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Here is the latest Big Ten Conference sports news from The Associated Press
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska has fired football coach Scott Frost after a 1-2 start to the season. The situation was so dire that athletic director Trev Alberts made the move only three weeks before ...
Sep 12, 2022
STAT WATCH: Illini RB off and running toward another 1,000
Illinois's Chase Brown is well on his way to a second straight 1,000-yard rushing season. He leads the nation with 168 yards per game after going for 146 in a win over Virginia on Saturday. Tulsa's Da...
Sep 12, 2022
Estrada, Flores homer in late innings, Giants beat Cubs 4-2
CHICAGO (AP) - Thairo Estrada homered in the seventh, Wilmer Flores connected in the eighth and the San Francisco Giants held on to beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2. The Giants kept the Cubs offense in check...
Sep 12, 2022
Harrington wins in St. Louis for 3rd PGA Tour Champions win
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Padraig Harrington has won for the third time this year on the PGA Tour Champions. The Irishman had seven birdies in his closing round of 68. He needed them to offset a few mistakes h...
Sep 12, 2022
Wallace holds off boss, title contenders to win at Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Bubba Wallace was so comfortable cruising around Kansas Speedway on Sunday that he told his team over the radio in the closing laps that he didn't want to know who was chasing...
Sep 12, 2022 Zach Catanzareti Photo / CC
Fields throws 2 TDs, Bears top 49ers 19-10 in Eberflus debut
CHICAGO (AP) - Justin Fields threw for two second-half touchdowns, Eddie Jackson set up a TD with an interception and the Chicago Bears gave Matt Eberflus a win in his head coaching debut, beating the...
Sep 12, 2022
Lance 'frustrated' with his mistakes in 49ers' loss to Bears
CHICAGO (AP) - Trey Lance and San Francisco were shut down by the Chicago Bears in a 19-10 loss in their season opener. Lance threw a costly interception in his third career start, and the 49ers hurt ...
Sep 12, 2022
Pujols hits 697th homer, passes A-Rod for 4th on career list
PITTSBURGH (AP) - St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols has hit his 697th home run and moved past Alex Rodriguez for fourth place on the career list, connecting Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirat...
Sep 12, 2022 todonitido / CC
Cards beat Pirates, Cubs lose to Giants
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Albert Pujols hit his 696th home run, tying Alex Rodriguez for fourth place on the career list, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5. Pujols trails onl...
Sep 11, 2022
Basketball Hall of Fame enshrines its new Class of 2022
The Basketball Hall of Fame has added 16 new members. Nine of them took to the stage to deliver their enshrinement addresses. Tim Hardaway, Manu Ginobili, Swin Cash, Bob Huggins, Del Harris, Lindsay W...
Sep 11, 2022
