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CHICAGO (AP) — Sitting on a bench in front of Soldier Field, about to watch his beloved Chicago Bears play in person, money wasn't exactly a big concern for Corey Metzger. Or any concern, really. "This trip has been a long time in the making, and I'm splurging whatever I got to spend to make [...]
COLUMBUS — Just four Big Ten teams are ranked in the AP Top 25, but six of the top 12 defenses in college football reside in the conference. The Big Ten's surprise team this year, Illinois — 17th in the AP poll — has the top-ranked defensive unit in the nation, followed by No. 2 [...]
DENVER — Defenses have finally figured out how to keep all those high-powered offenses from lighting up NFL scoreboards, and they're also showing that in 2022 this is no league for old men. Tom Brady, whose unretirement at age 45 is looking like a big mistake, was held without a touchdown throw Sunday by a [...]
COLUMBUS — Most of Ohio State's men’s basketball roster has turned over since the Buckeyes finished their season in the second round of the last NCAA Tournament. Coach Chris Holtmann will have a lot to learn about the identity of what essentially is a new team, with a nationally regarded recruiting class and a trio [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawsuit alleging the NCAA failed to protect a former University of Southern California football player from repetitive head trauma is nearing trial in a Los Angeles court, with a jury seated last week in what could become a landmark case. The wrongful death suit filed by Matthew Gee's widow says [...]
CLEVELAND — The Guardians made quite a name for themselves this season — from outcasts to October contenders. With questions scattered across the roster out of spring training, they weren't supposed to win the AL Central in a runaway. They weren't picked to sweep Tampa Bay in the wild-card round. They definitely weren't expected to [...]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ohio State and Michigan are making the Big Ten look like the Big Two and Little 12, rekindling memories for some of Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler turning the chase for a conference championship into a two-team race. The second-ranked Buckeyes (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) and fourth-ranked Wolverines (7-0, 4-0) are [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans and Nashville have their eyes on hosting a Super Bowl, a Final Four, a College Football Playoff game and much more after lining up the last financing for an estimated $2.1 billion domed stadium they hope opens for the start of the 2026 season. The Titans and Nashville Mayor [...]
COLUMBUS — Are the Ohio State Buckeyes on an inevitable march to another championship or is it too early — and the schedule too easy so far — to get a good read on the Buckeyes' full potential? Can they avoid the out-of-nowhere traps during the second half of the season that have scuttled their [...]
CLEVELAND — As Donovan Mitchell worked his way around Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse's floor recently, stopping to pose for photographers on media day, something stood out about the Cavaliers' star guard. He couldn't stop smiling. Asked at one station to pose holding the ball and looking angry, Mitchell declined. "That's not me," he said. It's hardly [...]