By ERIC HE Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Trey Sweeney had four hits, including a home run, Ty Madden struck out seven and the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 9-1 on Sunday. The Tigers, looking to make a late rally in the AL Wild Card race, took two out of three in ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — J.K. Dobbins rushed for 135 yards, including a 12-yard touchdown, and the Los Angeles Chargers had a successful debut under Jim Harbaugh as they rallied in the second half for a 22-10 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for 120 yards and a first-quarter touchdown, Joey Slye kicked three field goals and the New England Patriots won Jerod Mayo's debut as coach, beating the mistake-prone Cincinnati Bengals 16-10. Veteran quarterback ...
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A season of high expectations began with a thud for the Atlanta Falcons. Kirk Cousins struggled in his debut, hardly looking like a $180 million quarterback. Mercedes-Benz Stadium was sold out, but sounded more like Pittsburgh South at ...
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jannik Sinner started slowly at the U.S. Open, dropping the first set he played after being exonerated in a doping case no one knew about until shortly before play began at Flushing Meadows. If that episode initially hung over him ...
By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 46th home run of the season to tie his career high, Jack Flaherty pitched another gem and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-0 on Sunday in record-tying heat. With the first-pitch ...
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Making his NFL debut with the Chicago Bears, Caleb Williams looked like a rookie quarterback. Except he won. Williams passed for just 93 yards on Sunday and Chicago's offense struggled against Tennessee. But Williams had no turnovers, and ...
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It took Derek Carr and the Saints' new offense one series to produce a touchdown on an explosive play — and one half to score 30 points. New Orleans' defense didn't look too bad, either. Carr passed for three touchdowns and the New ...
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Fritz was eager before the U.S. Open final on Sunday, entertaining thoughts of winning his first Grand Slam title — and the first for any American man since Andy Roddick earned the 2003 trophy at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Didn't ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — This wasn't exactly the debut Caleb Williams envisioned. Good thing for him, his defense made just enough plays. Tyrique Stevenson returned an interception 43 yards for the go-ahead touchdown, part of a defensive performance that bailed ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — For all the changes the Buffalo Bills had at wide receiver and on defense this offseason, the one big constant that remained was quarterback Josh Allen. And when the four-time defending AFC East champions needed their franchise ...
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — For the Miami Dolphins, the day started with chaos and ended with celebration. Jason Sanders nailed a 52-yard field goal as time expired, and the Dolphins — on probably one of the more bizarre days in their history, one ...
By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Santiago Espinal hit a tie-breaking, two-run double in the ninth inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory and snap the New York Mets' nine-game winning streak on Sunday. Minutes after the Mets lost, the Atlanta Braves beat the ...
CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — College football players aspire to play in bowls games. Professional players dream of playing in the Super Bowl. A bunch of amateurs in New Hampshire just want to get muddy. On Sunday, a three-day sloppy, muddy mess wrapped up for the Mud Bowl, which is celebrating its ...
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — With all eyes on the quarterbacks, Chris Boswell's strong right leg stole the spotlight in the season opener. Boswell booted six field goals, three of them longer than 50 yards, to account for all of Pittsburgh's scoring as Justin Fields ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Houston Texans invested heavily in the offseason in giving C.J. Stroud some additional scoring options. It's already paying big dividends. Stefon Diggs caught two touchdown passes and Joe Mixon ran for 159 yards and another ...
By JOE TOTORAITIS Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyle Freeland pitched one-run ball for six innings and Sam Hillard hit a three-run homer as the Colorado Rockies beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 on Sunday. Freeland (5-7) allowed an unearned run on three hits and ...
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Sam Darnold had one of those super performances at MetLife Stadium that New York Jets fans hoped to see weekly after he was drafted No. 3 overall in 2018. Six years later as a member of the Minnesota Vikings, he did it ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Sean Murphy's infield ground ball with the bases loaded scored a sliding Eli White in the 11th inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied for a gritty 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The Braves now have 12 extra-inning wins, which leads the big leagues. They took two ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Up by 10, on the road, late in the third quarter, with the football and driving deep into opponent territory. Everything was going Jacksonville's way. All the Jaguars had to do was avoid the big mistake. And then came the big ...