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Falcons sticking with Michael Penix Jr. despite dud at Carolina
Michael Penix Jr. has not lost the starting job to Kirk Cousins, Falcons head coach Raheem Morris clarified Sunday after a 30-0 loss at Carolina. ,With the Panthers ahead 27-0, Morris replaced Penix with Atlanta's high-paid backup, Cousins. ,"The game was out of hand," Morris said of benching Penix....
Texans' Derek Stingley Jr. day-to-day with oblique injury
Houston Texans All-Pro cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. suffered an oblique injury on Sunday and is considered day-to-day, coach DeMeco Ryans said after a 17-10 loss at Jacksonville.,The injury appeared to occur on the Jaguars' first-quarter touchdown drive. Stingley stayed in the game and then was pen...
Buccaneers standout WR Mike Evans (hamstring) exits win
Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans sustained a hamstring injury during the fourth quarter of Sunday's 29-27 victory over the New York Jets and will reportedly undergo an MRI exam on Monday.,Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles is hopeful the injury will turn out to be minor.,"So far it's a hamstring t...
Chargers RB Najee Harris carted off with leg injury vs. Broncos
Los Angeles Chargers running back Najee Harris was carted off the field during the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos with a lower left leg injury.,Harris sustained the injury when he planted his left leg into the artificial surface while in the backfield then fell to the gro...
Vikings QB Carson Wentz to start vs. Steelers next week
Carson Wentz is the starting quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings for at least another week, head coach Kevin O'Connell said a few minutes after celebrating a 48-10 win Sunday. ,Wentz threw two TD passes and completed 14 of his 20 attempts in place of J.J. McCarthy, who is not expected to play in W...
Marlins stay hot, hand reeling Rangers 7th straight loss
Otto Lopez had three hits and an RBI as the Miami Marlins used a balanced offensive attack and shutdown relief to beat the reeling Texas Rangers 4-2 on Sunday in the finale of a three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas., ,The victory was the sixth straight and the 10th in 11 games for the M...
Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb injures leg at Bears
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb was checked out for a lower-leg injury in the sideline medical tent early in the second quarter at Chicago on Sunday and is questionable to return to the game.,Lamb went to the sideline after being dragged to the turf on a tackle by linebacker Noah Sewell tha...
Kyle Freeland sharp as Rockies beat Angels in home finale
Blain Crim homered, Kyle Freeland pitched six strong innings, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 in Denver on Sunday to wrap up their home schedule.,Colorado (43-113) passed the 1962 New York Mets, whose 42 wins are the fewest in the NL in the modern era. The Rockies finished t...
Ryan Blaney wins at New Hampshire, earns Round of 8 spot
Team Penske's Ryan Blaney topped fellow Ford drivers Josh Berry and Joey Logano to claim the Mobil 1 301 on Sunday, opening the Round of 12 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. ,Blaney's Penske teammate Logano, who led a race-best 147 laps, fell back on the fina...
Kelsey Mitchell leads Fever to stunning Game 1 upset of Aces
Behind Kelsey Mitchell's playoff career-high 34 points, the sixth-seeded Indiana Fever spoiled the celebration for Most Valuable Player A'ja Wilson and the host Las Vegas Aces with an 89-73 Game 1 upset in their WNBA semifinal matchup on Sunday. ,Wilson received her league record fourth MVP before t...
Ben Rice hammers 10th-inning slam as Yankees down Orioles
Ben Rice hit a grand slam before an out was recorded in the 10th inning as the New York Yankees pulled out a 7-1 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.,Rice's 24th homer of the season came off lefty Keegan Akin to break a tie. Rice, a left-handed batter, finished 4-for-5 wit...
Reds blank Cubs 1-0, forge tie for 3rd NL wild-card spot
Gavin Lux hit an RBI double in the third inning and four Reds pitchers combined on a six-hitter as Cincinnati beat the visiting Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Sunday to cement a four-game sweep.,Cincinnati (80-76) won its fifth straight and pulled into tie with the New York Mets for the National League's third...
Fernando Tatis homers, Padres hold off White Sox to trim magic number
Michael King pitched five-plus scoreless innings and the San Diego Padres held on for a 3-2 win over the host Chicago White Sox on Sunday.,The Padres (85-71) reduced their magic number to 2 to make the playoffs as they won two of three.,The White Sox (58-98) have lost eight of their last nine. It wa...
Torrid Braves complete sweep of fading Tigers
Ha-Seong Kim homered and drove in two runs and the streaking Atlanta Braves handed the reeling Detroit Tigers their sixth straight loss, 6-2, on Sunday.,Ronald Acuna Jr. and Drake Baldwin each had two hits, a run scored and an RBI for the Braves (73-83) in their eighth consecutive win. Spencer Strid...
Brewers fall to Cards, but clinch Central title with Cubs loss
Despite a 5-1 loss to the host St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, the Milwaukee Brewers clinched their third straight National League Central title after the second-place Chicago Cubs lost 1-0 to the host Cincinnati Reds.,Jose Fermin drove in three runs and Ivan Herrera hit a two-run homer for the Cardi...
Guardians’ 10-game win streak ends as Twins rally with pair of homers
Brooks Lee blasted a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning and Royce Lewis added a pinch-hit three-run homer in the seventh to help the Minnesota Twins end a 10-game winning streak by the Cleaveland Guardians with a 6-2 victory on Sunday afternoon.,Kody Clemens contributed two hits, an RBI and ...
Blue Jays beat Royals to end skid, clinch playoff berth
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Andres Gimenez each had two RBIs, four relievers held the Kansas City Royals to one run and the Toronto Blue Jays clinched a postseason berth with Sunday's 8-5 road victory.,Guerrero and Gimenez joined George Springer and Ernie Clement with two hits apiece for Toronto (90-6...
Brewers' magic number remains 1 after loss to Cards
Jose Fermin drove in three runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-1 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.,The magic number for Brewers (95-61) to win their third straight National League Central title remained at one, pending the outcome of the game between the second-place Chi...
Buccaneers survive wild ending vs. Jets to get to 3-0
Chase McLaughlin's fifth field goal was a 36-yarder with no time remaining to give the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a 29-27 victory over the visiting New York Jets on Sunday afternoon.,McLaughlin's winning kick came after the Buccaneers (3-0) blew a 17-point, fourth-quarter lead. New York went ahead by a po...
Jacob Young makes stunning grabs, Nats hand Mets worrisome loss
Jacob Young made two incredible catches in center field, Nasim Nunez hit a two-run homer to cap a three-run second inning and the Washington Nationals potentially made things more difficult for the New York Mets in the National League wild-card race with a 3-2 victory on Sunday afternoon.,The Nation...