ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Pop-Tarts Bowl could easily be about who is not there or where these teams are not playing.
Both No. 24 Georgia Tech and No. 12 BYU had dreams of reaching the College Football Playoff. After falling short, they easily could have been disappointed with the invitation ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Clemson and Penn State were projected in the preseason to be among the top four seeds in the 12-team College Football Playoff and in favorable position for a national championship.
Very little went as expected and instead of a prominent playoff matchup, Clemson and Penn State ...
Philadelphia (10-5) at Buffalo (11-4)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, Fox.
BetMGM NFL odds: Bills by 2.
Against the spread: Eagles 9-6; Bills 7-8.
Series record: Eagles lead 9-6.
Last meeting: Eagles won 34-31 OT on Nov. 26, 2023, at Philadelphia.
Last week: Eagles beat Commanders 29-18; Bills ...
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Sieh Bangura rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown and Ohio beat UNLV 17-10 on Tuesday night to win the Frisco Bowl.
The Bobcats (9-4) have won their last seven bowl games — dating to 2017 — after losing eight of their first 10.
Defensive coordinator and interim head ...
Matt Patricia is used to postseason runs from his days as the defensive coordinator of the New England Patriots.
However, Patricia acknowledges that the preparation for the College Football Playoff is different than the NFL. Patricia is in his first season as Ohio State's defensive coordinator ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 34 points, reserve Jordan Clarkson had 25 and the New York Knicks came from 17 down in the fourth quarter to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-124 on Thursday and win on Christmas Day for the third straight year.
Reserves Tyler Kolek and Mitchell Robinson ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Kolek sprinted back to chase down Donovan Mitchell and had enough energy left to gloat about his defensive stop afterward.
"Right when Donovan Mitchell was on the ground I told him that was all ball," Kolek said.
He was right. A replay review turned what was originally ...
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — John Hauser will be Ohio University's head coach after having the interim tag removed on Friday.
Hauser was named the interim coach on Dec. 1 and led the Bobcats to a 17-10 victory over UNLV in the Frisco Bowl on Tuesday.
Ohio was in the market for a coach after it fired ...
Arizona (3-12) at Cincinnati (5-10)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox.
BetMGM NFL odds: Bengals by 7.
Against the spread: Cardinals 6-9; Bengals 7-8.
Series record: Bengals lead 7-6.
Last meeting: Bengals beat the Cardinals 34-20 on Oct. 8, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona.
Last week: Cardinals lost to ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates took another step toward being a contender in 2026, agreeing to a $29 million, two-year contract with All-Star first baseman/outfielder Ryan O'Hearn that's designed to give one of the worst offenses in the majors a boost.
A person with knowledge of the ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. scored 28 points, Egor Demin added 20 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-106 on Tuesday night.
Porter went 5 of 12 from the 3-point arc and Demin hit a couple of late 3s after the 76ers cut a 19-point lead to nine in the fourth ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Travis Konecny scored and added his 300th career assist, leading the Philadelphia Flyers past the Blackhawks 3-1 on Tuesday night and handing depleted Chicago its sixth straight loss.
Noah Cates had a power-play goal, Carl Grundstrom added an empty-netter and Philadelphia ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — T.J. Watt is back. Sort of.
The Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker returned to practice on Wednesday, two weeks after he had surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung following a dry needle treatment.
Watt was a limited participant on Wednesday. While coach Mike ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points, Sam Merrill added 22 and the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away in the second half for a 141-118 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.
Nine of the 11 players used by the Cavaliers players scored in double figures as they won ...
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Sieh Bangura rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown and Ohio beat UNLV 17-10 on Tuesday night to win the Frisco Bowl.
The Bobcats (9-4) have won their last seven bowl games — dating to 2017 — after losing eight of their first 10.
Defensive coordinator and interim head ...
Matt Patricia is used to postseason runs from his days as the defensive coordinator of the New England Patriots.
However, Patricia acknowledges that the preparation for the College Football Playoff is different than the NFL. Patricia is in his first season as Ohio State's defensive coordinator ...
DENVER (AP) — The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation threatened Monday to withhold $24 million in federal funding from the state of Colorado for what he described as a slow response to a major violation of federal commercial driver's license regulations.
Transportation Secretary ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nikita Grebenkin had a goal and an assist, Carl Grundstrom also scored, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Monday night.
Grebenkin and Grundstrom were part of a new look fourth line for Philadelphia, which has struggled to get much production ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates took another step toward being a contender in 2026, agreeing to a $29 million, two-year contract with All-Star first baseman/outfielder Ryan O'Hearn designed to give one of the worst offenses in the majors a boost.
A person with knowledge of the ...
TORONTO (AP) — Max Domi scored the winner with 8:25 remaining to snap a 23-game goalless streak and added an assist to end the Toronto Maple Leafs' three-game slide with a 6-3 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.
Domi danced around Pittsburgh newcomer Brett Kulak for the deciding ...