By BRETT MARTEL NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees and Wil Lutz supplied the accuracy and poise New Orleans needed to overcome another officiating gaffe and its defense’s late collapse. Lutz made a 58-yard field goal as time expired, and the Saints beat the Houston Texans 30-28 on Monday night in a game that had…… read more »
By MICHAEL MAROT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jimmie Johnson drove through pit road with his rear bumper dangling off the back, already aware of the consequences when he parked the car. His chance at ending a 27-month victory drought with a record-tying fifth Brickyard 400 win gone. His quest for a record-breaking eighth series put on…… read more »
The Flats – A pair of key defensive plays in the fourth quarter preserved a 14-10 Georgia Tech lead and the Yellow Jackets went on to defeat USF by that same 14-10 score on Saturday afternoon at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Leading 14-10 with a less than 12 minutes to go in the ballgame, Georgia Tech…… read more »
By CHARLES ODUM ATLANTA (AP) — Geoff Collins has waited a long time to walk onto Grant Field as Georgia Tech’s coach. Collins’ love affair with Georgia Tech began as a child and continued through some of his first jobs as an assistant. Finally, he’ll have his homecoming when the Yellow Jackets face South Florida…… read more »
By BARRY WILNER CHICAGO (AP) — To open its celebration of its 100th season, the NFL got a throwback to, well, the 1920s. You know, one of those knock-down, dragged-out defensive confrontations that ends up 10-3. That’s the score the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears by on Thursday night. And while it was…… read more »
Former Auburn great Ronnie Brown drops in with Buck and Kincade to talk SEC Football, Auburn\’s sneaky win over Oregon, and the G.R.I. T Leader ship series coming to the Roxy Theater. Find out more about the G.R.I.T. Leadership Series HERE! Part 1: Part 2:… read more »
By JOEDY McCREARY RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference’s Coastal Division could serve as a case study for the extremes of college football’s transfer spectrum. At one end is Miami, where the NCAA allowed quarterback Tate Martell to play immediately after coming in from Ohio State. At the other is Virginia Tech, where…… read more »
By DOUG FERGUSON Tyler Duncan played his best golf over the final nine holes of his long season, making four birdies on the back nine to close with a 66. That meant getting a PGA Tour card for the third straight season, twice through what now is called the Korn Ferry Tour Finals. D.J. Trahan…… read more »
By BEN WALKER All-Star ace Luis Severino heating up in the bullpen, maybe. Gavin Lux making his debut, Bruce Bochy saying farewell. Plus playoff spots and seeding. Major League Baseball is heading toward a September scramble, a perfect setup for what’s on deck this fall. The postseason begins Oct. 1 with the NL wild-card game.…… read more »
By CLIFF BRUNT NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Even one of the best nights ever for an Oklahoma player wasn’t good enough for Jalen Hurts. The new Sooners quarterback passed for three touchdowns and ran for three more, and No. 4 Oklahoma rolled past Houston 49-31 on Sunday night. It was Hurts’ first game for the…… read more »
