Month: October 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bob Ferry, a two-time NBA executive of the year who was general manager for the Washington Bullets when they won their only championship in 1978, has died. He was 84. Washington coach Wes Unseld Jr. announced Ferry’s death before Wednesday night’s game at Boston. Ferry became the team’s GM in 1973 and

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman J.J. Watt will miss his first game of the season with a shoulder injury and the team is down to their third-string center for Thursday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers. Watt has a shoulder injury which reportedly needs surgery that could be season ending. The

NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani was voted player of the year and the American League outstanding player by fellow major leaguers in the annual Players Choice Awards from the Major League Baseball Players Association. Philadelphia outfielder Bryce Harper was voted National League outstanding player. Toronto infielder Marcus Semien was

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions are desperate for a victory, growing tired of being the NFL’s only winless team. The first-year coach was fired up about the opportunity to turn around the long-suffering franchise when he was hired 10 months ago. Seven setbacks without success have taken a

ATLANTA (AP) — Houston’s 7-2 win over Atlanta in World Series Game 2 drew 10,539,000 viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and Fox streaming apps. Wednesday night’s game averaged a 5.8 rating, 14 share and 10,280,000 viewers on Fox, up 13% from 9,105,000 for Tampa Bay’s 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Mike White was once a high school pitcher with big league dreams. Now he’s preparing for his first NFL start as the New York Jets’ quarterback. White will fill in Sunday for the injured Zach Wilson against the surging Cincinnati Bengals. He

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — It’s always a little scary when the Browns and Steelers get together. One of the NFL’s nastiest rivalries has been dominated by Pittsburgh since quarterback Ben Roethlisberger arrived in 2004, but the Browns have won the last two meetings. Cleveland ended a long winless drought by

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Game 3 of the World Series will be a bit of a throwback to the days before interleague play and players frequently changing teams. None of the Atlanta Braves have faced Houston starter Luis Garcia. The only Astros player who has hit against Braves starter Ian

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos are hoping the return of star receiver Jerry Jeudy will jolt them back into the win column this weekend against Washington. Jeudy suffered a high right ankle sprain on opening weekend after catching six passes for 72 yards against the Giants. The

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks did not expect to be in the position of having so much importance on their matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars. But the course of Seattle’s season could likely be determined by whether it can get past the Jaguars. Seattle has lost three straight

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — Brandon Hagy and Chad Ramey played in wind strong enough to keep short putts from going in. And they got off easy at the Bermuda Championship. They each shot 65 to share the lead. The ones who really struggled played in the morning. The wind was so severe that play had