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Michael Wacha pitches Royals past Twins for series sweep
Michael Wacha delivered seven shutout innings as the Kansas City Royals got past the visiting Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Sunday afternoon, completing a three-game weekend sweep.,Despite allowing two hits and a walk in a difficult first inning, Wacha escaped unscathed when right-fielder Hunter Renfroe th...
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...
White Sox break Boston with five-run ninth, finally win Chris Flexen start
A five-run ninth inning propelled the visiting Chicago White Sox to a 7-2 win over the Boston Red Sox, salvaging the finale of a three-game series on Sunday.,Chicago (33-111) broke open a 2-2 game with five runs on five hits against Boston reliever Zack Kelly (6-3), who recorded just one out while f...
Stefon Diggs, Joe Mixon impact Texans' win over Colts
High-profile acquisitions Stefon Diggs and Joe Mixon each scored touchdowns Sunday as the visiting Houston Texans started the season with a 29-27 win over the Indianapolis Colts.,Mixon rushed 30 times for 159 yards and a score, while Diggs caught six passes for 33 yards and two touchdowns, including...
Down 14, Josh Allen (4 total TDs) rallies Bills past Cardinals
Josh Allen passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two and the Buffalo Bills rallied from a 14-point deficit to post a 34-28 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in the season opener for both teams.,Allen completed 18 of 23 passes for 232 yards and touchdowns to Mack Hollins and Khalil Shak...
Dolphins charge back, beat Jaguars on last-second FG
Jason Sanders nailed a 52-yard field goal as time expired, giving the Miami Dolphins a 20-17 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday afternoon in Miami Gardens, Fla.,Miami (1-0) trailed 17-7 at the break before silencing the Jaguars in the second half.,Jacksonville running back Travis Etienn...
Bears rally past Titans 24-17 in Caleb Williams' debut
A special teams and defensive touchdown in the second half sparked the host Chicago Bears to a 24-17 victory against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday in quarterback Caleb Williams' NFL debut.,Chicago scored 24 unanswered points to rally past Tennessee, which outgained the Bears 244-148.,Tyrique Steven...
Marlins' Connor Norby, Edward Cabrera overpower Phillies
Connor Norby slugged a pair of two-run homers, and Edward Cabrera pitched seven scoreless innings, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 10-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.,Norby has been impressive since being traded by the Orioles on July 30. In 18 games with the Marlins, he...
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...
Patriots pull upset, beat Bengals in Jerod Mayo's debut
CINCINNATI -- New England avoided mistakes and controlled the ball to upset the Bengals, 16-10, to win head coach Jerod Mayo's debut on Sunday afternoon.,Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries and Keion White had 2.5 sacks, leading a strong defensive effort that stunt...
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...
Joey Bart, Pirates fend off Nationals to split series
Joey Bart hit a two-run home run, rookie Jared Jones pitched seven strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Sunday to earn a split of the four-game series.,Andrew McCutchen and former National Michael A. Taylor added sole home runs for the Pirates (67-76), who b...
Esther Gonzalez helps Gotham beat sinking Dash
Esther Gonzalez scored in the third minute of stoppage time and NJ/NY Gotham FC pulled out a 2-1 win over the visiting Houston Dash on Sunday in Harrison, N.J.,The match had been tied since the 17th minute. Mandy Freeman sent a pass deep into the attacking area that fellow substitute Lynn Williams c...
Jonny DeLuca, Rays topple Orioles
Jonny DeLuca belted a two-run homer and Zack Littell led five Tampa Bay pitchers by throwing five shutout innings in the Rays' 2-0 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.,Relievers Richard Lovelady, Kevin Kelly, Garrett Cleavinger and Edwin Uceta all contributed to the combin...
No. 13 Southern California crushes Utah St., 48-0
Miller Moss passed for 229 yards and one touchdown as No. 13 Southern California notched its first shutout in nearly 13 years while rolling to a 48-0 victory over Utah State on Saturday night in nonconference play at Los Angeles.,Woody Marks rushed for 103 yards and one touchdown on 13 carries and Q...
Pair of first-half goals all DC United need to top slumping Fire
D.C. United scored twice in three minutes in the first half, including Christian Benteke's MLS-leading 18th goal of the season, to notch a 2-1 win over the host Chicago Fire on Saturday.,The victory moved United (8-12-8, 32 points), who has won four of its past five matches, into the final playoff s...
Washington State QB John Mateer runs for 197 yards in win over Texas Tech
Washington State quarterback John Mateer ran for 197 yards and scored one of the team's four rushing touchdowns in its 37-16 victory over visiting Texas Tech on Saturday.,Mateer's rushing total was a single-game school record for a quarterback and accounted for a large chunk of the Cougars' 416 tota...
Cam Skattebo (262 rushing yards), Arizona St. top Mississippi St.
Arizona State withstood a late rally to win its first game against an SEC opponent, beating Mississippi State 30-23 on Saturday night in Tempe, Ariz., behind Cam Skattebo's career-high 262 rushing yards on 33 carries.,The Sun Devils (2-0), who entered the game 0-5 against the SEC, almost squandered ...
No. 7 Oregon edges Boise State on FG with no time left
On Atticus Sappington's 25-yard field goal with no time left on the clock, No. 7 Oregon survived Boise State's upset bid with a 37-34 win on Saturday night in Eugene, Ore. ,In a wild, back-and-forth game that saw Oregon (2-0) score twice on long returns on special teams and Boise State's Ashton Jean...
Oregon St. suffocates San Diego St. for shutout win
Jam Griffin and Anthony Hankerson each rushed for a touchdown and visiting Oregon State held San Diego State to seven first downs in a 21-0 victory on Saturday night.,Oregon State (2-0) ran 78 total plays and possessed the ball for 41:07, while the Aztecs (1-1) had the ball for just 18:53 and called...