INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza made all the big plays Saturday night. Then his Hoosiers teammates and their fans celebrated like it was 1967. Mendoza's neatly tucked 17-yard pass to Elijah Sarratt gave the No. 2 Hoosiers the lead they needed and the defense shut ...
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 runner-up and third-ranked Buckeyes (12-1) won ...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Joe Burrow boost to Cincinnati's playoff aspirations lasted but a week. In his second game after missing 10 weeks with a toe injury, Burrow threw interceptions on consecutive pass attempts in the fourth quarter, and the Bengals squandered a 10-point lead in a ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — It took only three starts for Shedeur Sanders to get his first 300-yard passing game in the NFL. However, it didn't end up giving the Cleveland Browns a victory. Sanders passed for 364 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for a score, but an interception in the third ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cedric Gray isn't concerned about Tennessee Titans fans wanting the first overall NFL draft pick for the second straight year. The second-year linebacker and everyone else in the Titans locker room were focused on getting their second win of the season. Behind a strong ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Logan Thompson made 39 saves to record his 100th career victory and seventh career shutout, and the Washington Capitals defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-0 on Sunday night. Jakob Chychrun scored his 11th goal on a one-timer of Tom Wilson's feed to the inside of the left ...
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 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 The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored 2:46 into overtime for his second goal of the game, helping the Colorado Avalanche top Artemi Panarin and the New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday. MacKinnon finished Colorado's third win in four games when he beat Igor Shesterkin ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza made all the big plays Saturday night. Then his Hoosiers teammates and their fans celebrated like it was 1967. Mendoza's neatly tucked 17-yard pass to Elijah Sarratt gave the No. 2 Hoosiers the ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Pat Spencer scored a career-high 19 points in his first NBA start and the Golden State Warriors shook off an awful-shooting first quarter to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-94 Saturday night. It was the third consecutive game the ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Emilio Pagán wanted to remain with the Cincinnati Reds, even as he was exploring his options in free agency. However, Pagán will be back with the club as its closer after finalizing a $20 million, two-year contract on Thursday. He has the right to opt out ...
Cincinnati (4-8) at Buffalo (8-4) Sunday 1 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Bills by 5 1/2 Against the spread: Bengals 5-7; Bills 6-6 Series record: Tied 17-17 Last meeting: Bengals beats Bills 24-18 at Cincinnati on Nov. 5, 2023. Last week: Bengals beat Ravens 32-14 at Baltimore. Bills ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Adam Fantilli tied it with 1:31 left in the regulation with his second goal of the game, Kirill Marchenko had the shootout winner and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-5 on Thursday night. Marchenko also scored in the second period when the teams ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — South Florida has hired Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline as the program's seventh head football coach. Hartline replaces Alex Golesh, who left for Auburn last week. "Brian Hartline was our clear-cut first choice to lead ...
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders trained with each other seemingly dueling for the chance to be the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft. The Titans used that pick on Ward, then Sanders fell — not just through the first ...
By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — They admittedly aren't the most comfortable shoes that Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has ever worn. However the new cleats are helping him stay healthy and stay on the field less than three months out from surgery on ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — South Florida has hired Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline as the program's seventh head football coach. Hartline replaces Alex Golesh, who left for Auburn last week. "Brian Hartline was our clear-cut first choice to lead our football program into the most ...
The quarterback matchup between Indiana's Fernando Mendoza and Ohio State's Julian Sayin is commanding most of the attention going into the Big Ten Championship Game. However, Saturday night's matchup also features the nation's top two ranked scoring defenses. The Buckeyes lead the Football ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Deni Avdija scored 27 points, Caleb Love and Shaedon Sharpe added 20 apiece off the bench and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a three-game losing streak, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-110 on Wednesday night. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 33 points, and Evan ...