PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matt Olson was raised an Atlanta Braves fan and appreciated the significance of the stars he passed on the way up the franchise's single-season home run list. Hall of Famers such as Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews, both sluggers left behind as Olson crushed one homer after ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow made history as the new top money-earner in NFL, then played the worst game of his career so far. Whether it was the miserable, rainy conditions in Cleveland, a calf injury that wiped out training camp for him, or the distraction of contract negotiations, the Pro ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Nola insisted the one big inning that has plagued him in so many starts this season — the latest, when the Phillies right-hander was spotted a 5-0 lead and still couldn't finish the fifth inning — is not some sort of mental block. He says it has nothing to do ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. and the Atlanta Braves were agitated before the end of the first inning. It proved to be the start of a long night. Bryan Reynolds had three hits, including a two-run homer, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Atlanta 8-4 to prevent the Braves from becoming the ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kyle McCord throwing touchdown passes to Marvin Harrison Jr. seems natural to the two Ohio State teammates who played high school football together at St. Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia. But it hadn't happened in college football until Saturday. McCord, starting for the ...
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Razorbacks to a 28-6 win over Kent State on Saturday. Arkansas' offense was not especially sharp most of the game, finishing with a modest 308 yards of total offense against a team ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds lost their third straight game and dropped 2 1/2 games behind Arizona for the last NL wild card berth as Willson Contreras homered for the third straight game and drove in three runs Saturday night in the St. Louis Cardinals' 4-3 victory. "I'm feeling ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Corey Kiner is keeping receipts. The Cincinnati running back stuck around after former coach Luke Fickell bolted for Wisconsin last winter following a hugely successful run with the Bearcats. There was a sense — outside the program anyway — that Fickell's departure ...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Logan O'Hoppe and Randal Grichuk homered, Tyler Anderson earned his second win since the All-Star break and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on Saturday night. The teams combined for 11 hits, with six going out of the park — including four ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Hudson Clement's performance impressed Neal Brown so much that the West Virginia coach put him on scholarship immediately after the game. The redshirt freshman caught three of Garrett Greene's career-high four touchdown passes in his first college appearance and West ...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State running backs Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen want to break opposing defenses with their combined physicality. So far, the sophomores are off to a good start. Singleton ran for three touchdowns while Allen added 103 yards and another rushing score as No. ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Willson Contreras hit a three-run, first-inning homer, Luken Baker added a three-run double and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Cincinnati 9-4 on Friday night, dropping the Reds 1 1/2 games back for the NL's final wild card berth. Nolan Arenado had three hits and snapped a ...
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Myles Garrett was in an unfamiliar, vulnerable position. Flat on his back. Accustomed to shedding blockers to knock down quarterbacks, Cleveland's All-Pro defensive end looked as if he might be ready to take a nap as he stretched out on a padded landing mat inside the ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jacob Stallings hit a two-run home run, Jesús Sánchez also went deep and the Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 on Friday night to open a three-game series. Bryan De La Cruz added a pair of hits for Miami, a half-game behind Arizona for the third and final ...
Oregon State and Washington State on Friday filed a complaint in Washington state court against the Pac-12 and Commissioner George Kliavkoff, seeking to prevent departing members from getting in the way of their efforts to rebuild the disintegrating conference. The breach of bylaws complaint ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. homered for the seventh time in 11 games, Eddie Rosario went deep and drove in three runs and the major league-leading Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 on Friday night. The Braves (92-48) have won two straight following a three-game ...
Delaware (1-0) at No. 7 Penn State (1-0), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (Peacock) Line: No line, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: First meeting. WHAT'S AT STAKE? Both Penn State and Delaware hope to keep rolling after combining for 1,037 total yards and 75 points to open what both ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Congressional district maps previously deemed unconstitutional by the Ohio Supreme Court will be used in 2024 after the high court dismissed legal challenges against the Republican-drawn districts on Thursday. The Ohio voting-rights groups that brought forward the ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State tight end Cade Stover bristled at the criticism coming from outside the program this week following the Buckeyes' underwhelming 23-3 road win over rebuilding Indiana. Stover took exception to the social-media vitriol aimed at new starting quarterback Kyle ...
Kent State (0-1) at Arkansas (1-0), Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (SEC Network) Line: Arkansas by 38 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: First meeting. WHAT'S AT STAKE? Arkansas found itself on the cusp of the Top 25 after beating Western Carolina 56-13 in Week 1. A win against Kent ...