In Stanford’s pregame meeting, coach David Shaw asked every player who has played in two Pac-12 championship games to stand. ”Our guys are used to playing in big games,” Shaw said. Kevin Hogan passed for 279 yards and two touchdowns, Remound Wright rushed for three more scores and Stanford opened Pac-12 play with a 41-31 victory over No. 6 Southern California on Saturday night.
For a team that seemed to have two great quarterbacks, Ohio State is now searching for one. Cardale Jones started and threw two interceptions, J.T. Barrett finished and was not much better, but linebacker Darron Lee and Ohio State’s defense bailed out the struggling offense and the top-ranked Buckeyes beat Northern Illinois 20-13 on Saturday. For the second straight week neither quarterback was particularly effective against an opponent Ohio State
The jarring impact of LSU running back Leonard Fournette’s shoulder with crumpling Auburn defensive back Blake Countess blew the top off of sold-out Tiger Stadium – and more than likely resonated with Heisman Trophy voters. The 6-foot-1, 230-pound Fournette finished that play with a finesse move that buckled the knees of safety Nick Ruffin, and No. 13 LSU was well on its way to a 45-21 victory over 18th-ranked Auburn
ST. LEON-ROT, Germany (AP) — After being infuriated by a call they found unsportsmanlike, the Americans staged the biggest comeback in Solheim Cup history Saturday to wrest the trophy back from Europe. Paula Creamer defeated Germany’s Sandra Gal to complete the turnaround and secure a 14 1/2-13 1/2 victory for the United States, which had trailed by four points going into the singles. The match turned after American rookie Alison
By Tony Jimenez ST LEON-ROT, Germany (Reuters) – U.S. wildcard choice Paula Creamer was almost lost for words after her winning point in the singles secured a battling 14-1/2 to 13-1/2 victory over Europe in the 14th Solheim Cup on Sunday. Juli Inkster put her faith in Creamer by picking the American for the 12th and final spot, the anchor role on the last day, and she repaid the captain’s
After a dramatic, controversial and tearful final day, the USA defeated Europe on Sunday to win the Solheim Cup for the first time since 2009. Behind 10-6 going into the 12 singles — the same score that Europe trailed the USA before coming back to win the Ryder Cup at Medinah in 2012 — the US triumphed by a point, 14 1/2 to 13 1.2. Paula Creamer claimed the winning
By Tony Jimenez ST LEON-ROT, Germany (Reuters) – U.S. captain Juli Inkster had urged her players to “stomp on” Europe and they carried out the instructions to a tee, fighting back to win a controversial Solheim Cup match on Sunday. The home team went into the last 12 singles holding a 10-6 lead, following unsavory scenes over the non-concession of a short American putt in the fourballs carried over from
(Updates at end) ST LEON-ROT, Germany, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Results on thethird and final day of the 14th Solheim Cup on Sunday: EUROPE 13-1/2 points UNITED STATES 14-1/2 points Singles: Carlota Ciganda v Lexi Thompson Match halved Catriona Matthew v Morgan Pressel Won by 2 holes Karine Icher v Brittany Lincicome Won 3 and 2 Melissa Reid v Brittany Lang Won 3 and 2 Gwladys Nocera v Alison Lee
European championship host nation France beat Serbia 81-68 in the competition’s third-place playoff to win the bronze medal and secure a third successive podium finish on Sunday. Having won the 2013 tournament after finishing runners-up in 2011, the French bounced back from a painful 80-75 semi-final defeat by Spain and brushed aside the Serbians. France moved up a gear after a 37-32 halftime lead and outscored Serbia 21-12 in the
By Philip Pullella and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) – Pope Francis celebrated Mass in Havana’s Revolution Square on Sunday, offering both spiritual and political messages for the tens of thousands who packed the plaza, the symbolic heart of the Cuban revolution. To welcome the pope, who helped bring about the recent rapprochement between Cuba and the United States, a similarly giant poster of Jesus Christ was hung nearby. Some pilgrims
