich and Mikael Backlund scored early in the third period to lift the Calgary Flames past the Seattle Kraken, 6-3 on Saturday night.Sharangovich broke a 2-2 tie with a tip-in at 1:33, and Backlund scored on a rebound at four minutes after goalie Philipp Grubauer made a sprawling save on A.J. Green’s breakaway.“I thought we went out in the third and took care of the game right away,” Backlund said. “We dictated the third period. I thought we played a really mature game all night, didn’t give them too many shots and chances. It was really good.”Calgary snapped a six-game losing streak.“We’ve dropped a bunch in a row, so you don’t necessarily want to think it’s that big of a game,” Flames coach Ryan Huska said. “But it’s important for us because we played the right way. I think we limited scoring shots and there were a lot of guys that elevated their game.”Martin Pospisil and Noah Hanifin also scored for Calgary, and Backlund and Rasmus Andersson had ...

Thatcher Demko makes 27 saves as Vancouver Canucks top Dallas Stars 2-0

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:50 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Thatcher Demko made 27 saves in his second shutout of the season, and the Vancouver Canucks beat Jake Oettinger and the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Saturday night.Pius Suter and Elias Pettersson scored in the second period as the Canucks improved to 4-0-1 at home. Vancouver (8-2-1) is 5-0-1 in its last six games.It was Demko’s fifth career shutout. He is 7-0-0 against Dallas.“It feels great to see that commitment level, and you can tell the guys are playing for one another,” the 27-year-old Demko said. “It’s a special feeling when that kind of takes over the room. We’re excited about tonight. We know we’ve been playing some good hockey, but obviously we still have to continue to grow. It’s one game at a time. Enjoy tonight but get back to work.”Oettinger stopped 26 shots for the Stars (7-2-1), who had won three in a row and six of seven overall.“We had a couple opportunities to maybe get the first goal, which I think would have been critical tonight,...

Moldovans cast ballots in local elections amid claims of Russian meddling

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:50 GMT

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovans are casting ballots in nationwide local elections on Sunday amid claims by Moldovan authorities that Russia has been conducting “hybrid warfare” to undermine the vote in the European Union candidate country.While local elections in Moldova, a country of about 2.5 million people situated between Romania and Ukraine, would not usually garner much international attention, ongoing accusations of Russian meddling add a geopolitical dimension to the vote.Sunday’s ballot will elect nearly 900 mayors and 11,000 local councilors for a four-year term, including key positions such as mayor of the capital, Chisinau. The ballot will be monitored by around 1,500 national and international observers.Two days ahead of the election, Moldova’s Prime Minister Dorin Recean announced a ban on candidates from the pro-Russia Chance Party, which came after Moldova’s national intelligence agency published a report Friday alleging that Russia was trying to “influence the el...

EU should welcome Central Asian workers to train in Europe, EU-Uzbek business meeting told

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:50 GMT

The Europe-Uzbekistan annual business meeting has been held in Brussels. It brought together business and political leaders just days after a roadmap for Europe and Central Asia was signed in Luxembourg, at the first-ever meeting of all of Europe’s and Central Asia’s foreign ministers. It’s an exciting time for relations between the EU and Central Asia’s most populous country, writes Political Editor Nick Powell.The chair of EUROUZ, the Europe-Uzbekistan Association for Economic Cooperation, Klaus Mangold said Central Asia is now much more in focus for Europe. People are looking for a region of peace, growth and stability, a market of 80 million people. He said German exports to Uzbekistan have doubled in the last two years, most importantly of machinery for industrial use.“Raw materials and an educated people equals industrialisation”, he observed. He told German businesses to go to the Technopark in Tashkent to see what was happening. Uzbekistan has advantages in manufacturing, th...