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Coco Gauff gets past injured Naomi Osaka in Beijing
Fourth-seeded Coco Gauff advanced to the quarterfinals of the China Open on Tuesday when Japan's Naomi Osaka retired before the third set in Beijing with a lower back injury.,Osaka won the first set 6-3 and was up a break leading 4-3 in the second set before losing the final three games and promptly...
Lions ride Jared Goff's perfect game to win over Seahawks
Jared Goff completed all 18 of his pass attempts, two for touchdowns, and also scored his first career receiving touchdown as the host Detroit Lions defeated the Seattle Seahawks 42-29 on Monday night.,The 29-year-old quarterback had the most completions ever in an NFL game without an incompletion.,...
Will Levis exits, but Titans still cruise past Dolphins
Nick Folk matched his career high of five field goals and Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears rushed for touchdowns to lead the Tennessee Titans to a 31-12 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Monday night in Miami Gardens, Fla.,Mason Rudolph replaced injured quarterback Will Levis and completed 9 of 17 pas...
Braves blank Mets to secure final NL playoff spot
Rookie starter Grant Holmes and five relievers combined to pitch the Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 win over the visiting New York Mets in the second game of a makeup doubleheader on Monday to secure the final National League playoff spot.,New York (89-73) won the first game of the doubleheader 8-7 to clin...
Francisco Lindor, Mets win wild game vs. Braves to make playoffs
Francisco Lindor slammed a two-run home run in the ninth inning to help the visiting New York Mets come from behind twice to beat the Atlanta Braves 8-7 on Monday in the first game of a doubleheader and clinch a spot in the National League wild-card round.,If New York (89-72) wins the nightcap, it w...
Aryna Sabalenka continues winning ways in China Open
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka extended her winning streak to 14 matches with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Ashlyn Krueger on Monday in the third round of the China Open in Beijing.,Sabalenka, of Belarus, won 71.8 percent of her first-serve points to dispatch Krueger in 74 minutes. ,"Maybe right now I'm not p...
Tom Kim clears air with Jim Furyk, Xander Schauffele
Tom Kim apologized to U.S. captain Jim Furyk and Xander Schauffele on Sunday, one day after his public comments caused a bit of a stir at the 2024 Presidents Cup.,On Saturday, Kim told reporters that unidentified members of the U.S. team were "cursing at us" during their foursomes match in which he ...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz advances to semis in Beijing
Third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz recorded a 7-5, 6-2 win over seventh-seeded Karen Khachanov of Russia to advance to the semifinals of the China Open on Monday in Beijing.,Alcaraz converted four of 12 break points to dispatch Khachanov in 96 minutes and move one spot to No. 2 in the rankings, surpassing ...
Ravens' Derrick Henry runs wild in win over Bills
Derrick Henry racked up 199 yards on 24 carries and totaled two touchdowns as the host Baltimore Ravens torched the previously unbeaten Buffalo Bills 35-10 on Sunday night.,Henry took the Ravens' first play from scrimmage 87 yards for a touchdown, marking the longest run in franchise history. He fel...
Sun fend off Lynx down stretch behind Alyssa Thomas
Alyssa Thomas scored 17 points and flirted with a triple-double as the Connecticut Sun won Game 1 of a WNBA semifinal series, beating the Minnesota Lynx 73-70 in Minneapolis on Sunday night.,Thomas made the Sun's final two shots with under a minute to play and went 8-for-12 from the floor in additio...
Own goal ignites Courage to rout of Red Stars
The North Carolina Courage benefitted from an own goal to open the scoring, built a three-goal lead, and cruised to a 3-1 win Sunday over the host Chicago Red Stars at Bridgeview, Ill.,Denise O'Sullivan and Kerolin had the Courage goals, with each player scoring for the first time this season. Those...
Bay FC edge Reign 1-0 on first-half penalty kick
Asisat Oshoala's penalty kick was all Bay FC needed to take a 1-0 win against the host Seattle Reign on Sunday.,The win moved Bay FC (9-12-1, 28 points) above the playoff line.,Seattle (5-12-5, 20 points) lost its third straight, falling eight points behind Bay FC.,Oshoala gave Bay FC a 1-0 lead in ...
Raiders' defense, running game seals win over Browns
Alexander Mattison and Zamir White combined for 110 yards rushing and the Las Vegas Raiders' defense held tight in the second half to earn a 20-16 victory over the visiting Cleveland Browns on Sunday., ,Tre Tucker and DJ Turner each ran for a touchdown, while quarterback Gardner Minshew was 14-of-24...
Chiefs lose Rashee Rice, still clip Chargers
Samaje Perine snapped a fourth-quarter tie with a short touchdown run and Patrick Mahomes shrugged off a slow start to throw for 245 yards as the visiting Kansas City Chiefs stayed unbeaten with a 17-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.,Mahomes completed 19 of 29 passes with a touchdown a...
Alex Verdugo's late hit delivers Yankees past Pirates
Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning and the New York Yankees held on for a 6-4 win against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in their regular-season finale on Sunday afternoon.,Trent Grisham had a two-run home run and an RBI sacrifice fly and ...
Brock Purdy helps 49ers cruise past Patriots
Brock Purdy completed 15 of 27 passes for 288 yards and a touchdown Sunday to help the San Francisco 49ers end a two-game losing streak by beating the visiting New England Patriots 30-13.,Purdy tossed a 12-yard touchdown pass to tight end George Kittle in the second quarter. He also had a pass inter...
Jayden Daniels, Commanders clobber Cardinals 42-14
Jayden Daniels passed for one touchdown and ran for another as the Washington Commanders used a balanced attack to dominate the Arizona Cardinals 42-14 on Sunday in Glendale, Ariz.,Daniels threw his first career interception but was otherwise sharp, completing 26 of 30 passes for 233 yards as Washin...
Ross Chastain wins at Kansas; Kyle Larson finishes 26th
Ross Chastain opened the Round of 12 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs Sunday by racing away from William Byron in a 20-lap dash to win the Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.,A non-championship competitor, the Alva, Fla., native used his No. 1 Trackhouse Raci...
Elly De La Cruz, Reds top Cubs in 10 innings to wrap season
Elly De La Cruz drove in a pair on a go-ahead double while Jake Fraley finished 3-for-4 as the visiting Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 in 10 innings in the regular-season finale on Sunday.,After nine scoreless innings, De La Cruz slashed a two-run double off Ethan Roberts (1-1). Tyler Ste...
Astros-Guardians finale rained out, won’t be rescheduled
The season finale between the Houston Astros and the Cleveland Guardians was wiped out Sunday due to ongoing rain in the Cleveland area.,With the regular season about to end, the game will not be made up. Cleveland finishes the year with a 92-69 record and Houston wraps up at 88-73.,Neither team's p...