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Cards cruise past Giants 6-1 to cap strong finish
Brendan Donovan homered, Alec Burleson drove in three runs and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals denied the San Francisco Giants a .500 season with a 6-1, season-ending victory Sunday afternoon.,Rookie Michael McGreevy (3-0) completed an unbeaten season with eight strong innings, helping the Cardinal...
O's sweep Twins, shift attention to AL wild-card series
James McCann hit a three-run home run, Jordan Westburg drove in a pair and and the Baltimore Orioles pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Heston Kjerstad hit a solo home run for Baltimore (91-71), which completed a three-game sweep to finish the re...
U.S. beats International team to win 10th straight Presidents Cup
The United States continued its historical dominance of the Presidents Cup when it beat the International team 18 1/2 to 11 1/2 at Royal Montreal Golf Club on Sunday for its 10th consecutive victory in the event.,Needing to pick up only 4 1/2 points from the 12 singles matches on the final day, the ...
Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers shut down Angels to end season
Nathan Eovaldi worked seven scoreless innings and rookie Dustin Harris went 2-for-4 with three RBIs to help the visiting Texas Rangers sweep their final series of the season with an 8-0 win against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., on Sunday.,Eovaldi (12-8) struck out five while yielding fo...
Colts get solid relief play from Joe Flacco to hold off Steelers
With an early injury to Anthony Richardson, Joe Flacco entered the game and led the host Indianapolis Colts over the surging Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24 Sunday.,After passing for 71 yards and rushing for 24 yards, Richardson left the game for Indianapolis (2-2) after a 14-yard run where DeShon Elliott...
Colts get solid relief QB play from Joe Flacco to hold off Steelers
With an early injury to Anthony Richardson, Joe Flacco entered the game and led the Indianapolis Colts over the surging Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24 Sunday in Indianapolis.,After passing for 71 yards and rushing for 24 yards, Richardson left the game for Indianapolis (2-2) after a 14-yard run where DeS...
Bengals pull away from Panthers for first win of season
Joe Burrow threw for two touchdowns and Chase Brown ran for two scores as the Cincinnati Bengals finally broke into the win column, topping the Carolina Panthers 34-24 on Sunday afternoon in Charlotte, N.C.,The Bengals (1-3) scored 17 straight points to pull away from a tie score.,Ja'Marr Chase made...
Younghoe Koo's late 58-yard FG vaults Falcons past Saints
Younghoe Koo kicked a career-long 58-yard field goal with two seconds left as the Atlanta Falcons beat the visiting New Orleans Saints 26-24 on Sunday.,Trailing 24-23 with 29 seconds left, the Falcons advanced to the Saints' 40-yard line after a defensive pass interference call. After three incomple...
Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans help Buccaneers trounce Eagles
Baker Mayfield's sizzling performance carried the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 33-16 victory against the Philadelphia Eagles on a sweltering Sunday in Tampa, Fla.,Mayfield completed 30 of 47 passes for a season-high 347 yards with two touchdown passes and one TD run for the Buccaneers (3-1). Mike Evans...
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli to return in 2025
The Minnesota Twins will bring back Rocco Baldelli as their manager next year after collapsed down the stretch and missed the 2024 postseason.,"Rocco is my manager," Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey told reporters before Sunday's season finale against the visiting Baltimore Oriole...
G2 Esports wins BLAST Fall Final, punches ticket to World Final
G2 Esports secured the $200,000 top prize by defeating Natus Vincere 3-1 on Sunday in the grand final of the BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024 competition in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Sunday's victory qualified G2 Esports for next month's eight-team World Final, which has a $1,000,000 prize pool. The club a...
Alabama back in familiar spot atop AP Top 25 poll
Buoyed by a dramatic come-from-ahead victory over Georgia on Saturday night, Alabama jumped three spots into the No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll after Week 5.,The Crimson Tide had not been atop the rankings since Oct. 2, 2022, with the latest poll making 16 of 17 s...
PSG Talon, paIN Gaming gain final spots at Worlds
The lineup for the Swiss Stage of the $2.225 million League of Legends World Championship is set, with paIN Gaming and PSG Talon qualifying after wins Sunday in Berlin.,paIN Gaming knocked out Rainbow 7, which jumped to a lead with a 28-minute win on red. But paIN recovered to win in 31 minutes on b...
Broncos RB Tyler Badie injures back, out for rest of Jets game
Denver Broncos running back Tyler Badie has been ruled out after he was taken to the locker room via spine board at the end of the first quarter during Sunday's meeting with the host New York Jets., ,Badie lost a fumble with 2:07 left in the opening frame after getting drilled in the back by New Yor...
NHL fines Canadiens D Arber Xhekaj for unsportsmanlike conduct
The NHL fined Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj the maximum amount, $3,385.42, for unsportsmanlike conduct against Toronto Maple Leafs forward Cedric Pare, the league's department of player safety announced Sunday.,The fine, the most allowable under the collective bargaining agreement, foll...
Colts QB Anthony Richardson injures hip, out vs. Steelers
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers because of a hip injury.,With 5:42 remaining in the opening quarter, Richardson went on a 17-yard run before DeShon Elliot hit Richardson's right hip, sending ...
Dodgers recall OF James Outman, send down LHP Justin Wrobleski
The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled outfielder James Outman Triple-A Oklahoma City and optioned rookie left-hander Justin Wrobleski to the Triple-A affiliate on Sunday.,The Dodgers (97-64), who were scheduled to complete their regular-season schedule on Sunday at the Colorado Rockies, already have clin...
Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff advance at China Open
Jessica Pegula expected a tough match, and the second-seeded American got one in defeating Veronika Kudermetova 6-7 (9), 6-1, 6-2 in the third round of the China Open in Beijing on Sunday.,It was Pegula's first career win in three attempts against Kudermetova, the 32nd seed, who beat the American in...
Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve, F Napheesa Collier win key WNBA awards
Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve won a pair of top WNBA awards and forward Napheesa Collier was named the Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced Sunday.,Reeve was honored as Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year after leading the Lynx to a 30-10 regular season and a sweep of the P...
Packers QB Jordan Love active, CB Jaire Alexander out vs. Vikings
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love was active for the first time since injuring his left knee in the season opener and is expected to start Sunday against the visiting Minnesota Vikings.,Love practiced all week and was listed Friday as questionable on the injury report, the same status he had...