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CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow didn't want to be a quarterback. When the Bengals star signal-caller started out in football as a third-grader, he reasoned that since there wasn't much passing at that level he'd get more action and contact as a running back or receiver. "I didn't pick quarterback," Burrow said. "I got to my [...]
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase keep making history together. Since the two became teammates in 2018 at LSU, they have played in seven postseason games and won every one, breaking NCAA and NFL records along the way. If the duo can extend the streak by one more game, they will be Super Bowl [...]
Ohio State's E.J. Liddell tested the draft waters last year and then returned to school knowing what he wanted to accomplish. "I was expecting to be able to play in the NBA and stay in there for a long time," the junior forward said before the season. "That's what I'm looking forward to. I felt [...]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Professional sports teams and gambling companies are increasingly bringing sportsbooks to the game, opening betting facilities in or near stadiums. It might seem counterintuitive to spend millions on brick-and-mortar retail outlets when over 80 percent of sports betting is done via phone or computer. But the idea is not only [...]
Matthew Stafford and Joe Burrow had almost nothing in common before Sunday except that they were top overall picks in the NFL draft. Now, they are both Super Bowl quarterbacks. Their journeys are almost polar opposites since each left an SEC powerhouse. Stafford was the first selection in the 2009 draft out of Georgia and [...]
Male athletes are leading the way six months after the NCAA cleared the way for college athletes to earn money on their celebrity. They lead in total name, image and likeness compensation and have more NIL deals than women, according to third-party data from July 1 through Dec. 31 for some 125,000 athletes — about [...]
CLEVELAND — Kevin Love bolted from his seat, a spot on the bench that has revived his career and helped fuel the Cavaliers' stunning rise, and streaked past coach J.B. Bickerstaff standing near the scorer's table. Stopping near midcourt, Love screamed and pointed toward teammate Dean Wade, another of Cleveland's reserves, who nailed a 3-pointer [...]
CINCINNATI — Evan McPherson stared down the most important kick of his life and drilled it on Saturday, putting the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC title game for the first time in 33 years. But first, the 22-year-old rookie called his shot. "So he was talking to (backup QB Brandon Allen) when he was going [...]
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow took another beating against the top-seeded Tennessee Titans in the divisional round of the playoffs on Saturday. However, he still managed to push and will the Cincinnati Bengals to within one game of the Super Bowl. Now Burrow is faced with the task of outdueling Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes for the [...]
A six-point victory seemed like a rout this wild weekend. Even if it was in overtime. Kansas City's hold-your-breath 42-36 win over Buffalo capped a divisional round in which the other three games were decided on final-play field goals giving the visitors wins. The Chiefs and Bills scored three touchdowns and a last-second field goal [...]