INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard heard the locker room talk. Coach Frank Reich wants Philip Rivers back as the starting quarterback next fall. Two-time All-Pro linebacker Darius Leonard wants another chance to get Rivers his missing Super...

CLEVELAND (AP) Kareem Hunt's about to face the team that drafted and developed him before deciding to push the running back away. The Kansas City Chiefs won a Super Bowl without Hunt. He wants to stop them from getting another...

No NFL team scored more points during the regular season than the Green Bay Packers. Nobody has played better defense than the Los Angeles Rams. That sets up an intriguing showdown of strength vs. strength when MVP favorite Aaron Rodgers...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Urban Meyer agreed to become head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday, leaving the broadcast booth and returning to the sidelines after a two-year absence that followed another health scare. The 56-year-old Meyer was team owner...

Singleton leads New Mexico past Dixie StateST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) Saquan Singleton scored 17 points to lead New Mexico to a 72-63 win over Dixie State on Wednesday night.Isaiah Martin added 13 points and Makuach Maluach 12 for...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 2 Baylor heads to No. 15 Texas Tech for showdownBy DAVE SKRETTAA look at the upcoming week around the Big 12 Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKENDSecond-ranked Baylor tries to move to 12-0 overall and 5-0 in the...

AP Sports WriterUnbeaten Michigan faces Minnesota in key Big Ten clashBy DAVID GINSBURGGAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 7 Michigan at No. 23 Minnesota, Saturday. The unbeaten Wolverines (11-0, 6-0) stand alone atop the conference standings after getting off to...

AP Sports WriterUnexpected win has UConn fans downing hot sauce for charityBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn fan Bryan Jackson says he thought his taste buds were safe when he joked last week on Twitter that he'd drink...

Epstein hired as MLB consultant to evaluate rules changesNEW YORK (AP) Former Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox executive Theo Epstein has been hired by Major League Baseball as a consultant for on-field matters and will evaluate possible...

AP Sports WriterCooper, Johnson provide midseason hope for Auburn, GeorgiaBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) Auburn and Georgia finally have help from their top recruits as the teams try to escape the bottom of the Southeastern Conference standings.Freshman guards...