TORONTO (AP) - Josh Donaldson homered to give Toronto a long-awaited lead, and the Blue Jays finally broke through with the bats, beating the Cleveland Indians 5-1 on Tuesday to avert a sweep in the AL Championship Series.The Indians still lead the matchup 3-1, but Donaldson and a poised Aaron ...

STATE COLLEGE (AP) - Coming off their biggest win under head coach James Franklin with some extra rest, Penn State players have had plenty of time to contemplate their looming game against No. 2 Ohio State.During the open weekend, they watched as Wisconsin nearly toppled the Buckeyes (6-0, 3-0 ...

MONTREAL (AP) - David Desharnais scored twice and Al Montoya made 36 saves as the Montreal Canadiens won their home opener, 4-0 over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.Off-season signing Alexander Radulov got his first goal as a Canadien - with Montoya picking up an assist - while Max ...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Carlos Santana's three-run homer pushed the Cleveland Indians to a 5-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night and nearer to their first AL Central championship since 2007.Santana's shot in the sixth inning off Dillon Gee (7-9) snapped a 2-2 tie as the Indians ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The list of rookie quarterbacks the Pittsburgh Steelers have provided lesson after lesson to over the past 12 years is long if not always distinguished.For every Eli Manning, Joe Flacco and Andy Dalton that Pittsburgh's defense has taken to task since the start of the 2004 ...

STATE COLLEGE (AP) - Brandon Smith spent early weekdays last year studying opposing defenses so he could copy players' characteristics and mimic tactics as the leader of Penn State's scout team defense.Now, he'll lead the real thing.The former walk-on linebacker is expected to make his first ...