By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers spent the first half on Sunday trying to will the Pittsburgh Steelers into the kind of offensive rhythm that's been elusive of late. The four-time MVP spent the second half in the locker room, his 41-year-old left wrist ...
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 33 points and had 13 rebounds, Payton Pritchard added 30 points and the Boston Celtics held off the Los Angeles Clippers for a 121-118 victory on Sunday. Derrick White scored 22 points with nine assists and seven rebounds, ...
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Bryce Young fought off the criticism that accompanied his modest 124 yards passing in an ugly loss to New Orleans last week. Young also fought through first-quarter pain in his right ankle against Atlanta, which which forced him to be ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Their future Hall of Fame quarterback spent the second half in the locker room dealing with an aching left wrist. The perennial All-Pro live wire at the back end of their defense joined him after being ejected. And still the Pittsburgh ...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Freshman point guard Kingston Flemings scored 22 points, Chris Cenac Jr. had 18 points and nine rebounds and top-ranked Houston held on for a 73-72 victory over No. 22 Auburn on Sunday. In a matchup of Final Four teams from last season, the Cougars (4-0) led ...
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer Cristiano Ronaldo is heading to another World Cup. Erling Haaland is going to his first. Italy risks missing out on sport's biggest global event for the third straight edition. Portugal sealed its place at next year's tournament in the United States, ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Trailing early and having lost their last two games, the Green Bay Packers could have been in real trouble when quarterback Jordan Love took a big hit to his left shoulder and jogged inside for further evaluation. "That's ...
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence received an unusual photo request in the locker room after one of the most enjoyable victories of his Jacksonville Jaguars tenure. Punter Logan Cooke and long snapper Ross Matiscik wanted a pic with Lawrence ...
TURIN, Italy (AP) — The final installment of the "Sincaraz" rivalry for 2025 went to Jannik Sinner. The second-ranked Sinner beat top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (4), 7-5 for the ATP Finals trophy on Sunday in the sixth meeting this year between the two players who are dominating men's ...
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Jack Jones had a fitting celebration after his overtime interception in the first NFL regular-season game in Spain. The Miami Dolphins cornerback ran toward the sideline and stretched his arms wide after a twisting jump in front of his ...
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland, which has dropped six straight games and is headed toward an 11th straight losing record in Big Ten play, will bring back coach Mike Locksley for an eighth season with a promise to give him more money to acquire the talent necessary to become more ...
By JOHN COON Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Bear Bachmeier threw for 296 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 12 BYU to a 44-13 victory over TCU on Saturday night. Bachmeier added 59 yards and another touchdown on the ground for his seventh game this season with both a passing TD and ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Islam Makhachev needed a unanimous decision to defeat Jack Della Maddalena to win the 170-pound championship and tie the UFC record of 16 straight victories to cap a pair of lackluster title fights on Saturday night at UFC 322 at Madison ...
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia owned the fourth quarter and beat Texas — again. Gunner Stockton threw four touchdown passes — two to Noah Thomas — and ran for a score to outplay Arch Manning as No. 5 Georgia strengthened its postseason standing by ...
By BOB FERRANTE The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Tommy Castellanos had a pair of touchdown runs and tossed a 50-yard TD pass to Duce Robinson as Florida State scored on six straight drives to defeat Virginia Tech 34-14. Ousmane Kromah had 59 rushing yards and Samuel ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Even without two of their biggest offensive weapons, Ohio State had more than enough firepower against UCLA on Saturday night. With Carnell Tate sidelined and Jeremiah Smith limited, the top-ranked Buckeyes showed off their offensive ...
MONTREAL (AP) — Jeremy Swayman stopped 26 shots for his fifth consecutive victory and the Boston Bruins overcame the loss of defenseman Charlie McAvoy to a mouth injury to beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday night in a heated game. The Bruins improved to 12-8-0, winning for the ...
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Utah true freshman quarterback Byrd Ficklin had touchdown runs of 67 and 74 yards, Elijah Davis returned an interception 65 yards for a score and the 15th-ranked Utes beat Baylor 55-28 on Saturday night for their third consecutive ...
By DAVID SMALE Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Flory Bidunga scored a career-high 25 points, hitting 10 of his 11 field goal attempts, as No. 25 Kansas beat Princeton 76-57 on Saturday. Kansas (3-1) used a 17-3 run midway through the second half to blow open a close game. Tre ...
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Silas Demary Jr. scored 21 points and made a crucial steal to help third-ranked UConn hold off a late rally by No. 7 BYU for an 86-84 victory Saturday night. Tarris Reed Jr. added 21 points and eight rebounds. Alex Karaban also had 21 ...