By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As Minnesota was reveling last week in a decisive victory over Nebraska, the level of dominance by the Gophers defense dawned on standout Anthony Smith as he looked around at his teammates and started doing some quick math on their ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen began his bye week stewing over consecutive losses. Then the Bills quarterback received a valuable piece of advice from a beloved source. "My grandma called me and was like, 'I just want to see you smile,'" Allen said ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers wants to beat the Green Bay Packers, sure. But only because that's his job. There will be nothing personal at stake for Rodgers when he stands inside Acrisure Stadium on Sunday night and sees the team he led so successfully ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Owen Tippett scored twice and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Monday night. Travis Konecny, Tyson Foerster and Noah Cates also scored, Cam York had three assists and Sean Couturier added two as Philadelphia won for the third time in four games. Dan ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miles Killebrew's season is over. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Killebrew is done for the year after undergoing knee surgery. Killebrew, a two-time Pro Bowler as a special teamer and a 2023 All-Pro, injured his knee in a victory over Cleveland ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brandon Graham had truly retired on top. The longest-tenured Eagles player made a valiant return from a torn triceps to play in the Super Bowl and hoisted the Lombardi Trophy for the second time in his career after they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in February. His ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored his fourth goal and Kris Letang became the 20th defenseman in NHL history to reach 600 career assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Tuesday night. Crosby beat Kevin Lankinen from the slot in the later stages of the second ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Grant Delpit said leading up to Cleveland's game against Miami that he forgot what it was like to be a part of a win. The Browns safety and his teammates rediscovered that winning feeling on Sunday. Behind a complete effort from all three phases, the Browns rolled to a 31-6 ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio common pleas judge granted a temporary restraining order on Monday, which would allow high school athletes in the state to enter into deals that profit off their talent. Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Jaiza Page issued her order on Monday, which could allow ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miles Killebrew's season is over. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Killebrew is done for the year after undergoing knee surgery. Killebrew, a two-time Pro Bowler as a special teamer and a 2023 All-Pro, injured his knee in a victory over Cleveland ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nick Schmaltz came into the night scoreless over the Utah Mammoth's first four games this season. He broke through in a big way Friday night against the San Jose Sharks. Schmaltz had three goals and an assist, and the Mammoth beat the Sharks 6-3 for their third win in ...
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Bear Bachmeier had 229 yards of offense while throwing for a touchdown and running for another score to rally No. 15 BYU to a 24-21 victory over No. 23 Utah on Saturday night. LJ Martin added 122 yards on the ground to help the Cougars (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) remain unbeaten and ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Asked earlier this week about the Pittsburgh Steelers' struggles on the road in Thursday night games, Mike Tomlin gruffly responded he'd gotten his butt kicked in many different ways during his 19 years on the sideline. Add one more to the list. More jarring than the ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Noah Cates scored 2:36 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to their second win of the season, 2-1 over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. Dan Vladar stopped 15 shots and has the only two wins for the Flyers in net through five games this season as he tries to ...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski rushed for a career-high 130 yards and two touchdowns, and Kaden Wetjen scored the go-ahead touchdown on an 8-yard run with 3:54 to play, as the Hawkeyes defeated Penn State 25-24 on Saturday night. Gronowski had just nine carries, but ...
Lionel Messi left no doubt on Decision Day. The Argentine icon s cored a hat trick in a 5-2 victory over Nashville on Saturday night to wrap up Major League Soccer's Golden Boot award with 29 goals this season. Inter Miami finished third in the Eastern Conference standings and will again face ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each had a goal and an assist, Tristan Jarry stopped 31 shots for his 22nd career shutout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 3-0 on Saturday night. Anthony Mantha also scored for the Penguins, who improved to 4-2-0 on ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin scored two goals, Scott Wedgewood stopped 22 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Thursday night to open the season on a five-game points streak. Nichushkin scored in the second period on a tip-in and added an ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Mike Tomlin wondered this week why the Cleveland Browns traded Joe Flacco to their AFC North rival, the Cincinnati Bengals. On Thursday night, Flacco proved Tomlin's worst fears to be well founded. Flacco passed for 342 yards and three touchdowns as he rallied Cincinnati ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — If Julian Sayin hadn't already established himself as a Heisman Trophy contender, the Ohio State quarterback certainly strengthened his case on Saturday. "He's the truth," Carnell Tate said after catching two of Sayin's four touchdown passes in the top-ranked Buckeyes' ...