By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Netflix is planning to provide plenty of gifts for viewers of its two Christmas Day games, including Mariah Carey kicking it all off with a taped performance of "All I Want for Christmas is You." Yet, Netflix executive Brandon Riegg realizes it all amounts to ...
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer DaQuan Jones remembers the chaos. The uncertainty. The sanctions. The aftermath. How could he not? He and the rest of his Penn State teammates — those that stuck around anyway — lived through it. Jones was a sophomore defensive lineman in the fall of ...
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jess Mruzik had 26 kills, Caroline Jurevicius had 20 and Penn State rallied from an 0-2 semifinal deficit for a five-set victory over Nebraska early Friday to reach the NCAA championship. Penn State will face host Louisville, ...
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Alex Karaban had seven of his 20 points in overtime to lead No. 11 UConn to a 94-89 victory over Xavier on Wednesday night in the Big East opener for both teams. Solo Ball led the Huskies (9-3) with 22 points and Tarris Reed Jr. had 20, including four in OT. Reed also ...
DETROIT (AP) — Patrick Kane scored the decisive third-period goal and added an assist as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-4 on Wednesday night. J.T. Compher and Lucas Raymond also contributed a goal and an assist each. Alex DeBrincat, Michael Rasmussen and Joe Veleno had ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Spencer Horwitz was settling in to watch "Gladiator II" with his girlfriend last week when his phone buzzed. By the time the movie — with a running time of 2 hours, 28 minutes — was over, the first baseman had been traded. Twice. First from Toronto to Cleveland in a ...
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson's struggles against Pittsburgh have been well documented. Now he'll finally have help he's never enjoyed before in this rivalry — from a packed stadium that's actually cheering for him. This weekend's showdown between the Steelers and Jackson's ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rickard Rakell scored at 1:44 of overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Tuesday night. Rakell deflected Erik Karlsson's point shot behind Darcy Kuemper for the game-winner. Evgeni Malkin scored, while Matt Grzelcyk forced overtime ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When Curt Cignetti took the Indiana job last fall, he promised immediate success. It wasn't boastful bluster. After daring the doubters to Google his winning pedigree, the son of a Hall of Fame football coach delivered on his word ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts absorbed the shots when the Eagles' recent anemic passing attack was panned by his own star wide receivers. Hurts and A.J. Brown — one of those receivers who brought the complaints to a boil — then had their relationship dissected and thrown under the bus ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 40 points, Paul George added 33 points as the Philadelphia 76ers spoiled LaMelo Ball's return to the floor with a 121-108 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night. Maxey and George were combined for 12 for 21 on 3-pointers. Kelly Oubre Jr. ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens excused Diontae Johnson from practice this week, another part of the fallout after the team says the receiver refused to enter a game against Philadelphia on Dec. 1. Johnson was suspended for last weekend's ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — From the moment the 2024 NFL schedule came out in May, the Pittsburgh Steelers knew what was coming in December. Eleven days. Three games. Two of them on the road. All against playoff contenders. There's a reason coach Mike Tomlin runs ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets are hoping to have all five starters on the floor together for the first time this season on Monday night when they host the Philadelphia 76ers, who'll be without Joel Embiid. LaMelo Ball, who hasn't played since ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts absorbed the shots when the Eagles' recent anemic passing attack was panned by his own star wide receivers. Hurts and A.J. Brown — one of those receivers who brought the complaints to a boil — then had their relationship ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Infielder/outfielder Enmanuel Valdez was acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Boston Red Sox on Sunday for minor league right-hander Joe Vogatsky. Valdez hit .214 with six homers and 28 RBIs in 65 games last season during four stints with the Red Sox. He batted .233 ...
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Brady Tkachuk scored 1:46 into overtime and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday night for their first three-game winning streak of the season. Thomas Chabot had a goal and an assist, and Drake Batherson also scored for the Senators. Linus ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jared McCain has a meniscus tear in his left knee that requires surgery and is expected to be out indefinitely. McCain who has starred for the struggling Sixers early in the season, reported a sore left knee after Friday night's 121-107 loss to ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 32 points and 11 assists and the Indiana Pacers beat Philadelphia 121-107 on Friday night, with the 76ers playing the second half without Joel Embiid after he sustained a sinus fracture when he was struck in the face late in the first. Embiid was ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid sustained a sinus fracture when he was struck in the face going for a defensive rebound late in the first half of the Philadelphia 76ers' loss to the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. Embiid was battling Indiana's Bennedict Mathurin when he caught an errant ...