PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi raised eyebrows this week when he declined to describe the 23rd-ranked Panthers' showdown against No. 9 Notre Dame as a "must-win." Technically, Narduzzi was right. Pitt's only path to the College Football Playoff is by winning the ACC ...
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ethan Grunkemeyer threw two touchdown passes to Devonte Ross, Kaytron Allen ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns and Penn State defeated Michigan State 28-10 on Saturday to snap a six-game losing streak. Grunkemeyer completed 8 of 13 passes for 127 yards for the ...
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Gio Reyna scored in his first international start in 16 months to surpass his father in career goals and then set up Folarin Balogun's tiebreaking goal in the 71st minute to lead the United States over Paraguay 2-1 on Saturday night in a friendly between World Cup-bound ...
Shohei Ohtani likes winning Most Valuable Player awards. He loves winning the World Series even more. The two-way Japanese star did both for a second season in a row for the Los Angeles Dodgers, earning his fourth career MVP on Thursday night while unanimously earning the National League ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Ryan Conwell scored 22 points and No. 12 Louisville had its best 3-point shooting game of the season to cruise to a 106-81 victory against Ohio on Saturday. The Cardinals (4-0), who entered Saturday averaging 102 points per game, topped 100 points for the third time ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Noah Fifita passed for 294 yards and a touchdown to become Arizona's all-time leader in TD passes as the Wildcats beat No. 22 Cincinnati 30-24 on Saturday in the first game between the teams. Fifita was 23 for 31 passing and his scoring pass in the fourth quarter was his ...
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State has shown a knack for pulling out comeback wins under coach Kenny Dillingham, usually with Sam Leavitt leading the charge. Jeff Sims took his comeback turn with Leavitt out, keeping the Sun Devils in position to repeat as Big 12 champions. Sims accounted ...
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Transfer forwards Yaxel Lendeborg and Morez Johnson Jr. both had double-doubles and No. 6 Michigan won 67-63 at TCU on Friday night. Lendeborg, the transfer from UAB, had 14 points and 10 rebounds while Johnson from Illinois ...
By DOUG BONJOUR Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Freshman forward Caleb Wilson scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half and added 13 rebounds for his second consecutive double-double, leading No. 18 North Carolina past North Carolina Central 97-53 on Friday night. Henri ...
By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 30 points and Julius Randle added 26 points and 11 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the fourth quarter and beat the Sacramento Kings 124-110 in an NBA Cup game Friday night. Donte ...
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Austin Reaves scored 31, Luka Doncic had 24 points and 12 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 118-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in an NBA Cup game on Friday night. Deandre Ayton made 10 of 11 shots and finished ...
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jasen Green and Blake Harper scored 14 points apiece and No. 23 Creighton pulled away from Maryland Eastern Shore for an 84-45 victory after a clunky first half Friday night. The Bluejays (2-1) shot miserably in the second half of a ...
By MIKE CATALINI and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland's celebrated former football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series "Last Chance U" that showcased his success with players others wouldn't gamble on, died Friday, a day after being shot on ...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma coach Jennie Baranczyk hears the popular catchphrase "6-7" all the time at home, possibly more often than please and thank you. Getting an earful of it at a women's basketball game, well, that was new for the mother of three. Baranczyk and the sixth-ranked ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Della Maddalena felt on top of the world when he won the UFC 170-pound title in his first shot at the belt. Reigning atop the division is one thing in MMA. Staying on top, well, that can get tricky when a face-to-face meeting with his ...
By The Associated Press Chicago (6-3) at Minnesota (4-5) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox. BetMGM NFL Odds: Vikings by 3. Against the spread: Bears 5-4, Vikings 4-5. Series record: Vikings lead 69-58-2. Last meeting: Vikings beat Bears 27-24 in Chicago on Sept. 8. Last week: Bears beat Giants at ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State freshman linebacker Ethan Pritchard, who was shot in the back of the head following the team's season opener in August, is expected to attend the Seminoles' home finale Saturday. Pritchard rang a bell and got a standing ovation while being released from ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jaxon Kohler had 17 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, Jeremy Fears scored a career-high 15 points and had nine assists, and No. 17 Michigan State beat San Jose State 79-60 on Thursday night. Michigan State (3-0) led by 23 ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom was voted American League Comeback Player of the Year and Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. earned the National League honor Thursday night. Edwin Díaz of the New York Mets was selected as the Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the ...
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Marchand reached 1,000 career points with two assists, Sam Reinhart scored twice and Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 6-3 on Thursday. Eetu Luoustarinen, Seth Jones, Cole Schwindt and Evan Rodrigues also scored for the Panthers, who began a run of 11 of ...