PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers has spent two-plus decades keeping everyone off balance. From opponents to teammates to reporters and everyone in between. The start of his 22nd season was no different. The 42-year-old four-time NFL MVP made a surprise appearance on the Pittsburgh Steelers ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryson Stott hit a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning and Jhoan Duran worked a 1-2-3 ninth as the Philadelphia Phillies extended their winning streak to five games with a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. The Phillies (25-23) won for the ...
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — The PGA Championship once used a slogan that only illustrated an identity crisis of a major often looked upon as the fourth of four. "This is major," it said, as if anyone should need a reminder. The 108th edition was every bit of a major, right down to Aaron Rai ...
DETROIT (AP) — The stunning turnaround season for the Detroit Pistons ended Sunday night with a harsh reminder of how difficult the final step can be. After winning 60 games and earning the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons were overwhelmed at home by the Cleveland Cavaliers, ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer lost his multimillion-dollar arbitration case against the NFL team that fired him with cause in 2021, a person familiar with the legal outcome said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity ...
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers were sent to face Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks in a nationally televised season opener and again to kick off Christmas, NBA schedule makers clearly viewing that as the Eastern Conference's marquee matchup. Good ...
Bryson Stott's 2-run HR in the 8th inning lifts Phillies past the Reds 5-4 By ROB PARENT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryson Stott hit a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning and Jhoan Duran worked a 1-2-3 ninth as the Philadelphia Phillies extended their winning streak ...
DETROIT (AP) — José Ramírez homered and hit a two-run double on a 3-for-4 night, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the reeling Detroit Tigers 8-2 on Monday. Slade Cecconi (3-4) held the Tigers to two runs in 7 1/3 innings, his longest outing of the season. Chase DeLauter and Rhys Hoskins ...
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — It's no stretch to say that in the battle of wills, visions and, yes, national titles being waged across the college-sports landscape, the Big Ten has taken the lead. Leaders in the conference currently holding the football, men's and women's basketball ...
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Not many players imagined Aronimink Golf Club and its wild, wavy greens would be so tough on scoring at the PGA Championship. Even fewer would have predicted Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy to be atop the leaderboard Friday. What to expect the rest of the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cristopher Sánchez struck out a career-high 13 while picking up the second shutout of his big league career as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 on Saturday to reach .500 for the first time since mid-April. Sánchez (5-2), the National League Cy ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers is running it back with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press that the four-time NFL MVP agreed to a one-year deal to return to Pittsburgh on Saturday, ending a protracted decision-making process. The ...
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Alex Smalley kept his composure amid pure chaos Saturday in the PGA Championship, when he vanished from the leaderboard with a shaky start and when he surged back in front with sublime shots along the back nine at Aronimink Golf Club. His voice was calm and steady ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 21 points and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons dominated the second half, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-94 on Friday night to force a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference second-round series. The decisive game is Sunday in Detroit. "It's going to be ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Matt McLain drove in three runs and Cincinnati survived a brutal inning by its bullpen as the Reds snapped a seven-game road losing streak with a 7-6 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night in the first meeting between Ohio's teams this year. Cincinnati seemed on ...
Game 7. That's a phrase that surely brings back a lot of good memories for fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons. Of course, only one of those groups will be happy on Sunday night. For the second consecutive round, the Cavaliers and Pistons are heading to a winner-take-all ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Lottie Woad left Nelly Korda and everyone else behind on a rainy and breezy Saturday in the Kroger Queen City Championship. Woad shot a 5-under 65 — a day after a 64 — to get to 11-under 199 and take a three-stroke lead over Amanda Doherty into the final round. "I ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Angel Martínez hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning, José Ramírez moved into sixth place in franchise history for hits, and Cleveland Guardians beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 on Saturday night. Martínez hit a double in the sixth and Steven Kwan scored soon ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers fired president Daryl Morey on Tuesday and decided to keep Nick Nurse as their coach after the team was swept in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The 76ers were easily ousted by the New York Knicks to end Morey's sixth season in charge, and the ...
BOSTON (AP) — Kyle Schwarber tied a Phillies record by homering for the fifth consecutive game, hitting his major league-high 17th to lead Philadelphia over the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Tuesday night and give Don Mattingly his 900th managerial win. Philadelphia (20-22) has won three straight ...