Category: Sports

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills took care of business in the first game of a Monday Night Football doubleheader, knocking off the Tennessee Titans 41-7. The Bills scored on the opening drive … [read more]

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Bills starting cornerback Dane Jackson was being evaluated for a neck injury at a local hospital Monday night following a scary collision with a teammate during Buffalo’s 41-7 w… [read more]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After suffering a season-ending right ankle injury in Sunday’s 27-7 win over the Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance is already on the road to recovery… [read more]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance left Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks with 2:20 left in the first quarter because of a right ankle injury and will not retu… [read more]

LAS VEGAS — After the final bell and 36 rounds together, Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin shared a long embrace, apparently ending a feud that grew personal over the five years since they first … [read more]

BOONE, N.C. — Chase Brice’s last-second heave deflected into Christan Horn’s arms for a 53-yard touchdown on the final play of the game and Appalachian State pulled out a 32-28 victory over Troy in … [read more]

Indianapolis Colts receiver Michael Pittman has been ruled out for the Sunday game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, it was announced. Pittman, the team’s top receiver, has been recovering from a qu… [read more]

Without several key players, including quarterback Jordan Travis, Florida State held on for a 35-31 win over Louisville on Friday to move to 3-0 for the first time since 2015. Travis, who led FSU to… [read more]

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 698th career home run Friday night in a 6-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds. With one out in the sixth inning, Pujols, 42, swung at the fi… [read more]

NBPA executive director Tamika Tremaglio, saying she was speaking on behalf of NBA players, on Friday called for a lifetime ban of Phoenix Suns majority owner Robert Sarver, who was given a one-year … [read more]

PayPal, the jersey patch partner of the Phoenix Suns, said Friday it would not be renewing its sponsorship with the team should majority owner Robert Sarver continue in his role following his one-yea… [read more]

Week 2 of the NFL season commenced with the Kansas City Chiefs defending home turf against the AFC West division rival Los Angeles Chargers in a 27-24 win. What will Sunday’s slate hold for bettors? … [read more]

KANSAS CITY — The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 27-24 on Thursday night as Patrick Mahomes completed 24 of 35 passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns to outduel Justin Herbert… [read more]

Phoenix Suns vice chairman and minority owner Sam Garvin has been appointed the team’s interim governor during majority owner Robert Sarver’s suspension, sources tell ESPN. NBA commissioner Adam Sil… [read more]

Roger Federer is retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after a series of knee operations, closing a career in which he won 20 Grand Slam titles, finished five seasons ranked No. 1 and helped cr… [read more]

LeBron James detailed his disappointment with the NBA’s punishment of Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver on Wednesday, writing “our league definitely got this wrong” in a series of social media posts. … [read more]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — On second thought, Denver Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett said Tuesday he “definitely” should have let quarterback Russell Wilson run a fourth-and-5 play in the closing seconds of… [read more]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — On second thought, Denver Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett said Tuesday he “definitely” should have let quarterback Russell Wilson run a fourth-and-5 play in the closing seconds of… [read more]

Robert Sarver, owner of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, has been suspended one year and fined $10 million by the NBA as a result of an investigation into the Suns franchise. T… [read more]

SEATTLE — Several minutes after the final whistle of the Seattle Seahawks’ season-opening victory Monday night, Geno Smith walked off the field with his arms raised to the sky and what remained of t… [read more]

SEATTLE — There will be many games still to come in Russell Wilson’s Denver Broncos career. But in his first start with his new team as well as his first return engagement to the city where he play… [read more]

The Pittsburgh Steelers believe star pass-rusher and reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year T.J. Watt suffered a torn pectoral during Sunday’s 23-20 overtime win against the Bengals in Cincinnati,… [read more]

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla — New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones suffered a back injury in Sunday’s season-opening 20-7 loss to the Miami Dolphins and required X-rays on it after the game. The team … [read more]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Baker Mayfield didn’t get his revenge against the Cleveland Browns thanks in part to what Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey referred to as “horrid” roughing the p… [read more]

Nebraska fired football coach Scott Frost on Sunday, one day after a 45-42 home loss to Georgia Southern in what had become an untenable situation for the Huskers. Nebraska (1-2) had been a three-to… [read more]