By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen dismissed any suggestion of being sore, even while explaining the reason for the pad taped to the back of the Bills quarterback's forearm that extended to above his right throwing elbow. "A little road rash," Allen ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saquon Barkley can admit it now after another futile effort. He's in a "funk." Of late? Absolutely. The Philadelphia Eagles running back and AP Offensive Player of the year ran for just 22 yards on 10 carries in a loss — an epic ...
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and PETROS GIANNAKOURIS Associated Press ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Winter Games — missing a little of its usual magic. Bad weather lashing western Greece forced organizers to move the ...
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes will receive a record $3,436,343 from this year's pre-arbitration bonus pool, raising his two-year total to $5,588,400 under the initiative to direct more money to top younger players. A 23-year-old right-hander who debuted in May 2024, Skenes was a ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Anthony Black scored 27 of his career-high 31 points in the first half, Franz Wagner added 21 points and the Orlando Magic routed the injury-depleted Philadelphia 76ers 144-103 in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night. Orlando's Jalen Suggs was ejected with 27 seconds left in ...
TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 15 of his season-high 37 points in the third quarter, Scottie Barnes had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-99 on Monday night for their eighth straight win. Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 12 points and ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jakob Chychrun scored twice and the Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Monday night. Tom Wilson and John Carlson each had a goal and assist, and Martin Fehervary also scored for the Capitals, winners of four of the last five. Denton Mateychuk scored ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Luka Doncic had 33 points and 11 rebounds and LeBron James scored 17 points in his first road game of the season as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 108-106 on Sunday night. James, who scored most of his points on fast breaks and strong drives to the hoop, ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Logan Cooley scored four straight goals and had an assist and the Utah Mammoth beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-1 on Monday night to avenge a home loss four days earlier. Cooley gave Utah a 3-1 lead on a breakaway at 4:19 of the third period, and completed his second hat ...
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Maxi Moralez opened the scoring in the 27th minute and New York City FC beat the No. 1 seed Philadelphia Union 1-0 on Sunday night to win the Eastern Conference semifinals. New York City's Matt Freese had five saves. including a stop of a first-touch shot by Frankie ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves for his first shutout of the season, Brandon Hagel had two goals and an assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 on Monday night. The Lightning have won four straight and 12 of 15 to move into first place in the ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Mike Vrabel's New England Patriots became the first NFL team to reach 10 wins after they held on for a 26-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. The Patriots' ninth straight victory was more of a battle of attrition, though, as they rallied from an early 10-point deficit ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points and took over when the game got close, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 120-105 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. Mitchell helped the Cavs pull away with a flurry of plays late in the third quarter. He finished with ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Lionel Messi had a goal and three assists and Tadeo Allende scored twice as Inter Miami beat FC Cincinnati 4-0 Sunday to advance to its first Eastern Conference final. Miami will host New York City FC, a 1-0 winner over the Philadelphia Union in the other conference ...
Shedeur Sanders will make his second NFL start on Sunday when the Cleveland Browns host the San Francisco 49ers. Coach Kevin Stefanski made the announcement Monday that Sanders would get another week under center. The rookie fifth-round pick completed 11 of 20 passes for 209 yards with a ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Ja'Marr Chase apologized Monday for spitting on Jalen Ramsey during the fourth quarter of the Cincinnati Bengals' loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov. 16. Chase was suspended by the NFL for Sunday's game. His statement of apology was addressed to his team, the Bengals ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Bryce Underwood stepped onto Michigan's campus nearly a year ago as the nation's top-rated recruit, after flipping his commitment to play for LSU, and all eyes have been on No. 19 on the field and on an 18-year-old quarterback off it. He even has a documentary film ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Mike Vrabel's New England Patriots became the first NFL team to reach 10 wins after they held on for a 26-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. The Patriots' ninth straight victory was more of a battle of attrition, though, as they ...
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Cameron Boozer's 26 points and 12 rebounds led No. 5 Duke to another lopsided victory in a 93-56 romp past Howard on Sunday. Patrick Ngongba II added 16 points on 8-for-9 shooting and Isaiah Evans had 11 points for Duke (7-0). The ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams hoped he'd get a chance to chat with Aaron Rodgers. He got his opportunity after he led the Bears to yet another close win. Williams threw for three touchdowns, and Chicago beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-28 in a matchup ...