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Substitute's late goal earns Bay FC draw with Gotham FC
Racheal Kundananji scored in the 68th minute to help Bay FC rally for a 1-1 draw against visiting Gotham FC on Sunday in San Jose, Calif.,Five minutes after entering the match as a substitute, Kundananji took a feed at the arc and fired into the right side of the net to pull Bay level. Alyssa Malons...

Sizzling Mariners overpower Astros with 7-run inning
J.P. Crawford hit a grand slam, and Cal Raleigh smashed his major league-leading 58th homer to help the Seattle Mariners inch closer to a postseason berth with 7-3 win on the road Sunday night against the Houston Astros.,Logan Gilbert (6-6) threw six innings of one-run ball for the Mariners (87-79),...

Last-second goal helps Austin beat Seattle, trim standings gap
Myrto Uzuni's stunning goal six minutes into second-half stoppage time lifted host Austin FC to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Seattle Sounders on Sunday evening in a wild and important Western Conference match., ,Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver made five saves, including two spectacular, sprawling s...

FURIA captures FISSURE Playground 2 title
FURIA took down The MongolZ on the winner-take-all fifth map of Sunday's grand final to win the $500,000 Global Offensive FISSURE Playground No. 2 event in Belgrade, Serbia.,FURIA's 3-2 victory netted the team $200,000 for first place. The MongolZ, whose roster hails entirely from Mongolia, settled ...

Pick-happy Bears down Dallas behind Caleb Williams' 4 TD passes
Caleb Williams threw four touchdown passes and the Bears forced three Cowboys turnovers in the fourth quarter to defeat Dallas 31-14 on Sunday in Chicago. ,The Bears brought the fireworks early to get head coach Ben Johnson his first career win and improve to 1-2. ,Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott c...

49ers upend Cardinals 16-15 on FG as time expires
Eddy Pineiro drilled a 35-yard field goal as time expired to lift the San Francisco 49ers to a 16-15 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday afternoon in Santa Clara, Calif.,Christian McCaffrey combined for 140 yards from scrimmage and made a key reception to set up the game-winning field goal for ...

Chargers beat Broncos on last-second FG, sweep AFC West gauntlet
Justin Herbert passed for 300 yards and Cameron Dicker made a 43-yard field goal as time expired to give the Los Angeles Chargers a 23-20 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday in Inglewood, Calif.,Keenan Allen had seven receptions for 65 yards with a touchdown and Quentin Johnston had six catche...

Tory Horton enjoys special day as Seahawks crush Saints
Rookie Tory Horton scored two touchdowns, one on a franchise-record punt return, as the Seattle Seahawks trounced the visiting New Orleans Saints 44-13 Sunday afternoon.,Kenneth Walker III rushed for a pair of short TDs for the Seahawks (2-1). Sam Darnold completed 14 of 18 passes for 218 yards and ...

Corbin Carroll achieves D-backs' 1st 30-30 season in win vs. Phillies
Corbin Carroll became the first Diamondbacks player to achieve a 30-home run 30-stolen base season, Eduardo Rodriguez pitched six scoreless innings and Arizona moved closer to a playoff berth with a 9-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Phoenix on Sunday.,Carroll hit his 31st home run -- a t...

Late Lynx run leads to Game 1 win over Mercury
Courtney Williams barely missed a triple-double, and the Minnesota Lynx used a late 12-0 run to take Game 1 of its WNBA semifinal series against the Phoenix Mercury, winning 82-69 in Minneapolis on Sunday.,Williams scored a game-high 23 points while adding eight rebounds, seven assists and five stea...

Giants rally to avert four-game sweep vs. Dodgers
Patrick Bailey started a three-run rally in the eighth inning with an RBI double, rookie Trevor McDonald gave up one run over six-plus innings of his first career start and the visiting San Francisco Giants avoided a four-game sweep with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday., ,Willy ...

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...

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...