By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos sometimes amazes himself with intuition he can win a game on the final swing. As he approached the plate with two outs in the ninth inning, with two runners on and the score tied, Castellanos had a hunch he could win ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dak Prescott drifted to his left, then drifted some more. On a seemingly endless night, what was another couple of seconds going to hurt? With a flick of the wrist as T.J. Watt and the rest of the Pittsburgh defense closed in, the NFL's ...
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The reeling Raiders are dealing with drama, dysfunction and now an ugly defeat against a Denver Broncos team they'd owned ever since moving to Las Vegas in 2020. This one started out so well, too, before turning so ugly. Gardner Minshew ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Green Bay's Jordan Love could have wallowed in self doubt after throwing the first pick-6 of his career during the second quarter against the Los Angeles Rams. Instead, it ended up motivating the quarterback and his Packers ...
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Isaiah Simmons was added to the field goal block team for the New York Giants this week. The move paid off on Sunday as the clinching moment for an unlikely Giants victory. Bryce Ford-Wheaton returned the kick Simmons blocked 60 yards for a ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyler Murray's day started with a 50-yard touchdown run where he pointed to the end zone in celebration almost as soon as he crossed the line of scrimmage. It ended with him driving the Arizona Cardinals into field goal ...
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — A 27-car crash that involved eight of NASCAR's 12 title contenders. A chaotic cleanup that infuriated competitors. And a surprise winner. Just a regular race at Talladega Superspeedway. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. snapped a 65-race ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow traded touchdown throws all afternoon. It took a big run and a chip-shot kick in overtime to settle a wild game between the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals. After Derrick Henry rumbled for 51 yards to ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams found DJ Moore wide open on a crossing pattern early in the game for a 34-yard touchdown. From there, just about everything else looked easy, too. Williams threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns in his best performance to ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said the team is "not changing quarterbacks" after Deshaun Watson and the offense struggled to do much of anything in a 34-13 loss Sunday at the Washington Commanders. Watson looked ...
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — All week, Stefon Diggs downplayed how big it would be when he faced the Buffalo Bills for the first time since a blockbuster trade brought him to Houston. On Sunday, after the Texans used a last-second field goal to eke out a 23-20 ...
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins made just enough plays to beat the New England Patriots and enough mistakes to lose to just about anyone else. A blocked punt. Two missed field goals — one off the upright and one on a botched snap. Another ...
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No longer winless, the Jacksonville Jaguars can now start working on not being defenseless. Trevor Lawrence threw for 371 yards and two touchdowns on his 25th birthday and put Jacksonville in position for Cam Little's 49-yard ...
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Aaron Rodgers reached another milestone in his stellar career on Sunday by becoming just the ninth player in NFL history to throw for 60,000 yards in regular-season games. The 40-year-old New York Jets quarterback crossed the threshold when ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Jayden Daniels shook off throwing an early interception at the goal line like it was his 50th NFL game, not his fifth. "Stay the course," he said. "Don't get too high, get too low. Everything's going to work out." It worked out ...
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Texas' return to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 on Sunday also gave the Longhorns the top seed in The Associated Press College Football Playoff bracket projection, which now features two SEC head-to-head meetings in the first round. The Longhorns would be ...
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Aaron Rodgers had a message for Andrew Van Ginkel after the Vikings linebacker returned an interception 63 yards for a touchdown. "He told me, too, 'Christmas came early' for me," the humble Van Ginkel said. "I just told him 'thank ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Halfway through his first season at Miami, Cam Ward already has shown a knack for the dramatic. Ward threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Arroyo with 26 seconds left and No. 8 Miami roared back from a 25-point deficit in the ...
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer It was a week of upheaval in The Associated Press college football poll, with Texas returning to No. 1 on Sunday after a one-week absence following Vanderbilt's monumental upset of Alabama. The Commodores' win as more than three-touchdown underdogs ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer Vanderbilt's stunning upset of No. 1 Alabama that led to crazed fans marching the goal posts through the streets of Nashville was just the appetizer. Saturday proved to be one of the wildest days in The Associated Press college football poll in years. Four ...