Cowboys, Lions take different vibes into battle of 1-2 teams
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The vibes are vastly different for a pair of 1-2 teams trying to put rough starts behind them. The Detroit Lions just secured their first win under new coach Matt Patricia, against longtime boss Bill Belichick and New England, in prime time no less. The Dallas Cowboys can't fix a dysfunctional passing game even with the first 100-yard rushing performance of the...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The vibes are vastly different for a pair of 1-2 teams trying to put rough starts behind them. The Detroit Lions just secured their first win under new coach Matt Patricia, against longtime boss Bill Belichick and New England, in prime time no less. The Dallas Cowboys can't fix a dysfunctional passing game even with the first 100-yard rushing performance of the...
Europe finishes off dominant week to win back Ryder Cup
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) - Payback belongs to Europe, and so does the Ryder Cup. Two years after the Americans thought they had their Ryder Cup problems figured out, Europe reminded them Sunday why it practically has owned this shiny gold trophy for the last quarter-century.
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) - Payback belongs to Europe, and so does the Ryder Cup. Two years after the Americans thought they had their Ryder Cup problems figured out, Europe reminded them Sunday why it practically has owned this shiny gold trophy for the last quarter-century.
Murray throws for 6 TDs as No. 6 Oklahoma routs Baylor 66-33
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Kyler Murray didn't even start Saturday, yet his performance will go down in the Oklahoma history books. Murray didn't set his alarm clock properly Thursday night so he was late to practice on Friday, meaning he couldn't start against Baylor because of team policy. He sat out the Sooners' first offensive series, then came on to pass for career highs of 432...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Kyler Murray didn't even start Saturday, yet his performance will go down in the Oklahoma history books. Murray didn't set his alarm clock properly Thursday night so he was late to practice on Friday, meaning he couldn't start against Baylor because of team policy. He sat out the Sooners' first offensive series, then came on to pass for career highs of 432...
TCU beats Iowa State 17-14 on Song's FG in final minute
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Ben Banogu and TCU had reasons to be frustrated - and relieved. Banogu returned a fumble 47 yards for a touchdown before the standout defensive end missed a potential sack on Iowa State's game-tying drive before the Horned Frogs beat Iowa State 17-14 on Jonthan Song's 28-yard field goal with 37 seconds remaining Saturday night. "Coach P says whether you win...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Ben Banogu and TCU had reasons to be frustrated - and relieved. Banogu returned a fumble 47 yards for a touchdown before the standout defensive end missed a potential sack on Iowa State's game-tying drive before the Horned Frogs beat Iowa State 17-14 on Jonthan Song's 28-yard field goal with 37 seconds remaining Saturday night. "Coach P says whether you win...
Column: US falls apart at Ryder Cup, but still time to rally
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) - Jim Furyk surveyed the waning moments of his marvelous team taking the worst beatdown in France since Marie Antoinette recommended everyone stick to cake. He somehow forced a weak smile. Maybe it was the only way to keep from crying. Maybe he was trying to suppress the doomed feeling that sweeps over so many U.S. Ryder Cup captains when they realize what...
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) - Jim Furyk surveyed the waning moments of his marvelous team taking the worst beatdown in France since Marie Antoinette recommended everyone stick to cake. He somehow forced a weak smile. Maybe it was the only way to keep from crying. Maybe he was trying to suppress the doomed feeling that sweeps over so many U.S. Ryder Cup captains when they realize what...
TCU confident in young Robinson going into Iowa State game
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Gary Patterson recalled early mistakes made by some of TCU's former quarterbacks, then talked about how good those players turned out for the Horned Frogs. The coach expects sophomore Shawn Robinson will be just fine after a rash of turnovers , four interceptions and two fumbles as TCU lost consecutive regular-season games for the first time since the end of the...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Gary Patterson recalled early mistakes made by some of TCU's former quarterbacks, then talked about how good those players turned out for the Horned Frogs. The coach expects sophomore Shawn Robinson will be just fine after a rash of turnovers , four interceptions and two fumbles as TCU lost consecutive regular-season games for the first time since the end of the...
Texas assistant Tim Beck hospitalized with infection
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tim Beck has been hospitalized to treat an infection and will miss the No. 18 Longhorns' game Saturday at Kansas State. Head athletic trainer Anthony Pass said Friday that Beck should return to the team Sunday. No further details were provided. The Longhorns (3-1, 1-0 Big 12) have lost their last five games in...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tim Beck has been hospitalized to treat an infection and will miss the No. 18 Longhorns' game Saturday at Kansas State. Head athletic trainer Anthony Pass said Friday that Beck should return to the team Sunday. No further details were provided. The Longhorns (3-1, 1-0 Big 12) have lost their last five games in...
No. 12 WVU-No. 25 Texas Tech match senior, freshman QBs
No. 12 West Virginia (3-0, 1-0 Big 12) at No. 25 Texas Tech (3-1, 1-0), noon ET (ESPN2) Line: West Virginia by 3½. Series record: West Virginia leads 5-2. WHAT'S AT STAKE?
No. 12 West Virginia (3-0, 1-0 Big 12) at No. 25 Texas Tech (3-1, 1-0), noon ET (ESPN2) Line: West Virginia by 3½. Series record: West Virginia leads 5-2. WHAT'S AT STAKE?
No. 18 Texas heads to Kansas State looking for rare win
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - Collin Johnson is one of handful of players on the Texas two-deep roster that recalls playing at Kansas State two years ago, when the Longhorns suffered the latest in a long string of disappointments. They've lost five straight to the Wildcats in Manhattan. That's 16 years of frustration. Put another way, the Longhorns are on their third head coach since their...
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - Collin Johnson is one of handful of players on the Texas two-deep roster that recalls playing at Kansas State two years ago, when the Longhorns suffered the latest in a long string of disappointments. They've lost five straight to the Wildcats in Manhattan. That's 16 years of frustration. Put another way, the Longhorns are on their third head coach since their...
Rangers break through in seventh, beat Mariners 2-0
SEATTLE (AP) - First baseman Ronald Guzman broke a tie with an RBI single in the seventh inning, and the Texas Rangers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night. Guzman hammered reliever Zach Duke's sinking fastball into the right-center gap, scoring Ryan Rua, who reached base on a one-out double. Guzman scored after right-hander Shawn...
SEATTLE (AP) - First baseman Ronald Guzman broke a tie with an RBI single in the seventh inning, and the Texas Rangers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night. Guzman hammered reliever Zach Duke's sinking fastball into the right-center gap, scoring Ryan Rua, who reached base on a one-out double. Guzman scored after right-hander Shawn...
TNF Presents: Los Angeles Rams, Like They Never Left
Twenty-four years ago, Los Angeles lost its football team. Two years ago, the city got it back. Andy Hogan and his father John are two Rams fans having a “born again” experience with the NFL’s return to L.A., and their family’s connection to the franchise goes back to the beginning.
Twenty-four years ago, Los Angeles lost its football team. Two years ago, the city got it back. Andy Hogan and his father John are two Rams fans having a “born again” experience with the NFL’s return to L.A., and their family’s connection to the franchise goes back to the beginning.
Ryder Cup ready to start with pressure on for everyone
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) - Jim Furyk has spent four days watching his team play loose and confident, two key ingredients he hopes will allow the Americans to end 25 years without winning the Ryder Cup away from home. He can only hope that's what he sees when the shots at Le Golf National really count.
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) - Jim Furyk has spent four days watching his team play loose and confident, two key ingredients he hopes will allow the Americans to end 25 years without winning the Ryder Cup away from home. He can only hope that's what he sees when the shots at Le Golf National really count.
Big 12 looks set to beat itself up yet again in league play
The easiest way for a Power Five conference to produce a playoff team is to have one of its schools go undefeated. Once again that might be nearly impossible for the Big 12 - even in league play.
The easiest way for a Power Five conference to produce a playoff team is to have one of its schools go undefeated. Once again that might be nearly impossible for the Big 12 - even in league play.
No. 6 Oklahoma looks to regain dominant form vs. Baylor
Baylor (3-1, 1-0 Big 12) at No. 6 Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0), 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC) Line: Oklahoma by 23½. Series record: Oklahoma leads 24-3. WHAT'S AT STAKE?
Baylor (3-1, 1-0 Big 12) at No. 6 Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0), 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC) Line: Oklahoma by 23½. Series record: Oklahoma leads 24-3. WHAT'S AT STAKE?
Eric Reid back in the NFL after signing with Panthers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Eric Reid is getting another shot in the NFL. The Carolina Panthers on Thursday have signed the free agent safety to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal were not announced.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Eric Reid is getting another shot in the NFL. The Carolina Panthers on Thursday have signed the free agent safety to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal were not announced.
Focus on roughing the passer giving NFL a black eye
The NFL is getting roughed up over its amplified enforcement of roughing-the-passer penalties that has generated head-scratching calls - and a season-ending injury to a defender trying to comply with the league's mandate not to land fully on the quarterback. In the offseason, NFL owners asked the league's competition committee to better protect their prized quarterbacks after Vikings...
The NFL is getting roughed up over its amplified enforcement of roughing-the-passer penalties that has generated head-scratching calls - and a season-ending injury to a defender trying to comply with the league's mandate not to land fully on the quarterback. In the offseason, NFL owners asked the league's competition committee to better protect their prized quarterbacks after Vikings...
Ohtani's 8th-inning HR sends Angels to sweep of Rangers, 3-2
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Shohei Ohtani hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, sending the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory and a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night. Ohtani had an early RBI single before he connected off Rangers reliever Chris Martin (1-5), his former teammate in Japan with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. The two-way rookie went the opposite way...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Shohei Ohtani hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, sending the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory and a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night. Ohtani had an early RBI single before he connected off Rangers reliever Chris Martin (1-5), his former teammate in Japan with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. The two-way rookie went the opposite way...
Angels rally with four in sixth, top Rangers 4-1
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani gave yet another glimpse of what he could do at the plate just hours after announcing he planned to undergo Tommy John surgery and return next season only as a hitter. Ohtani's bat was broken by a Yovani Gallardo slider, but he was strong enough to punch it into center for a single that tied the score and ignite a four-run...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani gave yet another glimpse of what he could do at the plate just hours after announcing he planned to undergo Tommy John surgery and return next season only as a hitter. Ohtani's bat was broken by a Yovani Gallardo slider, but he was strong enough to punch it into center for a single that tied the score and ignite a four-run...
Angels' Shohei Ohtani to have Tommy John surgery in October
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Los Angeles Angels two-way rookie Shohei Ohtani will have Tommy John surgery next week. The Angels confirmed Ohtani's long-expected decision on elbow ligament replacement Tuesday. Dr. Neal ElAttrache will perform the surgery in Los Angeles. "I think it was the proper decision Shohei made to have surgery, and the sooner the better," Angels manager Mike...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Los Angeles Angels two-way rookie Shohei Ohtani will have Tommy John surgery next week. The Angels confirmed Ohtani's long-expected decision on elbow ligament replacement Tuesday. Dr. Neal ElAttrache will perform the surgery in Los Angeles. "I think it was the proper decision Shohei made to have surgery, and the sooner the better," Angels manager Mike...
Nike's marketing strikes a chord without hurting business
NEW YORK (AP) - Nike caused an uproar earlier this month with its ad featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick that debuted just as the football season was about to begin. But the shoe maker's stock is up and sales have been steady. The furor seems to have largely died down and the company reported an earnings beat on Tuesday.
NEW YORK (AP) - Nike caused an uproar earlier this month with its ad featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick that debuted just as the football season was about to begin. But the shoe maker's stock is up and sales have been steady. The furor seems to have largely died down and the company reported an earnings beat on Tuesday.