By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — No. 1 Oregon managed to navigate all the potential pitfalls of a topsy-turvy college football season — even on a wild, wacky championship weekend. It just took the Ducks a little longer than expected to keep their biggest goals ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cade Klubnik sat in his car for more than hour last Saturday crying following Clemson's loss to rival South Carolina, figuring his team's chances of reaching the College Football Playoff were over. My how things can change. A few ...
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Bulldogs were struggling to get anything going against Texas, and there was little reason to be hopeful of a turnaround with their quarterback crumpled on the turf. Enter a guy who had barely played in his college career. Little-used backup Gunner Stockton came off ...
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cam Skattebo and Arizona State are on quite a run in their Big 12 debut after being the preseason pick to finish at the bottom of the conference. Now the Sun Devils will represent their new 16-team league in the 12-team College ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Bunting scored a third-period power-play goal that gave the Pittsburgh Penguins the lead for good in a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Rickard Rakell also scored a power-play goal while Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh. ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte is in talks to hire Ohio University's Tim Albin to replace Biff Poggi as football coach, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday ...
BOSTON (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers coach John Tortorella was frustrated with a couple of calls during a 4-3 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday. "Let me start: One thing I teach my team to do is not dive," he said in opening his postgame press conference. "Maybe I should start ...
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Mike Gundy is coming back. Oklahoma State announced Saturday that its longtime football coach agreed to a new deal. The restructuring comes after the Cowboys, among the preseason favorites in the Big 12, finished with a disappointing 3-9 record. A rash of ...
By JIMMY ROBERTSON Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Jaland Lowe scored 19 points to lead No. 18 Pittsburgh to a 64-59 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. Lowe connected on just 6 of 16 from the floor, but made all six of ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Igor Shesterkin's contract extension with the New York Rangers makes him the highest-paid goaltender in NHL history, according to multiple reports. The team announced the eight-year extension on Saturday, but did not provide the value of the deal in its release. It is ...
ANDREW WAGNER Asociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kam Jones scored 32 points to lead No. 5 Marquette to an 88-74 victory over No. 11 Wisconsin on Saturday. Coming off their first loss of the season earlier this week at Iowa State, the Golden Eagles (9-1) also got double-digit efforts from ...
By JOE YERDON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Michael Kesselring had a goal and an assist to help Utah beat the sliding Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Saturday. Nick Schmaltz, Jack McBain, and Kevin Stenlund also scored for Utah. Karel Vejmelka made 23 saves. Kesselring and Mikhail ...
By JIMMY ROBERTSON Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Jaland Lowe scored 19 points to lead No. 18 Pittsburgh to a 64-59 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. Lowe connected on just 6 of 16 from the floor, but made all six of ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — An injury-riddled season for Browns left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. is over. His days with Cleveland may have ended as well. Wills was placed on injured reserve Saturday with a lingering right knee injury that could lead to him undergoing ...
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored 2:49 into overtime, and the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory. Boston's Brad Marchand tied it with 5:22 left in regulation. Trent Frederic had the other two goals ...
ANDREW WAGNER Asociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kam Jones scored 32 points to lead No. 5 Marquette to an 88-74 victory over No. 11 Wisconsin on Saturday. Coming off their first loss of the season earlier this week at Iowa State, the Golden Eagles (9-1) also got double-digit efforts from ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Forget about rankings, analytics or any other number they might place next to Arizona State's name. Instead, go straight to the "eye test," or check the scoreboard. Does anyone really want to face the Sun Devils in the College ...
By The Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cam Skattebo ran for 170 yards and two scores while adding a touchdown catch as 12th-ranked Big 12 newcomer Arizona State beat No. 16 Iowa State 45-19 in the conference championship game Saturday for a spot in the 12-team College Football ...
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — For a pair of lower-level downhill events, this sure had plenty of Olympic medal-capturing and World Cup-winning ski racers. The stage belonged to Lindsey Vonn, the 40-year-old who took another step on her comeback trail ...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jim Zebrowski will replace Jeff Grimes as offensive coordinator at Kansas, coach Lance Leipold announced Saturday. Zebrowski had been co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach since joining the Jayhawks staff in 2021. He previously worked with Leipold at Division ...