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PITTSBURGH — Mason Rudolph understands the baggage he carries. Dwayne Haskins too. The next seven months give the two Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks a chance to shed the weight. For the first time in nearly a generation, the starting gig in the city they play for is up for grabs after Ben Roethlisberger all but confirmed [...]
A kickoff temperature of about 25 degrees is forecast for the United States' World Cup qualifier against El Salvador in Columbus on Thursday, with a wind chill index approaching what the U.S. Soccer Federation's health guidelines call "high risk for cold-related illness." Walker Zimmerman views winter weather as a prime opportunity for himself and his [...]
DETROIT — Complaints that a University of Michigan sports doctor was committing sexual assault went back decades, long before a $490 million settlement last week with victims, but no one stepped forward to ensure that Robert Anderson would be kicked off campus. The many missed opportunities were described in detail last May when a law [...]
Jake Sanderson felt bad that he would be missing a handful of games at North Dakota to play at the Olympics. When he expressed that sentiment to his college teammates and coaches, the star defenseman was greeted with support. It was already an easy choice for Sanderson to suit up for the United States in [...]
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals wanted to be rested and ready for the first round of the playoffs so they didn't play many of their key starters in the regular-season finale against the Cleveland Browns. Star quarterback Joe Burrow watched Sunday's game from home, and many starters either got a rest or were on the [...]
CLEVELAND — At least Baker Mayfield's exit meeting went well. Just about everything else this season for the Browns quarterback was off the mark. And while the season is over, his time in Cleveland isn't as defined. Mayfield watched Sunday's home finale wearing a stocking cap on the sideline as Cleveland capped a disappointing season [...]
The last time No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 Georgia played, things could not have gone much better for the Crimson Tide. Alabama dropped 41 points on the Bulldogs, more than double the next-highest total they have allowed this season, in the Southeastern Conference title game on Dec. 4. Bryce Young shredded Georgia's otherwise dominant [...]
DETROIT (AP) — Verdell Blackmon showed up for a recent NFL game and left no doubt who she was cheering for that afternoon. Blackmon's hair, makeup, nails and dress were bright hues of blue, and Detroit Lions Women of the Pride was printed on her black shirt. The Lions season ticket holder was one of [...]
LAS VEGAS — Even the biggest games were on tape-delay. Anyone who sat through what the NBA had to offer in the 1970s could see this was a league that struggled with the spotlight. If there was a decade when the NBA, which turned 75 this season, nearly disintegrated under the weight of its own [...]
Simone Biles understands now that she was struggling long before she arrived at the Tokyo Olympics, where the unofficial face of the Games and one of the greatest gymnasts of all time was unable to force a smile and push her way through on the world's biggest stage. Biles had persevered through the widespread sexual [...]