Month: November 2021

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle University athletic director Shaney Fink says basketball coach Jim Hayford has resigned. Hayford had been on paid administrative leave following a published report that he had used a racial slur during a scrimmage. Fink says the school will take other steps to ensure concerns within the program are addressed and has

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos still haven’t found a way to rule the AFC West again but they can crown themselves kings of the NFC East with a win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Coming off a clobbering of the Cowboys in Dallas that was as

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Mike White isn’t sure when this wild ride will end. And maybe it won’t anytime soon. The New York Jets quarterback is making his third straight start Sunday against Buffalo. He’s filling in again while the injured Zach Wilson heals from a

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Kansas City Chiefs find themselves in an unusual spot headed into their first meeting of the season against their fiercest AFC West rivals. For the first time since 2016, the Chiefs are looking up at the Raiders in the standings headed into their meeting on Sunday night.

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals sit at the top of the NFL through the first half of the season with an 8-1 record. Defensive coordinator Vance Joseph is proud of what the team has accomplished but also realizes the hard part is just beginning. Joseph said the

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Browns and Patriots have both fought through adversity to get back above .500. Cleveland has lived through quarterback Baker Mayfield’s left shoulder issues and receiver Odell Beckham Jr. essentially forcing his way out of town. The Patriots have bounced back from a 1-3 start

BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) — Leona Maguire must have felt she was back in the Solheim Cup. Maguire was at her best in the Pelican Women’s Championship with a bogey-free round of 62. She was in a star grouping with defending champion Sei Young Kim with a 66 and Lexi Thompson with a 65. No one

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers will go with multiple hitting coaches next season after hiring Ozzie Timmons and Connor Dawson to replace the fired Andy Haines. Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns announced Thursday that the NL Central champions had selected Timmons and Dawson as part of

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer Spain has beaten Greece 1-0 to overtake Sweden in their World Cup qualifying group. That gives Spain the advantage when it plays Sweden on Sunday with a World Cup place on the line. There’s a similar situation for Portugal after it drew 0-0 with Ireland. The result means Portugal

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer A U.S.-based crew had to abandon racing in the Transat Jacques Vabre after its 60-foot boat dismasted off the coast of Spain. Co-skippers Simon Fisher of Britain and Justine Mettraux of Switzerland were not hurt when the 95-foot mast on 11th Hour Racing Team Alaka’i came tumbling down in

By The Associated Press No. 15 UTSA takes its undefeated record into a home matchup against Southern Miss. The Roadrunners have won nine straight games, tied with Cincinnati for the longest active streak in the FBS. UTSA has also won a school-record seven straight conference games. Southern Miss is winding down its worst season since

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mike Vrabel swatted away the idea of talking to his Tennessee Titans about trying to earn the AFC’s top seed and home-field advantage through the playoffs with a succinct response. No. His approach stays the same even if his Titans (7-2) have the

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dallas defensive coordinator Dan Quinn says he’s focused on fixing things with his team rather than a reunion with the Atlanta Falcons. The Cowboys are coming off a puzzling 30-16 loss to Denver that ended a six-game winning streak. The Falcons are surging with

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Ottawa Senators placed three more players in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol Thursday, bringing the team total to nine and an assistant coach. The Senators put forward Alex Formenton and goaltender Matt Murray on the COVID-19 list and later added defenseman Nikita Zaitsev. The Senators recalled forward Andrew Agozzino and defensemen

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Paula Badosa started off slowly but won 10 games in a row to upset top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-0 in their opening match in the WTA Finals in Guadalajara, Mexico. Sabalenka is the world´s No. 2 ranked player. She dominated early in the match to take

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals are still trying to figure out how after a strong 5-2 start they managed to lose the last games before their bye week. The more important question is whether this team has developed enough in coach Zac Taylor’s third season to be ready

PITTSBURGH (AP) — It didn’t take long for former Atlanta linebacker Jacob Tuioti-Mariner to find a new home. The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed Tuioti-Mariner to the practice squad just two days after he was released by the Falcons in a surprise move. Tuioti-Mariner shared the team lead with two sacks and had nine tackles this

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Mali has progressed to the final round of World Cup qualifying in Africa by convincingly beating 10-man Rwanda 3-0. Ghana has experienced a major setback in its quest to make it to Qatar next year by being held to a 1-1 draw by

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants are heading into their bye week with a little optimism after winning two of their last three games. What is not encouraging with eight games left in the season is the team’s record. It’s 3-6 after a second straight bad

WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) — Germany eased to a 9-0 win over 10-man Liechtenstein in World Cup qualifying as North Macedonia and Romania stayed in the fight for a playoff spot. Germany was missing five players in isolation after one tested positive for the coronavirus and was already assured of qualifying. Leroy Sané and Thomas Müller

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Croatia has hammered Malta 7-1 to stay in the hunt for an automatic qualifying spot for the World Cup and set up a deciding game with Group H rival Russia. Russia’s 6-0 win over last-place Cyprus earlier Friday meant 2018 World Cup runner-up Croatia had to win against a Malta

DUBLIN (AP) — Portugal has held on to a 0-0 draw at Ireland to take first place in its World Cup qualifying group. The draw leaves Portugal ahead of Serbia on goal difference ahead of their decisive match on Sunday in Portugal. Both teams are tied on 17 points but Portugal has scored three more

MILAN (AP) — Sebastian Korda and Brandon Nakashima each won to set up an all-American semifinal at the Next Gen ATP Finals. The 21-year-old Korda methodically picked apart local favorite Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in a 4-2, 4-3 (4), 4-2 victory to win Group B with a record of 3-0. The 20-year-old Nakashima defeated Holger

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Receiver Odell Beckham Jr. agreed to a one-year deal with the Rams. He chose Los Angeles and its burgeoning super team over several potential free-agent destinations. The Browns released Beckham on Monday midway through his third season in Cleveland. He cleared waivers with no

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Despite an offseason that figures to be different than any since baseball’s last labor stoppage in 1994-95, the general manger meetings went on as planned in Southern California. A looming lockout at the expiration of baseball’s collective bargaining agreement Dec. 1 didn’t change much for

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Utah doctor is accused of lying about ill patients in his climbing party to get a helicopter rescue off Denali last spring. The U.S. attorney’s office in Alaska has charged Dr. Jason Lance of Ogden, Utah, with interfering with and violating the order of a

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska linebacker JoJo Domann says his career with the Cornhuskers is over after surgery on his left hand. The sixth-year senior made the announcement on his podcast. He said he injured a finger early in the Oct. 30 game against Purdue. He played one of his best games of the season

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers return to where their playoff run to the Super Bowl started when they visit Washington. Tom Brady and the Bucs are rolling at 6-2 and look like championship contenders once again. Washington has Taylor Heinicke back as starting quarterback after his

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — About the only similarity for the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers heading into their first meeting of the season is the fact that both teams are coming off disappointing losses. But while Los Angeles’ defeat at the hands of Tennessee

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Christian Pulisic won’t start in the United States’ World Cup qualifier against Mexico on Friday. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter says he envisions the 23-year-old Chelsea winger entering the game off the bench. Pulisic sprained his left ankle during the Americans’ World Cup qualifier at Honduras on

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — College football teams once again are discovering that establishing a rushing attack is even tougher than it was the year before. The average yards per carry for Football Bowl Subdivision teams is on pace to dip for a third consecutive season. FBS teams are gaining

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Stefon Diggs and the Buffalo Bills didn’t dwell on their loss last Sunday to the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars. But they know they need to do a lot of things a lot better if they plan to get themselves right again. The Bills

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — No. 15 UTSA is a heavy favorite against Southern Mississippi in Saturday’s game in San Antonio. The Golden Eagles are suffering through their worst season in nearly a decade. The Roadrunners are 9-0 as they march toward a Conference USA title game berth. Southern Miss is