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Wild finish results in OT tie for Packers, Cowboys
Brandon Aubrey of Dallas and Brandon McManus of Green Bay traded field goals in overtime as the Cowboys and Packers played to a 40-40 tie in a wild Sunday night affair at Arlington, Texas.,The contest marked the return to Dallas of Micah Parsons, exactly one month after the All-Pro edge rusher was t...
MLB postseason field, schedule, wild-card matchups set
After six months and 2,430 regular-season games, the 12-team MLB postseason field is set.,Things were entirely settled with the end of Sunday's slate of games, during which multiple postseason spots and seeding implications remained at stake.,In the National League, the Milwaukee Brewers (97-65) and...
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...
Gift Monday hat trick powers Spirit past Dash, into playoffs
Gift Monday scored three first-half goals as the Washington Spirit wiped out the visiting Houston Dash 4-0 to clinch a playoff berth Sunday afternoon.,Sofia Cantore, who substituted in for Monday, had the other goal for the Spirit (11-4-7, 40 points), who snapped a two-match winless streak to become...
Sam Pittman fired at Arkansas; Bobby Petrino takes over on interim basis
Arkansas fired football coach Sam Pittman on Sunday, a day after the Razorbacks were trounced by Notre Dame 56-13 and moved to 2-3 on the season.,Bobby Petrino, who served as offensive coordinator under Pittman, was named interim head coach. He previously held the head coaching role from 2008-11.,Pi...
Ryder Cup emcee steps down after leading offensive chants
Comedian and actress Heather McMahan has stepped down from her role as master of ceremonies at the Ryder Cup after she joined the crowd at Bethpage Black in New York in an expletive-laden chant directed at Rory McIlroy.,"Heather McMahan has extended an apology to Rory McIlroy and Ryder Cup Europe an...
Ryder Cup MC steps down after leading offensive chants
Comedian and actress Heather McMahan has stepped down from her role as master of ceremonies at the Ryder Cup after she joined the crowd at Bethpage Black in New York in an expletive-laden chant directed at Rory McIlroy.,"Heather McMahan has extended an apology to Rory McIlroy and Ryder Cup Europe an...
Rookies leading way as White Sox, Nationals close out season
A pair of rookies will look to conclude their torrid finishes when the visiting Chicago White Sox and the Washington Nationals conclude their seasons on Sunday.,The Nationals (66-95) rallied for a 6-5 win over the White Sox (59-102) on Saturday.,Chicago rookie shortstop Colson Montgomery homered for...
Joseph Paintsil's hat trick propels Galaxy past Sporting Kansas City
Joseph Paintsil completed his first career MLS hat trick before halftime and the LA Galaxy romped to a 4-1 win over visiting Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.,Diego Fagundez added a goal and an assist, and Paintsil assisted Fagundez's second-half goal in a match between two Western Conference ...
FC Dallas able to earn draw vs. aggressive Portland attack
Anderson Julio's 85th-minute equalizer gave visiting FC Dallas a 2-2 draw against the Portland Timbers on Saturday.,Just four minutes after Cristhian Paredes put Portland ahead, Julio responded. The Timbers couldn't clear the ball out of their end and Julio capitalized with a shot that deflected off...
Ahmad Hardy (3 TDs), No. 20 Missouri pound UMass
Ahmad Hardy rushed for 130 yards and three touchdowns Saturday night as No. 20 Missouri pulled away from visiting Massachusetts in the second half for a 42-6 nonconference win in Columbia.,Hardy scored on runs of 5, 1 and 16 yards for the Tigers (5-0), which outgained the Minutemen 521-124 and gaine...
Nashville clinches playoff berth with second-half surge vs. Houston
Sam Surridge and Andy Najar scored early in the second half to give Nashville SC a 3-1 win over the visiting Houston Dynamo on Saturday.,The victory officially clinched a playoff berth for Nashville (16-11-5, 53 points) and moved the team up to sixth place in the Eastern Conference.,Hany Mukhtar als...
Huge first half sends No. 22 Notre Dame past Arkansas
CJ Carr completed 22 of 30 passes for 354 yards and four touchdowns, and No. 22 Notre Dame cruised to a 56-13 win over Arkansas on Saturday afternoon in Fayetteville, Ark.,Jeremiyah Love scored two touchdowns on the ground and two more touchdowns through the air for Notre Dame (2-2), which won its s...
No. 9 Texas A&M uses defense, Le'Veon Moss to stay perfect vs. Auburn
Le'Veon Moss ran for 139 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries and Marcel Reed passed for 207 yards as No. 9 Texas A&M outlasted Auburn 16-10 on Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference dustup in College Station, Texas., ,The Aggies (4-0, 1-0 SEC) got all they needed from Reed, Moss and kicker ...
No. 1 Ohio State snaps Washington’s 22-game home streak in Big Ten opener
Julian Sayin passed for 208 yards and two touchdowns and CJ Donaldson scored twice as No. 1 Ohio State ended Washington's 22-game home winning streak with a 24-6 victory in Seattle on Saturday.,The Huskies (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten) led the Buckeyes (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) 3-0 before Ohio State took a 7-3 halfti...
Ravens place DT Nnamdi Madubuike (neck) on IR
The Baltimore Ravens placed two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike on injured reserve, while defensive lineman Broderick Washington Jr. also was placed on IR on Saturday.,Madubuike already had been ruled out for Sunday's road game against the Kansas City Chiefs because of a neck injury....
Mariners reinstate RHP Logan Evans (elbow) from IL
The Seattle Mariners reinstated right-hander Logan Evans from the injured list and optioned right-hander Casey Legumina to the Arizona Complex League.,Evans, 24, has been on the injured list since Aug. 15 with right elbow inflammation. The rookie was 6-5 with a 4.37 ERA in 15 starts for Seattle afte...
Huge first half sends No. 22 Notre Dame past Arkansas 56-13
CJ Carr completed 22 of 30 passes for 354 yards and four touchdowns, and No. 22 Notre Dame cruised to a 56-13 win over Arkansas on Saturday afternoon in Fayetteville, Ark.,Jeremiyah Love scored two touchdowns on the ground and two more touchdowns through the air for Notre Dame (2-2), which won its s...
Chase Briscoe snags pole for NASCAR Cup Playoff race at Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan.--Chase Briscoe returned to his pole-winning ways on Saturday at Kansas Speedway, earning his series-best seventh Busch Light Pole Award of the season for Sunday's Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET (3 p.m. ET on USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,The only driver to exceed...
Kansas State forces three turnovers, rolls past UCF 34-20
Avery Johnson passed for a pair of touchdowns as Kansas State defeated visiting UCF 34-20 on Saturday at Manhattan, Kan.,Johnson was 18-of-25 passing for 168 yards and added 75 rushing yards on 12 carries to lead the way for Kansas State (2-3, 1-0 Big 12). Dylan Edwards contributed 166 yards rushing...