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Jackson State gives Deion shutout in coaching debut
Jalon Jones threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as Jackson State rolled past naIa edward Waters 53-0 in deion Sanders’ coaching debut on Sunday.
Jones completed 18 of 20 passes for 187 yards and Td passes to newman, daylen baldwin and Christian allen. JSu racked up 435 yards of total offense to edward Waters 104.
after a week of rare freezing weather had many residents of Jackson waiting in long lines for bottled drinking water, the atmosphere among 12,000 fans sprinkled within Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (44,215 capacity) was festive.
Woods recovering from surgery, hopes for Masters
Tiger Woods says he’s doesn’t know when he will return from a fifth back surgery, and he could not give a definitive answer Sunday when asked if he would be at the Masters.
Woods, at riviera to hand out the trophy as the tournament host, had a microdiscectomy dec. 23. It was the fifth surgery on his back, and the first since a procedure to fuse his lower spine in april 2017.
Barcelona held by Cádiz; Messi sets record
Cádiz snatched a late penalty to draw 1-1 at Camp nou and deal barcelona an unexpected setback in its bid for the Spanish league title on Sunday.
Five days after being beaten
4-1 by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, ronald Koeman’s side saw two points slip away when substitute Álex Fernández converted an 88th-minute penalty conceded by Clement Lenglet.
Lionel Messi appeared to put barcelona on its way to an easy win in his club record 506th league appearance in Spain. but after Messi scored from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute, barcelona was unable to finish off many scoring chances.
Northwestern’s Paddy Fisher wins Lott Trophy
northwestern linebacker Paddy Fisher won the Lott IMPaCT Trophy, which goes to college football’s defensive player who has made the biggest impact on his team.
The announcement was made Sunday night at the Pacific Club. The award is usually given in december, but was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. IMPaCT stands for integrity, maturity, performance, academics, community and tenacity.