PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Blake Snell had yielded to the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen after a masterful start and was just a bystander when the Philadelphia Phillies — without any help from their All-Star trio at the top of the batting order — finally mustered a rally in the ninth inning.
A ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The 50-plus-yard field goals that once were a rarity in the NFL are now as routine as far shorter kicks a generation ago. The range for many kickers now exceeds 60 yards, changing late-game strategy in a major way.
The kicking revolution has sparked questions about ...
Miami moved back to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, Texas Tech has its highest ranking since 2008 and Penn State and Texas fell all the way out of the Top 25 for the first time since 2022 after the two top-10 teams lost to unranked opponents.
No. 1 Ohio State was ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers didn't play a down last weekend. Their early hold on the AFC North strengthened anyway.
While the Steelers rested up following the first regular-season game in Dublin, Ireland — a milestone win over the Minnesota Vikings that boosted them to 3-1 ...
Joe Flacco is on the move again.
The Cincinnati Bengals (2-3) acquired the veteran quarterback from the Cleveland Browns along with a 2026 sixth-round draft pick on Tuesday for a fifth-round pick next season.
The 40-year-old Flacco gives Cincinnati another option. Jake Browning has struggled ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Brendan Sorsby passed for 214 yards and two touchdowns, Evan Pryor ran for 111 yards and two TDs and Cincinnati used a 17-point first quarter to beat No. 14 Iowa State 38-30 on Saturday.
The Bearcats (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) beat a ranked opponent at home for the first time since ...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma backup Michael Hawkins Jr. passed for three touchdowns and ran for another, and the fifth-ranked Sooners rolled past Kent State 44-0 on Saturday.
Hawkins led the Sooners (5-0) to points on their first five possessions. He passed for 162 yards and ran for 33 as a ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ryan Day expanded the game plan for quarterback Julian Sayin during Ohio State's practices in preparation for Minnesota.
The redshirt freshman was more than ready to show he could handle it.
Sayin passed for 326 yards and three touchdowns and the top-ranked Buckeyes ...
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Winless in four games in which they never led, their head coach fired, two coordinators gone and No. 7 Penn State in town. UCLA couldn't get much lower.
"Nobody in the world expected us to win," Bruins safety Key Lawrence said.
Indeed, the Bruins were 25 1/2-point ...
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Gavin McKenna scored his first goal for Penn State on a power play with 1:53 left to give the Nittany Lions the lead in a 4-2 victory over Arizona State on Saturday night
Expected to be the No. 1 pick next year in the NHL draft, the 17-year-old McKenna beat goalie Connor ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Teoscar Hernández tries to stuff any mistakes — like an earlier defensive lapse that led to a two-run triple — "in the trash" before the Dodgers right fielder faces any clutch playoff moment at the plate.
He felt euphoric once he put one in the seats.
Hernández ...
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Bear Bachmeier threw for a career-high 351 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 23 BYU to a 38-24 victory over West Virginia on Friday night.
BYU (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) rolled up 517 total yards and had two takeaways. Chase Roberts had a career-high 161 yards on four catches, and ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is more the Sultan of Squat than a modern day Babe Ruth when the Los Angeles Dodgers star plays in Philadelphia.
He's yet to hit any of his 250 homers in Philly. He's batting .250 lifetime in Citizens Bank Park with just ...
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Arthur Jones, a defensive lineman who spent his first four NFL seasons in Baltimore and won a Super Bowl with the Ravens, has died. He was 39.
Syracuse, Jones' alma mater, said he died Friday morning. The school and the Ravens didn't give a cause of death in their ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee's Brandon Woodruff won't pitch in the NL Division Series as he recovers from a right lat strain, but the Brewers aren't closing the door on the possibility he could return later in the postseason.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy ...
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) — Cam Schlittler silenced the people who made hurtful comments to his family on social media before his historic performance in the New York Yankees' Wild Card Series win over the Boston Red Sox.
"They're just trying to get under your skin ...
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer
WACO, Texas (AP) — Connor Hawkins kicked a 53-yard field goal with 31 seconds left after Jacob Redding's go-ahead 66-yard interception return for a touchdown as Baylor rallied twice in the fourth quarter for a 35-34 victory over Kansas State on ...
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Antonio Williams threw a 75-yard trick-play touchdown pass to T.J. Moore on the first offensive snap to start Clemson's dominating show in a 38-10 win at North Carolina on Saturday.
The coaching matchup of Clemson's Dabo Swinney ...
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson has been ruled out for Baltimore's game against Houston on Sunday after missing a week of practice because of a hamstring injury.
Jackson had to leave last weekend's loss at Kansas City in the second half. Cooper Rush is now in line to start for the ...
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets running back Braelon Allen will likely be out between eight and 12 weeks with a knee injury that landed him on injured reserve this week, coach Aaron Glenn said Friday.
Allen was hurt while returning a ...