CINCINNATI (AP) — For the first time since 2020, the Cincinnati Bengals are playing out the string in late December and are eliminated from postseason contention with multiple games left to play. The Bengals' 4-10 record is a frustrating reality for a team that entered the year with playoff ...

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Shedeur Sanders quickly turned the page after he threw three interceptions in the Cleveland Browns' 31-3 loss to the Chicago Bears last Sunday. The rookie quarterback didn't have a choice, considering what is up next on the schedule. Sanders was well into preparations on ...

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Football coach Brian Smith was fired Wednesday by Ohio University, which cited "serious professional misconduct." Smith had been placed on indefinite leave on Dec. 1. The university said it terminated Smith's contract for cause following an administrative review that ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Giddey scored 23 points as part of his sixth triple-double this season, Coby White added 25 and the hot-shooting Chicago Bulls beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 127-111 on Wednesday night. Giddey had 11 rebounds and 11 assists. He also matched a career high with five ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tulane quarterback Jake Retzlaff recalls being "devastated" when it became clear last spring that he would be unable to play his final season of college football at BYU. His penchant for making plays in big moments, as well as for publicly embracing his Jewish heritage, ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts and the Eagles silenced some criticism, ended a losing streak and are now on the brink of a repeat championship. A Super Bowl? Not quite — though a second straight appearance in the Super Bowl at least remains a possibility, unlike last season's opponent, ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger thinks Mike Tomlin should coach the Pittsburgh Steelers until he doesn't want to do it anymore. The former Steelers quarterback said Monday night ahead of his induction into the team's Hall of Honor that Tomlin, the NFL's longest-tenured coach, has earned ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers passed for 224 yards and two touchdowns, and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Miami Dolphins 28-15 on Monday night to stay stop the AFC North. Pittsburgh (8-6) won its second straight game — and 23rd straight at home during the NFL's Monday night showcase ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Cashius Howell heard the same thing repeatedly from power-conference schools when he was being recruited out of high school. "They just didn't feel like I was worth it to waste a roster spot on," he recalled. Five years later, the defensive end has proven those ...

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Paul Wiggin, the former Stanford and Cleveland Browns star who was on the losing end of "The Play" coaching star quarterback John Elway and the Cardinal, died Friday. He was 91. Wiggin's death was announced by the Browns, the Minnesota Vikings and the National Football ...

Joe Burrow will be taking part in late-season games with nothing at stake for the first time since he started playing organized football. It will be up to Cincinnati Bengals ownership, director of player personnel Duke Tobin and coach Zac Taylor to ensure this is the final lost season with ...

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — LeBron James made two free throws with 3.9 seconds left, Luka Doncic scored 29 points and the Los Angeles Lakers recovered from blowing a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter to top the Phoenix Suns 116-114 on Sunday night. Phoenix trailed ...

By ANDREW DESTIN AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Jason Myers has quietly been a big part of the Seattle Seahawks' success this season. He was the only reason they won Sunday. Myers kicked a franchise-record six field goals, including a 56-yarder with 29 seconds left, and the Seahawks ...

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos were slogging their way through a rare clunker Sunday against the Green Bay Packers when cornerback Pat Surtain II delivered the game-saving takeaway. The reigning NFL defensive player of the year laid out for ...

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A rookie quarterback who made his first start in midseason and a kicker from Northern Ireland who made his NFL debut three games ago stunted the Carolina Panther's playoff push. Tyler Shough led two Saints scoring drives in the final ...

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers know their high-powered offense will need to carry the load if they are going to make a deep playoff run. The performance in their first game back from the bye week was just the kind of game the ...

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams faced their biggest deficit in more than two months when they fell 10 points behind Detroit with 30 seconds left in the first half. Even worse, both their offense and their defense felt they were letting each ...

By MAURA CAREY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dyson Daniels had 27 points and 10 rebounds, Onyeka Okongwu added 20 points and 15 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks held off the Philadelphia 76ers 120-117 on Sunday night. Quentin Grimes had a chance to force overtime, but his 3-point ...

By ADRY TORRES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Egor Demin scored 17 points, Noah Clowney added 16 and the Brooklyn Nets matched the franchise record for margin of victory, never trailing in a 127-82 romp over the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night. The 45-point victory tied ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored in the shootout and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Sunday. William Carrier and Taylor Hall scored in regulation for the Hurricanes, who have won four straight — three in a shootout. Brandon Bussi made 24 saves — ...