Associated Press stories, Page 2449
Close call: Seahawks hold off Andy Dalton, Bengals for 21-20 winVideo
SEATTLE — Russell Wilson hit Tyler Lockett for a 44-yard touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter, and the Seattle Seahawks withstood a career day from Andy Dalton to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 21-20 on Sunday. Wilson and the Seahawks struggled offensively for most of the game, but...
Kevin Harvick wins Brickyard 400 as Jimmie Johnson’s NASCAR playoff streak ends
INDIANAPOLIS — Kevin Harvick’s nearly flawless run Sunday ruined any chance of Jimmie Johnson executing his win-and-in playoff strategy. A crash with 55 laps to go made it official: Johnson’s perfect postseason record is over. On a day Harvick won the pole, led all but 42 laps and raced to...
Baker Mayfield leaves with wrist wrapped after Browns poundedVideo
CLEVELAND — Quarterback Baker Mayfield had his right wrist wrapped after the Browns were rocked 43-13 by Tennessee in their opener. Mayfield appeared to get hurt Sunday when he was sacked for a safety in the first half by Cameron Wake. Following the game, Mayfield said “I’ll be all right”...
NFL Week 1 roundup: Chiefs top Jaguars, lose Tyreek Hill; Jaguars QB Nick Foles hurtVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Despite losing star receiver Tyreek Hill early, Patrick Mahomes threw for 378 yards and three touchdowns while leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a testy and tactful 40-26 victory over the injury-riddled Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Mahomes took a beating and even had to leave the game...
Titans sack Baker Mayfield, much-hyped Browns in openerVideo
CLEVELAND — Maybe Marcus Mariota and the Tennessee Titans deserved all the hype. Tennessee’s quarterback threw three touchdown passes — one a stunning 75-yarder to big back Derrick Henry — and the Titans rolled to a 43-13 rout Sunday over the Cleveland Browns, who fell flat on their faces in...
LSU’s win over Texas gives SEC 3 of top 4 spots in AP Top 25 poll
The SEC held three of the top four spots in the Associated Press college football poll after LSU’s road victory against Texas pushed the Tigers to No. 4. Clemson remained No. 1 on Sunday, receiving 56 first-place votes out of 62 in the Top 25. No. 2 Alabama received six...
Lamar Jackson’s 5 TD passes help Ravens drub Dolphins 59-10Video
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Nine minutes into the season, Lamar Jackson had fans booing his hometown team. The South Florida native looked unstoppable from the start Sunday, and tied a franchise record with five touchdown passes to help the Baltimore Ravens humiliate the Miami Dolphins and rookie coach Brian Flores,...
Mike Pompeo: Taliban ‘overreached’ in attack that killed American soldierVideo
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that Taliban “overreached” with a car bomb attack in Kabul that killed an American soldier, leading President Donald Trump to call off closely-held Afghanistan peace talks planned for Camp David. Pompeo said the Trump administration has recalled envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, who...
‘It: Chapter Two’ scares up $91 million with debut
LOS ANGELES — A robust audience turned out to catch “It: Chapter Two” in movie theaters this weekend, but not quite as big as the first. Warner Bros. says Sunday that “It: Chapter Two,” the only major new release, earned an estimated $91 million from North American ticket sales in...
Man streams chase before Minnesota police fatally shoot him
RICHFIELD, Minn. — Police near Minneapolis shot and killed a driver following a chase after he apparently emerged from his car holding a knife and refused their commands to drop it. The chase started late Saturday night in Edina and ended in Richfield with officers shooting the man, Brian J....
Hospital closings hit hard on the edge of the Rust Belt
WHEELING, W.Va. — Carrie Jones is looking for work for the first time in two decades. She’s even more worried about what will happen to her psychiatric patients. “Where are they going to go?” Jones said. “We’re honestly like their family.” Jones is among nearly 1,100 employees being laid off...
Antonio Brown a Patriot, but unavailable for opener vs. Steelers
The NFL season already is so unpredictable that Antonio Brown is a New England Patriot. No, he won’t suit up Sunday night when the Patriots host Brown’s former team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, from whom he forced a trade to Oakland in the offseason. He might be on the New England...
NFL inactives: Adrian Peterson a healthy scratch in Redskins’ opener
Adrian Peterson entered Sunday a single yard shy of becoming the fifth running back in NFL history to top 1,000 yards rushing in season openers. Washington coach Jay Gruden, however, made the four-time All-Pro and 2012 NFL MVP a heathy scratch Sunday for the Redskins’ opener at Philadelphia. That left...
Tom Hanks unveils his Mister Rogers at Toronto festivalVideo
NEW YORK — Ever since it was first announced, the idea of Tom Hanks playing Mr. Rogers has seemed like dream casting, a match as snug as a warm zip-up sweater. “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” starring Hanks as the host of “Mister Rogers Neighborhood,” premiered Saturday night at...
UK worries Brexit could bring ‘chlorinated chicken’ from U.S.
NEW YORK — Could Brexit bring America’s “chlorinated chicken” to the United Kingdom? The European Union has long refused to import poultry from the United States that is routinely rinsed with chemical washes to kill germs. But the United Kingdom’s planned exit from the EU is putting the practice back...
Air Force disputes Alaska crew favored Trump Scottish hotel
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Military officials are disputing a report that claims a joint Air Force and Alaska Air National Guard unit on a routine mission to Kuwait went miles out of their way to spend the night at a resort in Scotland owned by President Donald Trump. Politico first reported...
Joe Burrow’s 4 TD passes lead LSU to wild win over Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Joe Burrow passed for 471 yards and four touchdowns, including a 61-yarder to Justin Jefferson with 2 minutes, 27 seconds left, and No. 6 LSU pulled out a wild 45-38 victory over No. 9 Texas on Saturday night. The biggest nonconference game in Austin since No. 1...
Browns join fray in wide-open AFC North
BALTIMORE — Picking the order of finish in the AFC North is as a difficult as getting a grip on a wet, bouncing football. The division features two new coaches, a pair of gritty second-year quarterbacks, a traditional powerhouse on the rebound, and an unlikely contender that hasn’t reached the...
Penn State uses big 3rd quarter to pull away from Buffalo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Sean Clifford turned in an all-around performance in another lopsided win for Penn State. Clifford threw for 280 yards and four touchdowns and ran 11 times for 51 to lead the No. 15 Nittany Lions back from a halftime deficit to beat Buffalo, 45-13, on Saturday night....
Dorian topples crane, knocks out power in eastern Canada
TORONTO — Dorian arrived on Canada’s Atlantic coast Saturday with heavy rain and powerful winds, toppling a construction crane in Halifax and knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people a day after the storm wreaked havoc on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Residents of Nova Scotia braced for heavy...
Cardinals hammer Brault, rout Pirates to maintain cushion in NL CentralVideo
PITTSBURGH — Marcell Ozuna knew he found something in the first inning. He battled for eight pitches before getting ahold of a fastball, only to see it fly right to Pirates left fielder Bryan Reynolds. The next time up, Ozuna put it all together. He hit a three-run homer to...
Trump calls off secret meeting with Taliban, Afghan leaders
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Saturday he canceled a secret weekend meeting at Camp David with Taliban and Afghanistan leaders after a bombing this week in Kabul that killed 11 people, including an American soldier, and has called off peace negotiations with the insurgent group. Trump has been under pressure...
Jefferson Hills family of Patriots’ Chase Winovich has torn loyalties
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — There will be torn loyalties Sunday among members of the Winovich family of Jefferson Hills. Tried-and-true fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Winoviches, apparently, have adapted to the premise that 24-year-old Chase Winovich, a rookie linebacker, will be playing for the rival New England Patriots when the...
Jaguars looking for better performance this year vs. ChiefsVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville’s 2018 season began to unravel in Kansas City. After a 3-1 start that included a victory against New England, the Jaguars were more than confident walking into Arrowhead Stadium last October. There was pregame trash talk, subtle predictions and a belief in Jacksonville’s locker room it...
Bianca Andreescu upsets Serena Williams in U.S. Open final
NEW YORK — Bianca Andreescu displayed the same brand of big-serving, big-hitting, in-your-face tennis that Serena Williams usually does. And now the 19-year-old from Canada is a Grand Slam champion, earning her first such title while preventing Williams from collecting a record-tying 24th. Andreescu took charge early in the U.S....
