By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills came to Pittsburgh looking for something — anything, really — to snap themselves out of a midseason lull that had robbed them of their swagger, not to mention their usual grip on first place in the AFC ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw two touchdown passes while playing through an injury to his non-throwing hand, and Kimani Vidal made a 59-yard scoring run during the Los Angeles Chargers' 31-14 victory over the spiraling Las Vegas Raiders. ...
By TOM WITHERS Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored a season-high 42 points, Jaylen Brown got his fourth career triple-double and the Boston Celtics barely held on to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-115 on Sunday night after giving up most of their big lead.
The ...
By PAT PICKENS Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Hart had 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 points and eight rebounds and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 116-94 on Sunday for their fourth straight victory.
Jalen Brunson had 18 points, ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer
Conventional wisdom has top-ranked Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana both earning first-round byes in the College Football Playoff regardless of what happens in Saturday night's Big Ten Championship Game.
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is not buying that for one ...
By CHRIS BURROWS Associated Press
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A handful of Ole Miss football players were the first to emerge from the Manning Center following Lane Kiffin's farewell meeting as head coach.
"It's the Pete Golding era! A new era. Hotty Toddy," exclaimed the smiling players to ...
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina rookie Brandon Bussi made 15 saves for his first NHL shutout, Nikolaj Ehlers scored at 2:52 of overtime and Hurricanes beat the Calgary Flames 1-0 on Sunday for their second straight victory.
Ehlers beat rookie goalie Devin ...
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer
ATLANTA (AP) — Kalen DeBoer spoke with pride Sunday about his No. 10 Alabama team returning to the Southeastern Conference title game after missing it last year.
That appreciation of having another opportunity to play for the conference title prompted ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer
Michigan State plans to hire former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald to lead its football program, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday on condition of anonymity because the expected ...
By MATT CARLSON Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Connor Bedard scored the tie-breaking goal at 9:55 of the third period, added an empty-net score and had two assists as the Chicago Blackhawks rallied from an early three-goal deficit to top the Anaheim Ducks 5-3 on Sunday and snap a ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) — Brock Purdy promised his San Francisco 49ers teammates he would have fun and celebrate if he scored during Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns.
He delivered on his promise, not only showing that he is a talented quarterback, but also ...
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are showing how quickly a franchise can turn around in a coach's first season.
Trevor Lawrence threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Tennessee Titans 25-3 ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — C.J. Stroud provided a glimpse of what Houston could look like in December and January if he stays healthy.
A healthy Stroud and a suffocating defense could carry the Texans pretty far.
Nico Collins ran 7 yards for the tiebreaking ...
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — When the Miami Dolphins needed a big play on Sunday, their defense delivered.
Again.
Minkah Fitzpatrick had a fumble recovery and an interception, helping Miami knock off Tyler Shough and the New Orleans Saints 21-17 for ...
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Nick Folk had already atoned for his first field goal miss of the season. With the game on the line, he kicked the New York Jets to a comeback victory.
Folk lined a 56-yarder through a heavy mist as time expired to ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Young's teammates say he never wavers in pressure situations.
Perhaps that is why he thrives in them.
Young completed 15 of 20 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns — two of them coming on fourth down, including a ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — JT Toppin scored 27 points and had nine rebounds as No. 20 Texas Tech outlasted Wyoming for a 76-72 win Sunday that extended the Red Raiders' non-conference home winning streak to 44 games.
LeJuan Watts added 19 points and Christian Anderson 15 for the Red Raiders ...
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — American standout Mikaela Shiffrin dominated a World Cup slalom on home Colorado snow Sunday to remain perfect in the discipline during the Olympic season.
Shiffrin extended her winning streak in slalom to four races after also claiming the opening two races ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tristan Wirfs dropped back in pass protection, let the rusher run by him and jogged into the end zone with nobody around, waiting for Baker Mayfield to throw him a pass for the first time in his NFL career.
Mayfield did and Wirfs caught it.
Mayfield tossed a 2-yard ...
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer
Oregon would receive a coveted top-four seed and Texas A&M would play a first-round home game in the biggest changes to the College Football Playoff mock bracket based on the latest Associated Press Top 25.
Texas A&M slipped from No. 3 to ...