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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...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (hamstring) exits game vs. Chiefs
Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson left with a hamstring injury in the third quarter Sunday with Baltimore trailing 30-13 at the Kansas City Chiefs. ,The two-time NFL Most Valuable Player was listed as questionable by the team.,Jackson was 14-of-20 passing for 147 yards with a touchdown and an in...
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...
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...
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...
Mike Yastrzemski belts 2 homers as Royals thump Athletics
Mike Yastrzemski homered twice to help the visiting Kansas City Royals to a 9-2 win against the Athletics in the season finale for both teams Sunday afternoon in Sacramento, Calif.,Carter Jensen also homered, singled twice and scored three times, while Michael Massey added four hits, an RBI and two ...
Cubs blank Cardinals in postseason tune-up game
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 (2-1) curveball over the left field wall to lead off the Cubs' fifth. The right fielder went deep in his fourth straight ga...
White Sox take perfect game into 6th, blank Nationals
Shane Smith took a perfect game into the sixth inning before combining with three relievers on a one-hitter, and the visiting Chicago White Sox ended their season with an 8-0 win against the Washington Nationals.,Brooks Baldwin homered for the second straight game, doubled and drove in three runs fo...
Europe retains Ryder Cup after U.S. Sunday surge
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Shane Lowry of Ireland drained a 6-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to halve his match, and Team Europe survived a surprise rally by the United States team to retain the Ryder Cup on Sunday at Bethpage Black.,As defending champions, the Europeans needed to reach just 14 points ...
Dodgers leave LHP Clayton Kershaw off wild-card roster
Clayton Kershaw will not be on the Los Angeles Dodgers' roster for the National League Wild Card Series, manager Dave Roberts said Sunday, a day that also marked the end of the veteran left-hander's 18-year regular-season career.,Roberts confirmed the decision ahead of the best-of-three series, whic...
Dodgers leave LHP Clayton Kershaw off Wild Card Series roster
Clayton Kershaw will not be on the Los Angeles Dodgers' roster for the National League Wild Card Series, manager Dave Roberts said Sunday, a day that also marked the end of the veteran left-hander's 18-year regular-season career.,Roberts confirmed the decision ahead of the best-of-three series, whic...
Oklahoma State fires DC Todd Grantham after blowout loss
Less than a week after firing head coach Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State announced on Sunday that it has also relieved defensive coordinator Todd Grantham of his duties.,In his fourth game with the Cowboys (1-3, 0-1 Big 12) since taking over the role, Grantham's defensive unit was gashed for 612 total ya...
Eagles hold off Buccaneers charge to remain unbeaten
Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles started strong and held on for a tense 31-25 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a clash of unbeaten teams Sunday in steamy Tampa, Fla.,Hurts had more touchdown passes (two) than incompletions (15 of 16) in the first half as the Eagles built a 24-6 lead....
Bills pull away late against Saints behind Josh Allen’s 3 TDs
Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes, ran for a touchdown and the Buffalo Bills held off the New Orleans Saints 31-19 on Sunday afternoon in Orchard Park, N.Y.,Allen completed 16 of 22 passes for 209 yards and the Bills (4-0) overcame their first turnover of the season as well as 11 penalties after...
Michael Penix, Bijan Robinson power Falcons past Commanders
ATLANTA -- Michael Penix Jr. completed 20 of 26 passes for 313 yards, two touchdowns and an interception on Sunday, as the Atlanta Falcons posted a 34-27 victory over the visiting Washington Commanders.,Bijan Robinson had four catches for 106 yards, while rushing for 75 yards and a score as the Falc...
Brewers activate RPH Trevor Megill, LHP DL Hall
The Milwaukee Brewers took steps to bolster their playoff pitching staff, activating right-handed closer Trevor Megill and left-handed reliever DL Hall off the injured list Sunday prior to the final regular-season game against the visiting Cincinnati Reds.,Megill, with a team-high 30 saves in 36 opp...