Top Sports News
Michigan vs Alabama, Washington vs. Texas in College Football Playoff; unbeaten Florida St left out
Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama were selected to the College Football Playoff on Sunday, making Florida State the first unbeaten Power Five conference champion to be excluded from the four-team field. The final season of the four-team playoff before it expands to 12 next year...
AP Top 25: Michigan is No. 1 for first time in 26 seasons, Georgia's streak on top ends at 24 weeks
Michigan is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since it won its last national championship in 1997 while Georgia slipped to No. 6 on Sunday after its 29-game winning streak was snapped by Alabama. Michigan received 51 first-place votes. No. 2...
Kirby Smart says 'no question' Georgia belongs in College Football Playoff after loss to Alabama
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart challenged College Football Playoff selection committee members to believe what they see when judging his No. 1 Bulldogs following the end of their 29-game winning streak. Smart also reminded the committee that in the CFP era, no team at the...
Houston hires Tulane coach Willie Fritz to replace the fired Dana Holgorsen
HOUSTON (AP) — Willie Fritz was hired as Houston’s coach on Sunday, replacing Dana Holgorsen, who was fired a week ago after five seasons with the Cougars. Fritz spent the last eight seasons at Tulane, where he was named American Athletic Conference coach of the year in the last...
The NBA's in-season tournament quarterfinals are here. Next stop: Las Vegas
It's four regular-season games in early December. Ordinarily, they'd be forgotten shortly after the final buzzer. That likely won't happen this time. The NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament has reached the knockout stage — with...
Thunder rally after allowing late 30-0 run and defeat Mavericks 126-120
DALLAS (AP) — Jalen Williams scored 23 points and Oklahoma City rallied after allowing Dallas’ NBA-record 30-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Mavericks 126-120 on Saturday night. The spurt took the Mavericks from a 111-87 deficit to a 117-111 lead with 4:18 to play. The...
No. 2 Michigan beats No. 18 Iowa 26-0 for Big Ten title, likely to claim top playoff seed
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh celebrated his return to the sideline Saturday by hugging players and evasively running to avoid a Gatorade bath. Blake Corum and J.J. McCarthy were already reflecting on bigger goals. And when the confetti came...
No. 4 Florida State beats No. 15 Louisville 16-6 for ACC title, but could miss playoff at 13-0
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Florida State coach Mike Norvell said the possibility of leaving his unbeaten Seminoles out of the College Football Playoff shouldn't even be discussed. It almost certainly will be. Florida State made things as difficult as possible on the CFP...
Ewers throws 4 TDs as No. 7 Texas bids farewell to Big 12 with 49-21 title win over Oklahoma State
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Quinn Ewers and the Texas Longhorns are leaving the Big 12 with bookend championships and still hoping for a chance at the College Football Playoff. As for their fans, it was good riddance to the commissioner they felt was rooting against them. Longhorns...
Scottie Scheffler builds a 3-shot lead in the Bahamas. Tiger Woods is happy with his recovery
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler made two eagles on Saturday in his round of 7-under 65 that gave the No. 1 player in the world another chance to win the Hero World Challenge. Tiger Woods will be around at the end, but only to hand out the trophy. Scheffler was never...
Latest Sports News
Jets, Falcons honor the late Greg Knapp by running MetLife Stadium steps
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets coach Robert Saleh and several team staffers, along with members of the Atlanta Falcons honored the late Greg Knapp by running the steps inside MetLife Stadium before the teams' game Sunday. Knapp, a longtime NFL assistant coach, died on...
Michigan vs Alabama, Washington vs. Texas in College Football Playoff; unbeaten Florida St left out
Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama were selected to the College Football Playoff on Sunday, making Florida State the first unbeaten Power Five conference champion to be excluded from the four-team field. The final season of the four-team playoff before it expands to 12 next year...
Petra Vlhova leads Mikaela Shiffrin after the first run of a World Cup giant slalom
TREMBLANT, Quebec (AP) — Petra Vlhova led Mikaela Shiffrin by five-hundredths of a second after the opening leg of a women's World Cup giant slalom on Sunday. Vlhova, who is from Slovakia, came into the day second to Shiffrin, an American based in Colorado, in the World Cup overall...
College Football Playoff is set: Top seed Michigan vs. Alabama in Rose Bowl, Washington vs. Texas in Sugar Bowl
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — College Football Playoff is set: Top seed Michigan vs. Alabama in Rose Bowl, Washington vs. Texas in Sugar Bowl.
Houston hires Tulane coach Willie Fritz to replace the fired Dana Holgorsen
HOUSTON (AP) — Willie Fritz was hired as Houston’s coach on Sunday, replacing Dana Holgorsen, who was fired a week ago after five seasons with the Cougars. Fritz spent the last eight seasons at Tulane, where he was named American Athletic Conference coach of the year in the last...
With Jones struggling, Patriots go with 3 QBs vs. Chargers. Cunningham promoted from practice squad
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots dressed three quarterbacks for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Chargers, with Bailey Zappe expected to start in place of the benched Mac Jones and rookie Malik Cunningham promoted from the practice squad. Jones has been...
Indiana Pacers assistant Jim Boylen thankful for USA Basketball coach of year award
MIAMI (AP) — Jim Boylen wasn't at the World Cup this summer in the Philippines. He just made sure that USA Basketball got there. And his efforts weren't unnoticed. Boylen, an assistant coach with the Indiana Pacers, has been selected as USA Basketball's coach of the...
Houston hires Tulane's Willie Fritz to be its next football coach
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston hires Tulane's Willie Fritz to be its next football coach.
Men's World Cup super-G canceled due to wind; all 3 races in Colorado scratched by weather
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — A men's World Cup super-G was called off Sunday due to strong wind as weather led to the cancellation of all three ski races over the weekend in Beaver Creek, Colorado. A pair of downhill competitions were canceled on Friday and Saturday because of a...
POLL ALERT: Michigan, Washington, Texas and Florida State top new AP Top 25 to set stage for CFP announcement
NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: Michigan, Washington, Texas and Florida State top new AP Top 25 to set stage for CFP announcement.