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Joey Logano kicks off NASCAR postseason with win at Atlanta
Joey Logano got help from teammate Ryan Blaney in NASCAR overtime and opened the Cup Series postseason Sunday by roaring to victory in the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga.,In the green-white-checkered finish, Logano lined up ahead of Team Penske teammate Blaney and outduele...
Frustration peaks for Daniel Jones, Giants in another rough opener
Giants head coach Brian Daboll pointed to himself and deflected criticism of quarterback Daniel Jones in the immediate aftermath of a 28-6 defeat at the hands of the visiting Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. ,New York mustered only two field goals, Jones was intercepted twice -- one for a pick-6 -- and ...
Saints dominate on offense, rout Panthers 47-10
Derek Carr threw three touchdown passes, the New Orleans defense forced three turnovers and the host Saints routed the Carolina Panthers 47-10 on Sunday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.,Carr completed 19 of 23 passes for 200 yards while operating an offense implemented by former San Fr...
Sam Darnold shines in Vikings debut as Giants fall flat
Sam Darnold completed 19 of 24 passes for 208 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, and the Minnesota Vikings pulled away for a 28-6 season-opening win over the New York Giants on Sunday afternoon in East Rutherford, N.J.,Aaron Jones had 14 carries for 94 yards and a touchdown for Minnesota. J...
Chris Boswell hits 6 FGs, Justin Fields guides Steelers past Falcons
ATLANTA -- Chris Boswell made all six of his field goal attempts, including three longer than 50 yards, to guide the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers to an 18-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons in the season opener on Sunday.,In his team debut, Justin Fields completed 17 of 23 passes for 156 yards for Pitt...
Giants WR/returner Gunner Olszewski injured in warmups
New York Giants kick returner and wide receiver Gunner Olszewski was ruled out of Sunday's season opener at home against the Minnesota Vikings when he came away with a groin injury during warmups.,Olszewski had been dealing with a groin issue since the second game of the preseason.,In five seasons w...
Behind Joe Musgrove, Padres seek series win vs. Giants
Rookie of the Year candidate Jackson Merrill sat out the San Diego Padres' 6-3 loss Saturday night against the visiting San Francisco Giants after suffering a patella contusion when he hit his knee with a foul ball on Friday. ,Padres manager Mike Shildt hopes Merrill will be able to return for Sunda...
Austin Hill wins in Atlanta for fourth Xfinity victory this year
HAMPTON, Ga. -- Seizing the lead for the first time on Lap 152 of 163 of the Focused Health 250 on Saturday, Austin Hill stayed out front the rest of the way to win his fourth NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his home track.,The 30-year-old driver from Winston, Ga., won for the ...
Grant McCray shines as Giants sink Padres
Rookie Grant McCray homered twice and knocked in five runs on Saturday night as the visiting San Francisco Giants posted a 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres.,McCray erased an early 2-0 deficit with a three-run blast in the second inning off San Diego starter Dylan Cease (12-11), then added insurance...
Pitt storms back to edge Cincinnati
Ben Sauls converted a 35-yard field goal with 17 seconds left to cap a dramatic 22-point comeback and lift the visiting Pittsburgh Panthers to a stunning 28-27 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats in the "River City Rivalry" on Saturday.,It was Pitt's largest comeback since Oct. 9, 1971, when they trail...
Panthers place TE Ian Thomas (calf) on IR
The Carolina Panthers placed Ian Thomas on injured reserve Saturday and signed fellow tight end Feleipe Franks to the 53-man roster. ,Thomas will miss the team's next four weeks due to a calf injury.,He has been sidelined by the injury since early in training camp. He previously had been ruled out f...
Dream carry momentum into 'fight' with Fever
The Atlanta Dream have shown a lot of fight while battling for a playoff spot, rallying from 16 down to beat Dallas in overtime on Friday night.,The Dream (12-22) look to carry that momentum into Sunday's date with the Indiana Fever (18-17) in Indianapolis.,The Dream are tied with Chicago for the le...
Saquon Barkley Already Making New York Giants Regret Letting Him Go
Saquon Barkley started his Philadelphia Eagles career with three touchdowns, and the New York Giants should be kicking themselves for letting him walk in free agency....
Padres' Manny Machado aims to make history in clash vs. Giants
For 50 years, Nate Colbert stood by himself atop the San Diego Padres' all-time home run list. The likes of Dave Winfield, Ken Caminiti, Phil Nevin, Adrian Gonzalez, Tony Gwynn and Fernando Tatis Jr. have powered long blasts while wearing San Diego uniforms.,On Friday night, Colbert finally got comp...
Manny Machado ties Padres' career HR mark in win over Giants
Manny Machado went deep twice and tied the Padres' record for career homers as San Diego beat the visiting San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Friday.,Machado's second homer of the night, his 25th of the year, soared into the second deck in left field to start the bottom of the eighth inning. It was his 163...
After crushing loss, Padres look to regroup vs. Giants
There is no time for the San Diego Padres to sulk about losing a game they could have won.,One out from sweeping the Detroit Tigers and improving their playoff position, San Diego lost 4-3 on Thursday night when reliable closer Robert Suarez gave up a two-strike grand slam to Parker Meadows.,The Pad...
Austin Gomber's effective outing leads Rockies past Braves
Austin Gomber pitched eight strong innings and Ezekiel Tovar had two hits, including a home run, to help the visiting Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Thursday and salvage a game in a three-game series.,Atlanta (76-64) into a tie with the idle New York Mets for the final National Leag...
Patrick Bailey supplies the offense in Giants' walk-off win over Diamondbacks
Patrick Bailey bounced a ground-rule double over the left-center field fence with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to score Tyler Fitzgerald and allow the San Francisco Giants to walk off the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Thursday afternoon.,Bailey drove in all three runs for the Gia...
Weekend Preview: Atlanta Motor Speedway
After a dramatic regular-season finale that saw Chase Briscoe charge into the Playoffs with an 11th-hour victory at Darlington Raceway, the NASCAR Cup Series begins the 10-race process of identifying a champion.,Arguably, this is the most unpredictable Playoff since NASCAR implemented the eliminatio...
Merrill Kelly, Diamondbacks shoot for sweep of Giants
Two pitchers on opposite ends of the support spectrum go head to head Thursday afternoon when Merrill Kelly and the Arizona Diamondbacks try for a three-game road sweep of Blake Snell and the San Francisco Giants.,The Diamondbacks have ridden strong outings from starting pitchers Ryne Nelson and Zac...