By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions were on the verge of their first Super Bowl appearance, but couldn't finish off the San Francisco 49ers in last season's NFC championship game. This year, they have developed a killer instinct. Entering their matchup Sunday ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers will honor former coach Pat Riley with a statue outside their downtown arena. The Lakers announced Monday that they have commissioned a statue to stand in Star Plaza immortalizing the coach who won four ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — As owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam postured and politicked the past few months to find funding to help them get a new, domed, multipurpose stadium built in Cleveland's suburbs, their football team collapsed. The Browns are a bust. A season ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Here's a statement that would have seemed like a shocker for at least the last decade: The Baltimore Ravens lost because of inferior placekicking. Justin Tucker's struggles show no sign of subsiding. And after two more missed ...
By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith delivered in one of the season's biggest moments and boosted Seattle to a much-needed victory over the rival San Francisco 49ers. Smith's 13-yard touchdown run with 12 seconds left gave Seattle a 20-17 ...
By ROB MERRILL Associated Press There are few sports journalists working today with a resume as broad as Chris Myers. From a decade doing everything for ESPN (SportsCenter, play by play, and succeeding Roy Firestone as host of the interview show "Up Close") to decades of involvement with ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid made it perfectly clear what he thought about the end to his team's pursuit of perfection. "I don't really care about all that crap," Reid said Monday, less than 24 hours after the Bills beat Kansas City ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The phrase sounded odd coming out of DeShon Elliott's mouth. Even though it happened to be true. Standing inside the Pittsburgh locker room Sunday after another taut victory over the Baltimore Ravens pushed the Steelers to 8-2 and gave ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jake Paul's unanimous victory over former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson might have been disappointing from a competitive standpoint, but it drew record betting. BetMGM said the fight between the YouTube star and the 58-year-old Tyson, who showed his age by being a sitting ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Damian Dunn made four 3-pointers and scored 23, Guillermo Diaz Graham added a double-double and Pittsburgh had no problems dispatching West Virginia 86-62 on Friday night. Dunn hit seven of his 12 shots from the floor — including 4 of 7 from beyond the arc — and 5 of 7 ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tayson Hill couldn't hide his irritation over two early turnovers against the Cleveland Browns, so New Orleans Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi took a moment to address it. "He was taking it personal and I just told him on the way out at halftime, 'You're going to keep ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 25 points, Ty Jerome matched his career-high with 24 in place of Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers stayed unbeaten with a 128-114 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night. The Cavs are the fourth team to start 15-0, joining the Golden ...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh and the Los Angeles Chargers finally have their signature win. Even if it ended up being a white-knuckle finish. The Chargers squandered a 21-point third-quarter lead Sunday night against the Cincinnati Bengals before J.K. Dobbins rushed for a 29-yard ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Harden moved into second place on the NBA's career 3-point list and had 20 points and 11 assists to help the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Utah Jazz 116-105 on Sunday night to end a three-game losing streak. Harden moved past Ray Allen with No. 2,874 with 6:08 left ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple fired coach Stan Drayton on Sunday after losing records in all three of his seasons. Drayton went 9-25 overall and 4-18 in the American Athletic Conference. He was fired a day after Temple beat FAU 18-15 on a field goal in overtime. Defensive coordinator Everett ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers insist they have no secret formula when it comes to stopping Lamar Jackson. That there is nothing mystical about their approach to the otherworldly Baltimore Ravens quarterback. They study film. Just like everybody else. They read their cues. Just ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh and the Los Angeles Chargers finally have their signature win. Even if it ended up being a white-knuckle finish. The Chargers squandered a 21-point third-quarter lead Sunday night against the Cincinnati Bengals before ...
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Colorado moved up to No. 16 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday for its highest ranking in eight years. The Buffaloes also have the inside track to a spot in the Big 12 championship game, and at 8-2 they've doubled last year's ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 25 points, Ty Jerome matched his career-high with 24 in place of Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers stayed unbeaten with a 128-114 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night. The Cavs are the fourth ...
By The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Martin Necas had two goals and two assists as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Sunday. Andrei Svechnikov and Eric Robinson also scored for the Hurricanes, who've won two straight following a 1-2 road trip. Robinson added ...