CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Julian Sayin passed for two touchdowns, C.J. Donaldson ran for two scores, and the Ohio State defense forced three turnovers that resulted in 21 points as the No. 1-ranked Buckeyes beat No. 17 Illinois 34-16 on Saturday.
Sayin completed 19 of 27 passes for 166 yards. ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Marchenko had his fourth career hat trick and Elvis Merzlikins made 48 saves in his season debut, carrying the Columbus Blue Jackets past Minnesota 7-4 to spoil the Wild's home opener on Saturday night.
Zach Werenski and Boone Jenner each had a goal and two ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — This time, the Green Bay Packers built a double-digit lead and finished the job.
Josh Jacobs and Lucas Havrisik helped close it out.
Jacobs overcame an illness to rush for two touchdowns, and the Packers held off Cincinnati for a 27-18 victory in Joe Flacco's Bengals ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers knows the Pittsburgh Steelers are hardly a finished product five games into the season.
Yet the parts are starting to come together, and they were on full display over four bruising quarters in a 23-9 victory over Cleveland that made up for in thoroughness ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Making his second start, Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel got harassed by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Gabriel passed for 221 yards but couldn't lead the league's second-lowest scoring offense to the end zone during a 23-9 loss at Pittsburgh on Sunday.
"He's ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan O'Reilly scored a power-play goal early in the third period, and the Nashville Predators opened the season Thursday night by beating the Blue Jackets 2-1 and extending their home winning streak over Columbus to 10 games.
The Predators ' streak on home ice against ...
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Shedeur Sanders has waited patiently for his chance to play for Cleveland. He's real close.
Sanders will back up Dillon Gabriel on Sunday in Pittsburgh, meaning the Browns, who haven't won a regular-season game on their rival's home field since 2003, will face the Steelers ...
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 ...
Columbus Blue Jackets
Last season: 40-33-9, missed playoffs.
COACH: Dean Evason (second season with Columbus; 187-110-36 career).
SEASON OPENER: Oct. 9 at Nashville.
DEPARTURES: G Daniil Tarasov, LW James van Riemsdyk, D Jack Johnson, C Sean Kuraly, F Justin Danforth, C Luke Kunin, RW Kevin ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Rocctober has returned to Cleveland.
Brayan Rocchio came up with another clutch hit in the postseason with the go-ahead homer in the eighth inning as the Guardians evened their AL Wild Card Series against the Detroit Tigers with a 6-1 victory in Game 2 on Wednesday.
"It was ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Detroit Tigers kept coming to bat with runners in scoring position in Game 2 of their AL Wild Card Series against the Cleveland Guardians.
With one exception, they failed to come through, paving the way for Cleveland's 6-1 victory that evened the best-of-three series ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — When Chase DeLauter walked out to right field for the seventh inning of Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series, the Guardians outfielder looked up to the upper deck of Progressive Field.
That was the moment when DeLauter was finally able to reflect on a memorable big league ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chasing their first playoff victory since 2012, the Cincinnati Reds instead watched the season slip away Wednesday night.
The Reds were eliminated from the National League Wild Card round with an 8-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2. Cincinnati is 0-5 in the ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns acquired offensive tackle Cam Robinson from the Houston Texans in a trade involving late-round draft picks.
Coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed the trade during his Monday news conference.
The Browns sent a 2027 sixth-round draft pick to the Texans for the ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Detroit's Tarik Skubal will be back on the mound at Progressive Field on Tuesday for the first game of the AL Wild Card Series against Cleveland.
The start comes one week after the Tigers ace had a nightmare sixth inning against the Guardians.
Skubal threw a 99 mph fastball ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cincinnati came crashing into the postseason on the final day of the regular season, and the callow Reds are riding a surge of momentum they hope will carry them against the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
"The dangers are the youthful enthusiasm, the ...
DENVER (AP) — Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos finally justified their head coach's talking them up all offseason.
Nix threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to atone for his end zone interception and the Broncos snapped a two-game skid by sending the Cincinnati Bengals to their second ...