Wake Forest stuns No. 14 N.C. State
Wake Forest did it again. This time at N.C. State.
Jack Freudenthal’s 32yard touchdown catch with 30 seconds left lifted the Demon Deacons to a 27-23 upset of No. 14 North Carolina State on Thursday night in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Demon Deacons (5- 5, 2-5 ACC) won for only the second time in Raleigh since 1986 after trailing nearly the whole game. The Wolfpack (6-3, 3-3) couldn’t protect a 23-20 lead with 1:39 left.
Wake Forest got the ball back, after a defensive stop, and sophomore quarterback Jamie Newman led an 80-yard play in 69 seconds. Newman, in his first start, threw for 297 yards and a touchdown.
N.C. State lost a heartbreaker last year in Winston-Salem 30-24. NOTRE DAME TO START WIMBUSH » Third-ranked Notre Dame (9- 0) will start quarterback Brandon Wimbush against Florida State on Saturday for Ian Book, who is nursing an upper body injury, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly told reporters Thursday that Book had been limited at practice with an upper body injury and who starts would be game-time decision. He called Book day- to- day. Book replaced Wimbush as the starter in the fourth game of the season. UTAH LOSES RUNNING BACK FOR SEASON » Utah running back Zack Moss will miss the rest of the season after suffering a serious knee injury which requires surgery in practice Wednesday. Moss, a junior, rushed for 1,092 yards and 11 touchdowns in nine games.
He ranked third in the Pac-12 in total rushing yardage and his 6.1 yards per carry ranked second in the league.
Golf
KUCHAR TIED FOR LEAD AT WORKING VACATION IN MEXICO » Matt Kuchar decided at the last minute to play the Mayakoba Golf Classic and made it look like a smart move.
Kuchar missed only two fairways at El Camaleon Golf Club in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, key to good scoring, and kept bogeys off his card for a 7-under 64 that gave him a share of the lead with Dominic Bozzelli and PGA Tour rookie Kramer Hickok.
“It’s an amazing resort, Mayakoba. So to be able to bring the family to enjoy some vacation time, it’s a bit of a working vacation,” Kuchar said. “I had a good time at the office, as well.”
Most players did, with more than half of the 132man field in the 60s. Jordan Spieth was not among them. Spieth traded birdies and bogeys and had to settle for an even-par 71. ROARING START FOR SERGIO » Sergio Garcia flew into a four-shot lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, South Africa, after an 8-under 64 secured a fourshot lead, the biggest firstround advantage on the European Tour for a year.
GOYDOS, PETROVIC SHOOT 63, SHARE LEAD IN CHAMPIONS’ FINALE » Paul Goydos and Tim Petrovic shot 8- under 63 to share the lead in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, leaving points leader Bernhard Langer seven strokes back in the PGA Tour Champions’ season finale in Phoenix.
Scott Parel, No. 2 in the standings after winning two weeks ago at Sherwood, made a double bogey on 18 for a 71.
Langer and Parel would take the Cup with a tournament victory, while Miguel Angel Jimenez, Jerry Kelly, Scott McCarron and David Toms would need a win and help from other players.
Soccer
MCDONALD SCORES AS U. S. WOMEN DOWN PORTUGAL » Jessica McDonald, making just her second appearance for the national team, scored in the 43rd minute and the U. S. women’s national team reached its 500th victory with a 1-0 win over Portugal in Lisbon.
With the victory, the Americans remain undefeated this year at 17 wins and two ties. The team has an unbeaten streak of 27 games (24 wins, three ties) dating to a 1- 0 loss to Australia in the Tournament of Nations.
SAN JOSE STATE SUSPENDS PLAYERS » San Jose State seniors Jonathan Partida, Alex Clewis and Zach Penner were suspended from the men’s soccer team based on their actions during and after the Spartans’ Western Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinal win over Seattle University on Wednesday. Athletic director Marie Tuite made the announcement.
Partida will be suspended for the remainder of the season, while Clewis and Penner are suspended for today’s WAC semifinal match against University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Clewis and Penner can be reinstated for any subsequent matches the remainder of the 2018 season.
Baseball
MARINERS ACQUIRE MALLEX SMITH » Speedy outfielder and leadoff hitter Mallex Smith has been acquired by the Seattle Mariners from the Tampa Bay Rays for catcher Mike Zunino and outfielder Guillermo Heredia as part of a five-player deal.
Smith, 25, stole a careerbest 40 bases this year and was caught 12 times. He hit .296, tied for the major league lead with 10 triples and had 40 RBIs.