By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer It's easy to get enamored with No. 2 Indiana's glitzy offense. The gritty, increasingly stout defense has been just as impressive — maybe even better. On Saturday, the Hoosiers set the tone with an interception return for a touchdown on the second play ...

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even in a monumental 18-inning World Series game overflowing with statistical superlatives and unforgettable achievements all across the field, Shohei Ohtani again managed to tower above it all. No player ever had more extra-base hits ...

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin went on a local radio station over the summer and said he believed the Pittsburgh Steelers defense could do "historic things" in 2025. It's on a path to do just that, just not in the way the NFL's longest-tenured head coach ...

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Series Late Show was so good the Dodgers produced a sequel: The Late, Late Sho. Seven years and one day after outlasting the Boston Red Sox over 18 innings in Game 3, Los Angeles did it again, beating the Toronto Blue Jays ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's seven-game winning streak has revealed a new side of coach Kalen DeBoer. And it could set the tone for the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide as they move closer to securing spots in the Southeastern Conference championship game and the College Football ...

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Ohio State coach Ryan Day spoke definitively earlier this month about where he believes Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith ranks nationally. "I don't think it's even close that Jeremiah Smith is the best offensive player in college football," Day said ...