No. 9 Ole Miss defeats its rival
Snoop Conner ran for two touchdowns, and Mississippi scored 21 consecutive points to beat Mississippi State 31-21 on Thursday night in a windy, rainy and cold Egg Bowl in Starkville, Miss.
Matt Corral ran for a touchdown and passed for 229 yards to help Ole Miss (10-2, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) overcome an early 6-3 deficit for a 24-6 lead early in the fourth quarter. Corral was 25 for 33 with an interception.
The Rebels, who are No. 9 in the College Football Playoff rankings, had 388 yards of total offense, with Connor scoring twice on one-yard runs during the decisive outburst. He rushed for 60 yards in 16 carries.
Jake Haener threw for 343 yards and four touchdowns, and Fresno State defeated host San Jose State 40-9, winning its fourth Mountain West Conference Thanksgiving Day game.
Late goal lifts Portland in MLS
Larrys Mabiala scored in the 90th minute, and the Portland Timbers beat the host Colorado Rapids 1-0 to advance to the Western Conference final in MLS.
Portland will face the winner of the game Sunday between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake.
Argentina marked the one-year anniversary of the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona with ceremonies, tributes, graffiti murals and emotional messages on social media.
Maradona died of a heart attack at the age of 60 after having brain surgery two weeks earlier.
Tim Hortons Field, an outdoor venue with artificial turf nicknamed “The Donut Box” in Hamilton, Ontario, will be the site of Canada’s home World Cup qualifier against the United States in January, the Canadian Soccer Assn. said. The Jan. 30 game will be the first home match for the Canadian men in Hamilton.
Former NBA player Marc Gasol said he will play for Girona, the club he founded in the second division of Spanish basketball. The 36year-old Gasol said he will play until the end of the season before deciding whether to retire.
Sweden, Croatia and the Czech Republic took early leads as the second edition of the Davis Cup Finals got underway with simultaneous matches in three countries . ... Carlos Alcaraz, the teenager touted as Rafael Nadal’s heir and the biggest name in Spain’s team at the Davis Cup Finals, tested positive for the coronavirus and was dropped from the squad.
Two-time major winner Martin Kaymer is taking three months off for the birth of his first child, he told a German golf magazine. Kaymer expects to become a father in January at home in Germany.
Carlos Arthur Nuzman, the head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee for more than two decades, was sentenced to 30 years and 11 months in jail for allegedly buying votes for Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympics.
The World Anti-Doping Agency approved a series of reforms designed to give athletes a bigger voice in decision-making, though the changes were roundly criticized by activist groups that said they didn’t go far enough.