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San Jose Sharks’ first-round draft pick suspended by AHL

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:51 GMT

SAN JOSE – Ozzy Wiesblatt, a San Jose Sharks first-round draft pick from three years ago now with the Barracuda, was given a three-game suspension by the American Hockey League on Saturday for what was termed as interference on a Rockford IceHogs player.The sequence occurred Friday night in a game at Tech CU Arena in San Jose. Wiesblatt will miss San Jose’s games tonight vs. Rockford and Oct. 20 and Oct. 21 at Henderson.Wiesblatt, 21, had just come onto the ice when skated into the Rockford zone and leveled IceHogs forward Kale Howarth, who didn’t have the puck. Howarth, listed at 6-foot-5 and 201 pounds, remained down on the ice for several moments before being helped off.Wiesblatt, at 5-10 and 185 pounds, was given a five-minute major and a match penalty at the 3:12 mark of the second period. Under AHL rules, any player receiving a match penalty remains suspended until the matter can be reviewed by the league president.The AHL’s player safety committee met Saturday mor...

Rangers’ Semien and wife schedule daughter’s birth during break before ALCS against Houston

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:51 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — The fourth child for Marcus Semien and his wife Tarah was due during the AL Championship Series.When her doctor said she was far enough along that it was safe to induce, Tarah told the Texas Rangers’ second baseman they’d be having their baby in the break before the series opener against Houston on Sunday night.Semien said his wife informed him of the plan Tuesday, moments after the Rangers finished a three-game Division Series sweep of Baltimore. “Once we won that game, I saw my family, hugged them and Tara said: ‘We’re going to induce,’” he said Saturday. “That’s how we figured that out.”Semien rejoined the team Friday after spending a couple of days with his family for the birth of his first daughter, Amelie Carol Anne. The couple went to a hospital Wednesday, and their bundle of joy was born around midday Thursday. Both mother and baby are doing well, and little Amelie joins a family that includes sons Isaiah, Joshua and Eli.Semien said it was the first time...

Knight scores 3 TDs, Pegues runs for 110 yards, Tennessee Tech tops South Carolina State 28-7

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:51 GMT

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Marcus Knight ran for three touchdowns, Justin Pegues had 110 yards and a touchdown and Tennessee Tech defeated South Carolina State 28-7 on Saturday.The Golden Eagles (2-4) limited the Bulldogs (2-5) to 274 yards, 50 on the ground and South Carolina State got 90 of its 224 passing yards on a 90-yard touchdown pass on the second play of the game.Corey Fields connected with Jawarn Howell for the shocking start, but after that the Bulldogs had eight-straight punts before losing the ball on downs and throwing an interception.Knight had 86 yards rushing with a touchdown run in each of the last three quarters, covering 18, 6 and 4 yards. Pegues scored on a 1-yard plunge with less than a minute to play.Tennessee Tech had 199 yards on the ground and 202 passing.___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-pollSource

Sauce Gardner downgraded to out with a concussion. Jets without their top cornerbacks vs. Eagles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:51 GMT

Sauce Gardner was downgraded Saturday to out with a concussion, leaving the New York Jets without their top two starting cornerbacks for their game against the Philadelphia Eagles.Gardner was added to the Jets’ injury report Friday with what the team called an “illness,” although coach Robert Saleh said before practice he thought last season’s AP Defensive Rookie of the Year would be fine to play Sunday.Gardner was a full participant at practice Wednesday and Thursday before sitting out Friday.“I feel perfectly fine. That’s the crazy part about it,” he posted Saturday on X, formerly known as Twitter.The Jets already were without D.J. Reed, who is missing his second straight game — also with a concussion — against an Eagles wide receivers group that includes arguably the best duo in the NFL with A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith.Nickelback Michael Carter II and backup Bryce Hall were the only healthy cornerbacks on New York’s active roster before Craig James and Ke’...

Austin Peay never trails in beating Gardner-Webb 41-14 for 4th straight win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:51 GMT

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mike DiLiello accounted for three touchdowns, Jevon Jackson had 108 yards rushing and a score and Austin Peay beat Gardner-Webb 41-14 on Saturday. Jackson’s 3-yard touchdown run capped a 13-play, 79-yard drive on the first series of the game and Austin Peay (4-2) never trailed on its way to a fourth straight victory. Jackson carried it 25 times and was the only Governor with positive yards on the ground. DiLiello completed 31 of 41 passes for 372 yards and threw a pair of touchdown passes and had a touchdown run. Tre Shackelford had eight catches for 126 yards receiving while Trey Goodman added five for 101. Jaden Barnes and Brenen Hawkins each made a touchdown catch. Jaylen King was 19-of-35 passing for 153 yards and threw a touchdown pass and two interceptions, one a pick-6, for Gardner-Webb (2-4). King and Jayden Brown combined for 131 yards rushing on 27 carries. King connected with Brown on a 17-yard touchdown pass to pull the Bulldogs to 20-14 w...

New Zealand withstands Ireland comebacks to win epic Rugby World Cup quarterfinal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:51 GMT

PARIS (AP) — New Zealand withstood three comebacks from top-ranked Ireland and two yellow cards to win a gripping Rugby World Cup quarterfinal 28-24 on Saturday and stay on course for a record fourth title.The All Blacks come back to Stade de France to meet Argentina next Friday, after the Pumas rallied to beat Wales 29-17 in Marseille earlier.Ireland goes home after falling short again with an eighth Rugby World Cup quarterfinal defeat. The Irish trailed 13-0 and 18-10 in the first half, and by 25-17 in the second half before a penalty try made it a one-point contest with a little more than 15 minutes left. Hooker Codie Taylor was sin-binned for collapsing the maul, leaving New Zealand a man down for the second time.“We all knew it was going to be a monster game and it was,” New Zealand coach Ian Foster said. “They’re a proud team, Ireland, they really hung in there. I thought we had them a couple of times but they kept making the game really tight.”The tension rose again whe...

Furman’s defense records 9 sacks in 27-21 victory over Samford

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:51 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Dominic Roberto rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown, Axel Lepvreau kicked a 46-yard field goal with 7:47 remaining and Furman held off Samford 27-21 on Saturday.Furman scored 17 unanswered points in the second quarter, capped by Ben Ferguson’s one-handed grab, to take the lead for good. Roberto’s 5-yard touchdown run with 7:56 left in the third quarter made it 24-14. After Samford cut its deficit to three points, Furman answered with a seven-play, 41-yard drive ending in Lepvreau’s long field goal.Jeremiah Jackson notched Furman’s ninth sack, on fourth down at the Samford 14, to take possession with 0:49 to go. The Paladins defense came one short of the school record of 10 sacks against Chattanooga in 1997. Tyler Huff passed for 205 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for Furman (5-1, 3-0 Southern Conference). Michael Hiers was 36 of 48 for 291 yards and two touchdowns for Samford (3-4, 2-3). Brendan Jenkins made seven catches fo...

Black, Hispanic students in Prince George’s Co. outperformed peers statewide, report finds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:51 GMT

Black, Hispanic, ELA and economically disadvantaged students in Prince George’s County Public Schools outscored their peers statewide, according to a new report.Results from the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program have revealed that Black and Hispanic students in Prince George’s County Public Schools outperformed the state and scored significantly higher than their peers across all other Maryland school districts.(Courtesy Prince George’s County Public Schools)English learners and those with economically disadvantaged families in PGCPS also knocked it out of the park, the report said.“More than half of the 50 Maryland schools showing the greatest improvement in ELA are in Prince George’s County — proof that our students are trending in the right direction,” Superintendent Millard House II said in a release.(Courtesy Prince George’s County Public Schools)“Data also shows that nearly 25% of our students are just on the cusp of proficiency, which spe...

Germany beats US 3-1 in soccer exhibition as Reyna plays under Berhalter for first time since feud

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:51 GMT

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Niclas Füllkrug and Jamal Musiala scored three minutes apart early in the second half, and Germany rallied to beat the United States 3-1 in an exhibition Saturday as Gio Reyna played under American coach Gregg Berhalter for the first time since their family feud erupted.Christian Pulisic put the 11th-ranked U.S. ahead in the 27th minute, and İlkay Gündogan tied the score in the 39th. Füllkrug got the go-ahead goal in the 58th, and Musiala padded the margin in the 61st as No. 15 Germany won its first match since Julian Nagelsmann replaced Hansi Flick as coach. Reyna, his hair newly dyed blond, played the first half in his first start since fracturing his right leg in a CONCACAF Nations League match against Canada in June. The 20-year-old midfielder had been limited since the injury to a 27-minute substitute appearance for Dortmund in the Bundesliga on Oct. 7.Berhalter said during a management conference after the tournament that he nearly sent a player hom...

Undefeated Eagles look to go 6-0 for the second straight year when they face the Jets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:51 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (5-0) at NEW YORK JETS (2-3)Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, FoxOPENING LINE: Eagles by 7, according to FanDuel SportsBook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Eagles 4-1; Jets 3-2.SERIES RECORD: Eagles lead 12-0.LAST MEETING: Eagles beat Jets 33-18 on Dec. 5, 2021, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.LAST WEEK: Eagles beat Rams 23-14; Jets beat Broncos 31-21. EAGLES OFFENSE: OVERALL (5), RUSH (10), PASS (5), SCORING (9).EAGLES DEFENSE: OVERALL (6), RUSH (11), PASS (6), SCORING (4).JETS OFFENSE: OVERALL (27), RUSH (11), PASS (32), SCORING (24)JETS DEFENSE: OVERALL (22), RUSH (29), PASS (14), SCORING (14)TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Eagles plus-3; Jets plus-1.EAGLES PLAYER TO WATCH: WR A.J. Brown. After a slow start, Brown has come on strong with three straight games with 125-plus yards receiving. He nearly set a career high with 175 yards while also getting into the end zone twice against Washington. He followed that up last week with six catches for 127 yards in Los Angeles. He also played in 99% of the of...