The Denver Broncos are among a dozen AFC teams at or above the .500 mark. With the one-win, flu-ridden Detroit Lions coming to town on Sunday, they can't waste this opportunity and expect to remain in the playoff hunt. "We're walking into Denver and it's a darn good opponent," Detroit coach DanCampbell said. "They're in the playoff hunt. For them it's basically a playoff game. They can't lose anymore, (that's) the way th
In search of his ninth consecutive double-digit scoring game to open the season, Johnny Juzang will lead No. 4 UCLA into Milwaukee on Saturday afternoon for a meeting with Marquette. The junior guard is averaging 17.1 points this season, is shooting 44.6 percent from the field and 86.7 percentfrom the free-throw line. He has scored at least 11 points in all eight games this season and has also averaged 4.9 rebounds. The
The Vancouver Canucks hired Hockey Hall of Famer Jim Rutherford as president of hockey operations on Thursday. Rutherford, 72, also will serve as interim general manager and lead the search for a permanent GM. "It is time for a new vision and a new leader who will set a path forward for this team," team chairman Francesco Aquilini said in a news release. "Jim has tremendous experience building and leading winning organi
Alabama quarterback Bryce Young was named Associated Press College Football Player of the Year, the organization announced Thursday. Young received 42 of 53 first-place votes and received 137 total points to outdistance Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson (67 points. Hutchinson got four first-place votes. Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett (two, 41) was third and Alabama linebacker Will Anderson (four, 32) placed
Despite a growing number of Western countries announcing diplomatic boycotts of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the United Nations secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, will attend the Games.
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