By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — LeQuint Allen told Syracuse coach Fran Brown in the first half that the pain in his lower left leg was an eight out of 10. He also said he wasn't coming out of the game. Good thing for the Orange, as Allen powered into the end zone from ...
By The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Dillon Gabriel threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another to help No. 6 Oregon remain undefeated with a 31-10 victory over Michigan State on Friday night. Gabriel completed 20 of 32 passes to finish with 257 yards and Jordan James ran ...
DETROIT (AP) — Greg Landry, the former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach, has died. He was 77. The Lions announced Landry's death on social media Friday. No cause of death was given. "We join the NFL community in mourning the loss of former Lions quarterback and coach Greg ...
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Zeon Chriss ran 71 yards for a touchdown on a quarterback draw in his first start with Houston coming off back-to-back shutout losses, and the Cougars knocked off TCU 30-19 on Friday night. Chriss started in place of Donovan ...
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer Pete Alonso was one of the stars of Major League Baseball's Wild Card Series round, hitting a three-run homer in the ninth inning on Thursday night to lift his New York Mets over the Milwaukee Brewers for the series win. It was a legacy-defining moment ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL saw its fewest number of concussions in the preseason since tracking started in 2015. There were 44 concussions in practices and games, a decrease of about 24% from last year. "The reason for that change has certainly to do with changes to rules, ...
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is about to realize his childhood dream of playing in important games. There's nothing bigger than the Major League Baseball playoffs. And the Japanese superstar isn't nervous. "I think the excitement of that is greater ...
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joe Musgrove needs Tommy John surgery and won't pitch for the San Diego Padres in the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The right-hander has an ulnar collateral ligament injury, A.J. Preller, the Padres president of ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Take a look at the great moments in the Mets-Phillies rivalry — from Jim Bunning's Father's Day perfect game to New York's epic collapse in the 2007 NL East race, to each team scoring 20-plus runs against the other and all the way to ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Fields has done just about everything right while filling in for Russell Wilson. He's largely avoided mistakes. He's evolved from game manager to difference-maker. And he's done it with an inherent calm that's quickly won over his ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer Terry Francona needed some time away from baseball. A year was long enough. One of baseball's most beloved managers, Francona has been hired by the Cincinnati Reds, returning to a team he played for after stepping down in Cleveland following last season ...
SHANGHAI (AP) — Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner is "very confident" that he will avoid a doping ban after the World Anti-Doping Agency appealed a decision to clear him of wrongdoing following two positive drug tests. The Montreal-based body known as WADA announced Saturday that it is ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off All-Star closer Devin Williams in the ninth inning and the New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Thursday night to win their NL Wild Card Series. With their latest thrilling ...
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Too many missed tackles led to one huge missed opportunity for a road victory for Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay gave up 509 yards passing and four touchdowns to Kirk Cousins, including a 45-yard touchdown strike to KhaDarel Hodge in overtime that ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pete Alonso was having a rather disappointing evening in what could have been his final game for the New York Mets. Then everything changed with one swing of the bat. The slugger broke out of a prolonged slump by smashing a three-run ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has had a frustrating and uneven start to this season, losing all three games against power conference teams in painful ways. For all the setbacks and struggles, the Gophers have been at their best while defending the pass ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark has been named the WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote, giving the Indiana Fever back-to-back winners after Aliyah Boston won the honor last season. A national panel of sportswriters and sportscasters gave Clark 66 of 67 votes in balloting released ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs put Rashee Rice on injured reserve Thursday, sidelining him for at least four weeks and likely longer, after their leading wide receiver hurt his knee when quarterback Patrick Mahomes collided with him trying to make a ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin won't have its leading rusher when it attempts to bounce back from a two-game skid. The Badgers in a statement Thursday said Chez Mellusi is stepping away from the team on at least a temporary basis as he works to get healthy. "We want to let people know that ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The cruel joke before the season was that someone would win the AL Central because someone had to win the AL Central. They were five teams with modest payrolls and meager expectations, each of them short on talent and long on ...