By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer ATLANTA (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league is still reviewing the latest claims of sexual assault and battery against Deshaun Watson. The Cleveland Browns quarterback resolved the civil lawsuit filed against him by the woman but ...
By JOHN WAWROW and TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writers Amari Cooper went from a fading No. 1 wide receiver in Cleveland to a top one with Buffalo. Looking to add a playmaker for quarterback Josh Allen, the Bills acquired Cooper on Tuesday in a trade with the skidding Browns, whose season seems ...
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is the Southeastern Conference favorite in basketball, not football. John Calipari is leading a team with high expectations, just not at Kentucky. And Texas and Oklahoma are along for the ride now, too. The SEC has matched ...
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams are finally reunited after more than two years of separation and one year of speculation — and now they'll try to save the New York Jets' sinking season. The Jets acquired the disgruntled Adams from the Las ...
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Shilo Sanders got called out by his coach/father for some shaky tackling. It was just the honest truth the Colorado free safety needed to hear from his dad, Deion Sanders. He's taken it to heart. In his return from a broken forearm, ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George has a bone bruise but did not suffer any structural damage when he hyperextended his left knee during a preseason game, the team said Tuesday. "Everything checks out OK," coach Nick Nurse told reporters at the team's New Jersey ...
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer NFL owners unanimously approved Jacksonville's $1.4 billion "stadium of the future" Tuesday, a decision that should keep the Jaguars in one of the league's smallest markets for at least another 30 years. With the Jags (1-5) getting ready to play the ...
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Sixth-ranked and reigning champion Notre Dame is the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball race, headlined by the league's preseason pick for player of the year in high-scoring sophomore Hannah Hidalgo. The league ...
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina is starting the season where it finished off last year — ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 women's college basketball poll. The Gamecocks received 27 of the 30 first-place votes in the preseason rankings from a national media panel Tuesday. ...
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — No. 2 Oregon had 12 men on the field late in its 32-31 win over No. 4 Ohio State, with the resulting penalty causing precious seconds to wind off the clock. Turns out, it was on purpose. "We spend an inordinate amount of time on situations and some situations don't come ...
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Haason Reddick has been given permission to seek a trade, New York Jets owner Woody Johnson said at the NFL's fall meetings in Atlanta on Tuesday. Reddick has not played this season while in a contract dispute with the Jets, who acquired him ...
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Hajj-Malik Williams threw three first-half touchdown passes, Kylin James ran for three TDs and UNLV erupted for 27 second-quarter points Friday night as the Runnin' Rebels beat Utah State 50-34. UNLV (5-1, 2-0 Mountian West) made its first-ever AP appearance at No. 25 last ...
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Kenny Dillingham screamed through an adrenaline-fueled interview and got caught up in a student mosh pit. The sea of humanity enveloping him, the Arizona State coach and alum joined in, jumping and shouting with the students after Arizona State's 27-19 victory over No. 16 ...
PROVO, Utah (AP) — BYU is thinking big after claiming its best start since 2020. Jake Retzlaff passed for 218 yards and two touchdowns and the 14th-ranked Cougars forced four turnovers to beat Arizona 41-19 on Saturday. Darius Lassiter had 86 yards on five catches and Parker Kingston caught ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Clayton Keller scored his second goal of the game at 4:05 of overtime, and the Utah Hockey Club beat the New York Rangers 6-5 on Saturday night for their third win in three games. Barret Hayton, Jack McBain, Kevin Stenlund and Dylan Guenther also scored for Utah. Connor ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Morgan Frost scored the deciding goal in the fifth round of the shootout and the Philadelphia Flyers opened their season with a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night. Tyson Forester and Cam York scored in regulation for the Flyers, and ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi spent part of the week grousing about his defense, the one that had served as more bystander than difference-maker during the Panthers' unbeaten start. His players were listening. No. 22 Pitt regained some of the swagger that's been its ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Penn State traveled about 2,500 miles across the continent on its first road trip in the new Big Ten. The Nittany Lions then spent most of Saturday playing from behind against Southern California. Thanks to several clutch throws by Drew Allar, a few key defensive stops and ...
TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist, and Toronto beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Saturday in the Maple Leafs' home opener. William Nylander had two goals for Toronto, including an empty-netter. Matthew Knies also scored, Max Domi had two assists and Anthony Stolarz made ...
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals and two assists and the Calgary Flames beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 to win their home-opener on Saturday night. Nazem Kadri scored twice, including an empty-netter, and MacKenzie Weegar and Mikael Backlund also scored to hlep ...