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Today in Sports History-Nov. 11-17

By The Associated Press Nov. 10, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 11 1911 — Carlisle Indian School of Carlisle, Pa., led by Jim Thorpe, beats nationally ranked Harvard 18-15 before 25,000 in Cambridge, Mass....

FILE - Boston College wide receiver Zay Flowers (4) plays against Virginia Tech during the first half of an NCAA college football game on Nov. 5, 2021, in Boston. Boston College opens the 2022 season against Rutgers on Sept. 3. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Boston College blockers try to hold up tradition of O-Line U

By Jimmy Golen Aug. 23, 2022 02:39 AM EDT

FILE - Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec (5) passes during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Virginia Tech on Nov. 5, 2021, in Boston. Boston College opens the 2022 season against Rutgers on Sept. 3.(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Boston College brings edge in 3rd year for Hafley, Jurkovec

By Jimmy Golen Aug. 17, 2022 03:39 PM EDT

Arizona State hires Glenn Thomas as offensive coordinator

Jan. 31, 2022 05:40 PM EST
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State has hired veteran NFL and college assistant coach Glenn Thomas as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Nov. 10, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 11 1911 — Carlisle Indian School of Carlisle, Pa., led by Jim Thorpe, beats nationally ranked Harvard 18-15 before 25,000 in Cambridge...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 04, 2021 04:56 PM EDT
Nov. 9 1912 — The lateral pass is used as an offensive weapon for the first time by Worcester Tech coach William F. Carney. Carney’s team...

Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman looks to pass against Louisville during the second half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Pitt's Pickett emerging in ACC's next wave of NFL-ready QBs

By Charles Odum Oct. 06, 2021 01:38 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 30, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 1 1903 — The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Pilgrims 7-3 in the first World Series game. Jimmy Sebring hits the first Series homer...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Nov. 10, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 11 1911 — Carlisle Indian School of Carlisle, Pa., led by Jim Thorpe, beats nationally ranked Harvard 18-15 before 25,000 in Cambridge...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 03, 2020 12:54 PM EST
Nov. 8 1942 — Parker Hall of the Cleveland Rams throws seven interceptions against the Green Bay Packers. 1952 —...

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2020, file photo, Detroit Lions linebacker Jamie Collins signals touchdown as Atlanta Falcons running back Todd Gurley tries to stop short of the end zone to control the final minutes of the clock in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Atlanta. Against a conceding opponent, whose only hope was to take advantage of a ballcarrier's natural inclination to find the end zone, Penn State and the Falcons inadvertently took the bait and ended up losing games they pretty much had wrapped up. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
Do Not Score! How to avoid touchdowns defenses celebrate

By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 30, 2020 02:06 AM EDT

Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley and his team wait to take the field at the start of the first half of an NCAA college football game against Virginia Tech in Blacksburg Va. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, Pool)
BC hoping QB Jurkovec next in lineup of prolific passers

By Jimmy Golen Oct. 22, 2020 01:02 PM EDT

A ticket holder pauses outside a closed Goodyear Ballpark, spring training home of the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds baseball teams, reading a sign as to where he might get a refund for a canceled game, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Goodyear, Ariz. Major League Baseball has suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule because if the coronavirus outbreak. MLB is also delaying the start of its regular season by at least two weeks. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
The Latest: Big South Conference cancels all spring sports

By The Associated Press Mar. 18, 2020 09:31 PM EDT

A locked gate is seen by the Etihad Stadium where Manchester City was due to play Burnley in an English Premier League soccer match Saturday March 14, 2020, after all English soccer games were cancelled due to the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. For most people, the new COVID-19 coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, but for some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
The Latest: All Power 5 conferences scrap spring competition

By The Associated Press Mar. 17, 2020 03:45 PM EDT

SEC wins signing day with 6 teams ranked in top 10

The Associated Press Dec. 18, 2019 09:12 PM EST
CONFERENCE: SEC BEST IN CLASS (based on 247 Sports composite rankings through Wednesday afternoon): Alabama, Georgia and LSU each landed at...

Jeff Hafley speaks at a news conference where he was introduced as the new NCAA college football head coach at Boston College, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
New BC coach Hafley stops by campus on way to CFP Playoff

By Jimmy Golen Dec. 16, 2019 04:34 PM EST

Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (13) works through drills as offensive Coordinator Steve Sarkisian, crouching, watches in Alabama's fall camp fan-day college football scrimmage, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Sarkisian inherits Alabama offense loaded with playmakers

By John Zenor Aug. 06, 2019 12:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2018, file photo, Heisman Trophy finalist Dwayne Haskins, from Ohio State looks on during a press conference in New York. Record-setting Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. says he is leaving school to enter the NFL draft. The third-year sophomore announced Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, on Twitter that he will depart the program after one year as a starter in which he broke most school and Big Ten single-season passing records. He also finished third in Heisman Trophy voting. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)
Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins declares for NFL draft

By Mitch Stacy Jan. 07, 2019 03:03 PM EST

The First Responder Bowl between Boston College and Boise State was canceled due to weather and was designated a no contest after multiple lighting delays Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
Weather cancels No. 23 Boise's First Responder Bowl vs BC

By Schuyler Dixon Dec. 26, 2018 03:46 PM EST

No. 23 Boise State seeks 11th win in bowl matchup with BC

Dec. 25, 2018 02:28 AM EST
DALLAS (AP) — SERVPRO First Responders Bowl: No. 23 Boise State (10-3) vs. Boston College (7-5), 1:30 p.m. EST (ESPN). Line: Boise State by 2 1/2 ...