Chris Smith

No. 20 ULL, Appalachian State await 3rd Sun Belt title clash

By The Associated PressDecember 2, 2021 GMT

Appalachian State (10-2, 7-1 Sun Belt) at No. 20 Louisiana-Lafayette (11-1, 8-0, No. 24 CFP), Saturday at 3:30 p.m. EST (ESPN).

Line: Appalachian State by 2 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

Brooklyn faces Detroit on 3-game win streak

By The Associated PressNovember 5, 2021 GMT

Brooklyn Nets (5-3, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (1-7, 15th in the Eastern Conference)

Detroit; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pistons -10; over/under is 212

Levi Lewis sets program record with 65th career passing TD

October 30, 2021 GMT

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Levi Lewis threw for three touchdowns, setting a program record with 65 for his career, and Louisiana-Lafayette eased by Texas State 45-0 on Saturday.

Lewis, in his 33rd consecutive start, broke Jake Delhomme's record (64) with a 3-yard connection to Jalen Williams over the middle in the third quarter.

Detroit takes on Philadelphia, seeks to break 3-game slide

By The Associated PressOctober 27, 2021 GMT

Detroit Pistons (0-3, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (2-2, 11th in the Eastern Conference)

Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Detroit aims to break its three-game skid with a victory against Philadelphia.

Atlanta and Detroit meet for conference matchup

By The Associated PressOctober 24, 2021 GMT

Detroit Pistons (0-2, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (1-1, eighth in the Eastern Conference)

Atlanta; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta hosts Detroit in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams.

Pistons set to do battle with Bulls Saturday

By The Associated PressOctober 23, 2021 GMT

Detroit Pistons (0-1, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (2-0, second in the Eastern Conference)

Smith rushes for 238 yards as Louisiana-Lafayette wins 28-27

October 22, 2021 GMT

JONESBORO, ARK. (AP) — Freshman Montrell Johnson took a handoff 99 yards for a school and Sun Belt Conference record-long touchdown, Chris Smith rushed for 238 yards and the game-winner and Louisiana-Lafayette battled past Arkansas State 28-27 on Thursday night.

Louisiana-Lafayette uses 4 takeaways to beat App State 41-13

October 13, 2021 GMT

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Levi Lewis threw for one touchdown and ran for another, Chris Smith added two rushing scores and Louisiana-Lafayette eased by Appalachian State 41-13 on Tuesday night.

Louisiana-Lafayette (5-1, 3-0 Sun Belt Conference) scored a touchdown on its first three drives and led 20-6 at the break.

Louisiana-Lafayette jumps out early, beats S. Alabama 20-18

October 3, 2021 GMT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Chris Smith and quarterback Levi Lewis each had a first-quarter touchdown run and Louisiana-Lafayette held on to beat South Alabama 20-18 on Saturday night.

Smith scored on a 10-yard run on the third play from scrimmage and Lewis brook loose for a 22-yard TD run about three minutes later for Louisiana-Lafayette (4-1, 2-0 Sun Belt Conference).

Ravens sign DE Chris Smith, formerly with Raiders

July 27, 2021 GMT

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have signed defensive end Chris Smith.

The Ravens announced the move Tuesday, the day before the team's first practice of training camp.

Smith played eight games last season for the Las Vegas Raiders.

UCLA’s Chris Smith won’t return to basketball team

By BETH HARRISJuly 6, 2021 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Smith, who injured his knee in January and was out the rest of his senior season, won’t be returning to UCLA’s basketball team.

He announced his decision Monday night on social media.

Injuries, opt-outs and underdogs: UCLA’s ride to Final Four

By DAVE SKRETTAMarch 31, 2021 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — As he basked in the glow of a win over Michigan, UCLA coach Mick Cronin was asked whether he thought he had the kind of team in his second season in Westwood to make a Final Four run...

Record 4M voters cast ballots in election, Murphy says

November 5, 2020 GMT

More than 4 million ballots were cast in this week's presidential election in New Jersey, the most in state history, Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday.

It's still not clear what the voter turnout percentage was, however, because the results are still unofficial...