Payton Sticks With Bo Nix as Broncos Offense Sputters
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Bo Nix will stay under center for Denver when the Broncos visit Arizona on Sunday, coach Sean Payton said Monday, shutting down talk of a quarterback switch despite the roughest stretch of Nix's three seasons. Asked whether he had considered benching his starter, Payton said no. He put the burden on the
Hage, Wyttenbach Lead Hot Starts by NHL Prospects in NCAA
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Three weekends into the college hockey season, a handful of NHL draft picks are already filling the scoresheet, led by Michigan center Michael Hage and Quinnipiac winger Ethan Wyttenbach. Hage, a Montreal Canadiens pick who chose another year in Ann Arbor over turning pro, has 14 points in six games for
Patriots Put Romeo Doubs on Injured Reserve
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots moved wide receiver Romeo Doubs to injured reserve Monday with a shoulder injury he suffered while scoring in Sunday’s win over the New York Jets. Doubs came down hard on the shoulder after a diving grab in the end zone in the first quarter, a 42-yard touchdown that
Grupe, Poona Ford Done for Season as Rams Injuries Mount
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. — A preseason Super Bowl favorite now sits at 2-4 and absorbed another round of bad news Monday, when coach Sean McVay said the Rams will be without two players for the rest of the season and a third for up to 10 weeks after Sunday's home loss to Arizona. Kicker Blake
Raiders Target Third-Quarter Slump After Three-Game Skid
HENDERSON, Nev. — The Raiders keep walking out of halftime in decent shape and walking off the field with losses, and coach Klint Kubiak said Monday the staff is taking apart its halftime routine to find out why. Las Vegas opened the season 3-0 before a run against contenders turned into a three-game skid. After
Five-Loss Wisconsin Ranked No. 4 by NCAA Volleyball Panel
MADISON, Wis. — A tough early schedule is paying off for Wisconsin volleyball. The NCAA Division I selection committee placed the Badgers fourth in its in-season top 16, a spot higher than they have reached in the coaches poll all season, even though they have already lost five matches. The committee, which reviewed 64 teams
Japan Launches Probe to Fetch Soil From Mars Moon Phobos
TANEGASHIMA, Japan — Japan sent a spacecraft toward Mars early Tuesday, local time, on a mission designed to land on the larger Martian moon, Phobos, gather a handful of its surface material and carry it back to Earth. The Martian Moons eXploration probe, known as MMX, rode an H3 rocket off the pad at the
Midterm Ad Spending Tops $10B as Super PACs Pour in Cash
WASHINGTON — Money for political ads in this year’s midterm elections has blown past $10 billion, a record for a non-presidential year, and the total is on track to climb to about $11.6 billion by the Nov. 3 vote, according to the tracking firm AdImpact. The previous midterm high was $8.9 billion in 2022. The
Cost of Living Anger Drives Protests Across Europe
PARIS — The unrest that swept French cities over the weekend is part of a wider wave of anger across Europe, where hundreds of thousands of people have marched against high rents, fuel and food bills and public services they say are falling apart. France drew the biggest crowds, with more than half a million
Korean Stocks Sink Nearly 4% as AI Fears Hit Chipmakers
SEOUL, South Korea — Worries over whether the huge sums poured into artificial intelligence will pay off hammered South Korean markets on Tuesday, dragging the main stock index down nearly 4% and sending a newly listed data center company sharply below its offering price. The benchmark Kospi lost 215.27 points, or 3.73%, to finish at