By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer Snubbed by the College Football Playoff, Notre Dame snubbed its nose at a second-tier bowl game. The ninth-ranked Fighting Irish responded to getting dropped in the CFP rankings for the second consecutive week by turning down an invitation to play in the ...
By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Isaiah Likely clasped his hands around the football in the end zone and took a couple of steps forward. The referee signaled a touchdown, and the Baltimore Ravens and their fans began to celebrate the go-ahead score in the fourth ...
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa warmed up pretty quickly against the New York Jets and put his cold weather woes on ice. Tagovailoa threw a touchdown pass to stay undefeated against his AFC East rivals, Miami rushed for three ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — For a while now, Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers have walked the fine line between success and recriminations. They remained on the right side of it Sunday, thanks to Aaron Rodgers and a couple of late replays. Rodgers threw for ...
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer In a matter of hours Sunday, what had appeared to be a year no teams with losing records would be needed to fill out the bowl schedule suddenly changed when Notre Dame, Iowa State and Kansas State announced they would decline bids despite being ...
By PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — With the game tied after a lackluster first half, Mike Macdonald knew his team needed a spark. The Seattle coach called on newcomer Rashid Shaheed to provide it. Shaheed returned the second-half kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and the ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Christian Benford apologized with a laugh, because the Buffalo Bills cornerback wasn't supposed to jump when he instinctively leaped to snag Joe Burrow's attempt to lob a pass over his head. "I actually didn't do my technique ...
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Daniel Jones slammed his helmet to the ground several times before eventually limping to the sideline. He was reacting to his latest injury, which might be season-ending. His body language was indicative of how the ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings had no bigger problem in this messy season than turnovers, with a league-worst minus-15 margin entering this week. In a much-needed momentum-builder for young quarterback J.J. McCarthy, they finally kept a ...
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Defending national champion Ohio State is going to the Cotton Bowl for the third season in a row, this time for a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game on New Year's Eve against Miami or Texas A&M. The Big Ten ...
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are still reeling from the biggest collapse in franchise history. A month after that fourth-quarter debacle in Houston, the loss continues to "haunt" players and coaches. And they keep using it as ...
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Tulane and Mississippi, teams that share a long history, will square off for the second time this season when they meet Dec. 20 in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The winner in Oxford, Mississippi, will be matched against No. 3 ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Shough has faced the two top teams in the NFC South and beat them both on the road. The New Orleans Saints are more competitive than their record indicates. Shough ran for two touchdowns and the Saints upset the Tampa Bay ...
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Christian Anderson had 27 points, eight assists and five rebounds and No. 19 Texas Tech handed LSU its first loss, blowing out the Tigers 82-58 on Sunday. J.T. Toppin added 11 points and 15 rebounds while LeJuan Watts had 15 ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Nobody paying attention over the past 24 months would be surprised to see Indiana leading the way into this year's College Football Playoff. But anyone paying attention over the last 24 hours knew the only sure thing beyond the Hoosiers was that the ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The next stop on No. 1 Indiana's storybook journey to the top of college football is nothing less than the most fabled bowl venue in the sport. The Big Ten champion Hoosiers (13-0) are headed to their first Rose Bowl in 58 years ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Darryn Peterson scored 17 points in his return after a month lost to a hamstring injury, and No. 21 Kansas used a 23-3 run spanning halftime to seize control against Missouri, before the Jayhawks rolled to an 80-60 victory over ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — In the waning seconds of a blowout win, fans at Arizona's McKale Center started a chant of "Number 1!" The second-ranked Wildcats can certainly make a case with Saturday night's dismantling of No. 20 Auburn and top-ranked Purdue's ...
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Indiana is the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time after going through the regular season and Big Ten championship game 13-0, ending Ohio State's 14-week run atop the rankings. The Hoosiers' 13-10 win ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (AP) — The Dukes got in over Duke, and facing the Ducks is their reward. Bob Chesney will be bringing his UCLA team to Oregon next year, which would have been his first time going up against the Ducks. But he's about to get an unplanned ...