Utah quarterback Nate Johnson took responsibility for 10th-ranked Utah's disappointing offensive output against UCLA, promising improvement as he looked ahead to Friday night's game at Oregon State. "I apologize for how the game played out," Johnson posted to social media after Utah's 14-7 ...
Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper was ejected in the third inning against Pittsburgh on Thursday night following a furious outburst toward third base umpire Ángel Hernández on a checked strike three. Harper seemingly held his swing on a full count against Pirates starter Luis L. Ortiz and ...
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 70 million fans will attend Major League Baseball games for the first time in six years, a post-pandemic rebound for a sport that instituted its biggest on-field changes in decades. A pitch clock to speed play — game times are down 24 minutes to 2:40 for ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The differences between Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren are stark. Height. Weight. Draft profile. College pedigree. Temperament. Approach to their job. It's a dichotomy the Steelers believe they can exploit in hopes of getting the best out of both. It's also a compelling ...
Utah has quietly emerged as a top-10 team with convalescing quarterback Cam Rising yet to play a down and a defense that so far has put up better numbers than the 2019 unit that is regarded as the Utes' best ever. To be determined is whether the Utes can keep doing what they've been doing as ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts, the " tush push" and suddenly one of the best rushing offenses in the NFL get the bulk of the love for the Eagles' second straight 3-0 start. Don't forget about the defense. The Eagles' D — full of new starters and new defensive coordinator Sean Desai — ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper extended his arms as wide as they could stretch and waited for his jubilant Phillies teammates to sock him in the midsection with bottles of bubbly that had been turned into super soakers. J.T. Realmuto used his teeth to gnaw off plastic that enveloped a box ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — After missing most of training camp with a calf injury, Joe Burrow is still working his way back into form. Monday night's 19-16 win over the Rams, the first by the Cincinnati Bengals this season, went a long way. The Pro Bowl quarterback shook off the lingering effects of ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Elly De La Cruz had his first two-homer game and drove in four runs, Luke Maile had three RBIs and the Cincinnati Reds improved their slim playoff hopes with an 11-7 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night. Cleveland played its second-to-last home game ...
Cincinnati enjoyed about as much success as possible for a Group of Five football program the last five years. The Bearcats were fixtures in the Top 25, won a couple of conference championships and played for a third, and they even made it to a College Football Playoff. The realization of ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Even picking up first downs was a challenge for Pittsburgh's offense in the first two games, so much so that fans loudly chanted for a change in the offensive coordinator. All is not settled after the Steelers' 23-18 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday night, but ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Orion Kerkering sounded a bit like every Phillies fan last year, vowing to score World Series tickets at any price. That he was Philadelphia's fifth-round draft pick didn't matter much, Kerkering had to scrounge for tickets like any other desperate fanatic. Good news, ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers' charter flight home following a Sunday night win in Las Vegas made an emergency landing in Kansas City early Monday. Team spokesman Burt Lauten posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that "everyone on the plane is safe and we are making necessary ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Hurts threw for a touchdown, ran for another and led the Eagles on a game-ending drive that lasted more than nine minutes as Philadelphia remained unbeaten with a 25-11 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night. The defending NFC champions, who won their ...
The top tier of The Associated Press college football poll is getting crowded. Georgia remains a clear No. 1 in the AP Top 25. The two-time defending national champions have not budged since last season, a streak of 15 straight polls. The Bulldogs received 55 first-place votes this week. Five ...
Iowa's 31-0 loss at Penn State certainly didn't help Hawkeyes offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz in his bid to meet metrics required for him to keep his job after this season. The game marked the first time since 2000 the Hawkeyes were shut out and lowered their season average to 21.3 points ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Quarterback Cam Rising is still out, but Utah's defense is taking up the slack in a big way. Karene Reid returned an interception for a touchdown and Landen King had a TD catch for No. 11 Utah, which used a stifling defensive performance to beat No. 22 UCLA 14-7 with ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit his 29th homer to move the Philadelphia Phillies within one win of a National League playoff berth after a 5-2 victory Sunday night, completing a four-game sweep over the New York Mets. The win was a bright spot in what the Phillies hoped would be a ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — John Means carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and Anthony Santander drove in a pair of runs, sending the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles over the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 on Saturday night. Means, a 30-year-old left-hander, was making his third start in 17 months ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — TJ Friedl hit a two-run homer and drove in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning as the Cincinnati Reds bounced back from an historic collapse the night before to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Sunday. Joey Votto received ovations from the crowd all day and singled ...