By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani set a major league record by homering and stealing a base in the same game for the 14th time and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the last-place Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Friday night. The win reduced the NL ...
By MARK FRANK Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — After Kyle McCord threw for 381 yards and four touchdowns in his Syracuse debut, first-time head coach Fran Brown thought about sending a bottle of champagne to Ohio State coach Ryan Day. If McCord keeps it going, Brown may have to up ...
By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Golesh recognizes and appreciates opportunity, even if the South Florida coach is hesitant to state the obvious. No. 8 Miami is the next challenge on Golesh's mission to make USF football relevant again, and the one-time Tennessee ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — No. 3 Ohio State had an unusually early bye last week in the midst of a tune-up schedule that has already seen the Buckeyes outscore opponents by a combined 108-6. The Buckeyes dropped from No. 2 to No. 3 in the AP poll while other ...
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville preferred a continuous schedule to develop a rhythm rather than having an unusually early bye that interrupted its roll. The first of two breaks at least gave the No. 19 Cardinals (2-0) a chance to heal. But coach Jeff ...
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Rory McIlroy lost the club head on his 9-iron and then lost the lead by going out of bounds on the last hole in shooting an eventful 5-under 67 in the first round of the BMW PGA Championship on Thursday. The No. 3-ranked McIlroy bounced back well from the pain ...
By TIM WILLERT Associated Press A pair of college football coaching veterans meet Saturday when No. 12 Utah visits No. 14 Oklahoma State in a Big 12 showdown that could have College Football Playoff implications. Utah's Kyle Whittingham and Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy are in their 20th ...
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — It's finally here for No. 15 Oklahoma. After all the hype and waiting, the Sooners will play their first Southeastern Conference game Saturday night against No. 6 Tennessee. "It's huge," Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said. "I mean, ...
By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — James Franklin knows his team is much better than how it played two weeks ago, and he's sure that with this much time to ponder that too-close-for-comfort win, the No. 10 Nittany Lions will show it. "We're used to playing ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's Sherrone Moore might have made a rookie mistake. When Moore was asked at his weekly news conference if Alex Orji would start for the 18th-ranked Wolverines, the first-year coach said the junior quarterback would take the ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — No. 23 Northern Illinois pulled off the shocker of the season two weeks ago at Notre Dame. The buzz and attention that came with it was all well and good. But as far as the Huskies (2-0) are concerned, it won't mean as much if they ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have a new teammate in their bid to build a new $1.3 billion arena downtown. Mayor Cherelle Parker announced Wednesday that she has forged a deal with team owners to keep the NBA franchise in town and will send it to city council. The decision comes ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Willi Castro hit a two-run homer, Matt Wallner had two RBIs and the Minnesota Twins bounced back from a crushing loss in the series opener to beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Tuesday night and stay locked into the final AL wild card. Castro connected in the eighth inning, ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Marcell Ozuna homered, Gio Urshela drove in three runs and Spencer Schwellenbach pitched six innings of one-run ball as the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1 on Wednesday night. The win allowed the Braves to stay within two games of the Mets for the final National ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Brayan Rocchio singled in Andrés Giménez with the winning run as the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians scored three times in the 10th inning to beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 on Wednesday night, reducing their magic number for clinching a playoff berth to one. Kyle ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lance Lynn threw six strong innings in his 100th appearance at Busch Stadium, Jordan Walker homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on Tuesday night. Lynn (7-4) allowed one run on four hits and struck out five. He is 9-0 over his last 21 starts at ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bryce Harper hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth inning to back up the strong pitching of Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 on Tuesday night in a matchup of division leaders. Nick Castellanos added a solo shot and Trea Turner ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie Brooks Lee drove had five RBIs, Carlos Santana went 3 for 4 with a two-run homer and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-2 Sunday for just their fourth win in 12 games. Ryan Jeffers had two hits and two runs for the Twins, who scored eight ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Ben Lively and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, Brayan Rocchio had an RBI single for the go-ahead run and the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Sunday. Cade Smith, Tim Herrin, Hunter Gaddis and Emmanuel Clase wrapped up ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Deshaun Watson ran for a touchdown, Dustin Hopkins kicked three field goals and the stingy Cleveland Browns did just enough to hold off the Jacksonville Jaguars 18-13 on Sunday. The Browns (1-1) dominated much of the rainy day, sacking Trevor Lawrence four times and ...