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Alex Freeman’s stoppage-time goal earns Orlando City SC draw at FC Cincinnati
Alex Freeman's goal in the sixth minute of stoppage time provided visiting Orlando City SC with a critical standings point as they drew with FC Cincinnati 1-1 Sunday night.,The draw keeps Cincinnati (18-9-5, 59 points) unbeaten in its third straight overall and second in a row at home.,More importan...

Cubs blank Cardinals in postseason tune-up
Seiya Suzuki homered once again for the Chicago Cubs, who ended the regular season with a 2-0 victory Sunday over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,Suzuki deposited a John King curveball over the left field wall to lead off the Cubs' fifth. The right fielder went deep in his fourth straight game, hi...

Braves beat Pirates in pitcher Charlie Morton's likely farewell
Chris Sale pitched 5 2/3 strong innings, Ronald Acuna Jr. provided the offense with a home run and the Atlanta Braves closed the season with a 4-1 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,Atlanta (76-86) salvaged a game in the three-game series. Pittsburgh (71-81) won the season series ag...

Padres finish sweep of D-backs to maintain momentum into postseason
Manny Machado homered and Jackson Merrill knocked in three runs as the San Diego Padres tuned up for the National League playoffs with a 12-4 rout of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.,J.P. Sears (9-11) twirled 5 2/3 innings and threw a season-high 113 pitches for the win, allowing two run...

Late TD, field-goal block lift Bears past Raiders
D'Andre Swift rushed for a go-ahead 2-yard touchdown with 1:34 remaining and Josh Blackwell blocked a potentially game-winning kick to boost the visiting Chicago Bears to a 25-24 win against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday afternoon.,Chicago (2-2) forced four turnovers while overcoming a monstrous e...

Patrick Mahomes tosses 4 TDs in Chiefs' runaway win over Ravens
Patrick Mahomes tossed four touchdowns to become the youngest quarterback to reach 250 for his career, and the Kansas City Chiefs evened their record in a marquee AFC matchup against visiting Baltimore by beating the Ravens 37-20 on Sunday. ,Mahomes went 25-for-36 passing for 270 yards with his firs...

Matthew Stafford's late 88-yard TD pass rallies Rams past Colts
Matthew Stafford connected with Tutu Atwell on an 88-yard touchdown pass with under two minutes remaining as the Los Angeles Rams rallied for a 27-20 victory over the visiting Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at Inglewood, Calif.,Stafford was 29-of-41 passing for 375 yards and three touchdowns, while Pu...

Jaguars force 4 turnovers, hand 49ers first loss
Travis Etienne ran for 124 yards and a touchdown Sunday, Trevor Lawrence added a passing touchdown and the Jacksonville Jaguars handed the San Francisco 49ers their first loss with a 26-21 decision in Santa Clara, Calif.,Improving to 3-1 under first-year coach Liam Coen, Jacksonville secured the win...

Chase Elliott bangs past Denny Hamlin for Hollywood Casino 400
Chase Elliott roared to the front during a wild, two-lap shootout in overtime Sunday afternoon to win the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. -- the middle race of the NASCAR Cup Series' Round of 12 playoffs.,After two cautions, highlighted by Zane Smith's No. 38 Ford riding...

Guardians win AL Central, then walk off Rangers in 10th
Brayan Rocchio hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning, completing a four-run rally and lifting the American League Central champion Cleveland Guardians to a wild 9-8 win over the visiting Texas Rangers on Sunday in the teams' regular-season finale. , ,Cleveland won the AL Central ...

Padres finish off sweep of D-backs to maintain momentum ahead of wild-card series
Manny Machado homered and Jackson Merrill knocked in three runs as the San Diego Padres tuned up for the National League playoffs with a 12-4 rout of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.,J.P. Sears (9-11) twirled 5 2/3 innings and threw a season-high 113 pitches for the win, allowing two run...

Europe wins Ryder Cup 15-13 after U.S. Sunday surge
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Two years ago in Italy, a jubilant Rory McIlroy made a bold guarantee.,"I think one of the biggest accomplishments in golf right now is winning an away Ryder Cup," McIlroy said. "And that's what we're going to do at Bethpage.",It took far, far longer than the crowds expected, bu...

Mets eliminated on final day in shutout loss to Marlins
Edward Cabrera pitched five scoreless innings as the host Miami Marlins eliminated the New York Mets from playoff contention with a 4-0 victory in Sunday afternoon's season finale.,Miami scored four runs off three pitchers in a crucial fourth inning.,The Mets, with the second most expensive payroll ...

Alejandro Kirk, Blue Jays mash their way to AL East title with win over Rays
Alejandro Kirk homered twice, including a grand slam, and the Toronto Blue Jays clinched the American League East Sunday with a 13-4 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.,Kirk also doubled and had six RBIs to help the Blue Jays (94-68) to their fourth straight win and their first division title ...

Phillies edge Twins for MLB-leading 55th home victory
Nick Castellanos hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon.,Max Kepler added a solo home run for Philadelphia (96-66), which is headed to the postseason after winning the National League East d...

Yankees take care of business vs. O's, but fall short in AL East race
Ben Rice homered twice, including a tie-breaking solo shot in the eighth inning, and the New York Yankees beat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams.,The Yankees (94-68) ended the season with a season-high eight-game winning streak, matching their w...

Clayton Kershaw earns road curtain call as Dodgers dispatch Mariners
Clayton Kershaw pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings in the final regular-season start of his illustrious 18-year career to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-1 victory against the host Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.,Shohei Ohtani hit his 55th homer of the season -- breaking his own franchise rec...

Reds clinch postseason appearance despite loss to Brewers
Danny Jansen belted a two-run homer to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-2 comeback victory Sunday over the visiting Cincinnati Reds, who clinched their first postseason appearance since 2020 despite the loss., ,Cincinnati (83-79) entered Sunday tied for the final National League wild-card spot with...

Astros rip 4 HRs, close season with win over Angels
Yainer Diaz and Ramon Urias each homered and drove in a pair in the season finale Sunday afternoon, propelling the Houston Astros to a 6-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.,Brice Matthews and Victor Caratini also homered for Houston (87-75), which was eliminated from postseason cont...

Red Sox beat Tigers to clinch No. 5 seed, Detroit is No. 6
The Boston Red Sox clinched the No. 5 seed in the American League postseason with a 4-3 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers in Sunday afternoon's regular-season finale.,Masataka Yoshida and David Hamilton both homered, Ceddanne Rafaela went 2-for-3, and Jarren Duran had the game-winning RBI to lead...