By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Free agent center Tristan Thompson has agreed to a one-year contract to continue his second stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Friday. The 33-year-old Thompson returned ...
By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jayden Daniels isn't making any bold predictions about his NFL debut. The 2023 Heisman Trophy winner and No. 2 overall pick in this year's draft faces the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the road Sunday as part of a much-anticipated fresh ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs selected Xavier Worthy in the first round of the NFL draft in April with the expectation that the speedy wide receiver out of Texas would give their offense some much-needed pop. It took Worthy five plays in ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Western Michigan's game against Wisconsin in Week 1 was closer than the 28-14 final score. The Broncos played tough until almost the end. No. 2 Ohio State is not Wisconsin, of course, but the Buckeyes certainly took notice of what the Mid-American Conference team, 4-8 ...
Pittsburgh (1-0) at Cincinnati (1-0), Saturday, noon ET (ESPN2) BetMGM College Football Odds: Cincinnati by 2 1/2. Series Record: Pitt leads 8-5. WHAT'S AT STAKE The Bearcats want to show they can be competitive in the Power Four and here comes an ACC opponent. Pitt wants to show it has ...
Bowling Green (1-0, 0-0 MAC) at Penn State (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Penn State by 34 1/2. Series record: Penn State 2-0 WHAT'S AT STAKE? The Nittany Lions hope to build off a strong opening win with a four-game home stand ...
Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: Game of the week Baylor at No. 11 Utah, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EDT (Fox). The Bears and Utes are now members of the same conference with Utah's decision to bolt the Pac-12 for the Big 12. This won't be a conference game. Baylor and Utah signed ...
Albany (1-0) at West Virginia (0-1), Saturday, 6 p.m. ET (ESPN+) BetMGM College Football Odds: No line. Series record: First meeting. WHAT'S AT STAKE? West Virginia came out flat in the season opener, so it's important to get things fixed heading into the rest of a schedule that doesn't get ...
Marshall (1-0) at Virginia Tech (0-1), Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET (CW Sports) BetMGM College Football Odds: Virginia Tech by 20.5. Series record: Virginia Tech leads 10-3, WHAT'S AT STAKE? Virginia Tech, which entered the season with lofty expectations, is looking to rebound from a 34-27 ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The defensive improvements Southern California showed in its 27-20 win over LSU have been the talk of college football. One year after wasting quarterback Caleb Williams' final season with an inept group that couldn't tackle, couldn't cover and couldn't maintain ...
Akron (0-1) at Rutgers (1-0), Saturday, noon ET (BTN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Rutgers 23 1/2. Series record: Rutgers 1-0. What's at stake? The Zips have not had a winning season since 2015 and they are 4-21 in the past two-plus seasons under coach Joe Moorhead. Rutgers has insisted ...
By BOB FERRANTE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Bill O'Brien cautioned it was just one win. What a massive first win of 2024 it was for Boston College — and for the O'Brien Era. Treshaun Ward totaled 138 yards of offense, including a 13-yard touchdown reception, against his ...
By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen homered during Pittsburgh's four-run eighth inning, and the Pirates cooled off the Chicago Cubs with a 5-3 victory on Monday night. Chicago returned home after closing out an 8-1 trip with six ...
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Larnach and Brooks Lee homered to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Monday night. The Twins earned a second straight victory for the first time since they won three in a row from Aug. 15-17. They ...
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit two homers and had five RBIs, Shohei Ohtani stole three bases and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-6 on Monday. Teoscar Hernández went 5 for 5 to help Los Angeles take three of four games in a ...
By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gavin Williams pitched seven sharp innings, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Monday. Lane Thomas and Josh Naylor each hit two-run homers for AL Central-leading Cleveland, which won for the fourth time ...
By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunnar Henderson tied a franchise record for shortstops with his 34th home run, and the Baltimore Orioles extended Chicago's losing streak to 11 with a 13-3 rout of the White Sox on Monday. Chicago dropped to 31-108 and lost its 20th ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions know they have to put the 2023 season behind them and focus on 2024. That won't be easy. Detroit opens the season on Sunday night against the Los Angeles Rams in a rematch of their wild-card game in January — won by the ...
By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Willy Adames tied the major league record with his 13th three-run homer of the season, going deep on his 29th birthday to lift the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers over the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3 Monday for their sixth win in seven ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Caleb Williams has been winning over the Chicago Bears with his performance on the field as well as his magnetic personality, so much so that the No. 1 overall draft pick will enter his rookie season as a team captain. The ...