By ALAN SAUNDERS Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miguel Cabrera and Robbie Grossman each had four hits, and the Detroit Tigers avoided a sweep by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 Wednesday night. Cabrera was 4 for 4 with a double and three RBIs. He doubled off the Clemente Wall in ...
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Some things to watch in Week 2 of the Big 12 Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 9 Iowa State vs. No. 10 Iowa. The Cyclones' instate rivalry game has never been so big. Both teams are ranked in the Top 25 for the first time when meeting in the Cy-Hawk rivalry ...
By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer West Virginia's Neal Brown went into the season opener with cautious optimism and returned home with a mess. Now the third-year coach needs to figure out why things went totally wrong for the Mountaineers in the second half of a 30-24 loss at Maryland on ...
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer The Big 12 survived college football's last significant conference realignment a decade ago because the league still had Texas and Oklahoma. With the pending move of its only national championship winners to the Southeastern Conference creating another ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — College football teams spent the first big weekend of the season getting reacquainted with an unfamiliar sound. Authentic crowd noise. After playing in empty stadiums throughout the pandemic-delayed 2020 season, teams across the ...
By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Gamel had a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth inning among his three hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Tuesday night. Gamel also made an outstanding catch in left field to end the top of the sixth. He ...
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer The Atlantic Coast Conference crown seems up for grabs after the league's disappointing opening week performance. Its three preseason ranked teams all lost as the league went 7-7, a dent to a conference eager to show that it's more than just Clemson at the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers All-Pro linebacker T.J. Watt has an ally in his contract negotiations: Ben Roethlisberger. The veteran quarterback said Wednesday he believes Watt "should get whatever he wants" as he tries to lock down a new deal before Sunday's opener at Buffalo. Watt, a ...
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer AMES, Iowa (AP) — Sipping a beer with friends on a weekday afternoon at Wallaby's Bar and Grille, Chris Clough explained life as an Iowa State fan. "You have to know that you're going to see so many painful years and you just have to get over it," he ...
By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ke'Bryan Hayes and Yoshi Tsutsugo each hit a two-run single during Pittsburgh's four-run seventh inning, and the Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Monday to stop their six-game losing streak. Hayes finished with three hits, and ...