Month: October 2022

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Wisconsin has fired head coach Paul Chryst after a 2-3 start to his eighth season leading his alma mater. The surprising move comes a day after Wisconsin lost at home 34-10 to Illinois and former Badgers coach Bret Bielema. Chryst is 67-26 since taking over as coach

By HENRY SCHULMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rookie David Villar hit a two-run, bases-loaded single with nobody out in the 10th inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 4-3 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, a dramatic finish to the final game of the season at Oracle Park. The win also

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels wrapped up the home portion of their seventh consecutive losing season by hitting superbly, pitching more than adequately and extending their longest winning streak in nearly five years. The Halos’ frustration will last through another winter, but they hope this strong

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A three-point loss led many observers to second-guess Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski’s ill-fated decision not to kick a field goal on the Browns’ opening drive against Atlanta. It’s possible the Browns’ depleted defense played a role in Stefanski’s call to go for it. The Browns were

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyler Murray can’t explain why the Arizona Cardinals continue to start games slowly. He’s just glad they managed a strong finish on Sunday. Murray threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns and added another score on the ground as the Cardinals overcame another lackluster first

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro and the Miami Heat have agreed on a four-year contract extension that a person with knowledge of the details says could be worth $130 million. The deal has $120 million in guaranteed salary and another $10 million in incentives, the person tells The Associated

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres are going back to the playoffs for the first time in a full season since 2006, a spot that they clinched during the seventh inning of a 2-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox. The Padres were batting when the Miami

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Chicago Bears had chance to win for the third time in four games under new coach Matt Eberflus, until they did everything possible to prevent it. Chicago settled for four field goals, including three inside the red zone, gave up 262 yards rushing

By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — German Marquez gave up one hit over six innings to help the Colorado Rockies end a seven-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. Brendan Rodgers hit a home run for the Rockies, who were victorious for just the second

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A spectator at Sunday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets has died following a fall at Acrisure Stadium. The Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety say police and emergency service personnel were alerted after the man fell shortly after the end of the Jets’ 24-20 victory over the Steelers. Paramedics

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Ravens coach John Harbaugh ultimately regretted but defended his decision to go for it on fourth-and-goal with just over four minutes left. Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson threw an interception in the end zone, which resulted in a touchback. Buffalo drove the other way for a game-ending field goal

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Geno Smith threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score in the first half, and the Seattle Seahawks held off the Detroit Lions for a 48-45 win. The Seahawks were stopped on a third down late in the third quarter, but the Ford Field play

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Daniel Jones ran for two touchdowns before injuring an ankle, Saquon Barkley had 146 yards and ran the wildcat offense at times after both New York quarterbacks were hurt in leading the Giants to a 20-12 victory over the Chicago Bears. Jones scored on

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Bieber tuned up for his start in Game 1 of the wild-card series, Josh Naylor and rookie Will Brennan hit three-run homers in the second inning and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Sunday. Bieber allowed two runs in five innings in

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols slammed his 702nd career home run and drove in three runs in the Cardinals’ 7-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Pujols also had a two-run double in the first. He moved into a tie with Babe Ruth for second on the all-time

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Breece Hall ran for a 2-yard touchdown with 16 seconds remaining and Zach Wilson and the New York Jets spoiled Kenny Pickett’s debut in Pittsburgh by rallying for a 24-20 victory over the Steelers. The Jets won in Pittsburgh for the second time in franchise history

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Chase Elliott raced his way into the next round of the playoffs with a victory Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway in the first clean race yet of this year’s postseason. Elliott was fifth on the final restart with two laps remaining and claimed control of

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — It looked good but he didn’t get the bounce. Even the Minnesota Vikings were preparing for overtime when Saints kicker Wil Lutz struck his 61-yard field-goal attempt. But then it drifted left in the north London air at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It had the distance but