Month: October 2021

This is a chance for Boise State to turn the tables on No. 10 BYU. When Boise State traveled to Provo, Utah, in 2019, it was the Broncos who were highly ranked and the Cougars who sprang the upset. Boise State is looking to spoil homecoming at LaVell Edwards Stadium. BYU will try keep its

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills thought they were closing the gap with the Kansas City Chiefs last season, then they lost a pair of games to their old AFL nemesis, including the AFC championship game in January. Now the Bills have another chance as they head

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal magistrate judge in Nevada is siding with Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers against a woman suing for more than the $375,000 in hush money she received in 2010 after saying the international soccer star raped her in Las Vegas. In a scathing recommendation, Magistrate Judge Daniel

By TERRY TOWERY Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Wisconsin visits Illinois on Saturday after suffering consecutive losses for just the fifth time in seven seasons under coach Paul Chryst. The Badgers are off to their worst start since 1990 and are 5-8 over their last 13 games. Standing in the Badgers’ way is their

By The Associated Press No. 11 Michigan State is off to its best start since going 8-0 in 2015. The Spartans will look for their sixth straight win when they face Rutgers at SHI Stadium on Saturday. The Scarlet Knights are on a two-game losing streak after dropping games to now No. 7 Ohio State

The Associated Press Sixth-ranked Oklahoma carries a 13-game winning streak into the annual Red River rivalry game against Texas. The Sooners’ streak began with a four-overtime win in last year’s game at The State Fair of Texas. Texas has scored 160 points while winning three in a row since a loss at future SEC foe

By The Associated Press No. 22 Arizona State is looking to follow up its big road win against UCLA at home against Stanford. The Sun Devils lead the Pac-12 South after beating the Bruins. Stanford also had a big win last week, knocking off No. 8 Oregon. The Cardinal have won six of the past

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Big Ten basketball entered a whole new world when it returned to Indianapolis for the first of two media days. Coaches openly embraced the branding power and benefits their players had gotten from the new names, images and likeness rules. Players talked about how the extra

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Ron Rivera has faced an opponent coached by Sean Payton and one quarterbacked by Jameis Winston plenty of times before. Now he has to deal with the combination when Washington hosts Payton, Winston and the New Orleans Saints in a matchup of teams with no

By The Associated Press The Baltimore Ravens are 16-2 at home in prime time under coach John Harbaugh. They’ll put that mark on the line in a Monday night game against Indianapolis. Ravens linebacker Justin Houston, who played for the Colts the past two seasons, needs 1 1/2 sacks to reach 100 for his career.

The Associated Press Alabama has the nation’s longest winning streak at 19 games and has won eight in a row over the Aggies. Coach Nick Saban is 24-0 at Alabama against his former assistants and looks to improve to 5-0 against A&M coach Jimbo Fisher. The Aggies will try to bounce back after losing two

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Blaney has wanted a leadership role at Team Penske. The request was granted when Roger Penske invited the driver to participate in interviews for Blaney’s new crew chief. It was a first for the third-generation racer, who researched candidates and wrote questions in

By The Associated Press Coach Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots will look to continue their success against rookie quarterbacks when they meet Davis Mills and the Houston Texans. Belichick’s teams are 22-6 against first-year signal callers. Now they’ll meet Mills, a third-round pick from Stanford who tied a franchise record by tossing four

By The Associated Press Virginia Tech is looking to get back in the national rankings when it faces No. 14 Notre Dame on Saturday. The Hokies only loss came on the road at West Virginia. The game is the second of four straight home games for the Hokies. Notre Dame is coming off a 24-13

By The Associated Press Sam Darnold looks to stay hot and get the Carolina Panthers back on track when they host the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Darnold combined for four touchdowns in last week’s 36-28 loss at Dallas and his five TDs rushing through the first four games are the most ever by a quarterback

By The Associated Press SMU has won its first five games for a third straight season and is now in the Top 25. This weekend the Mustangs face a Navy team that was a bit of a mess at the start of the season but has now rebounded nicely. The Midshipmen beat Central Florida last

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jaylon Smith has joined the Green Bay Packers one day after the Dallas Cowboys released the veteran linebacker. The Packers officially announced Thursday they had signed Smith. Packers coach Matt LaFleur had talked earlier in the day about how the former Cowboy would fit in with the Packers. LaFleur added

NEW YORK (AP) — Two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels has been selected major league player of the year by Baseball Digest and eBay. Max Scherzer was voted pitcher of the year and Josh Hader was picked as the top reliever in awards announced Thursday. Ohtani received 16 first-place votes in balloting

By The Associated Press No. 2 Georgia takes its nation-leading defense on the road in the Southeastern Conference. The Bulldogs visit traditional rival No. 18 Auburn after pitching two straight SEC shutouts. Georgia is allowing just 4.6 points and 178.6 yards per game. Quarterback Bo Nix and tailbacks Jarquez Hunter and Tank Bigsby are hoping

By The Associated Press The Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills are meeting at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night in a rematch of last year’s AFC championship game. The Chiefs are coming off a win in Philadelphia where their offense got humming and their much-maligned defense showed a bit of improvement. The Bills are riding

By The Associated Press Mississippi and Arkansas get to see how they stack up to each other after falling to  the Southeastern Conference’s two dominant teams. The 13th-ranked Razorbacks visit No. 17 Ole Miss Saturday, a week after both not only suffered their first losses of the season but weren’t even competitive. Arkansas fell to

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Falcons leading receiver Calvin Ridley will not play in Sunday’s game against the New York Jets in London for personal reasons. The Falcons say Ridley will not accompany the team to London “due to a personal matter.” Ridley was not present at Thursday’s practice. The

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Raiders quarterback Derek Carr says he was heartbroken when his close friend Khalil Mack was traded away to Chicago three years ago. The Raiders are showing signs of finally becoming a contender again for the first time since Mack was leading the defense, having won three of their

By The Associated Press Tom Brady faces Miami for the first time outside the AFC East when the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Dolphins. As a member of the New England Patriots, Brady threw for 8,185 yards and 67 touchdowns in 35 regular-season games between the teams. The Dolphins also had

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer Nineteenth-ranked Wake Forest visits Syracuse on Saturday aiming to stretch its season-opening win streak to six games. The Orange are coming off a disheartening loss at Florida State in a game decided by a 34-yard field goal as time expired. Demon Deacons quarterback Sam Hartman ranks sixth in the

By The Associated Press No. 19 Wake Forest travels to Syracuse on Saturday afternoon looking to remain unbeaten and atop the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It’s just the second road contest for the Demon Deacons but their fourth straight conference game. Syracuse lost last week at Florida State on a last-second field

By The Associated Press No. 7 Ohio State moved back into the Top 10 with a dominating win over Rutgers last week. The Buckeyes and starting quarterback C.J. Stroud are humming now after some early speed bumps as Maryland visits Columbus on Saturday. The Terps won their first four games before being routed by No.

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is proving he’s more than capable of running an NFL offense. The next thing he needs to do is win some games. Philadelphia’s second-round pick in 2020 is 2-6 as a starter over the past two seasons despite putting up some

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — No. 11 Michigan State is rolling in its second season under coach Mel Tucker. The Spartans have started with five straight wins. It’s their best start since winning eight in a row in 2015, the year they earned a berth in the college playoff. Rutgers

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Patrick Kane, Auston Matthews and Seth Jones are the first three players named to the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team. Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Alex Pietrangelo are Canada’s first three players. Sweden picked Victor Hedman, Gabriel Landeskog and Mika Zibanejad, Finland started with Aleksander Barkov, Sebastian Aho and

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have defeated the Detroit Lions more than any other team over 60-plus years in the NFL. The Vikings have seven straight wins in the series. This week is a good time for Detroit’s annual visit to Minnesota. The Vikings have three

By The Associated Press Ninth-ranked Michigan looks to keep its roll going with a defense yet to give up more than 17 points and the confidence it can achieve championship goals after falling short in previous seasons under Jim Harbaugh. Nebraska is looking for its first win against a ranked opponent in four seasons under

By The Associated Press The Arizona Cardinals are trying to improve to 5-0 for the first time since 1974 when they host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. The 49ers are trying to snap a two-game skid. San Francisco has won three of the last four games in the series, but will have a new