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Kyler Murray's two TD passes lift Cardinals over Saints
Kyler Murray threw two touchdown passes and the visiting Arizona Cardinals spoiled Kellen Moore's debut as an NFL head coach with a 20-13 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon.,Murray passed for just 163 yards while completing 21 of 29, but his scoring passes to Marvin Harrison Jr....
Daniel Jones, Colts defense smother Dolphins
Daniel Jones threw one touchdown pass and ran for two more in his Indianapolis debut to lead the host Colts to a comfortable 33-8 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.,Jones, who won the job over Anthony Richardson in the preseason, completed 22 of 29 passes for 272 yards, and the Colts (1-0) f...
Twins CF Byron Buxton (knee) leaves game vs. Royals
Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton left Sunday's game against the Kansas City Royals in the sixth inning due to a left knee contusion.,Royals starter Michael Lorenzen hit Buxton with a pitch in the fifth. Buxton stayed in to play the bottom of the fifth in the field, but James Outman took o...
Top 25: South Florida cracks poll for first time in seven years
South Florida is part of the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time since 2018 after recording back-to-back victories over ranked teams.,The Bulls are No. 18 in the latest poll, released Sunday, while Ohio State, Penn State and LSU remained as the three best teams in the land. The Buckeyes ...
Rory McIlroy wins Irish Open for second time
Northern Ireland star Rory McIlroy defeated Sweden's Joakim Lagergren on the third playoff hole to win the Amgen Irish Open on Sunday at The K Club in Straffan, Ireland.,It marked McIlroy's first victory since the Masters in April, when he broke a 10-year-plus major championship drought and complete...
Valkyries set WNBA attendance records in debut season
The Golden State Valkyries announced Sunday they have set multiple WNBA attendance records in their inaugural season.,By selling out all 22 home games at the Chase Center, the Valkyries set the league mark for average attendance (18,064 per game) average and total overall attendance with 397,408 fan...
Max Verstappen captures Italian Grand Prix in record time
Defending champion Max Verstappen won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, defeating the McLaren tandem of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri well behind.,Red Bull's Verstappen started from the pole position and only minimally challenged over the course of the next 1:13:24.325 as he defeated Norris by 19.2...
Blue Jays star SS Bo Bichette (shin) not in lineup vs. Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays star shortstop Bo Bichette wasn't part of Sunday's starting lineup against the New York Yankees after sustaining a left shin injury one day earlier.,Bichette was injured in a play at the plate in the sixth inning when he collided with New York catcher Austin Wells. Bichette was out...
Bears DB Kyler Gordon (hamstring) questionable vs. Vikings
Chicago Bears defensive back Kyler Gordon has been added to the injury report as questionable to play in Monday's season opener versus the visiting Minnesota Vikings due to a hamstring injury.,Gordon joins fellow defensive backs Jaylon Johnson (calf/groin) and Josh Blackwell (groin) as questionable ...
Max Verstappen captures Italian Grand Prix for third win of season
Defending champion Max Verstappen won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, defeating the McLaren tandem of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri well behind.,Red Bull's Verstappen started from the pole position and only minimally challenged over the course of the next 1:13:24.325 as he defeated Norris by 19.2...
Cards QB Kyler Murray (illness) expected to play vs. Saints
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray is expected to play in the season opener against the host New Orleans Saints on Sunday despite being added to the injury report with an illness, the team announced.,Murray, 28, does not carry an injury designation into Sunday's game. He participated in prac...
MLB Best Bets September 7th: Top Baseball Bet Picks and Player Props for Sunday
Free MLB picks for Sunday, Septemver 7th include the Yankees F5 vs Blue Jays, Diamondbacks F5 vs Red Sox, and a Tomoyuki Sugano strikeout prop....
A's aim to leapfrog Angels in bid to move out of AL West cellar
The Athletics will try to complete a three-game series sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., and in the process move out of last place in the American League West.,"That's our goal," A's manager Mark Kotsay said. "Our goal is obviously to improve from last season. O...
Surging Royals aim for sweep against tumbling Twins
Even as star Bobby Witt Jr. deals with a back issue, the Kansas City Royals appear confidently poised to continue their surge toward a potential postseason berth. ,The Royals can secure a winning homestand by completing a three-game series sweep of the lowly Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon.,Kans...
Rookies aim to power Nationals to series win against Cubs
Daylen Lile is swinging a hot bat of late, and the Windy City has done little to cool him off.,Lile will look to continue his torrid play on Sunday afternoon when the visiting Washington Nationals (57-84) play in the decisive contest of their three-game series against the Chicago Cubs (81-61).,The 2...
Giants look to reignite offense in series finale vs. Cardinals
After cooling down for a night, the San Francisco Giants will try to restart their offense when they close their weekend road series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.,The Giants (72-70) had won five straight games and 11 of 12 before squandering a ninth-inning lead in their 3-2 lo...
Phillies' Taijuan Walker looks to break drought, deliver sweep of Marlins
The Philadelphia Phillies will look to continue their push toward both the National League East title and a potential first-round bye in the postseason on Sunday afternoon when they vie for a three-game sweep of the host Miami Marlins.,The Phillies (83-59) have won three games in a row and seven of ...
Yankees turn to Max Fried vs. Jays' Max Scherzer in finale
Max Fried endured his worst stretch of the season and experienced two shaky outings in Toronto in July as the New York Yankees tumbled out of first place in the American League East.,The left-hander appears to be reverting to his stellar form from earlier this season and will be on the mound Sunday ...
Orioles feeling highs, Dodgers lows of consecutive walk-off games
The Los Angeles Dodgers have a final chance to salvage what has been a disastrous road trip.,That comes Sunday afternoon against the Baltimore Orioles, who have won the first two games of the series in walk-off fashion.,"There's a lot of good things we did, so that certainly makes it tougher," Dodge...
Braves trying to spark Ronald Acuna Jr. while Mariners keep slugging
Atlanta manager Brian Snitker tried something different to help Ronald Acuna Jr. break out of his slump Saturday.,After sitting out Friday's game, Acuna batted sixth Saturday for the first time since his rookie year in 2018.,He didn't have any hits, but he did walk twice to keep rallies alive for th...