By The Associated Press undefined A look at what's happening around the majors today: ___ ONE WAY TO GO? Two-way star Shohei Ohtani was scratched from his scheduled start for the Angels against Oakland because of a sore right arm that could sideline him as a pitcher for the rest of the ...
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer A capsule look at the U.S. team for the Ryder Cup matches on Sept. 24-26 at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Listed in order of how they qualified for the team: COLLIN MORIKAWA Age: 24. World ranking: 3. Ryder Cup record: Rookie. Career victories: ...
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer A surprisingly strong start to the playoffs for Joe Gibbs Racing — two races, two wins and two drivers locked into the second round — has put Hendrick Motorsports in a precarious position headed into the first elimination race. Alex Bowman and William ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer It's one thing for Bryson DeChambeau to try to change golf when he's doing it only for himself. Now comes the Ryder Cup, where the world will get to see how his single-minded pursuit of non-conformity and power fits in the realm of a team competition. When ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Taylor Heinicke and Dustin Hopkins made the most of their second chances. Washington needed every last second — and then some — to earn a long-awaited win over the New York Giants. Hopkins made a 43-yard field goal on an untimed ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin spent four years on Jon Gruden's staff in Tampa Bay in the early 2000s, helping mold a defense that won a Super Bowl and gleaning what he could from his fiery boss. Nearing two decades later, the lessons Tomlin — now in his ...
By The Associated Press undefined No. 15 Virginia Tech (2-0) at West Virginia (1-1), Saturday at noon EDT (FS1). Line: Virginia Tech by 2 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: West Virginia leads 28-23-1. WHAT'S AT STAKE? The Black Diamond Trophy. Virginia Tech has won three ...
By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Sean Clifford's confidence has grown with each play this fall, and Penn State's quarterback is about to get a big ego boost. It'll come from the more than 107,000 fans who'll pack Beaver Stadium on Saturday night for a rare Big ...
By The Associated Press undefined No. 19 Arizona State (2-0) at No. 23 BYU (2-0), Saturday at 10:15 p.m. EDT (ESPN). Line: Arizona State by 3½, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Arizona State leads 20-7. WHAT'S AT STAKE? The Cougars have a chance to go 3-0 against the Pac-12 ...
By The Associated Press undefined Virginia (2-0, 0-0 ACC) at No. 21 North Carolina (1-1, 0-1), Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EDT (ACC Network) Line: UNC by 8 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: The schools disagree. UNC says it leads 64-57-4. Virginia says UNC leads 63-58-4. WHAT'S ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Seattle Mariners will host baseball's 2023 All-Star Game at T-Mobile Park. The team announced a news conference for Thursday at Seattle's Space Needle with baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred. The purpose of the news conference is to ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ryan Braun, the Milwaukee Brewers' home run leader whose production was slowed by injuries during the second half of his 14-year career, announced his retirement on Tuesday. Braun hasn't played all season and said during spring training that he was leaning toward retirement. ...
By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist Making money in boxing means never having to say you're sorry. Not for allowing Evander Holyfield to risk his life at the age of 58 just to make a few bucks. Certainly not for stealing money from gullible fans for a farce of a pay per view show that would ...
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Patrick Cantlay closed out another victory, this time without hitting a shot. Cantlay was voted PGA Tour player of the year by his peers, capturing the Jack Nicklaus Award that could be seen as a referendum on how players value winning the FedEx Cup. His solid ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Marlon Humphrey was beaten so badly on the winning touchdown that he slowed to a jog while the pass was still in the air. It was that kind of night for Baltimore's secondary. The Ravens arrived in Las Vegas determined to show that they could still play to ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Marlon Humphrey was beaten so badly on the winning touchdown that he slowed to a jog while the pass was still in the air. It was that kind of night for Baltimore's secondary. The Ravens arrived in Las Vegas determined to show that they could still play to their ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Daniil Medvedev had outplayed the man he considers the best ever in tennis for about two hours. Then it was time to finish off Novak Djokovic. That's when Medvedev's serve and his body started to falter. He double-faulted on his first match ...
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Two weeks into the regular season and already 12 ranked teams have lost, including five to unranked teams. That's a fair amount of upheaval to the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank so early in the season. Six teams that were ranked in the ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Matthew Stafford's second pass for the Los Angeles Rams traveled 53 majestic yards through the air and dropped right into the hands of Van Jefferson, who fell down untouched, stood up and scored. The Rams have bet their future on ...
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer How difficult is achieving a successful debut in the NFL? Ask Urban Meyer and Arthur Smith, new head coaches whose teams looked as if they were still in spring workouts. Compounding that, Meyer's Jaguars and Smith's Falcons were routed by Houston and ...