Month: October 2021

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles failed to use their running game with any consistency and lost 28-22 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night. Eagles fans gave a sarcastic standing ovation when Miles Sanders gained 5 yards on a rare run in the third quarter. Jalen Hurts

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes, Leonard Fournette ran for two scores and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 28-22 on Thursday night. The defending Super Bowl champion Buccaneers (5-1) lost another cornerback when three-time All-Pro Richard Sherman left in the first quarter

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Jake Bentley became the first player in South Alabama history to account for five touchdowns in a game, rushing for two and passing for three more as the Jaguars defeated Georgia Southern 41-14. Bentley had a sixth touchdown negated by a penalty while completing 24 of 31 passes for 389 yards

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brandon Tanev scored his second goal into an empty net with 1:21 left, and the Seattle Kraken held off the Nashville Predators 4-3 Thursday night for the first victory in the expansion franchise’s second game. They joined Columbus in 2000 and Vegas in December

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Seth Henigan threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns as Memphis scored on five of its first six drives to halt a three-game slide and defeat Navy 35-17. Four of the five touchdown drives included at least one big play to burn the Navy defense. Henigan competed a 49-yard pass to

By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ondrej Palat scored with 2:17 left in overtime, lifting the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 7-6 comeback win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. Tyler Bertuzzi scored a career-high four goals to help the Red Wings take a three-goal lead three times. Tampa Bay

RIZWAN ALI AP Sports Writer ISLAMABAD (AP) — The pandemic-affected Twenty20 World Cup will finally kick off in two gulf countries on Sunday with no clear favorite for the title. The tournament was scrapped last year during the global sports lockdown and then delayed again earlier this year and relocated to the United Arab Emirates

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — With Jon Gruden tendering his resignation Monday amid reports of emails he sent before being hired in 2018 that contained racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments, longtime special Rich Bisaccia makes his debut as interim head coach of the Raiders, and offensive coordinator Greg Olson will be

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Miro Heiskanen scored 1:38 into overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the New York Rangers 3-2 to spoil coach Gerard Gallant’s home debut at Madison Square Garden. Heiskanen, who also had an assist, took a lead pass from Jamie Benn, swooped in on goalie Igor Shesterkin

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Ramsey rounded up the Los Angeles Rams’ defensive backs and took everybody to the Dodgers’ NL division series playoff game earlier this week. On Thursday night, the DBs assembled again and headed downtown to watch the Los Angeles Kings’ NHL season opener at

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Anton Forsberg made a career-high 46 saves and the Ottawa Senators scored three times in the first period in a season-opening 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Playing hours after the Senators signed Brady Tkachuk to a seven-year contract extension, Tyler Ennis had a goal and an

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov had two goals and an assist to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 6-3 in the season opener for both teams. Teuvo Teravainen added a goal and an assist for Carolina, which featured a new-look roster in a matchup of

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals and two assists, Max Domi added a goal and two assists and the Columbus Blue Jackets made Brad Larsen a winner in his coaching debut with an 8-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes. Alexandre Texier, Boone Jenner, Jake Bean, Zach Werenski

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Leaders Brazil easily beat Uruguay 4-1 in a South American World Cup qualifying match to put the team in standby mode for its direct spot at Qatar next year. A home win against Colombia in November will put the team in Qatar with several matches

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Victor Olofsson and Anders Bjork scored 2:01 apart in the second period, and the Buffalo Sabres followed a tumultuous summer with a season-opening 5-1 win over the injury-depleted Montreal Canadiens. Buffalo overcame initial questions of lacking offense and leadership with deposed captain Jack Eichel’s future

By The Associated Press For the second time in four seasons, the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros are set to play for the American League pennant. The best-of-seven AL Championship Series opens in Houston on Friday night with left-hander Framber Valdez on the mound for the Astros against scuffling ace Chris Sale. Boston beat

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers Richard Sherman is out for the game after leaving against the Philadelphia Eagles with a hamstring injury. The Buccaneers were already without linebacker Lavonte David (ankle) and safety Antoine Winfield (concussion). Sherman walked off the field without his helmet during an Eagles scoring drive in the first quarter. 

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Players were expecting low scores at The Summit Club and Robert Streb led the way. Streb was 7-under par after just six holes and wound up with a career-low 61. That was only good for a one-shot lead in the CJ Cup at Summit. Keith

SYDNEY (AP) —  A former world-ranked South African swimmer has told an Australian television network that he was abused by a coach who has been implicated in several other sexual assault cases involving swimmers. Anthony Rocchi was a 1,500-meter swimmer and was training with the hope that he might make the South African team for

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The NCAA women’s basketball tournament is close to expanding its field to 68 teams. Both the Division I women’s basketball committee and the oversight committee unanimously voted to approve a proposal to add four teams to the NCAA Tournament starting this season. The proposal will now advance for consideration

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson missed practice for the Baltimore Ravens because of an illness. Jackson was listed on the team’s injury report Thursday. He’s missed practice time previously this season but hasn’t missed any of Baltimore’s five games. Tackles Ronnie Stanley and Alejandro Villanueva did not practice either, and neither did defensive

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tampa Bay tight end Rob Gronkowski (ribs) and Philadelphia right tackle Lane Johnson (personal) will both miss their third straight game on Thursday night. Also, linebacker Lavonte David (ankle) and safety Antoine Winfield (concussion) are out for the Buccaneers. Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert is out because of COVID-19 protocols. Inactive for

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart has undergone surgery for a minor repair and reinforcement of the Achilles tendon in her left leg. Stewart had the surgery performed in New York. Stewart injured her left foot on Sept. 7 against Washington and did not play in the final two regular-season games or Seattle’s

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora will look to take down his former team in the AL Championship Series for the second time in four years after beating the Houston Astros on the way to a World Series title in 2018. The best-of-seven series opens Friday

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Geno Smith has learned to be patient serving as a backup quarterback. He’s hoping that pays off for the next few weeks as he steps into the role of starter for the Seattle Seahawks. Smith will make his first start in four years on Sunday

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — No. 22 North Carolina State has a clear path ahead of it to the Atlantic Coast Conference title game. But it’s a long path. The Wolfpack have only played one league game so far, but it was a big one. They beat preseason No. 3 Clemson