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Blue Jackets snap 2-game skid with a 7-2 win over the Avalanche

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mathieu Olivier scored 28 seconds into the game and Charlie Coyle had two goals and two assists as the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped a two-game skid with a 7-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. Coyle scored his first goal for the Blue Jackets with ...

Browns look to bounce back after a reality check in Pittsburgh

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns surprised many with five wins in their first seven games. Sunday's 27-6 loss to Pittsburgh though proved that the Browns should quiet down their bark. Especially when it comes to playing their AFC North rivals. Jared Verse and his teammates did ...

MLB proposes delaying salary cap until 2028 in talks with players

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball proposed delaying the start of a salary cap until 2028, saying teams have too many commitments for next season that wouldn't allow them to reduce spending quickly enough. A day after the start of free agent negotiations for the 2026-27 offseason, owners on Tuesday proposed to players the sport adopt a hard cap of $258.2 million for 2028 and a floor of $180.2 million, using luxury tax payrolls with average annual values. A team would be allowed to remain as low as 90% of the floor in 2028, which would be $162.18 million, but would have to spend ...

Pirates Lowe among 8 MLB players receive $23.15 million qualifying offers

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees closer David Bednar, Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki and Seattle outfielder Randy Arozarena were among eight players who received $23.15 million qualifying offers from their teams Monday. Milwaukee first baseman/outfielder Jake Bauers and Baltimore left-hander Trevor Rogers also received the offers along with Minnesota catcher Ryan Jeffers, Pittsburgh second baseman Brandon Lowe and San Diego left-hander Adrian Morejon. Players have until Nov. 17 to accept. Qualifying offers began after the 2012 season, and only 18 of 157 prior offers have ...

Miami gets top spot in first CFP rankings

It's been a confusing college football season so far. Nobody felt that more deeply than the College Football Playoff selection committee, which raised eyebrows aplenty in its first attempt of the season to make sense of it all. Undefeated Miami received top billing in the committee's opening ...

Old-school football and running teams dominated in Week 8

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield only threw three passes, completed zero and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were thrilled with those results. That's because the offensive line dominated and the running backs were unstoppable. The Buccaneers played old-school football in a 16-0 victor y over the Atlanta Falcons in sloppy conditions on a rain-soaked field Sunday. Behind Bucky Irving and Kenny Gainwell, the Bucs set a team record with 324 yards rushing. They were among four teams that ran for 200 or more yards. Those teams went 4-0. The Lions ran for 230 in a 19-15 victory over ...