SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- To take the biggest step toward completing one of the most dramatic turnarounds in NFL history, the San Francisco 49ers did what they've done so often throughout the season: They rode the wave provided by an unlikely hero.
Tennessee's 35-24 loss in the AFC Championship Game hit Derrick Henry with a thud as reality quickly sunk in that the Titans may take on a significantly different look next season. After failing to stick to the same formula against the Kansas City Chiefs on ...
The matchup for Super Bowl LIV is set, and it'll be the Kansas City Chiefs taking on the San Francisco 49ers with a Lombardi Trophy up for grabs in Miami on Feb. 2. This is the first time in 50 years that the Chiefs have been able to reach the Super Bowl, and ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - San Francisco 49ers running back Tevin Coleman departed Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers with a shoulder injury and will not return to the game. With 9:33 left in the second quarter, Coleman took a run off left tackle for ...
Dez Bryant's last NFL catch came on Dec. 31, 2017, as a member of the Dallas Cowboys, and the 31-year-old free-agent wide receiver wants his next catch to come as a Cowboy. Bryant tweeted Sunday for Dallas to implement him around quarterback Dak ...
Will Reuben Foster be a part of the Washington Redskins in 2020? If he is - what position will he play? Perhaps the most important question is this: Will he even be able to play? Per Rapoport and via Foster's agent, Malki Kawa, Foster suffered "a torn ACL, ...
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Kiana Williams scored 17 points and Lexie Hull added 14, to help No. 3 Stanford beat eighth-ranked Oregon State 61-58 on Sunday. Hull also had nine rebounds for the Cardinal (16-2, 5-1), who rebounded from their first conference ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Kane reached 1,000 career points when he picked up an assist on Brandon Saad's third-period goal, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Sunday night for their season-high fifth straight win. Kane became the ...
The opportunity to select LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is apparently too good to pass up for the Cincinnati Bengals. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Sunday the Bengals "have no intention" of trading the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft. Many expect ...
For the first time this season, the Knicks rolled out a starting lineup consisting completely of their free-agent signings from last summer. In each of the Knicks' first 42 games, at least one of their homegrown players had been in the starting five. But Saturday ...
Here are four takeaways from this weekend's Cubs Convention. 1. Lee Smith is back home with the Cubs and has plenty to say. After serving as a roving minor-league pitching coach for the Giants for 20 seasons, Smith rejoined the Cubs, the team with which ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — On a losing streak and missing their All-Star defenseman, the Carolina Hurricanes needed a boost Sunday. They got one from Justin Williams, who returned to the lineup and scored in the eighth round of a shootout to lift Carolina over ...
He didn't need a birdie on the 18th hole Sunday at Mexico's Mayakoba Resort. Abel Gallegos was already three strokes ahead, victory at the Latin America Amateur Championship assured. But when the 6-foot-3 17-year-old, who could be mistaken for a ...
Buy Photos Junior center Janelle Bailey (30) prepares to shoot the ball against Miami in Carmichael Arena on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. The Tar Heels won 78-58 against the Miami Hurricanes. Nova Cruz ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Jack Johnson's goal into his own net was one of the low points of a forgettable first period for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Johnson's short-handed slap shot later in the game helped the Penguins complete another memorable comeback.
NEW YORK — When the Philadelphia 76ers lost Jimmy Butler in free agency, they lost the guy they gave the ball to close out games late. In his place, that responsibility has fallen on Tobias Harris, who signed a $180 million contract extension in the offseason ...
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Nick Tiano realizes he might have limited chances to show scouts he deserves a chance in the NFL. On Saturday, he was able to take advantage of his playing time. The Chattanooga quarterback threw for 135 yards and a ...
Ten years ago, maybe five, the race would not have been close. Patty Mills was once on the short list of speediest guard in the NBA, but Father Time has a way of slowly robbing men of skills that no amount of eating right and hot yoga can maintain. So if the ...
Things were looking good for the Virginia women's basketball team early in Sunday's matchup with rival Virginia Tech. The Cavaliers were playing lockdown defense and Jocelyn Willoughby was firing on all cylinders, scoring 15 points in the first half as UVa ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Trevon Scott had another double-double, but it was another number in the box score — one on the other side of the ledger — that meant the most to him. Scott played a hand in holding down East Carolina's Jayden Gardner, the key to ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Hannah Whitish tied her career high with six three-pointers to finish with 20 points and help the Nebraska women's basketball team rally from a 13-point third-quarter deficit for a 74-71 win at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday afternoon ...
Former University of Wisconsin linebacker Chris Borland spoke harshly of the football program and his brief time in the NFL on a Netflix documentary released this week. Borland was featured in two of three parts of "Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez ...
Less than 24 hours before Saturday's game vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder, Trail Blazers second-year forward Gary Trent, Jr. was getting an IV and being treated for flu-like symptoms in Dallas. On Saturday morning, coach Terry Stotts and members of the ...
Horford has a sprained left hand and is questionable for Monday's game at Brooklyn, Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Horford apparently picked up the injury during Saturday's win over the Knicks, when he was limited to four points (2-9 FG, ...
Austin, Texas — Returning from a one-game absence because of a hip pointer affecting his left hip, Kansas sophomore Devon Dotson was as good as ever on Saturday, playing 39 minutes, scoring 21 points and helping No. 6 Kansas hold off Texas 66-57 at ...
Dennis Kelly remains a factor in the goal-line passing game for the Tennessee Titans. The Titans had a 2nd-and-goal play at the 1 in the second quarter of Sunday's AFC Championship Game and ran a fake handoff to Derrick Henry. Ryan Tannehill then ...
Devonte Green took a screen from Joey Brunk and as he weaved his way to the top of the free-throw line, he threw an alley-oop over the top of the defense to a rolling Brunk, resulting in an easy layup to extend Indiana's lead to 19 on Saturday night.
Former Kentucky Wildcats All-American Josh Allen has been named to the AFC Pro Bowl roster in his first season with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Allen becomes the first rookie in club history to make the Pro Bowl. In 16 games during the 2019 season, Allen ...
Brandon Childress scored 20 points for his second big game of the season against Boston College, this one leading to an 80-62 home victory Sunday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.. Jan 19, 2020; Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA; Wake Forest Demon ...
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State rounded out its offseason coaching carousel on Sunday when it announced Taylor Stubblefield as the Nittany Lions' new wide receivers coach. Stubblefield comes to Penn State after having served as wide receivers coach at ...
DANVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) -- The head coaching vacancy at Boyle County has been filled. Justin Haddix is leaving Corbin to lead the Rebel football program. Haddix led the Redhounds to back-to-back state runner-up finishes in 2017 and 2018 and prior to that, ...
The 76ers' problems at the center position are beginning to multiply. Joel Embiid has missed the last six games after tearing a ligament in his left ring finger. Related stories. Sixers-Knicks best/worst: Ben Simmons' balance, Frank Ntilikina's struggles, ...
Released by six teams. A special teams standout that most outside of the Bay Area had not heard about ahead of Sunday's NFC Championship Game. From all of that to NFL history. San Francisco running back Raheem Mostert put up north of 200 rushing ...
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