IRVING, Texas (AP) — Big 12 coaches selected BYU running back LJ Martin as the league's top offensive player and Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez as the top defender before the two players go head to head in the conference championship game. The awards determined by the votes of the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Lauri Markkanen scored 30 points, Keyonte George had 29 and the Utah Jazz used a huge fourth quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 123-110 on Thursday night. The Jazz outscored the Nets 42-20 in the final quarter after trailing by 15 points in the first half. Markkanen and George ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rookie VJ Edgecombe made the go-ahead follow shot with 0.9 seconds left, Tyrese Maxey raced back for a game-saving blocked shot and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the short-handed Golden State Warriors 99-98 on Thursday night. Maxey scored 35 points but missed a jumper with ...
Mike Tomlin isn't just hearing "Fire Tomlin!" chants from Steelers fans. A couple of the franchise's greatest players are saying Pittsburgh needs to make a coaching change. The NFL's longest-tenured coach has been under heavy criticism and even Ben Roethlisberger and James Harrison have joined ...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Six-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay has decided not to report to the Buffalo Bills for now to focus instead on his family and consider retirement after a 13-year NFL career, a blow to the club's depth chart for the final stretch of the season. After Slay's ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Argentina and Lionel Messi will start their World Cup title defense against Algeria, while the U.S. was drawn Friday to open against Paraguay as soccer's quadrennial championship returns to North America for the first time since 1994. Three-time champion Argentina also will ...
Cincinnati (4-8) at Buffalo (8-4) Sunday 1 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Bills by 5 1/2 Against the spread: Bengals 5-7; Bills 6-6 Series record: Tied 17-17 Last meeting: Bengals beats Bills 24-18 at Cincinnati on Nov. 5, 2023. Last week: Bengals beat Ravens 32-14 at Baltimore. Bills ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Adam Fantilli tied it with 1:31 left in the regulation with his second goal of the game, Kirill Marchenko had the shootout winner and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-5 on Thursday night. Marchenko also scored in the second period when the teams ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Joseph Woll made 22 saves, Bobby McMann scored twice and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Thursday night to complete a six-game trip with their third straight victory and fourth in five games. Auston Matthews, Scott Laughton and Matthew Knies ...
By RICH DUBROFF Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Derrick White scored a season-high 30 points, Jordan Walsh added a career-high 22 and the Boston Celtics, playing without Jaylen Brown, routed the Washington Wizards 146-101 on Thursday night. White had nine assists and seven rebounds ...
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — It's certainly not pretty the way the Broncos are playing, and their 10-2 record has led many around the NFL to wonder if this team is for real. Denver is doing what Kansas City did last season in clinching its ninth consecutive AFC ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson and Aaron Rodgers — six MVPs between them — have remarkably never faced each other. It's finally happening this weekend. Maybe. With these two, you can't be certain of anything at the moment. Jackson's Baltimore ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens agreed to a three-year contract extension with Mark Andrews on Wednesday, days after the tight end became the franchise's career leader in receptions. Baltimore was facing some significant decisions after ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — South Florida has hired Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline as the program's seventh head football coach. Hartline replaces Alex Golesh, who left for Auburn last week. "Brian Hartline was our clear-cut first choice to lead ...
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Devin Williams and the Mets finalized a $51 million, three-year contract on Wednesday that locks in a critical late-inning reliever as New York rebuilds its bullpen after missing the playoffs last season. The right-hander will ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan fired special teams coach JB Brown on Wednesday in the wake of the No. 18 Wolverines' loss to top-ranked Ohio State. Michigan coach Sherrone Moore did not immediately name a successor. "After thoroughly evaluating our special teams' performance throughout ...
By KRISTIE ACKERT Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — City officials in St. Petersburg showed off the newly enclosed dome at Tropicana Field on Wednesday and said they are confident the ballpark will be ready for the Tampa Bay Rays' homer opener on April 6 against the Chicago ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman announced his retirement Wednesday after nearly 35 years in coaching and the last seven leading the Wildcats, a run that included a Big 12 championship three years ago and a bowl trip every season but one. Klieman ...
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders trained with each other seemingly dueling for the chance to be the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft. The Titans used that pick on Ward, then Sanders fell — not just through the first ...
By MAURA CAREY AP Sports Writer The road to the 2025 SEC championship required patience for Alabama's Ty Simpson and Georgia's Gunner Stockton. Both have been crowned conference champions in past seasons, but this year, they enter the game with a different kind of spotlight, one that ...