Associated Press stories, Page 894
Ravens beat Texans, lose RB J.K. Dobbins for season
BALTIMORE — With J.K. Dobbins lost for the season because of a torn Achilles tendon, the Baltimore Ravens again are facing some major questions about their backfield. That injury did not prevent them from opening the season with a double-digit win. Justice Hill scored twice in the second half after...
Hurricane Lee unleashes heavy swell on northern Caribbean as it charges through open watersVideo
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Lee barreled Sunday through open waters just northeast of the Caribbean, unleashing heavy swell on several islands. The Category 2 storm is not forecast to make landfall and is expected to stay over open waters through Friday. On Sunday morning, it was centered about...
Deshaun Watson runs for TD, Browns bottle up Joe Burrow in win
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns took Ja’Marr Chase’s trash talk personally. Joe Burrow paid for it. Deshaun Watson ran for a touchdown and threw for another, and Cleveland’s defense bottled up Burrow — the NFL’s new highest-paid player — as the Browns opened the season with a 24-3 win over...
Michigan State suspends Mel Tucker after allegations he sexually harassed rape survivorVideo
Michigan State suspended football coach Mel Tucker without pay on Sunday, less than 24 hours after allegations became public in a USA Today report that he sexually harassed activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy during a phone call last year. Michigan State President Teresa K. Woodruff and athletic director Alan...
AP Top 25: Texas jumps to No. 4 after beating ‘Bama; Pac-12 sets conference high with 8 ranked teamsVideo
Texas jumped seven spots to No. 4 in the Associated Press college football poll Sunday after beating Alabama, and the Pac-12 became just the second conference to place as many as eight teams in an AP Top 25. Georgia received 55 first-place votes to remain the clear No. 1. Michigan...
Escaped murderer still at large slips out of search area, changes appearance, tries to contact ex-co-workers
PHOENIXVILLE — Authorities searched Monday for an escaped murderer who has eluded capture since breaking out of a southeastern Pennsylvania prison a week and a half ago after they said over the weekend he slipped out of the search area, changed his appearance, stole a dairy delivery van and tried...
Aftershock rattles Morocco as rescuers seek survivors from the earthquake that killed over 2,100
AMIZMIZ, Morocco —An aftershock rattled Moroccans on Sunday as they mourned victims of the nation’s strongest earthquake in more than a century and sought to rescue survivors while soldiers and aid workers raced to reach ruined mountain villages. The disaster killed more than 2,100 people — a number that is...
Biden says Vietnam deal is about global stability, not containing China
HANOI — President Joe Biden insisted Sunday that he is not trying to start a “cold war” with China as he made his first visit to Vietnam, saying his goal is to provide stability around the world by building U.S. ties with Vietnam and other Asian countries. “We have an...
AP Top 25 Takeaways: Texas is ready for the SEC, but the SEC doesn’t look so tough right now
Texas is ready for the Southeastern Conference. Then again, the SEC doesn’t look so tough right now. In their final season as a member of the Big 12, the No. 11 Longhorns made a statement against Alabama and came away with the biggest victory of Steve Sarkisian’s three seasons as...
No. 11 Texas, Quinn Ewers pull off victory at No. 3 Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Quinn Ewers finished what he started last season, passing for 349 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 11 Texas to a 34-24 victory over third-ranked Alabama on Saturday night in a huge win for a program trying to climb back into national championship contention. The Longhorns...
Can the NFL’s 2020 QB draft class be among the best ever?
Joe Burrow is not only the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback, he is the leader of a draft class that in a short time is making a run to be one of the best. The 2020 QB draft class has had one of its own in the Super Bowl the past two...
William Byron aims to give Hendrick 300th Cup Series win
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Every driver in the Hendrick Motorsports stable pulled into Kansas Speedway for this week’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff race knowing he could be the one to give the team boss his 300th series win. If Rick Hendrick had his druthers, he might well put William Byron...
Rams put WR Cooper Kupp on IR with lingering hamstring issueVideo
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams placed receiver Cooper Kupp on injured reserve, sidelining him for at least their first four games. The Rams also put new tight end Hunter Long on injured reserve Saturday, one day before their season opener at Seattle. Kupp injured his hamstring Aug....
Coco Gauff wins U.S. Open for her 1st Grand Slam title at age 19
NEW YORK — Coco Gauff is still a teenager, after all, and so it should surprise no one that she was on her phone in the locker room, scrolling through social media, right up until 10 minutes before heading out on court for the U.S. Open final. What the 19-year-old...
No. 22 Colorado dominates Nebraska in sold-out home debut for Deion SandersVideo
BOULDER, Colo. — Shedeur Sanders accounted for three scores, Colorado’s defense forced four turnovers and the 22nd-ranked Buffaloes beat longtime rival Nebraska, 36-14, on Saturday in the home debut of Deion Sanders at sold-out Folsom Field. After Coach Prime’s team was the story of Week 1 with an upset of...
Nick Singleton, Kaytron Allen help No. 7 Penn State roll past DelawareVideo
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State running backs Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen want to break opposing defenses with their combined physicality. So far, the sophomores are off to a good start. Singleton ran for three touchdowns, and Allen added 103 yards and another rushing score as No. 7 Penn State...
Danilina and Heliovaara win U.S. Open mixed doubles title, defeating Americans Pegula and Krajicek
NEW YORK — Anna Danilina and Harri Heliovaara won the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship Saturday, the first-time partners defeating top-seeded Americans Jessica Pegula and Austin Krajicek 6-3, 6-4. The pair came together just before the tournament and quickly clicked, both picking up their first Grand Slam titles. “I didn’t...
Bengals QB Joe Burrow, now the NFL’s highest-paid player, says contract talks weren’t a distraction
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, in his first comments to reporters since becoming the highest-paid player in the NFL, said contract negotiations weren’t a distraction as he worked to rehab from a training camp injury and then game plan for Sunday’s opener at Cleveland. “I’ve always been pretty good at...
Terrorism suspect who escaped from London prison is captured while riding a bike
LONDON — A former British soldier facing terrorism charges who snuck out of a London prison on a food delivery truck was captured Saturday, police said. Daniel Abed Khalife was nabbed while riding a bicycle along a canal path west of London after a four-day manhunt. Khalife escaped from the...
Hurricane Lee is charting a new course in weather and could signal more monster storms
ATLANTA — Hurricane Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology, leaving experts astonished at how rapidly it grew into a goliath Category 5 hurricane. Lee — which just as quickly dropped to a still-dangerous Category 3 and held that strength Saturday — could still be a harbinger as ocean temperatures...
Police announce 2 more confirmed sightings of escaped murderer on the run in Pennsylvania
WEST CHESTER, Pa. — Police on Saturday reported two more confirmed sightings of an escaped murderer on the run for more than a week in southeast Pennsylvania amid a search by hundreds of law enforcement officers. Danelo Souza Cavalcante, 34, escaped from the Chester County Prison while awaiting transfer to...
Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 1,300 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech
MARRAKECH, Morocco — A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force. More than 1,300 people were killed, and the toll was expected to rise as rescuers struggled Saturday...
Morocco struggles after rare, powerful earthquake kills and injures scores of people
ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria has offered humanitarian aid to neighboring Morocco after a powerful earthquake in the kingdom on Friday night left more than 1,000 people dead. In an exceptional move, Algeria offered to open its airspace to allow eventual humanitarian aid or medical evacuation flights to travel to and...
Magic Johnson, other new Commanders owners introduce themselves
WASHINGTON — Magic Johnson handed Kanga Gwanyama $5,000 in cash, telling the 13-year-old he only could hold on to the money for five minutes and that most of it would go into savings. Johnson brought cheers and a few tears to Gwanyama and hundreds of kids and parents at the...
NFL kickoff weekend features 3 starting rookie QBs, 2nd most in league historyVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bryce Young is ready to roll in Carolina. C.J. Stroud is set to let it fly with Houston, and Anthony Richardson will get his shot right away in Indianapolis. The 2023 NFL season begins with three rookie quarterbacks — all taken among the first four picks in...
