Year: 2022

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Rashaad Penny rushed for a career-high 170 yards and two touchdowns, Russell Wilson threw three of his four TD passes to DK Metcalf, and the Seattle Seahawks routed the Detroit Lions 51-29. Seattle closed out its home schedule with its most impressive offensive showing of the

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kyler Murray threw two touchdown passes to Antoine Wesley and the Arizona Cardinals held on to beat the Dallas Cowboys 25-22 in a matchup of playoff-bound teams. The outcome didn’t do much to change the races for the NFC’s No. 1 seed or the

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Alvin Kamara turned a short pass into New Orleans’ first touchdown in more than 11 quarters, Brett Maher kicked four field goals, and the Saints beat the reeling Carolina Panthers 18-10. The victory assured New Orleans would head into the final week of the regular

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fabian White Jr. had 15 points and 14 rebounds, and Jamal Shead scored 14 points to lead depleted No. 12 Houston past Temple 66-61 on Sunday night. Houston had 10 players available and only seven played. The 12-2 Cougars still won their American Athletic Conference opener,

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Jalen Pickett scored 15 points and Myles Dread shot 4 of 5 — all from 3-point range — and finished with 12 points to help Penn State beat Indiana 61-58. Sam Sessoms scored all 10 of his points in the second half for Penn State (6-5, 2-1 Big Ten). Sessoms

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw for two touchdowns and set the franchise single-season record, Andre Roberts returned a kickoff 101 yards for a score and the Los Angeles Chargers moved back into a playoff spot in the AFC with a 34-13 victory over the Denver Broncos. Los

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Rookie Trey Lance threw two touchdown passes in the second half of his second career start, and the San Francisco 49ers closed in on a playoff berth with a 23-7 victory over the Houston Texans. Lance got the nod for the 49ers for

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Cornerback Cameron Dantzler has joined the list of Minnesota Vikings unavailable for their Sunday night game with the Green Bay Packers. Dantzler is inactive for Sunday night’s game due to a calf injury. Minnesota will have tight end Tyler Conklin available. Conklin had been questionable with a hamstring injury, The

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kyle Connor scored in overtime and the Winnipeg Jets held off the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 in their return from a two-week hiatus. Mattias Janmark scored twice for Vegas in the third period, including a tying goal with 8.1 seconds left, but Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck improved

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England’s offense took a step backward in back-to-back losses to Indianapolis and Buffalo coming off a season-high, seven-game win streak. Big contributions by two unlikely sources in their win over Jacksonville arrived at the perfect time as the Patriots prepare to return to the

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — RJ Glasper tossed in a career-high 24 points and Incarnate Word romped to a 90-45 victory over Dallas Christian. Josh Morgan had 16 points for the Cardinals (3-11), who snapped a three-game skid. Tyjuan Battles and Tilyr Hobson both scored nine to lead the Crusaders.

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins had been winning so much the playoffs seemed an inevitability in coach Brian Flores’ third season. The Dolphins found themselves eliminated hours after their history-making seven-game winning streak ended. Tua Tagovailoa turned the ball over twice, once with the ball

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Carson Wentz was held to 148 yards passing after spending much of the week on Indianapolis’ COVID-19 reserve list, and the Colts lost 23-20 to the Las Vegas Raiders on Daniel Carlson’s 33-yard field goal as time expired. Indianapolis had won three straight and eight of

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson and the New York Jets were 2 yards away from sealing an unlikely victory. Miscommunication, lack of execution and Tom Brady sent them to another disappointing loss. Wilson was stuffed on fourth-and-2 at the Buccaneers 7 for no gain and

By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer While the “will he or won’t he?” question remains for No. 1 Novak Djokovic and his participation in the Australian Open the rest of the tennis world returns to work this week to prepare for the season’s first major. That starts Jan. 17 at Melbourne Park. The men’s ATP