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Keenan Allen out, Rome Odunze in for Bears vs. Texans
Chicago Bears receiver Keenan Allen is one of the team's inactives and will miss Sunday night's road game against the Houston Texans.,Fellow wideout Rome Odunze is set to play in the contest.,Allen didn't practice all week after aggravating a heel injury in last week's season-opening victory over th...

Steelers defense comes up big again in win at Denver
Justin Fields passed for 117 yards and a score, Darnell Washington caught the lone touchdown on the day, and the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Denver Broncos 13-6 on Sunday.,Chris Boswell kicked two more field goals for Pittsburgh (2-0), and now has eight in the first two games.,There was li...

Chiefs hit game-ending FG, beat Bengals in back-and-forth game
KANSAS CITY -- Harrison Butker converted a 51-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Kansas City Chiefs past the visiting Cincinnati Bengals 26-25 on Sunday.,Patrick Mahomes completed 18 of 25 passes for just 151 yards. He tossed two touchdowns, including a 44-yarder to Rashee Rice, but added t...

Jon Rahm sweeps tournament, season-long points titles in Chicago
Jon Rahm captured two titles on Sunday, winning the 2024 LIV Golf League individual championship with his victory at LIV Golf Chicago at Bolingbrook (Ill.) Golf Club.,The Spaniard, in his first year on the tour after leaving the PGA Tour in December, collected his second tournament victory this seas...

Jason Heyward, Astros beat Angels for fourth straight W
Jason Heyward went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs to help the Houston Astros sweep the Los Angeles Angels with a 6-4 win on Sunday in Anaheim, Calif.,Houston starting pitcher Ronel Blanco (11-6) held Los Angeles scoreless on four hits and struck out five over six innings.,The Astros (81-68) ha...

Rams star WR Cooper Kupp (ankle) exits vs. Cardinals
Los Angeles Rams standout receiver Cooper Kupp injured his left ankle in the second quarter of Sunday's 41-10 road loss to the Arizona Cardinals.,Kupp was listed as doubtful to return but didn't appear in the second half.,Kupp was injured on his fourth and final reception of the game, a 24-yard gain...

Marvin Harrison Jr. puts on a show as Cardinals slam Rams
Kyler Murray completed 17 of 21 passes for 266 yards and three touchdowns, including two to rookie wideout Marvin Harrison Jr., and the Arizona Cardinals cruised to a 41-10 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday afternoon in Glendale, Ariz.,Harrison finished with four catches for 130 yards for Ariz...

Alex Palou captures third IndyCar Series title
Alex Palou of Spain captured his third IndyCar Series championship after finishing 11th on Sunday in the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in Nashville, Tenn.,Colton Herta won Sunday's race after he passed Mexico's Pato O'Ward on Lap 202 with four laps left to capture his first victory on an oval tr...

Chris Buescher prevails in overtime at Watkins Glen
Chris Buescher made a dramatic last-lap pass of road-course ace Shane van Gisbergen at Watkins Glen International Sunday afternoon, winning the NASCAR Cup Series' Go Bowling at the Glen in overtime in Watkins Glen, N.Y.,In the second race of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs and one of two postseason r...

Sonay Kartal collects first WTA Tour title in Tunisia
Great British qualifier Sonay Kartal captured her first WTA Tour title on Sunday, defeating Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia 6-3, 7-5 at the Jasmin Open Tunisia in Monastir, Tunisia.,It was the first WTA singles final for both Kartal, ranked No. 151 in the world, and Sramkova, No. 136.,Each player conve...

Jets may have lost Jermaine Johnson II (Achilles) for season
New York Jets standout edge rusher Jermaine Johnson II likely tore his right Achilles tendon during Sunday's 24-17 road win over the Tennessee Titans.,"It's unfortunately looking like that," Jets coach Robert Saleh told reporters. "We'll confirm it tomorrow, but it doesn't look good.",Johnson will u...

Davis Cup: Spain, Italy, Canada clinch their respective groups
Spain needed a victory in doubles to take down Australia and clinch first place in Group B at the Davis Cup Finals group stage on Sunday in Valencia, Spain.,In a battle of unbeatens, it was Spain who took the top spot when Pedro Martinez and Marcel Granollers rallied past Matthew Ebden and Max Purce...

Caitlin Clark (35 points) sets rookie scoring mark; Fever edge Wings
Caitlin Clark dazzled with a career-high 35 points and set the WNBA single-season rookie scoring record, leading the Indiana Fever to a thrilling 110-109 victory over the visiting Dallas Wings on Sunday afternoon.,Clark, who set the single-season assist record on Friday, broke Seimone Augustus' rook...

James Wood's 2 HRs help Nats win series vs. Marlins
Rookie James Wood hit two solo home runs to lead the host Washington Nationals to their third straight win, 4-3, over the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon., ,It was the first multi-homer game of Wood's career as Washington (68-81) rallied to capture the four-game series. The Nationals also won the ...

Isiah Kiner-Falefa stars as Pirates edge Royals
Isiah Kiner-Falefa finished 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI, helping lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Sunday.,Pirates starter Jared Jones went four innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits, while striking out five and walking three. The Pittsburg...

White Sox beat Athletics for first series win since June
Gavin Sheets and Bryan Ramos each homered and Sean Burke pitched five innings for his first major league victory as the Chicago White Sox earned their first series win since the last weekend of June, beating the visiting Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Sunday.,Chicago (35-115) has won consecutive games for...

Blue Jays edge Cardinals for series sweep
Nathan Lukes hit a go-ahead RBI double in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Sunday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep.,Davis Schneider blasted a two-run home run among his two hits for the Blue Jays (72-78).,Lars Nootbaar hit a solo ho...

J.T. Realmuto's hit gives Phillies walk-off win over Mets
J.T. Realmuto delivered a walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning, guiding the host Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 win over the New York Mets on Sunday., ,Realmuto's heroics capped off an entertaining pitchers' duel between Cristopher Sanchez and David Peterson. Sanchez only gave up an eig...

Packers' running game, defense deliver win over Colts
Malik Willis threw for a touchdown and the host Green Bay Packers benefited from a strong rushing attack to record a 16-10 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.,Starting in place of the injured Jordan Love, Willis connected on a 14-yard scoring strike to Dontayvion Wicks to cap an 11-play, ...

Diamondbacks place RHP Paul Sewald (neck) on 15-day IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed right-handed reliever Paul Sewald on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of discomfort on the left side of his neck.,The move was retroactive to Thursday. In other moves, the Diamondbacks reinstated catcher Gabriel Moreno (strained left adductor) from the 10-day...