Texas Tech (1-2) at West Virginia (2-1), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+) Line: Texas Tech by 6 1/2, according to FanDuel SportsBook. Series Record: Tied 6-6. WHAT'S AT STAKE West Virginia is on a two-game winning streak and coach Neal Brown has yet to win three in a row. Now in his fifth ...
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson has a history of starting slow, just never as a franchise quarterback expected to lift a team, franchise and city to new heights. In Houston, it was tolerated. In Cleveland, it's troubling. But while some may be panicking over his body of work — now an ...
No. 6 Ohio State (3-0) at No. 9 Notre Dame (4-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC) Line: Ohio State by 3, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Ohio State 5-2. WHAT'S AT STAKE? The game is a resume-builder for the winner in the race for the College Football Playoff, though a loss ...
No. 20 Miami (3-0) at Temple (2-1), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2) Line: Miami by 23 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Miami, 13-1. WHAT'S AT STAKE? It's a chance for Miami to move to 4-0 before it enters Atlantic Coast Conference play. Temple has a shot at ending a ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Joshua Palacios hit a three-run homer in a seven-run fourth inning and the Chicago Cubs' postseason drive remained stalled with their sixth loss in seven games, 13-7 to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Connor Joe hit a two-run homer in the sixth as All-Star Justin ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Spencer Strider wore a Ronald Acuña Jr. 30-60 T-shirt and said: "He's going to negate the shirt pretty quickly." New T-shirts with 40-70 may be needed soon. Acuña homered twice on his bobblehead night and stole his 67th base, leaving him one long ball shy of becoming the ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Willi Castro hit a two-run homer and made two spectacular catches, Kenta Maeda combined on a four-hitter and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-0 on Tuesday night in another step toward their third AL Central title in five seasons. Ryan Jeffers added a solo ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — It all looked so easy for Kenny Pickett and the rest of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense in August. The heaves downfield to George Pickens. The gaping holes that created wide running lanes for Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren. The clean pocket that gave Pickett all the time he ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Spencer Strider wore a Ronald Acuña Jr. 30-60 T-shirt and said: "He's going to negate the shirt pretty quickly." New T-shirts with 40-70 may be needed soon. Acuña homered twice on his bobblehead night and stole his 67th base, leaving him one long ball shy of becoming the ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — MJ Melendez homered and drove in three runs, late-season revelation James McArthur struck out three straight batters to end an eighth-inning threat, and the Kansas City Royals held on to beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-6 on Tuesday night. Makail Garcia had three hits ...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — With Cooper Kupp sidelined by a hamstring injury, Puka Nacua is picking up the slack for the Los Angeles Rams. So far, so record-breaking good. Nacua, a fifth-round pick out of BYU, set the NFL single-game record for most receptions by a rookie with 15 catches for ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals dropped their first two games last season, and then made it all the way to the AFC championship game. This time feels a little different. The biggest concern is the health of Joe Burrow, who threw two touchdown passes in the second half of Sunday's ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals could have long ago given up on the season. Would have been easy to give up on Monday's game against Cleveland, too. Yet despite trailing by two heading into the eighth inning, the Royals kept on fighting. And the club trying desperately to ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Rookie Connor Phillips pitched three-hit ball over seven innings for his first major league win, Will Benson drove in three runs and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on Monday night in a game with postseason implications for both teams. Cincinnati (79-73) ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cleveland Browns star running back Nick Chubb was carted off the field with a left knee injury against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night. Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick came in low for a tackle at the end of a 5-yard run early in the second quarter and delivered a ...
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Kedon Slovis threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns, including one to Chase Roberts who made a one-handed catch with eight minutes left, to give BYU a 38-31 win against Arkansas on Saturday night. Roberts' grab capped a nine-play, 69-yard drive that saw BYU (3-0) ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit his 44th homer, sparking the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6–1 victory Saturday night over the St. Louis Cardinals. "There's always a chance when you go up to the plate," Schwarber said. "I don't worry about numbers. I've just got to keep going up there and ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A crowded stadium. A playoff vibe. A tight game. They're the hallmarks of meaningful September baseball, a rite of fall that's been missing from PNC Park for nearly a decade. This weekend offered what the Pittsburgh Pirates hope is a preview of things to come. Jason Delay ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Walker hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and Paul Goldschmidt drove in three runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 on Sunday. St. Louis avoided a season sweep after losing its first five meetings with the Phillies this ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — The baseball-shaped cake with three lit candles went unclaimed as José Ramírez skipped his postgame media availability. His party took place earlier. Ramírez homered on his 31st birthday to touch off Cleveland's nine-run fourth inning, leading the Guardians to a 9-2 win ...