COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kris Letang scored 58 seconds into overtime, Sidney Crosby had two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Friday night. Tommy Novak faked a shot and passed to Letang, who beat Jet Greaves on a snap shot past his glove. It was ...
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DENTON, Texas (AP) — Drew Mestemaker threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns, including a 77-yarder to Cameron Dorner, and No. 21 North Texas wrapped up a spot in the American Conference championship game with a 52-25 victory against Temple on ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After beating the Eagles on the Super Bowl champions' home turf, it was time for rookie Bears coach Ben Johnson to bare arms. Oh, and go bare-chested. Johnson tore off his shirt inside a jubilant locker room and flexed like a ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The chants started early from fed-up Eagles fans, and they were booming as the inept offensive plays piled up in yet another loss. "Fire Kevin! Fire Kevin!" Eagles fans made their vote to dump offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo heard ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and his broken left wrist will start on Sunday when Pittsburgh hosts Buffalo. Rodgers, who sat out last week's loss to Chicago after injuring the wrist against Cincinnati on Nov. 16, was a full participant in practice for the second consecutive day on ...
By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Trevor Zegras scored in regulation and during the shootout, Travis Konecny also had a goal in the shootout, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders 4–3 on Friday. Tyson Foerster and Sean Couturier also scored in ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott ruled out Dion Dawkins and Spencer Brown on Friday from playing at Pittsburgh this weekend, leaving Josh Allen without his two primary protectors. Left tackle Dawkins has not yet cleared the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Damarco Minor scored 18 points and hit a game-winning 3-pointer as time expired to rally Pittsburgh past Ohio State 67-66 on Friday, handing the Buckeyes their first loss of the season. After Amare Bynum gave Ohio State a two-point lead with a second-chance score with 3.7 ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and his broken left wrist will start on Sunday when Pittsburgh hosts Buffalo. Rodgers, who sat out last week's loss to Chicago after injuring the wrist against Cincinnati on Nov. 16, was a full participant in practice for the second consecutive day on ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — There are many, many things Mike Tomlin loves about coaching football. The urgency created by the limited number of chances to compete is near the top of the list. "You get 17 opportunities to state a case for yourself," the longtime Pittsburgh Steelers coach said. And 11 ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Monangai rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown, D'Andre Swift ran for 125 yards and a score, and the Chicago Bears finished with 281 yards on the ground to win their fifth straight game, 24-15 over the reeling Philadelphia Eagles on Friday night. Led by rookie coach ...
By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Rust and Kevin Hayes scored in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Wednesday night to snap a two-game losing streak. Hayes tapped in Erik Karlsson's pass from the top of the crease with 7:26 ...
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Tyson Foerster scored on a rebound of his own shot with 45.2 seconds left for what became the game-winner, and the Philadelphia Flyers topped the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Wednesday night. Foerster's shot from just inside the blue line ricocheted off the leg of Florida ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Suddenly the AFC South is a three-team race. With the Colts (8-3) losing two of three, the door is open for the Jaguars (7-4) and the Texans (6-5). Indianapolis will play both division rivals twice over the final six games, starting with a home game ...
By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Since he became Penn State's interim coach, Terry Smith has put things bluntly. Smith admits, after this weekend's regular-season finale at Rutgers he's not sure what comes next for a program still seeking a permanent head ...
By The Associated Press The Chicago Bears face the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday. Both teams have an 8-3 record. The Bears have a strong offense, ranking second in rushing and sixth overall. Wide receivers Rome Odunze and D.J. Moore have been key players. The Eagles have a solid defense, ...
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer Rhett Lashlee lost track midsentence. Considering the sentence, how could you blame him? The SMU coach was running down the list of teams that have a shot at reaching the ACC title game entering the final weekend of the regular season and then just sort ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saquon Barkley can admit it now after another futile effort. He's in a "funk." Of late? Absolutely. The Philadelphia Eagles running back and AP Offensive Player of the year ran for just 22 yards on 10 carries in a loss — an epic ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen dismissed any suggestion of being sore, even while explaining the reason for the pad taped to the back of the Bills quarterback's forearm that extended to above his right throwing elbow. "A little road rash," Allen ...
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes will receive a record $3,436,343 from this year's pre-arbitration bonus pool, raising his two-year total to $5,588,400 under the initiative to direct more money to top younger players. A 23-year-old right-hander who debuted in May 2024, Skenes was a ...