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Aguilar throws 4 touchdown passes, Appalachian State advances to Sun Belt title game

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:55:03 GMT

BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Joey Aguilar threw four touchdown passes and Appalachian State blew past Georgia Southern 55-27 on Saturday, clinching a berth in the Sun Belt Championship in the process.The Mountaineers (8-4, 6-2 Sun Belt Conference) fell behind by 11 points in the first quarter then outscored the Eagles 52-13 over the final three quarters.Aguilar threw second quarter touchdown passes of 27 yards to Kaedin Robinson and 41 yards to Cristan Horn, leading the Mountaineers to a 27-17 lead at halftime.Aguilar hit Eli Wilson from 2 yards and Anderson Castle scored on a 15-yard run to extend the lead to 41-17 after three. Aguilar and Robinson hooked up again, from 10 yards, and Maqueul Haywood capped the scoring with a 27-yard run late in the fourth.Georgia Southern’s only highlight in the second half was a 100-yard kickoff return by DeAndre Buchannon.Aguilar finished 23-of-36 passing for 296 yards with the four scores and one interception. Kanye Roberts had 109 yards rushing and...

Reed’s 4 TD passes carry Western Kentucky past Florida International, 41-28

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:55:03 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Austin Reed threw four touchdown passes and Western Kentucky scored early to post a 41-28 win over Florida International in the regular-season finale on Saturday. Western Kentucky beat FIU for the fifth straight time and now is 11-6 all-time against the Panthers. The Hilltoppers (7-5, 5-3 Conference USA) will finish their season by going to a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 12 seasons and the fifth time in coach Tyson Helton’s five years at the school. Reed and the Hilltoppers took the opening kick and drove 75 yards in 13 plays. Reed hit Malachi Corley with a 2-yard pass for a 7-0 lead then hit Jimmy Holiday with a 39-yard touchdown with :57 left in the quarter. Upton Stout returned a FIU fumble 16 yards for a score as time expired for a 21-0 lead to start the second quarter. FIU got on the board when Keyone Jenkins tossed a 3-yard pass to Rocky Beers, but Reed answered with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Easton Messer and Dalvin Smith pulled up and threw a ...

Fancher accounts for 5 TDs, Marshall beats Arkansas State 35-21, becomes bowl eligible

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:55:03 GMT

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Cam Fancher accounted for five touchdowns — including two first quarter TD passes to Chuck Montgomery — to help Marshall beat Arkansas State 35-21 Saturday to become bowl eligible in the regular season finale for both teams. Fancher was 16-of-22 passing for 214 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions and added 18 carries for 100 yards rushing and touchdowns of 7 and 3 yards. Marshall (6-6, 3-3 Sun Belt Conference) had 493 total yards — 279 yards rushing — and converted 8-of-17 third downs. Montgomery scored on receptions on 9 yards with 8:05 left in the first quarter and 3 yards about 7 minutes later to make it 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. Arkansas State drove deep into Thundering Herd territory before Ahmere Foster picked off a pass at the 1, Fancher ran for a 63-yard gain on the next play, Rasheen Ali followed with an 8-yard run and Fancher hit Mason Pierce for 21 yards to set up his first TD run with 11:31 left in the second quarter and ...

Fifita throws for 527 yards, No. 16 Arizona blows out rival Arizona State 59-23

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:55:03 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Noah Fifita threw for a school-record 527 yards and five touchdowns, Michael Wiley scored three times and No. 16 Arizona put an emphatic end to the Pac-12 era of the Territorial Cup rivalry with a 59-23 rout over Arizona State on Saturday.The Wildcats (9-3, 7-2 Pac-12, No. 15 CFP) were humiliated 70-7 by Arizona State three years ago, the wound salted by a mocking billboard erected by Sun Devils’ fans along Interstate 10 between Tempe and Tucson.Arizona fans may want to put up a billboard of their own after the embarrassment shifted north in the final game before the rivals head to the Big 12 next year.The Wildcats took no pity on the injury-riddled Sun Devils (3-9, 2-7), racking up 619 yards of offense. Tetairoa McMillan had a Territorial Cup-record 266 yards and a touchdown on 11 catches. Jacob Cowing had nine catches for 157 yards. Fifita finished 30 of 41 to break Anu Solomon’s school record of 520 yards passing against California in 2014.Arizona ...

Embiid has 35 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists as 76ers beat Thunder 127-123

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:55:03 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — NBA scoring leader Joel Embiid just missed what would have been Philadelphia’s first triple-double of the season with 35 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, and the 76ers ended the Oklahoma City Thunder’s six-game winning streak with a 127-123 victory on Saturday.Embiid made six free throws in the final 9.8 seconds to seal the win for the 76ers, who had a nine-point lead with 49 seconds left shrink to 125-123 after a basket by rookie Chet Holmgren with 2.5 seconds to play.Tyrese Maxey added 28 points and eight rebounds, and Tobias Harris scored 16 points for the 76ers, who moved to 11-5, the same as the Thunder. Philadelphia rode a sizable advantage at the free throw line, making 37 of 45 attempts compared to 21 of 26 for Oklahoma City.Holmgren led Oklahoma City with 33 points. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, like Embiid a first-team All-NBA selection last season, scored 31. Oklahoma City has lost four straight home games to the 76ers.With 49 seconds left, Embi...

Critical Incident Response Team investigating death of Larimer County Jail inmate

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:55:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Eighth Judicial Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) is investigating the death of an inmate at the Larimer County Jail.It started on Friday morning when the Johnstown Police Department arrested a man for felony drug charges. He was taken to a local hospital, where police said he was medically cleared for incarceration. Rancher finds 3 lambs killed by wolf, CPW said He was brought to the jail and began showing signs of a possible overdose during the booking process, police said, so he was taken back to a hospital. Later that night, he was again medically discharged from the hospital and booked into the jail, according to a release from Larimer County.Saturday afternoon around 1:30 p.m., a deputy found the inmate unresponsive in his cell. Medical staff started lifesaving efforts but he ultimately died.He was the only person assigned to the cell and was alone, police said.The Larimer County Coroner's Office will determine the cause and manner of death and rele...

Biden to visit Colorado on Tuesday

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:55:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- President Joe Biden is expected to visit Colorado this coming week for a campaign reception in Denver, according to a Saturday release from The White House.Biden will be in the area from Tuesday, Nov. 28 to Wednesday, Nov. 29. How much of Xcel Energy’s power is renewable? On Wednesday, he will head to Pueblo to visit CS Wind, the largest wind tower manufacturer in the world, according to the release.There, he will give remarks on how Bidenomics is making investments in clean energy manufacturing, the release said.Biden was expected to do so in October, but the trip was postponed due to growing conflict in the Middle East.

Denver Police investigating outdoor death near Union Station

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:55:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Police Department is investigating an outdoor death near Union Station Saturday night.Police posted about the investigation on X, formerly known as Twitter, around 6:22 p.m. and said it was happening in the 1700 block of Wewatta Street in the Union Station neighborhood. Critical Incident Response Team investigating death of Larimer County Jail inmate The death was not being investigated as a homicide as of Saturday evening.DPD did not specify any further details but said the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner will provide the victim's identity and cause of death.

Denver Police investigating outdoor death in Jefferson Park

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:55:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Police Department is investigating an outdoor death in the Jefferson Park neighborhood.The investigation was happening in the 2400 block of North Alcott Street, DPD said Saturday afternoon. Critical Incident Response Team investigating death of Larimer County Jail inmate The death was not being investigated as a homicide as of Saturday afternoon.DPD did not specify any further details but said the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner will provide the victim's identity and cause of death.

Death investigation underway after body found in well in Avon

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:55:03 GMT

Authorities have launched a death investigation after a body was found in a well in Avon on Saturday, officials said.The body of a man was retrieved from the well in the East High Street area and emergency responders noted no obvious signs of trauma to the body, according to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office.A tentative identification was made at the scene but the man’s name has not been released.The body was removed to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Boston.In a statement, Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrisey said, “The Avon Police department and State Police benefitted from a lot of help from the Avon Fire Department and regional mutual-aid to make this extraction happen tonight. We thank everyone for their cooperation and work today.”This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.