STATE COLLEGE (AP) - James Franklin hoped all week his team would start fast and play with the passion it hadn't yet found early in games this season.The usually subdued coach pushed the right buttons.Before Penn State's 34-27 win over Temple on Saturday, Franklin hopped around inside Beaver ...

CLEVELAND (AP) - The Ravens were in a huge hole and about to be buried.Joe Flacco dug them out.Flacco threw two touchdown passes to wide receiver Mike Wallace and Baltimore, sparked by returning a blocked extra point, rallied from 20 down and beat the Cleveland Browns 25-20 on Sunday.Justin ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - No chaos this time. No meltdowns either.The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals stuck to football this time.And Ben Roethlisberger's sharp second half gave the Steelers an early leg up in the race for the AFC North title by shaking off a pair of first-half interceptions ...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma State is glad to move on to its next game after the disappointment of losing a 30-27 stunner to Central Michigan last week on an untimed final play that officials admitted they never should have awarded.At home Saturday against Pittsburgh, the Cowboys (1-1), ...

CINCINNATI (AP) - Jordy Mercer had an RBI single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, David Freese added a two-run single, and the Pittsburgh Pirates overcame some shaky defense to preserve their chances in the NL wild-card race with a 9-7 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.The ...

STATE COLLEGE (AP) - Saquon Barkley doesn't care about statistics, except one he focused on in the days following Penn State's loss to Pitt.The fumble."I am tough on myself. It's just how I am," Barkley said. "I hold myself to a standard. This team holds itself to a standard and that fumble, I ...