By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The highlight film of this year's World Series could be a double feature with all those Bob Hope/Bing Crosby movies: "On the Road." For just the third time in Series history, the visiting team has won the first five games. "We play the ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Big news: The Patriots defense allowed a touchdown. Not big news: The Patriots defense scored one, too. Impressive as the entire New England operation has looked in reaching the halfway point of the NFL season at 8-0, the defense is playing at a level rarely ...
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer One of the tightest votes in Top 25 history seems to come down to three philosophies: Like the team with the best resume, based on the number of victories against high-level competition? LSU is for you. Like the team that has been the most ...
By Dave Skretta AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It was supposed to be a Sunday night celebration of two of the NFL’s storied franchises, the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs, teams that played in the first Super Bowl and each led these days by transcendent ...
By The Associated Press Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid makes his return Sunday to San Francisco, where he and Colin Kaepernick were teammates and made headlines while kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial and social injustices in America. Reid said he isn’t bitter about ...
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference produces more NFL talent than any other league. It's not even close. The football powerhouse had a record 64 players drafted in 2019, and dozens more made rosters and practice squads as undrafted ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh has sent an email to parents of players on his team, refuting a report saying representatives are working on his departure from his alma mater. "I am reaching out to let you know that the recent claims that I ...
By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim has seen it all in his long career, so retooling the lineup is old hat as he gears up for his 44th season at his alma mater. "It's the same every year. You're starting new," said Boeheim, who got a head start on ...
By JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski describes his latest Duke team as old-fashioned — with an emphasis on old. Sure, the Blue Devils will be heavy on freshmen again after replacing one batch of one-and-done players with another. But surrounding them will ...
By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Juan Soto and the Washington Nationals quickly derailed the Cole Express. A 20-year-old prodigy with a passion for the big moment, Soto homered onto the train tracks high above the left field wall and hit a two-run double as the Nationals ...