By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer It's easy to get enamored with No. 2 Indiana's glitzy offense. The gritty, increasingly stout defense has been just as impressive — maybe even better. On Saturday, the Hoosiers set the tone with an interception return for a touchdown on the second play ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin went on a local radio station over the summer and said he believed the Pittsburgh Steelers defense could do "historic things" in 2025. It's on a path to do just that, just not in the way the NFL's longest-tenured head coach ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even in a monumental 18-inning World Series game overflowing with statistical superlatives and unforgettable achievements all across the field, Shohei Ohtani again managed to tower above it all. No player ever had more extra-base hits ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Series Late Show was so good the Dodgers produced a sequel: The Late, Late Sho. Seven years and one day after outlasting the Boston Red Sox over 18 innings in Game 3, Los Angeles did it again, beating the Toronto Blue Jays ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Ohio State coach Ryan Day spoke definitively earlier this month about where he believes Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith ranks nationally. "I don't think it's even close that Jeremiah Smith is the best offensive player in college football," Day said ...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's seven-game winning streak has revealed a new side of coach Kalen DeBoer. And it could set the tone for the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide as they move closer to securing spots in the Southeastern Conference championship game and the College Football ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan and football coach Sherrone Moore have dropped their appeal against NCAA penalties stemming from a sign-stealing operation. Michigan was fined tens of millions of dollars and Moore was suspended for a ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A week into the NBA season, the defenses are losing. By a lot. If it seems like there's never been this many high-scoring performances in the first few days of a season, that's because this indeed is unprecedented. Going into ...
By The Associated Press Pittsburgh (17-15 overall, 8-12 ACC) Jeff Capel begins his eighth season with the Panthers, seemingly starting from scratch after just four scholarship players from last year's group return. A season ago, Pitt hoped retaining a huge chunk of its roster from 2023-24 ...
By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press When Mikaela Shiffrin started skiing again weeks after her terrifying crash last year, the American star was even more alert to the potential dangers of training courses. Shiffrin's injuries — puncture wound to her abdomen and severe damage to her ...
By The Associated Press No. 25 North Carolina (23-14, 13-7 ACC) The Tar Heels have 11 new players and five returnees from last year's NCAA Tournament team. Six transfers and an international player join the roster amid pressure for Hubert Davis' fifth season. The Tar Heels are picked ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays with a 6-5, 18-inning win in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night, producing a lengthy list of records topped by Shohei Ohtani as they took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven ...
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eighteen innings in Game 3 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium again. And this Hollywood rerun had a similar ending. Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice during another ...
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Deni Avdija scored 25, Jrue Holiday had 24 points and six assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers pulled away from the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 122-108 on Monday night. Jerami Grant added 22 off the bench for the Blazers, who ...
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jonathan Kuminga had 25 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, Brandin Podziemski added 23 points and six assists, and the Golden State Warriors ran away from the Memphis Grizzlies in the third quarter for a 131-118 win Monday ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid called the first half of Monday night's game against Washington downright weird, full of turnovers and failed fourth-down conversions and so much lousy execution by both teams that he was left scratching his ...
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 51 points, the first Jazz player to reach 50 in the regular season since Karl Malone in 1998, and Utah beat the Phoenix Suns 138-134 in overtime on Monday night. Markkanen helped the Jazz ...
By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 23 of his 43 points in the third quarter and Nikola Jokic had a triple-double as the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves 127-114 on Monday night. The Timberwolves played without star ...
By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu scored 21 points, Josh Giddey had 18 points and 13 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls rallied to top the Atlanta Hawks 128-123 on Monday night. Nikola Vucevic had 17 points and 17 rebounds as Chicago came back from an early ...
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Drake Batherson and Tim Stutzle each had two goals and an assist to lead the Ottawa Senators over the Boston Bruins 7-2 on Monday night for their third straight win. Claude Giroux, Nick Cousins and Fabian Zetterlund also scored, and Leevi Merilainen made 26 saves. It ...