By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh quarterback Aaron Rodgers practiced with his broken left wrist in a brace on Friday, opening the door for him to play when the Steelers visit Chicago on Sunday. Coach Mike Tomlin said Rodgers was able to practice in a limited ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Side-arming left-hander Ryan Yarbrough and the New York Yankees finalized their $2.5 million, one-year contract on Friday. Yarbrough can earn an additional $250,000 in performance bonuses: $50,000 for 75 innings and each additional 10 through 115. He gives the Yankees a ...
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell knew the question was coming at the Tennessee Titans' ceremony Friday raising the final steel beam into place for their new enclosed stadium. Goodell said Nashville, with the Titans, put ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Dominant defenses still can carry teams in the NFL. The Houston Texans proved it again Thursday night with another smothering performance against Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in a 23-19 victory. Despite allowing the Bills to convert a ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts was asked to compare how the Eagles have changed since opening night against Dallas. What's the biggest contrast for a franchise that unveiled a Super Bowl champions banner that night to the current state of the team, one ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The sounds of college football have changed over the years, with pop culture songs becoming part of the show at stadiums across the country. Fight songs, though, have withstood the test of time and still ring true. From "Rocky Top" ...
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The winners of the annual North Dakota State-South Dakota State rivalry football game get an unusual honor: hoisting a 78-pound trophy for all to see. The Dakota Marker is a rock — and it is heavier than it looks. "When you get a ...
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Darnell Washington wants to be clear about something. Nothing the Pittsburgh Steelers tight end does on the football field is premeditated. Not the hurdling. Not the stiff arm. None of it. It's all instinct, like just about everyone ...
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Buffalo's Josh Allen was harassed by Houston's defense all night Thursday and it was no different on his last play of the game. "Our d-line was getting to him and made him make that bad decision at the end and he threw the ball right to ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey arguably is the NBA's hardest-working player this season. His heavy workload sure isn't hindering his production so far. Maxey already was averaging an NBA-leading 40.3 minutes per game this ...
MONTREAL (AP) — Alex Ovechkin padded his NHL goals record and moved up a couple other big lists in the Washington Capitals' 8-4 romp over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Ovechkin had his 33rd career hat trick to tie Brett Hull for fourth in NHL history and added an assist as he ...
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist to move into second place on the franchise scoring list, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Thursday night. MacKinnon's three points broke a tie with Peter Stastny. He ...
HOUSTON (AP) — Kingston Flemings scored 18 points on 8-for-10 shooting, Emanuel Sharp added 15 points, and No. 2 Houston beat Rider 91-45 on Thursday night. Mercy Miller scored 14 points off the bench, Joseph Tugler finished with 12 points and nine rebounds and Chris Cenac Jr. had 12 points ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Jaden Schwartz scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period as the Seattle Kraken scored three in the third period to rally past the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Thursday night. Tye Kartye and Shane Wright also scored in the third for Seattle, which trailed 2-0 after two ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 54 points and tied the game by hitting two free throws with seven seconds left in the fourth quarter of the Philadelphia 76ers' 123-114 overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday ...
By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — De'Aaron Fox scored 26 points, Keldon Johnson had 25 and the San Antonio Spurs won their third straight without Victor Wembanyama, toppling the Atlanta Hawks 135-126 on Thursday night. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had a career-high 38 ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 31 shots, Sam Reinhart scored in the opening period and the Florida Panthers beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Thursday night. It was Florida's first 1-0 regulation win in the regular season since Dec. 23, ...
TORONTO (AP) — Adam Fantilli scored his second goal of the game at 4:21 of overtime and also had an assist to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night after blowing a two-goal lead. Dmitri Voronkov added a goal and an assist for Columbus. Jet Greaves ...
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Max Shabanov had two goals and an assist, and Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots for his second shutout of the season as the New York Islanders beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-0 on Thursday night. Calum Ritchie had a goal and an assist, Matthew ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Travis Sanheim scored the winner with 1:09 left in overtime to rally the Philadelphia Flyers past the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Thursday night. Justin Faulk scored two goals in the first period for the Blues, but Rodrigo Abols scored for the Flyers in the second period to ...