By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer The first regular-season AP Top 25 is typically an overhaul from the preseason poll as voters get a better sense how good teams might actually be. This season certainly is no different. Houston was No. 1 in the poll released Monday, swapping spots ...
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — It's one thing to lose a close game. It's another to stumble like Jacksonville did at Houston on Sunday. The Jaguars blew a 19-point lead in the fourth quarter, were outscored 26-0 in the final frame and ended up on the wrong ...
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Baylor and Soutbern California jumped into the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll after big opening week victories. The Bears began the season with a victory in Paris over then-No. 7 Duke to replace the Blue Devils in that ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Five underdogs won. Big leads weren't safe. Several games weren't close. Sunday was filled with upsets, comebacks, routs and statements. There were some impressive individual performances, too. Jonathan Taylor had 244 yards rushing for the Colts. ...
TOKYO (AP) — Tatsuya Imai is likely to be the next Japanese pitcher to move to a Major League team after his club, Seibu Lions, said Monday it would begin the process of making him available — a process called "posting." Tatsuya had a record of 10-5 this season with an ERA of 1.92. The ...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers' tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers began on a high note with four wins in five games to start the season. Since then, however, the 41-year-old quarterback's performance has gotten progressively worse and worse as the Steelers have lost three of ...
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The beat-up Los Angeles Chargers laid a beatdown on Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Justin Herbert threw for 220 yards and a touchdown in a 25-10 victory Sunday night, extending the Chargers' winning streak to three ...
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders defensive tackle Daron Payne was suspended for one game without pay by the NFL on Monday for hitting Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown during the teams' game the night before. Payne was ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct in the second quarter ...
By ANTONIO RAY HARVEY Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 26 points, four rebounds, five assists, two steals and led the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 144-117 win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. Edwards shot 7 for 16 from the field, 5 for 11 from ...
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jimmy Butler had 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, Quinten Post contributed 14 points and seven rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the short-handed Indiana Pacers 114-83 on Sunday night. Stephen Curry missed his ...
By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jesper Wallstedt made 36 saves for his second career NHL shutout, Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist and the Minnesota Wild beat the Calgary Flames 2-0 on Sunday night. Kirill Kaprizov added an empty-net goal, and Joel ...
TORONTO (AP) — Taylor Hall and Logan Stankoven scored in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Sunday night for their fourth straight win. Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis, and Shawn Walker also scored for Carolina, which trailed by two midway ...
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cade Cunningham made two clutch baskets down the stretch and finished with 26 points, Jalen Duren had 21 points and 16 rebounds and the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons extended their winning streak to six games with a 111-108 ...
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Leevi Merilainen made 29 saves in his third NHL start and the Ottawa Senators beat the Utah Mammoth 4-2 on Sunday night, with both teams completing a back-to-back set. On Saturday, the Mammoth fell 6-2 in Montreal, and the Senators outlasted the Flyers in 3-2 in ...
DALLAS (AP) — Tyler Seguin's goal in the closing seconds of the first period held up as the winner and Casey DeSmith stopped 30 of 31 shots as the Dallas Stars beat the Seattle Kraken 2-1 on Sunday night. Wyatt Johnston also scored for the Stars with his league-leading seventh power-play ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the New York Knicks routed the Brooklyn Nets 134-98 on Sunday night to win their fourth straight and improve to 6-0 at home. Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each added 19 points for ...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — No. 25 North Carolina senior guard Seth Trimble is out indefinitely after suffering a broken left forearm during a workout on Sunday. The school said a timetable for Trimble's return will be determined following surgery this week. "So sad for Seth," North Carolina ...
BY DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 27 points, and Derrick White and Jordan Walsh hit 3-pointers in the final minute to send the Boston Celtics to a 111-107 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night. White, who finished with 21 points, hit a ...
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Success has followed Bob Chesney each step he has taken up the coaching ladder, and the work he is doing at James Madison is only increasing his name recognition. The No. 24 Dukes cracked The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday for the first time in ...
By TIM BOOTH and ANDREW DESTIN AP Sports Writers S SEATTLE (AP) — Lenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88. The family said Wilkens was surrounded by loved ones when ...