SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Houston Astros tapped rookie right-hander Luis Garcia to start Game 5 of the AL Championship Series while the Tampa Bay Rays chose to go with opener John Curtiss. Houston faced elimination for the second straight game. The Astros won 4-3 Wednesday night to cut Tampa ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The trappings of a rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns have lingered even as the results have grown remarkably one-sided. Bad blood. Trash talk. Emotionally charged games. The only thing the long-running series has ...
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mike Vrabel counts Romeo Crennel among his mentors, having been coached by the Texans' interim head coach and also having worked alongside him in Houston. For his part, Crennel sees Vrabel putting lessons learned as both ...
By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Phil Mickelson will begin his preparation for the Masters in earnest on Friday at a place, and on a tour, not typically associated with the regimen required to win a major. The lefthander is making his second start on the PGA Tour ...
By HOWARD FENDRICH and JOHN LEICESTER AP Sports Writers PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic overcame a bothersome left arm and an early deficit to reach the French Open semifinals for the 10th time. The top-seeded Djokovic kept flexing and stretching that arm and got off to a slow start Wednesday ...
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Quarterbacks and receivers have been the big stars in the Southeastern Conference through two weekends of games. A look around the league once known for its mighty running games shows only five SEC running backs with 150-plus rushing yards. There are 14 players ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and his Green Bay Packers teammates won't get a chance to celebrate their fast start by leaving town during their week off. The Packers (4-0) and Detroit Lions (1-3) don't play this week and therefore are the first NFL ...
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Enough talking about whether Texas is back. Time to talk about whether Tennessee and Miami are back! Like the Longhorns, the Volunteers and Hurricanes are programs with national championship pedigrees that have been lost in the college football ...
By The Associated Press undefined AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — TCU quarterback Max Duggan ran for the go-ahead score with 4 minutes left and the Horned Frogs' defense made it stand with a goal-line fumble recovery to stun No. 9 Texas 33-31 on Saturday in a game that had 26 penalties and ended when ...
COREY LONG Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Zach Smith threw three touchdown passes and Tulsa erased an 18-point first-half deficit to beat No. 11 UCF 34-26, snapping the Knights' 21-game home winning streak Saturday night. The Golden Hurricane (1-1) made it two straight wins over UCF ...