PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh has hired Allen Greene as its new athletic director. The university made the announcement Friday. Greene replaces Heather Lyke, who was fired in early September with a few months remaining on her contract. Greene, currently a senior deputy athletics director at ...

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Raptors have gone from "We The North" to "We The Rebuilding North." It's been five seasons since the Raptors rode their famous "We The North" rallying cry through a thrilling playoff run and brought the NBA championship north ...

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off another October blowout, Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers are one win from the World Series. Ohtani hit a leadoff homer and scored four times, Mookie Betts also went deep and drove in four runs, and the Dodgers ...

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sean Payton made a point of getting to the Superdome long before he normally would for a game — six hours before kickoff — so he could ease into his emotional return to a place where he coached on the home sideline for a decade and ...

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wilson, Dylan Strome and Taylor Raddysh scored to help the Washington Capitals end the Dallas Stars' season-opening winning streak at four with a 3-2 victory Thursday night. Wilson's goal was his third in three games, Strome his second of the ...

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said Thursday the forfeitures that volleyball teams are willing to take to avoid playing San Jose State is "not what we celebrate in college athletics" and that she is heartbroken over ...

JIMMY ROBERTSON Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Bhayshul Tuten rushed for a Virginia Tech record 266 yards and accounted for four touchdowns to lead Virginia Tech a 42-21 victory over Boston College on Thursday night. Kyron Drones added two rushing touchdowns and a touchdown ...

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Jhonkensy Noel saved Cleveland's season. David Fry extended it. With two huge swings, the Guardians hit back at the big, bad New York Yankees and tightened an AL Championship Series that was just about over. Noel connected for a two-run, ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Taylor Pendrith took two weeks off after the Presidents Cup and didn't miss a beat, matching his career-low on the PGA Tour with a 10-under 61 that gave him a three-shot lead in the Shriners Children's Open on Thursday. Pendrith missed only one fairway and one green at the ...

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Todd Bowles could barely contain his laughter when asked to share his thoughts on Baker Mayfield's mobility and ability to run. The usually stoic coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cracked up when a questioner suggested his quarterback ...

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals aren't going to start talking about must-win games in mid-October. Even so, the prospect of a third straight lost season makes Monday night's matchup against the improving Los Angeles Chargers ...

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes broke through as an NFL star based in part on his ability to launch deep balls and generate explosive plays for the Kansas City Chiefs with his big arm. Brock Purdy's early success as a pro quarterback came ...

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers have been at this for a long time. The prime-time lights aren't new. The stakes for their teams aren't, either. The stakes for themselves personally? Well, that's another matter. When the 35-year-old ...

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Saquon Barkley Show is coming back to MetLife Stadium and it could be the most anticipated game on the New York Giants' schedule. The fact that the Philadelphia Eagles (3-2) are at the Meadowlands to face the Giants (2-4) ...

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears rolled into their bye week with three straight wins and a 4-2 record. The No. 1 overall draft pick is signaling he just might be the quarterback to solidify a position that has long haunted a ...

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys have a wildly fluctuating first six games to ponder on their bye week, perhaps best illustrated by two recent glimpses of their quarterback. After midnight on a rain-delayed Sunday night ...

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Ryan Browne's first start went so well Purdue coach Ryan Walters is giving him another chance. Only this time, Browne will step onto the national stage, trying to snap a five-game losing streak while derailing No. 2 Oregon's Big Ten title hopes and ...

By STEVE STEIN Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Michigan and Illinois will try to get back on track Saturday in the first ranked-vs-ranked game at Memorial Stadium since 2000. No. 24 Michigan (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) had a school-record 27-game Big Ten winning streak snapped Oct. 5 at ...

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Burrow seemingly has it all, including a long list of accomplishments during his football career: a Heisman Trophy, victories over Patrick Mahomes, a Super Bowl trip, a massive contract. However, there's one thing that has eluded the ...

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Kansas State's Avery Johnson had a feeling several months ago that running back DJ Giddens was going to regularly wear down opponents. Giddens has proven his quarterback right. The junior has two straight games of at least 182 ...