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 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 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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Anthony Black scored 27 of his career-high 31 points in the first half, Franz Wagner added 21 points and the Orlando Magic routed the injury-depleted Philadelphia 76ers 144-103 in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night. Orlando's Jalen Suggs was ejected with 27 seconds left in ...
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Maxi Moralez opened the scoring in the 27th minute and New York City FC beat the No. 1 seed Philadelphia Union 1-0 on Sunday night to win the Eastern Conference semifinals. New York City's Matt Freese had five saves. including a stop of a first-touch shot by Frankie ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves for his first shutout of the season, Brandon Hagel had two goals and an assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 on Monday night. The Lightning have won four straight and 12 of 15 to move into first place in the ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams hoped he'd get a chance to chat with Aaron Rodgers. He got his opportunity after he led the Bears to yet another close win. Williams threw for three touchdowns, and Chicago beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-28 in a matchup ...
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Norman Powell scored 32 points while Kel'el Ware had 20 points and 16 rebounds to help the Miami Heat win their fourth in a row with a 127-117 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. Jaime Jacquez Jr. scored 22 points, and Bam ...
By MAURA CAREY AP Sports Writer Eight of the top 10 teams in the AP Top 25 poll either had the day off or were given the gift of a late-season cupcake game in Week 13. No. 6 Oregon and No. 8 Oklahoma were exceptions, with ranked conference matchups against Southern California and ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyson Foerster and Matvei Michkov each grabbed a share of three stacked pucks dated and noted for the Flyers forwards role in the fastest three goals scored in team history. The Flyers shoot, they score, again and again in record ...
By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Kaytron Allen ran for 160 yards and two touchdowns, and Penn State's defense played its best game of the season to keep the Nittany Lions' bowl hopes alive with a 37-10 win over Nebraska on Saturday night. Allen, who racked up ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers set a franchise record by scoring three goals in just 26 seconds in the first period on Saturday night against New Jersey, getting two from Tyson Foerster in 17 seconds and one from Matvei Michkov on their way to ...
By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Montour scored with 50 seconds left in overtime to give the Seattle Kraken a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Montour's wrist shot from the left side beat Penguins' goaltender Sergei Murashov and gave the ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer . PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Flyers celebrate the star of each victory this season by presenting him with a replica Bernie Parent goalie mask. The white mask with the Flyers logo on each side of the temples looks much like the one Parent wore as a cover boy in ...
By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jake Retzlaff passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another score, and No. 24 Tulane beat Temple 37-13 on Saturday to move one step closer to the American Conference championship game. Tulane (9-2, 6-1) can secure a spot in the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Montour scored with 50 seconds left in overtime to give the Seattle Kraken a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Montour's wrist shot from the left side beat Penguins' goaltender Sergei Murashov and gave the Kraken their fourth win in their last ...