Maryland State’s Boozer inducted into hall of fame
Former Maryland State running back Emerson Boozer has been inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame for the Class of 2019. A College Football Hall of Fame inductee in 2010 and a New York Jets Ring of Honor member as of 2015, Boozer compiled 2,537 rushing yards and scored 22 touchdowns with the Hawks from 1962 to 1965. Maryland State (now UMES) went 18-9-1 during his tenure as Boozer was a two-time All-American. The Class of 2019 will be inducted at the10th annual Black College Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Feb. 16, 2019, in Atlanta, and the in-
Kevin Harvick passed pole sitter Ryan Blaney in OT to win the NASCAR Cup playoff race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. With his eighth win of the season, Harvick secured one of the four spots that will contend for the season championship in the Nov. 18 finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Joey Logano had already locked down a spot.
RF Mookie Betts, CF Jackie Bradley Jr. and 2B Ian Kinsler of the World Series champion Red Sox were among those awarded Gold Gloves. ... Pitcher Jairo Capellan was killed and two other 19-yearold Reds minor leaguers were injured in a car accident Saturday in the Dominican Republic. Pitcher Raul Hernandez was in critical condition and outfielder Emilio Garcia in stable condition.
West Virginia reentered the top 10 of The AP poll at No. 7. No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Notre Dame remained unchanged, and No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Georgia and No. 6 Oklahoma each moved up a spot. The Mountaineers surged from No. 12 after beating Texas on a go-ahead two-point conversion in final minute. ... Kansas fired coach David Beaty, effective at the end of the season. ... Minnesota fired defensive coordinator Robb Smith. ... Wake Forest freshman QB Sam Hartman will miss the rest of the season after suffering a leg injury during Saturday’s loss to Syracuse. Hartman started all nine games. ... Texas Tech freshman QB Alan Bowman was taken to a hospital Saturday to be evaluated for a “recurrence” of a partially collapsed lung. Bowman, who originally suffered the injury against Sept. 29, took a hard hit during Saturday’s loss to Oklahoma.
Justin Rose of England beat Haotong Li of China on the first playoff hole to win the Turkish Airlines Open in Antalya, Turkey. Rose, who shot a final-round 3-under 68 to finish regulation tied with Li (71) at 17-under 267, will return to No. 1 in the world rankings. ... Bryson DeChambeau fired a 5-under 66 to secure a one-shot win at the Shriners Hospital for Children Open in Las Vegas. DeChambeau, who finished at 21-under 263, won for the fourth time in his last 12 PGA Tour starts and will move up to No. 5 in the rankings. ... Nasa Hataoka, 19, of Japan won the Japan Classic in Shiga. It was her second LPGA Tour title of the season.
Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia won the New York City Marathon, holding off countryman Shura Kitata by 1.99 seconds. Desisa finished in 2:05:59 seconds. Mary Keitany of Kenya became the second woman to win the marathon four times, beating countrywoman Vivian Cheruiyot by 3 minutes, 13 seconds. Keitany ran the race in 2:22:48, the second fastest in history.
Raheem Sterling scored twice to help defending English Premier League champ Manchester City rout visiting Southampton 6-1 and reclaim first place in the season standings. City holds a two-point lead over Chelsea and Liverpool.
Karen Khachanov of Russia upset No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia 7-5, 6-4 to win the Paris Masters. Khachanov, 22, improved to 4-0 in ATP finals. ... Ashleigh Barty of Australia beat Wang Qiang of China 6-3, 6-4 to win the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, China. It was the third career WTA title for the 22-year-old Barty.