Year: 2021

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — The Steelers insist their issues are fixable even with only six games left. But Sunday’s 41-10 thrashing at the hands of the AFC North rival Bengals raised more questions. The Steelers have allowed 722 rushing yards in the past four games and were dominated again on the

Alabama tailback Brian Robinson Jr. has a pulled muscle that makes his status for the Southeastern Conference Championship Game against No. 1 Georgia uncertain.No. 4 Alabama’s coach Nick Saban said Sunday that Robinson sustained a “lower body pulled muscle” in Saturday’s four-overtime victory over Auburn. Robinson was holding his left leg on the ground after

HAMILTON, Ontario (AP) — Brandon Banks and Don Jackson scored touchdowns and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats forced Trevor Harris into four turnovers to beat the Montreal Alouettes 23-12 on Sunday in the CFL’s snowy East Division semifinal. Hamilton advanced to face the Toronto Argonauts in the East Division final. The Tiger-Cats had five sacks along with

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Southern California has hired Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley to be its next coach in a stunning and rare move of one traditional college football powerhouse swiping the another’s highly accomplished head coach. Riley is 55-10 in five seasons leading the Sooners, winning four Big 12 titles and making three College

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 13 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and the Golden State Warriors extended their winning streak to eight with a 105-90 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. Otto Porter Jr. added 18 points, and Jordan Poole had 17

By ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — JD Notae scored 28 points and No. 13 Arkansas handled Pennsylvania 76-60. Stanley Umude had 19 points and Au’Diese Toney scored 12 for the Razorbacks, who improved to 6-0. Umude and Toney combined with Notae to score 32 of the team’s 37 points in the

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Rudy Fitzgibbons, III scored six of his 20 points in overtime as The Citadel defeated South Carolina State 91-79. Cameron Jones led South Carolina State with 20 points and seven rebounds.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — P.J. Byrd’s jumper with four seconds left lifted Southern to an 82-80 win over Tennessee State. Byrd hit a jumper with :46 left to put the Jaguars up, 80-77, but Carlos Marshall Jr. knocked down a 3 to tie the game at 80-80. Byrd scored six of his 11 points in

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins have reached contract agreements with ace right-hander Sandy Alcantara and free agent outfielder Avisail Garcia. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the situations. Alcantara and the team are finalizing a five-year deal which would be worth $56 million. Garcia’s deal will

NEW YORK (AP) — Orlando Magic center-forward Wendell Carter Jr. and Miami Heat center Dewayne Dedmon were fined by the NBA on Sunday. Carter was fined $35,000 for “forcefully throwing” his protective glasses at a game official in the Magic’s loss at Cleveland on Saturday night. He received a technical foul and was ejected with

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Cam Newton had just scored a rushing touchdown and was in a celebratory mood. He grabbed the football back from one of his teammates, headed over toward the stands and softly tossed it toward someone he spotted in the seats. It bounced off about

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Keyshawn Bryant splashed his first 3-pointer of the season off the glass, scoring 11 of his 17 points after halftime and sparking South Carolina to rally past Rider 65-58. Bryant, coming off a five-game suspension, hit 6-of-10 from the floor, including the lone 3, with five rebounds, two assists, two steals

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer A lot of things went wrong for the Tennessee Titans in their 36-13 loss to the Patriots and so many of them were self-inflicted. Two kicks clanged off the same upright. A missed tackle turned a short pass into a 41-yard touchdown. There were three fumbles in New England

BOSTON (AP) — Javante McCoy buried a 3-pointer with two seconds left in the game to lift Boston University to a 61-60 win over Merrimack. Sukhmail Mathon drew a foul with :21 left and converted both free throws to get the Terriers within two, 60-58, then found McCoy for the game-winner.

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Charles Falden posted 17 points as James Madison edged past Florida Atlantic 69-65. Michael Forrest led the Owls with 18 points.

CHICAGO — Javon Freeman-Liberty had 22 points as DePaul routed Eastern Michigan 101-63. Monty Scott led the Eagles with 18 points.

TORONTO (AP) — Goran Dragic has left the Toronto Raptors because of a personal matter. The Raptors said Sunday before their game against Boston Celtics that the 35-year-old guard — acquired along with Precious Achiuwa in the offseason deal that sent Kyle Lowry to Miami — wasn’t with the team. Dragic, from Slovenia, has played

DALLAS (AP) — Kendric Davis scored 26 points as SMU topped Louisiana-Monroe 74-67. Emmanuel Bandoumel added 21 points for the Mustangs. Koreem Ozier led the Warhawks on Sunday with 15 points.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jaylen Waddle had nine catches for a season-best 137 yards and a touchdown, and the Miami Dolphins forced Cam Newton into one of the worst statistical days of his career on the way to beating the Carolina Panthers 33-10 on Sunday. Myles Gaskin had

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Alex Timmerman had 20 points and 12 rebounds as Bucknell topped Siena 65-56 in overtime. Anthony Gaines led the Saints on Sunday with a career-high 20 points.