MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays ace Drew Rasmussen had sailed through his first three postseason starts while working at least six innings in each of them. He couldn’t make it out of the fourth inning Saturday night against a Milwaukee Brewers lineup that specializes in driving up pitch counts an...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Aaron Ashby's playoff struggles in previous years taught him how important it was to avoid getting caught up in the pressure of the moment. The mindset shift has helped the Milwaukee Brewers left-hander deliver one of the great runs by any reliever in postseason ...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Four-run deficits don't discourage the Milwaukee Brewers this October, not with those orange Life Savers. Sal Frelick and Cooper Pratt, two of the under-the-radar Brewers manager Pat Murphy thinks of with his nickname for less-appreciated candy, combined for a sw...
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Miami had no problem passing its first test as the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25, No. 2 BYU wasn't as fortunate. Playing with their highest ranking since 1984, the Cougars lost 39-31 in two overtimes to UCF and the list of unbeaten teams thinned to Miami, UCLA and Utah during anoth...
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas coach Steve Sarkisian wouldn't mind seeing the edgy Arch Manning every week. The quarterback helped take the edge off what would have been a visceral reaction from Texas fans if the Longhorns had blown yet another double-digit lead. While Manning had tw...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jaylen Brown says there's “no beef” between himself and former Boston teammate Jayson Tatum even as their squabbles have dragged into the season. Now in Philadelphia after an offseason trade, Brown didn't quite seem ready to call a truce with Tatum. “There's n...
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Keyone Jenkins threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Grayson Brousseau in the second overtime, and UCF survived a wild finish in regulation to knock off No. 2 BYU 39-31 on Saturday. Needing a touchdown and a 2-point conversion to force a third OT, the Co...
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N.C. State fired coach Dave Doeren on Saturday, ending a 14-season tenure in which he set the program’s career wins mark but could not make a breakthrough leap to higher success. The school announced the decision less than a day after the Wolfpack fell to 3-4 by losing on the roa...
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kimi Antonelli came to the United States Grand Prix with his eyes on a Formula 1 season championship getting closer with every race. On Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas, he'll have the clearest view possible of the path to get there. And it could come fa...
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck is joining the New Jersey Devils and is very happy about it. The 33-year-old three-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender met the media before New Jersey faced the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday and his eagerness to wear No. 37 for the Devils w...
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Alexander Volkanovski stopped previously unbeaten Movsar Evloev at 4:54 of the second round Saturday to retain his featherweight championship at UFC 333. The 38-year-old Australian overwhelmed Evloev with punches late in the round, sending t...
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CINCINNATI (AP) — JC French IV threw a career-high four touchdown passes and Cole Tabb rushed for a career-best 173 yards and a TD as Cincinnati stunned No. 8 Texas Tech 37-24 on Saturday. “We just beat the No. 8 team in the country,” Bearcats coach Scott Satterfield said. “That ...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Gabby Williams gave a passionate speech to her teammates after Golden State fell behind in the WNBA Finals, saying she had to show a “different type of fire." The Valkyries leader did just that as she scored 17 points and led a stellar defensive effort to beat the ...
