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 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 DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer Pete Alonso was one of the stars of Major League Baseball's Wild Card Series round, hitting a three-run homer in the ninth inning on Thursday night to lift his New York Mets over the Milwaukee Brewers for the series win. It was a legacy-defining moment ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Take a look at the great moments in the Mets-Phillies rivalry — from Jim Bunning's Father's Day perfect game to New York's epic collapse in the 2007 NL East race, to each team scoring 20-plus runs against the other and all the way to ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mark Vientos hit a tiebreaking, two-run single during a five-run outburst in the fifth inning as the indefatigable New York Mets continued their thrilling week by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 in an NL Wild Card Series opener ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills edge rusher Von Miller was suspended four games by the NFL on Tuesday for violating the league's personal conduct policy. The NFL did not reveal the reason for the suspension, which comes as Buffalo (3-1) prepares ...
By ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The New York Mets weren't supposed to get this far. Neither were the Milwaukee Brewers. Yet here they are squaring off in a best-of-three NL Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday in Milwaukee. These two teams should know each other well. ...
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Four months after falling 11 games under .500, the New York Mets earned a playoff berth a day after the regular season was supposed to end. With a thrilling 8-7 win over the Atlanta Braves in the opener of a makeup doubleheader behind ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Derrick Henry was off and running from the first time he touched the ball. There was no way the Buffalo Bills were stopping the Baltimore Ravens after that. Henry busted out the longest run in the team's 29 years in Baltimore on the way ...
By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Verdugo hit a go-ahead, two-run single with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees ended the regular season with a 6-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Struggling for most of the ...
By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Ketel Marte's two-run homer capped a six-run fourth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks stayed alive in the National League wild card race with an 11-2 rout of the playoff-bound San Diego Padres on Sunday in their regular-season ...
By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes pitched two perfect innings in his Yankee Stadium debut and the Pittsburgh Pirates hit five homers, including four off rookie Luis Gil, in a 9-4 win Saturday that delayed New York from clinching home-field advantage ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles clinched their second straight playoff berth, overcoming Aaron Judge's major league-leading 56th home run to beat the New York Yankees 5-3 on Tuesday night. Baltimore's win combined with Minnesota's loss to Miami nine minutes later assured the ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — It didn't take long following the Buffalo Bills' latest dominating victory for quarterback Josh Allen to turn his attention from his four-touchdown first-half outing to the next challenge ahead: Traveling to face the Baltimore ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Manaea won his fourth straight decision, Brandon Nimmo hit a tiebreaking single in a three-run seventh inning and the New York Mets beat Philadelphia 6-3 on Saturday to prevent the Phillies from clinching the NL East title. Francisco Alvarez and Luisangel Acuña hit ...
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 AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper homered twice, Cal Stevenson hit a two-run, go-ahead double in the seventh inning and made a run-saving, highlight-reel catch in the eighth, and the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies rallied to cool off the New York ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole stuck out four fingers on his pitching hand, then pointed toward first base as Rafael Devers looked on incredulously. Having held the first 10 Red Sox batters hitless, the New York Yankees ace handed Boston's slumping star an ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. tried to stay optimistic about his slim chance at winning a NASCAR championship in his final season before he conceded, "no matter what we do, it is wrong." Chase Briscoe is last among the 16 playoff drivers, but ...