By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer With the way New England quarterback Drake Maye is performing and the struggles of Cincinnati's defense, Joe Burrow's potential return on Sunday may do little to change the outlook for the Bengals. Cincinnati's franchise quarterback has been a full ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan governing board publicly declared its opposition to the possibility of giving up a stake of the Big Ten in exchange for $2.4 billion in private investment. "The University of Michigan Board of Regents met ...
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Donald's commitment to pursuing greatness made him a Super Bowl champion, a Los Angeles Rams legend and one of the best defenders in NFL history. Donald has shown the same resolve in retirement, shifting his full focus to family ...
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Defensive end Alex Wright has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Cleveland Browns on Thursday worth $33 million, including $21 million guaranteed. "It's life-changing. I feel like this is the best fit for me, not only this defense but playing alongside ...
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — CeeDee Lamb says he and fellow Dallas Cowboys receiver George Pickens were benched for the first series of a 33-16 victory at Las Vegas because they were at a casino past curfew. Lamb told reporters Thursday that he and Pickens had dinner and a few drinks at the Red Rock ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer National NBA games being shown on NBC/Peacock, Amazon Prime Video or ESPN have drawn more than 60 million viewers through the first month of the regular season, the league announced Thursday, noting that is the highest opening total in 15 years. That ...
By The Associated Press If Baltimore's Derrick Henry rushes for 83 yards this weekend against the New York Jets, he'd move from 15th to 11th on the NFL's career list. In doing so, he'd pass four Hall of Famers: Jim Brown, Marshall Faulk, Edgerrin James and Marcus Allen. Although Henry has ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 11 points and 12 assists in the first game of his unprecedented 23rd NBA season, and Luka Doncic had 37 points and 10 assists in the Los Angeles Lakers' 140-126 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night. The 40-year-old James made his season debut in the ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brandon Ingram and RJ Barrett each scored 22 points and the Toronto Raptors won their fifth straight game, surging in the third quarter to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 121-112 on Wednesday night. Jakob Poeltl scored 19 points, and Immanuel Quickley had 18 — hitting two ...
Pittsburgh (6-4) at Chicago (7-3) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS. BetMGM NFL Odds: Bears by 2 1/2. Against the spread: Steelers 5-5, Bears 6-4. Series record: Bears lead 22-8-1 Last meeting: Steelers beat Bears 29-27 in Pittsburgh on Nov. 8, 2021. Last week: Steelers beat Cincinnati 34-12 at ...
Cleveland (2-8) at Las Vegas (2-8) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM line: Raiders by 4. Against the spread: Browns 4-6, Raiders 4-6. Series record: Raiders lead 18-10. Last meeting: Raiders beat Browns 20-16 on Sept. 24, 2024, in Las Vegas. Last week: Browns lost to Ravens 23-16, Raiders ...
New England (9-2) at Cincinnati (3-7) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS. BetMGM line: Patriots by 8 1/2. Against the spread: Patriots 8-3; Bengals 3-7. Series record: Patriots lead 18-10. Last meeting: Patriots won 16-10 in Cincinnati on Sept. 8, 2024. Last week: Patriots beat Jets 27-14; Bengals ...
By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams grew up idolizing Aaron Rodgers. Now he might get the chance to compete against him when the Pittsburgh Steelers visit Soldier Field on Sunday. With his completion percentage dipping ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Add Lamar Jackson's ankle to the list of injuries the two-time MVP has dealt with this season. Jackson missed practice for a second consecutive Wednesday, and while it's possible that was largely precautionary, the fact that the ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — With J.J. McCarthy struggling to find his touch and the Minnesota Vikings having put only one field goal on the board to show for their first three quarters, their first big break of the game last week came with a long punt ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Golden State's Steve Kerr doesn't see much of a need to pass the Olympic coaching torch to Miami's Erik Spoelstra. In Kerr's mind, Spoelstra was ready for the looming challenge long ago. Kerr — the former U.S. Olympic men's basketball ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza took a brief respite from film study Wednesday to reflect on his incredible season and another historic Hoosiers run. He certainly deserves to take a bow — though he won't, even on a bye week. Mendoza knows he can't ...
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Well, this will come as no surprise to anyone who's paid any attention over the past quarter-century: Roger Federer was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, the Rhode Island-based Hall announced Wednesday. The ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers is optimistic but hardly certain his broken left wrist will be good enough for him to play on Sunday when Pittsburgh visits Chicago. There's no question how the rest of him feels about the potential to get a chance to face ...
By MITCHELL NORTHAM Associated Press James Franklin got his first taste of Virginia Tech's "Enter Sandman" tradition on Wednesday as he walked into Cassell Coliseum for his introductory press conference. It's something the 53-year-old Franklin is eager to experience as the Hokies' ...