The problem with September football is that it skews our perspective. College football is still figuring itself out in September. The comparison points are all hypothetical. September lies. October, however, offers real insight. Was LSU's offense really ready for a ...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will look for a season sweep of the Carolina Panthers when they meet at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Sunday. The Buccaneers (2-3) are 1-1 in the division this season, including a win at Carolina last month.
Josh Sweat didn't have a celebration planned and it showed. After the Eagles' second-year defensive end ran through Jets QB Luke Falk last week for his first-career NFL sack, he extended his arms and ran down the field with his 84-inch wingspan like a real ...
Two months ago, Jordan Reed had just finished up a training camp in which he looked like he was ready to re-establish himself as one of the NFL's most dangerous tight ends. But then, on Aug. 22, Reed was involved in a collision with Falcons safety Keanu ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Rodney Smith ran for 139 yards and a touchdown, helping Minnesota overpower Nebraska on a wintry Saturday night and stay undefeated with a 34-7 victory on the strength of 322 yards rushing. Shannon Brooks ran for 99 yards, Mo ...
The Los Angeles Angels say they don't know whether a longtime public relations official had been providing drugs to late pitcher Tyler Skaggs, as detailed in a report Saturday on ESPN's ''Outside the Lines.'' Eric Kay, a 24-year employee of the Angels' PR ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sidney Crosby had a goal and assist, Adam Johnson and Sam Lafferty each scored his first career goal, and the short-handed Pittsburgh Penguins held on to beat the winless Minnesota Wild 7-4 on Saturday night. Patric Hornqvist ...
ST. LOUIS – Daniel Hudson's journey from playoff hero to paternity leave and back again had the happiest of endings Saturday, as he returned to the warm embrace of a supportive clubhouse and a team on the verge of a World Series bid. Hudson ...
MADISON – No matter who has lined up at tailback for Wisconsin over the years, the defensive game plan of the opponent has remained consistent: Stuff the run and make UW's quarterback beat you. That was Michigan State's plan Saturday at Camp Randall ...
SOUTH BEND – During his weekly radio show on Thursday, Brian Kelly was asked about this being his 10th USC game as Notre Dame's football coach. "What was the over/under that I'd make 10 USC games?" Kelly joked. "Ten years ago, there was probably ...
DETROIT (AP) — On a night when their biggest stars were quiet offensively, the Toronto Maple Leafs still scored plenty. Ilya Mikheyev put the Maple Leafs ahead in the final minute of the second period when goalie Jimmy Howard's gamble backfired, and ...
Longtime Detroit Red Wings executive Jimmy Devellano will have surgery Monday for a non-cancerous brain tumor. Devellano, 76, was the first hire made by owner Mike Ilitch after he bought the Red Wings in June 1982. Devellano started as the team's ...
Through six weeks of the college football schedule, bettors are beginning to see trends forming. Wisconsin, for example, has been one of the top teams against the spread in the country this season, going 4-1 against FBS competition. The Badgers will put that ...
Georgia Tech scored in the first quarter Saturday at Duke. That's a first for the Yellow Jackets this season. The touchdown staked them to their first lead since the Week 2 victory over South Florida, which had been their only lead of the season. The Jackets ...
COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M has had its troubles on offense, primarily running the ball, and its troubles on defense, mainly rushing the passer, but the Aggies' issues on special teams caught most everyone off guard on Saturday. Especially the Aggies.
The Blues suffered their first loss in regulation this season, allowing a season-high five goals in a 6-3 loss to the Canadiens at Bell Centre in Montreal. After allowing four goals to Ottawa on Thursday, the Blues gave up six more (the last into an empty net) to ...
St. PETERSBURG — Playoff seeding will go down to the wire as the Rowdies missed a chance to move up in the United Soccer League Championship Eastern Conference standings against Indy Eleven on Saturday night at Al Lang Stadium. The teams ...
The Seahawks will look to improve to 3-0 on the road this season when they face the Browns in Cleveland Sunday. It's a 10 a.m. game for the Seahawks coming off a mini bye week after playing the Rams last Thursday night at Centurylink field. At first glance ...
Syracuse football's offense managed just 10 points, including zero in the first half, at North Carolina State on Thursday. (Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com). Comment. By Stephen Bailey | sbailey@syracuse.com. Syracuse, N.Y. -- Syracuse football's offense ...
Despite saying last month that he wouldn't play in the NFL anymore, wide receiver Antonio Brown wants to resolve his off-field issues so he can get back on the field soon, sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Sources said Brown hopes to have his playing ...
Things were looking good earlier in the week for Darnell Savage Jr.'s status for Monday Night Football. Then the Green Bay Packers rookie safety walked out of the locker room early this week with a walking boot on his left foot, projecting an ankle injury that ...
Brock Nelson scored in the shootout and the New York Islanders beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 Saturday night at Nassau Coliseum to snap a two-game skid. Anders Lee and Josh Bailey scored in regulation for the Islanders. Semyon Varlamov, signed to a ...
Markus Nutivaara, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Pierre-Luc Dubios scored and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat Carolina 3-2 Saturday night, ending the best start to a season in Hurricanes' franchise history. Dubois overpowered Brock McGinn on a rush from the ...
Wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. feels good about where the Detroit Lions are headed, and also about his role in the offense. That's a good combination for the veteran receiver as the Lions restart their season on prime time TV on the road against the Green ...
The Chicago Blackhawks have activated forward Kirby Dach from his injured/non-roster designation and assigned him to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League for conditioning purposes. Dach, 18, was selected third overall by the Blackhawks ...
TAMPA — Sometimes winning comes down to something as simple as refusing to stop. Sometimes you just have to bull your way past seemingly certain defeat. That's exactly what was running through USF senior Jordan Cronkrite's mind when he was ...
Alexander Zverev dominated Matteo Berrettini to set up a final clash with Daniil Medvedev; the competitors will fight for their first Shanghai title on Sunday. By Tennis.com. October 12, 2019. MORE TO WATCH. Federer on NextGen progress: "Now they are ...
Understandably, South Carolina's upset of No. 3 ranked Georgia has the college football world's undivided attention. Any time a team ranked that highly falls as a three-touchdown favorite, it's going to be the focus. But you could argue that what happened in ...
Tom Samaras scored the golden goal in overtime to lead eighth-seeded Colts Neck over ninth-seeded Long Branch, 1-0, in the second round of the Shore Conference Tournament in Colts Neck. David Tuschmann picked up the lone assist for Colts Neck ...
After one super typhoon, the threat of legal action and plenty of heated words, the Group A finale between Japan and Scotland is set to go ahead. The winner will progress to the knockout stages, where they'll face either New Zealand or South Africa in the ...
Not bad for starters for D.J. Smith. Down the road, it will be a memorable Saturday afternoon for the Ottawa Senators' new head coach. The 42-year-old Smith, in his first year as an NHL bench boss, picked up his first victory in the league in pretty good fashion ...
American teenage sensation Coco Gauff has progressed to her maiden WTA final as she eased past Germany's Andrea Petkovic 6-4, 6-4 at the Linz Open. The 15-year-old Gauff became the youngest player to reach a WTA final since Czech Republic's Nicole ...
LIVE COMMENTARY (Be sure to refresh your browser for latest update). New Zealand – 4 Australia - 4. First quarter. 10:35 - Folau back-to-back buckets to tie the game. 12:05 - Great out of bounds save by Langman results in a Folau basket. 13:00 - Australia ...
The Washington Capitals don't tend to fare well against the Dallas Stars. Since the 1996-1997, the Stars have accumulated a 25-2-6 record when facing off against the cross-conference team. That may be just what the Stars need right now — a team they're ...
The Toronto Blue Jays and president Mark Shapiro are both open to a new deal, per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. An extension is possible for Mark Shapiro, who is entering the final year of his contract as #BlueJays president/CEO. Both Shapiro and the Jays ...
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