Month: November 2021

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — For a team not in the same division, New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones has seen more than his share of the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The sixth player chosen in the 2019 draft, Jones got his first start against the

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer Alabama coach Nick Saban and Georgia’s Kirby Smart continue to make their ability to field elite defenses a big part of their formula for maintaining consistently elite programs in the Southeastern Conference. Georgia and Alabama are the top two defensive teams in the SEC through 10 games. Neither program

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins have completed their coaching staff for next season, adding Marcus Thames from the New York Yankees and promoting Al Pedrique, Edwar González and Eric Duncan from various roles within the organization. Thames spent the last four seasons as the Yankees’ hitting coach and two more before that as the

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin owes its six-game winning streak largely to its top-ranked defense’s knack for producing big plays and running back Braelon Allen. The Badgers also are getting more production from a passing game that delivered more turnovers than touchdowns for much of the season. Graham Mertz

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov is hurt, and the Florida Panthers are relieved it’s not as bad as initially feared. Panthers interim coach Andrew Brunette revealed Wednesday that Barkov will be week-to-week with a knee injury but will not need surgery. Barkov was injured in a knee-to-knee collision

By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — No. 6 Notre Dame has been able to count on its defensive line all season. It recorded a season-high seven sacks against Virginia last week in its 28-3 victory. The win improved Notre Dame to 9-1 this season. Junior defensive end Isaiah Foskey has nine

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians will officially transition to Guardians on Friday, completing a name change that has been occurring in stages over the past few months. The team sent out a release saying its team shop at Progressive Field will begin selling Guardians merchandise and souvenirs later

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Taylor Heinicke is trying to show Ron Rivera and the front office that he can be Washington’s franchise quarterback. Beating Tom Brady and the defending Super Bowl-champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers was a positive step. Facing Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers on Sunday is the

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Manny Diaz’s long-term future at Miami is uncertain, given that the Hurricanes are in the process of hiring a new athletic director whose first task almost certainly will be deciding if the football program needs a change in direction. That’s why the short-term matters

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes followed three of the worst games of his professional career with one of his best, throwing for 406 yards and five touchdowns as the Kansas City Chiefs rolled to a 41-14 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. It was the third time

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Tyrece Radford and Quenton Jackson each scored 13 points and Texas A&M beat Houston Baptist 73-39. Texas A&M led 35-21 at the break before holding Houston Baptist without a point for the opening nine minutes of the second half. The Aggies scored 22 points during the HBU drought, including eight

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners will induct Ichiro Suzuki into the team’s Hall of Fame during the 2022 season. Suzuki will be honored on Aug. 27 when Seattle faces Cleveland. Suzuki spent parts of 14 seasons with the Mariners before retiring in March 2019 after Seattle opened the season with games in his home

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The lack of involvement for Justin Jefferson was glaring in Minnesota’s two recent losses. Coach Mike Zimmer made a point to pull Jefferson aside and assure him the ball was coming his way. The result of the renewed commitment was predictably positive for the

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has been banned from all rugby for two months and barred from attending test matches in an official role for 10 months after the sport’s governing body found him guilty of six counts of misconduct. The

By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press Approaching a race weekend where she can set yet another Alpine skiing World Cup record might sound like business as usual to Mikaela Shiffrin. But it’s not. The American double Olympic champion has arrived in Finland for two slaloms after dealing with back pain that limited her preparation in Copper

By The Associated Press In a rematch of the 2017 Super Bowl, the New England Patriots will go for their fifth straight victory when they visit the Atlanta Falcons in a prime-time game Thursday. The 6-4 Patriots are on quite a roll behind rookie quarterback Mac Jones, blowing out the Browns 45-7 in their last

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Joanne Allen-Taylor scored 13 points, Lauren Ebo had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 12 Texas beat Southeast Missouri State 88-47. Ebo started a 14-0 run in the first quarter and Allen-Taylor scored the final four points as Texas led 18-4. Allen-Taylor and Rori Harmon combined to score Texas’ final

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox Sports rules analyst Mike Pereira and game analyst Daryl Johnston will be part of the United States Football League’s senior management team when the league debuts next spring.  Pereira, who will be the head of officiating, was the NFL’s vice president of officiating for six seasons before retiring after the

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s red-hot sports betting industry smashed its own national record in October for the highest amount of bets taken in a single month, topping $1.3 billion. That figure easily surpassed the just over $1 billion worth of bets that Atlantic City’s nine casinos and

MYTISHCHI, Russia (AP) — The players hoping to make China’s men’s hockey team for next year’s Beijing Olympics have lost a second trial game against a Russian club as uncertainty builds over whether they will be allowed to play at the Winter Games. International Ice Hockey Federation officials observed Kunlun Red Star’s 4-1 loss to

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer The NCAA’s Division I Infractions Appeals Committee has upheld penalties against UMass’ men’s basketball and women’s tennis programs in a case that garnered national attention. Former UMass tennis player Brittany Collens has waged a public fight against the NCAA since having a conference championship stripped by the

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech has cleared junior Terrence Shannon Jr. to return to play for the Red Raiders after the standout forward was held out of their first three games during a review of eligibility rules. The school says all questions related to Shannon going through the NBA draft process last summer have