MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami's coaching staff sent a clear message to its receivers this week by opening up what was a nine-player competition for three starting spots. Mike Harley heard them — and came up with the best game of his career.
As any NFL season progresses, circumstances change, as do lineups. Teams must adjust to things like injuries and differences in levels of performance. For coaches, the approach should always be the same no matter what happens: Put the best players on ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After playing sparingly for Michigan as a backup his first two years and waiting for this virus-shortened season to start seven weeks late, Joe Milton's time at quarterback had finally come. The enormity of the moment hit him in the locker ...
Notre Dame continued its brilliant defensive start to the season, holding its third opponent in five games to single digit points. Let's be honest, Pitt does not have a good offense, and Notre Dame owned a mismatch on paper and from a talent standpoint.
The West Virginia Mountaineers were a three-point favorite heading into the game against Texas Tech on the road. The Red Raiders benched starting quarterback Allen Bowman for Utah State transfer Henry Colombi and the statistically number one defense ...
The Denver Broncos are as close to full strength as they're ever likely to get in the 2020 season. Drew Lock and Phillip Lindsay made their respective returns to the lineup last week, and on Saturday, the Broncos activated No. 1 cornerback A.J. Bouye, as well ...
The Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks meet on Sunday in a pivotal NFC West showdown on NBC's "Sunday Night Football". Seattle (5-0) travels to Glendale after having the previous weekend off and pulling a typical Seahawks nail-biter in Week 5 ...
After soaring to 40 points the game before, the Air Force Falcons faltered in their game on Saturday. They took a 17-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the San Jose State Spartans. Air Force didn't live up to their potential and found themselves falling short ...
BOISE, Idaho — No fans were on hand to witness Boise State's 42-13 season-opening win over Utah State on Saturday evening, but if they had, they would have felt like they had seen this game before. Hank Bachmeier threw for 268 yards and three ...
Four games down. Six more to go. Then possibly another shot at Alabama in the SEC championship game. UGA gets a chance during this bye week to take a collective breath from this dizzying, ever-changing college football season. The No. 4 Bulldogs (3-1) ...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Alan Pulido scored in his first game back from international duty, Andreu Fontà s scored his first career MLS goal and Sporting Kansas City beat the Colorado Rapids 4-0 on Saturday night. Sporting KC (10-6-3) moved past Seattle and ...
With the Giants, it's become easy to recognize the change of seasons. Not the weather adjusting from summer to autumn to winter. Not the intensity shifting from preseason to regular season to postseason. For them, the delineation on their calendar that takes ...
SANDY — Left post, crossbar, right post. That about sums up another frustrating night for Real Salt Lake in 2020. RSL dominated play against visiting FC Dallas on Saturday — especially in the first half as it peppered keeper Jimmy Maurer with 18 shots — but ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ali Adnan and Tosaint Ricketts scored in the second half in the Vancouver Whitecaps' 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night. Vancouver (8-12-0) has won three of its last four matches while San Jose (6-8-6) is ...
The Las Vegas Raiders' latest batch of COVID-19 tests all came back negative and their game against Tampa Bay is set to be played Sunday, a person familiar with the results told The Associated Press. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity ...
OXFORD, Miss. – From a tackle for loss on the game's first play to an interception on its last, and a must-have three-and-out in crunch time, Auburn's defense delivered when it had to Saturday in the Tigers' 35-28 win at Ole Miss. Trailing 28-27 with 4:50 to play ...
Harrison Burton stormed past Noah Gragson in the final turn Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway, in Fort Worth, to win the Xfinity Series auto race and deny Gragson a spot in the championship round. Gragson was one turn away from earning an automatic ...
Khabib Nurmagomedov has suddenly called it a career. Following a second-round submission win against Justin Gaethje that not only unified the UFC lightweight title, but also extended his unbeaten streak to 29 fights, a visibly emotional Nurmagomedov ...
Rice and Middle Tennessee were locked in a 34-34 tie in overtime when the Owls lined up for a potential 45-yard, game-winning field goal. Rice's Collin Riccitelli's kick had the distance, but it improbably banged off the goal post four times.
It will be the second and final meeting of the season between the Bills and Jets. The Bills won the first matchup, 27-17, back in Week 1 behind 312 passing yards and three total touchdowns from Josh Allen. The Jets have since lost five straight games and ...
Nearly 230 days have passed since the Warriors' last game, a stretch defined by anxiety and uncertainty. The waiting might soon end. During the NBA board of governors' call Friday, league officials announced a plan that includes a Dec. 22 start date for next ...
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Peyton Ramsey sure seemed comfortable in his new surroundings. Northwestern looked like a team out to prove its struggles last season were nothing more than an unpleasant aberration. It all added up to one lopsided victory and a ...
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Greg Bell had 19 carries for 111 yards and a touchdown, Chance Bell scored on runs of 5 and 19 yards, and San Diego State beat UNLV 34-6 on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. San Diego State had 424 total ...
The San Francisco 49ers have placed running back Raheem Mostert on injured reserve and activated safeties Johnathan Cyprien and Jared Mayden from the practice squad. The Niners made the moves to add two safeties to the active roster on Saturday ...
In Missouri football's half-decade struggle against Kentucky, the Wildcats' dominant defense and timely offense have consistently foiled and annoyed the Tigers. "I see Kentucky as a mosquito, a nagging mosquito," safety Joshuah Bledsoe said. "We should ...
By STEPHEN HAWKINSAP Baseball Writer. ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The bushy beard, the pine tar stain on the back of his No. 10 Los Angeles Dodgers jersey and all of those postseason hits. That's October Red. Justin Turner is one of the constants for ...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Hours after slugging his way into World Series history, Randy Arozarena stumbled into October lore. SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
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After failing to chase down a small target against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper David Warner said he feels that his side got a bit complacent during the chase. SHOW FULL STORY. We got complacent, Warner disappointed with ...
With a little more than a week before the Nov. 3 presidential election, 100,000 people already have cast their vote in Milwaukee, according to Mayor Tom Barrett. Barrett spoke at an early-voting rally in front of Fiserv Forum on Saturday. "Let me put that number ...
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