Month: November 2021

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers did all they could defensively to help out Jordan Love in his first career start. Too bad for Love their special teams weren’t on board. In fact, the Packers were so bad on kicks and punts in a 13-7 loss

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals spent all day chasing and not catching the Browns. Cincinnati had three turnovers, including a costly interception by quarterback Joe Burrow in the first quarter, in a 41-16 loss to Cleveland. Burrow’s pass toward rookie Ja’Marr Chase was picked off by Denzel Ward, who

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — James Conner ran for two touchdowns and caught a 45-yard TD pass from backup quarterback Colt McCoy as the short-handed Arizona Cardinals beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-17. The Cardinals were playing without quarterback Kyler Murray and receivers DeAndre Hopkins and A.J. Green

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers traded away three draft picks for Sam Darnold with the idea they could resurrect his career and he could develop into the franchise’s long-term answer at quarterback. Now it will be a surprise if Darnold can keep his starting job through the remainder

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders lost another game coming out of a bye week. This was far removed from a normal bye week, though. While preparing to face the New York Giants, Las Vegas was confronted with the tragedy of a fatal car crash involving

By GUERRY SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — There were only so many mistakes the sloppy Saints could overcome. And a new starting quarterback on the heels of Jameis Winston’s season-ending knee injury was the least of their problems. New Orleans’ offense had drives stall because of penalties, dropped passes and and a very

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings keep losing close games. Their latest collapse came Sunday, when they fell to the Baltimore Ravens in overtime after blowing a 14-point lead in the second half. Not long after Ravens star kicker Justin Tucker drilled a 36-yard field goal with 16 seconds left

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Linebacker Von Miller will not make his debut for the Los Angeles Rams against the Tennessee Titans. Miller is inactive with an injured ankle, the Rams announced 90 minutes before kickoff in the meeting of conference leaders. Los Angeles acquired Miller from Denver on Monday for two high draft picks, but

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Washington has fired offensive coordinator John Donovan, concluding two seasons of underwhelming performance from the Huskies’ offense. Donovan’s firing came a day after the Huskies managed only seven first downs in a 26-16 loss to No. 5 Oregon. Washington had 166 total yards in the loss

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Justin Herbert threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score and Dustin Hopkins kicked a 29-yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining, leading the Los Angeles Chargers to a 27-24 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Herbert threw for 356 yards, completing 32

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Larson closed out his comeback season in NASCAR with his first national title. He won the Cup championship Sunday by winning the race at Phoenix Raceway for his 10th victory of the year. It gave Hendrick Motorsports its 14th NASCAR championship. Larson was

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Canelo Álvarez and trainer Eddy Reynoso came out of the pandemic determined to cross another frontier in boxing history. Their audacious plan required moves outside the ring just as graceful as Canelo’s skills inside the ropes. To win all four super middleweight title belts while

NEW YORK (AP) — Valentín “Taty” Castellanos scored his 19th goal of the season to give short-handed New York City FC a 1-1 tie with the Philadelphia Union on Sunday. NYCFC also clinched a home game against No. 5 seed Atlanta United in the first round of the MLS playoffs, and Castellanos won the Golden

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Kevin Durant had 31 points, James Harden scored 16 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, and the Brooklyn Nets won their fifth straight game , beating the Toronto Raptors 116-103. Blake Griffin had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Patty Mills scored 13 as Brooklyn’s

MONTREAL (AP) — Orlando City FC didn’t just beat CF Montreal 2-0 on Sunday. They also clinched an MLS playoff spot. Sebastian Mendez and Daryl Dike both scored in the game, which put an end to CF Montreal’s playoff aspirations. Montreal needed a win to make it into the playoffs. Orlando will face New York

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys had such a tough day that they didn’t even get the ball after blocking a punt. And they were down 30 points in the fourth quarter before finally scoring in a 30-16 loss to the Denver Broncos that ended a six-game winning

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lucas Zelarayan and Miguel Berry scored for Columbus in its 2-0 win Sunday over the Chicago Fire. But the defending MLS champions didn’t get the help they needed on the final day of the regular season and will miss the playoffs after finishing ninth in the Eastern Conference. Chicago finished in

TORONTO (AP) — Ola Kamara scored twice to tie for the MLS goals lead with a career-high 19 and D.C. United beat Toronto FC 3-1 on Sunday to close the regular season. Kamara lost the Golden Boot award to New York City FC’s Taty Castellanos on a tiebreaker, with Castellanos having eight assists to Kamara’s

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fábio Roberto Gomes Netto scored in the opening seconds to help the New York Red Bulls tie 1-1 with Nashville and clinch a berth in the MLS Cup Playoffs on the final day of the regular season. The seventh-seeded Red Bulls play at No. 2 seed Philadelphia in the first round.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Blaise Matuidi scored in the 58th minute and Inter Miami surprised the first-place New England Revolution 1-0 in the regular-season finale Sunday. John McCarthy made three saves for his second shutout in 13 games for Miami (12-17-5), which finished in 11th place in the Eastern Conference. The Revolution (22-5-7) set a

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Viktor Hovland didn’t need any 18th hole dramatics this time. He repeated as winner at Mayakoba and picked up the third title of his young PGA Tour career. The Norwegian star closed with a 67 to win by four shots over Carlos Ortiz. Hovland had to make birdie on