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Marvin Harrison Jr. opts out of playing in Cotton Bowl for Ohio State vs Missouri

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:23 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two-time AP All-America receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. opted out of playing in the Cotton Bowl for seventh-ranked Ohio State, though the junior has not revealed whether he will declare for the NFL draft.Harrison wore his No. 18 jersey over a black hoodie when he ran out on the field with his Buckeyes teammates before Friday night’s 14-3 loss to No. 9 Missouri. He immediately went to the sideline and picked up a football, and held on to it throughout the game. Ohio State was also without starting linebacker and leading tackler Tommy Eichenberg, the fifth-year player who had been questionable because of an arm injury. Eichenberg missed two games in the regular season, although he returned for the finale against Michigan.If the 21-year-old Harrison declares for the draft, the Heisman Trophy finalist is expected to be one of the top picks in April.The 6-foot-4 Harrison had 67 catches for 1,211 yards and 14 touchdowns this season. He has 155 catches for 2,613 ...

No. 9 Missouri beats No. 7 Ohio State 14-3 in the Cotton Bowl

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:23 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — All-America running back Cody Schrader rushed for 128 yards and bulled into the end zone for a 7-yard touchdown to open the fourth quarter with Missouri’s first score, and the ninth-ranked Tigers capped an 11-win season with a 14-3 win over No. 7 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night. In a game with almost as many total punts (16) as points, the Tigers (11-2) suddenly scored touchdowns on consecutive drives after punting eight times before that. Brady Cook threw a 7-yard TD to Luther Burden III with 5:12 left in the game. Ohio State (11-2), which was undefeated before losing its regular-season finale to Michigan, played without two-time All-America receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. The standout junior was on the sideline, but opted out of playing. He hasn’t announced yet if he will enter the NFL draft. The Buckeyes were already without starting quarterback Kyle McCord, who left the program earlier this month to transfer to Syracuse. Devin Brown took over a...

Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero help Magic beat Knicks 117-108

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:23 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner had 32 points and nine rebounds, Paolo Banchero added 29 points and 10 rebounds and the Orlando Magic held off the New York Knicks 117-108 on Friday night Jalen Suggs had 21 points and six assists before a franchise-record home crowd of 19,587.Julius Randle had 38 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for the Knicks, who finally got some shots to fall in a frantic fourth-quarter comeback attempt.“It was a tough back-and-forth game at the end,” New York forward RJ Barrett said. “I think we adjusted well in the second half, but we’ve got to start better.”Jalen Brunson had 20 points and eight assists for the Knicks and made all 12 of his free throws. The problem, according to Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau, is that he should have had more attempts.“What this guy is going through is ridiculous,” Thibodeau said. “He gets hammered time and time again and I’m sick and tired of it. No one drives the ball more to the rim than this guy does, and if you rake a...

Hintz completes hat trick with 7.9 seconds left in OT as Stars beat Blackhawks 5-4

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:23 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz completed a hat trick with 7.9 seconds remaining in overtime giving the Dallas Stars a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.Hintz stood at the crease behind Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek and tapped home a pass from Jason Robertson for the winner.“I just tried to park there back door, and he gave me a great pass,” Hintz said of Robertson, one of his regular linemates. “I had an empty net there. That was great.”Hintz is the fifth player in Dallas Stars history to complete a hat trick with an overtime goal. The others are Jason Robertson (March 4, 2022), Dino Ciccarelli (March 17, 1986), Tom McCarthy (March 12, 1984) and Neal Broten (Nov. 26, 1983).Three of Hintz’s five career hat tricks are against Chicago.Joe Pavelski, Hintz’s other linemate, and Jamie Benn each had a goal and an assist for the Stars, who have won five consecutive home games.The Stars are 13-3-4 in one-goal games and have a league-best 13 comeback wins.“Sometimes we have to fi...

Cotton Bowl Winners

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:23 GMT

Dec. 29, 2023 — Missouri 14, Ohio St. 3Jan. 2, 2023 — Tulane 46, Southern Cal 45Dec. 31, 2021 — CFP: No. 1 Alabama 27, No. 4 Cincinnati 6Dec. 30, 2020 — Oklahoma 55, Florida 20Dec. 28, 2019 — Penn State 53, Memphis 39Dec. 29, 2018 — Clemson 30, Notre Dame 3 (CFC SF)Dec. 29, 2017 — Ohio State 24, Southern Cal 7Jan. 2, 2017 — Wisconsin 24, Western Michigan 16Dec. 31, 2015 — Alabama 38, Michigan State 0 (CFC SF)Jan. 1, 2015 — Michigan State 42, Baylor 41Jan. 3, 2014 — Missouri 41, Oklahoma State 31Jan. 4, 2013 — Texas A&M 41, Oklahoma 13Jan. 6, 2012 — Arkansas 29, Kansas State 16Jan. 7, 2011 — LSU 41, Texas A&M 24Jan. 2, 2010 — Mississippi 21, Oklahoma State 7Jan. 2, 2009 — Mississippi 47, Texas Tech 34Jan. 1, 2008 — Missouri 38, Arkansas 7Jan. 1, 2007 — Auburn 17, Nebraska 14Jan. 2, 2006 — Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10Jan. 1, 2005 — Tennessee 38, Texas A&M 7Jan. 2, 2004 — Mississippi 31, Oklahoma State 28Jan. 1, 2003 — Texas 35, LSU 20Jan. 1, 2002 — Oklahoma 10, Arkansas 3Jan....

No. 1 Purdue routs Eastern Kentucky 80-53 to improve to 12-1

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:23 GMT

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Reese Waters scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half, Jaedon LeDee added 20 points and San Diego State used a big second half to beat No. 13 Gonzaga 84-74 on Friday night.The Aztecs (11-2) won their fourth straight and dominated big stretches late in the first half and early in the second half to take the nonconference matchup between two of the better programs on the West Coast.San Diego State handed Gonzaga (9-4) its first nonconference loss on its home floor since UCLA on Dec. 12, 2015. It was just Gonzaga’s third home loss overall since the start of the 2017 season and their first double-digit home loss since falling to Illinois 85-74 in December 2012. Graham Ike led Gonzaga with 20 points and 10 rebounds.NO. PURDUE 80, EASTERN KENTUCKY 53WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Fletcher Loyer scored 14 points and Zach Edey had 13 points in Purdue’s blowout victory over Eastern Kentucky.Mason Gillis and Trey Kaufman-Renn each added 10 points for the Bo...

Colorado finishes strong to defeat Washington 73-69 in Pac-12 opener

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:23 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — KJ Simpson had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists, Eddie Lampkin also had a double-double and Colorado finished strong to defeat Washington 73-69 in a Pac-12 opener on Friday night.After making 4-of-14 3-pointers in the first half, the Huskies made five of their first nine after halftime and surged ahead 59-56 with a little less than eight minutes remaining. Keion Brooks Jr. scored 13 points and made three 3-pointers in the extended 33-24 run. Washington went up by seven when Brooks threw down an alley-oop dunk with 5:56 remaining but the Huskies missed eight of their last 10 shots.Colorado outscored Washington 17-6 in the final 5-plus minutes as J’Vonne Hadley scored six points, Simpson five and Lampkin four. Hadley scored in the paint to give the Buffaloes the lead for good, 66-65 with 2:23 left.Lampkin finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds, Luke O’Brien added nine rebounds and Colorado had a 49-31 advantage on the boards. Hadley, O’...

Rice scores 22 as Boise State beats Utah Valley 85-63

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:23 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Max Rice scored 22 points as Boise State beat Utah Valley 85-63 on Friday night.Rice shot 8 for 12 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Broncos (9-4). O’Mar Stanley scored 20 points while going 7 of 10 and 5 of 5 from the foul line, and added seven rebounds. Tyson Degenhart had 13 points and was 4-of-7 shooting and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line.Trevin Dorius finished with 20 points for the Wolverines (6-7). Tanner Toolson added 11 points and three steals for Utah Valley. Drake Allen also recorded 10 points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Policía de Ecuador ordena operativo tras violencia en puerto de Esmeraldas

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:23 GMT

(CNN Español) — La Policía Nacional de Ecuador anunció la noche de este viernes que mantiene un operativo de seguridad en la localidad costera de Esmeraldas luego que se registraran diversos hechos violentos, aunque no dio más detalles de lo ocurrido.La Policía dijo que busca a los responsables de los actos vandálicos registrados en distintos puntos de Esmeraldas, según una publicación en la red social X, antes conocida como Twitter.“Ante hechos violentos suscitados en #Esmeraldas, @PoliciaEcuador ha desplegado a sus unidades operativas e investigativas para dar con los responsables y ponerlos a órdenes de las autoridades competentes”, agrega.Esta tarde, la ministra del Interior de Ecuador, Mónica Palencia, informó que se atienden al menos “18 zonas calientes en las que se están trabajando” y en las que han perdido la vida algunos agentes de policía, sin precisar más detalles.CNN ha pedido al Gobierno de Ecuador un comentario acerca de cómo están atendiendo los hechos de viole...

VIDEO: Drone 5 shows power of mother nature from high surf

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:26:23 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego-area beaches have felt mother nature's impact during the high surf advisory.FOX 5 photographer Aaron Eudaley was able to capture incredible drone video, from surfers riding massive waves to seawalls getting pounded.A portion of the drone video that can be seen in the media player above shows daring surfers at Swami's Beach in Encinitas catching waves, with some making it out successful, and others not.The other part of the drone video features the shear power of the ocean's waves slamming into the Children's Pool Walkway in La Jolla.On Thursday, SkyFOX was able to capture a group of surfers at Torrey Pines at the start of the high surf advisory. Orca sightings have surged in SoCal. What experts believe is keeping the whales here High surf has caused coastal closures for some parts of the area including the Mission Bay Channel and Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach.This weekend, the high surf advisory is expected to produce waves of six to 12 ft., with sets...