College Football
TCU’s Boykin finished after being arrested
SAN ANTONIO – Trevone Boykin’s brilliant college career came to an abrupt and inglorious end even though TCU has one game left to play this season.
Boykin was arrested early Thursday and charged with felony assault of a police officer after the one-time Heisman Trophy contender slipped out of his team hotel past curfew, was allegedly heckled at a bar and ended up being subdued by authorities who said they had to threaten the quarterback with a Taser.
The 22-year-old Boykin was swiftly suspended for Saturday’s Alamo Bowl against No. 15 Oregon, and later apologized on Twitter.
The game would have been the last for Boykin, who shattered school passing records once held by Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton. But he was no doubt hoping to give NFL scouts one final look at his skills as the 11th-ranked Horned Frogs wrapped up their season.
Houston powers past Florida State in Peach Bowl
ATLANTA – Greg Ward Jr. showed off his dual-threat talents on a national stage as he ran for two touchdowns and threw for another, leading Houston past turnover-plagued Florida State 38-24 in the Peach Bowl on Thursday.
Ward, the nation’s only player to run and throw for 1,000 yards this season, threw for 238 yards and ran for 67 yards, as No. 14 Houston (13-1) scored the most points allowed by Florida State this season.
The No. 9 Seminoles (10-3), who trailed 21-3 at halftime, tried to rally with two fourth-quarter touchdown passes by Sean Maguire. It wasn’t enough to overcome five turnovers.
Hockey
Winter Classic has grown into an outdoor festival
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Since the NHL first experimented with outdoor games more than a decade ago, the Winter Classic has grown into a festival of fresh air hockey that this year included for the first time a professional women’s game.
As part of the buildup to the New Year’s Day game between the archrival Bruins and Canadiens, the Boston Pride played the Montreal Canadiennes at the home of the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. The two leagues that participated hope it will be a turning point in their effort to gain a footing on the professional women’s sports scene.
The women’s game was followed by a matchup of NHL old-timers from the Bruins and Canadiens. Outside, a free spectator plaza with live music, family-friendly games and a public skating rink completed the festival atmosphere that has come to surround the Winter Classic and make it the league’s signature regular-season event.
Friday’s game is not expected to be so genteel – not with the teams separated by one point in the Eastern Conference standings.
U.S. beats Denmark 4-1 in world juniors
HELSINKI – Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist to lead the United States to a 4-1 victory over Denmark on Thursday in the world junior hockey championship.
Matthews tied it at 1 in the first period, and Sonny Milano put the U.S. ahead in the second period. Matthews assisted on Colin White’s third-period goal, and Anders Bjork added a power-play goal.
The Americans finished second in Group A at 3-1-0. They’ll face the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals.
Denmark is set to play Group B winner Russia in the quarters.
Sweden beat Canada 5-2 and won Group A at 4-0-0. Sweden will play Slovakia in the quarterfinals, and Canada will face Finland. Alexander Nylander and Gustav Forsling each had a goal and an assist for Sweden.
Associated Press
