PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies and right-handed pitcher Joe Ross finalized a $4 million, one-year contract on Monday. Ross can earn an additional $1 million in bonuses for days on the active roster: $333,333 each for 60 and 120, and $333,334 for 170. The 31-year-old Ross made ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Andy Kotelnicki likes to tinker. It's just kind of his way. The Penn State first-year offensive coordinator is wary of growing stagnant. No matter how deep into the season it gets, there's always time for a new wrinkle, a new play, anything to give an ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs earned a much-deserved extended rest after their Christmas Day rout of the Pittsburgh Steelers, which capped an unbeaten stretch of three games in 11 days and clinched them the No. 1 seed in the AFC ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The decorations outside Acrisure Stadium suggested Christmas. The play on the field by the home team hinted at another holiday entirely. Groundhog Day. Like Bill Murray in the iconic movie — set about 90 minutes northeast of ...
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Joel Embiid popped up from a pregame fall and scored 27 points with nine rebounds, making 4 of 5 from 3-point range and sinking a pair of free throws with 3 seconds left to turn back Boston's final rally and lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Three times in 11 days, the Pittsburgh Steelers faced a team aiming for the Super Bowl, the kind of elite company the Steelers have spent most of the season trying to prove they belong in. And three times in 11 days, Pittsburgh found ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andy Reid donned a Santa Claus suit in a giddy Kansas City Chiefs locker room on Christmas Day, then handed his team a present it increasingly looks like it deserves: home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. How Reid managed to ...
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Coach Brian Callahan is sticking with Mason Rudolph at quarterback for a second straight game to see if the Tennessee Titans can build on the veteran who's played in four of their highest scoring games this ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored a goal and added three assists to tie Mario Lemieux's franchise record for most assists in team history and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-3 on Monday night. Crosby scored a third-period empty-net goal and helped on three of ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 32 points and made two crucial plays in the final minute, and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied after Joel Embiid was ejected to beat Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 111-106 on Monday night. Embiid was thrown out by referee Jenna Schroeder ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson was solid in Baltimore's biggest game of the season so far. Then, after one of the star quarterback's rare slip-ups, one of his teammates delivered the play of the day. Jackson threw three touchdown passes and Marlon ...
By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 26 points and Evan Mobley had 22 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists, sending the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers to a 126-99 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. Donovan Mitchell had 19 points and ...
By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nico Hischier had a goal and two assists and Jacob Markstrom made 12 saves for his second shutout of the season as the New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Saturday night. Stefan Noesen and Timo Meier also scored for ...
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — In a time of incessant change, Penn State linebacker Dominic DeLuca is a throwback. The former walk-on's team might be one too. DeLuca was guaranteed nothing when he arrived on campus nearly four years ago without the promise ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Kam Jones scored 20 points and David Joplin added 19 as No. 9 Marquette overcame a late rally by Xavier 72-70 on Saturday. Marquette (11-2, 2-0 Big East) led by as many as 15 points in the second half, but the Musketeers fought back with a 12-0 run to take a 64-63 lead with ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Owen Tippett scored at 3:30 of overtime to punctuate a four-point game and the Philadelphia Flyers snapped a three-game losing streak with 5-4, come-from-behind win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Morgan Frost scored twice and Tyson Foerster tied the ...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — In a time of incessant change, Penn State linebacker Dominic DeLuca is a throwback. The former walk-on's team might be one too. DeLuca was guaranteed nothing when he arrived on campus nearly four years ago without the promise of a scholarship or much of anything ...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nico Hischier had a goal and two assists and Jacob Markstrom made 12 saves for his second shutout of the season as the New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Saturday night. Stefan Noesen and Timo Meier also scored for the Devils, who won for the fourth ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 34 points and nine assists after missing a game because of a sinus fracture, helping the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Charlotte Hornets 108-98 on Friday night. Wearing a protective " Phantom of the Opera " mask, Embiid was introduced to a roaring ...
By The Associated Press Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was fined $5,628 by the NFL for wearing mismatched cleats that were not "constitutional team colors," a person familiar with the league's decision told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke to the AP on ...