BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — James Franklin was hired as Virginia Tech's coach on Monday, a little more than a month after he was fired during his 12th season at Penn State. The Hokies became the first Power 4 football program to fill a coaching vacancy this season. Franklin was set to be formally ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers might get a chance to say goodbye to one of his favorite places after all. Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday there's a chance that Rodgers and his fractured left wrist could still play on Sunday when the Steelers visit Chicago. Rodgers injured his ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Trey Kaufman-Renn had 17 points and Oscar Cluff added 14 to power No. 2 Purdue to a 97-79 romp over Akron on Sunday night. The win was the 500th of Matt Painter's career. He has 475 with Purdue after getting 25 with Southern Illinois. Kaufmann-Renn also had 15 ...
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase was suspended without pay for one game on Monday for spitting on Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey. Chase spat on Ramsey during a confrontation in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game. Ramsey grabbed Chase by the face mask and punched ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a 118-106 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, who saw All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo leave Monday night's game due to injury. Antetokounmpo immediately went to the locker room with 3:03 remaining ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kirill Marchenko scored the deciding goal of the shootout, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Monday night. Zach Werenski and Dmitri Voronkov had a goal and an assist, and Adam Fantilli also scored in regulation as Columbus extended its ...
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Utah coach Kyle Whittingham turns 66 on Friday and certainly wouldn't mind a belated birthday present from Cincinnati. It would be a gift for several teams around the Big 12, actually. Because if the Bearcats knock off No. 11 BYU at home on Saturday night, the door ...
Michigan and TCU vaulted into the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll on Monday after big victories over ranked opponents. The sixth-ranked Wolverines climbed eight spots after routing then-No. 18 Notre Dame 93-54 on Saturday. No. 10 TCU moved up seven places as the ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers spent the first half on Sunday trying to will the Pittsburgh Steelers into the kind of offensive rhythm that's been elusive of late. The four-time MVP spent the second half in the locker room, his 41-year-old left wrist ...
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 33 points and had 13 rebounds, Payton Pritchard added 30 points and the Boston Celtics held off the Los Angeles Clippers for a 121-118 victory on Sunday. Derrick White scored 22 points with nine assists and seven rebounds, ...
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Bryce Young fought off the criticism that accompanied his modest 124 yards passing in an ugly loss to New Orleans last week. Young also fought through first-quarter pain in his right ankle against Atlanta, which which forced him to be ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Their future Hall of Fame quarterback spent the second half in the locker room dealing with an aching left wrist. The perennial All-Pro live wire at the back end of their defense joined him after being ejected. And still the Pittsburgh ...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Freshman point guard Kingston Flemings scored 22 points, Chris Cenac Jr. had 18 points and nine rebounds and top-ranked Houston held on for a 73-72 victory over No. 22 Auburn on Sunday. In a matchup of Final Four teams from last season, the Cougars (4-0) led ...
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer Cristiano Ronaldo is heading to another World Cup. Erling Haaland is going to his first. Italy risks missing out on sport's biggest global event for the third straight edition. Portugal sealed its place at next year's tournament in the United States, ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Trailing early and having lost their last two games, the Green Bay Packers could have been in real trouble when quarterback Jordan Love took a big hit to his left shoulder and jogged inside for further evaluation. "That's ...
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence received an unusual photo request in the locker room after one of the most enjoyable victories of his Jacksonville Jaguars tenure. Punter Logan Cooke and long snapper Ross Matiscik wanted a pic with Lawrence ...
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Jack Jones had a fitting celebration after his overtime interception in the first NFL regular-season game in Spain. The Miami Dolphins cornerback ran toward the sideline and stretched his arms wide after a twisting jump in front of his ...
TURIN, Italy (AP) — The final installment of the "Sincaraz" rivalry for 2025 went to Jannik Sinner. The second-ranked Sinner beat top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (4), 7-5 for the ATP Finals trophy on Sunday in the sixth meeting this year between the two players who are dominating men's ...
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland, which has dropped six straight games and is headed toward an 11th straight losing record in Big Ten play, will bring back coach Mike Locksley for an eighth season with a promise to give him more money to acquire the talent necessary to become more ...
By JOHN COON Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Bear Bachmeier threw for 296 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 12 BYU to a 44-13 victory over TCU on Saturday night. Bachmeier added 59 yards and another touchdown on the ground for his seventh game this season with both a passing TD and ...