Month: September 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier had 22 points, six rebounds, seven assists and a career-high tying four steals to help the Minnesota Lynx beat…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It might have been the magnitude of the moment — the Browns, after more than a decade of…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer Mac Jones completed 29 of 39 passes for 281 yards and a TD in his NFL debut. He was driving the Patriots to a…

By MARK LUDWICZAK Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills’ high preseason expectations came crashing down following a…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — With new coach Urban Meyer’s championship college resume and No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings overcame a sloppy start to come back and tie the game. Then a huge mistake…

By The Associated Press Mets 41-year-old left-hander Rich Hill is set to face Cardinals 40-year-old righty Adam Wainwright in a showdown of veterans…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nobody had ever won a Golden Slam in wheelchair tennis until Sunday, when it happened twice. And…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — For the first time since Peyton Manning retired after winning Super Bowl 50, the…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Every time the Kansas City Chiefs needed a big play on Sunday, their magician under center…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Jaylen Waddle in the third quarter…

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers has rarely had an NFL performance like this. It was…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jamies Winston passed for five touchdowns, New Orleans intercepted reigning NFL MVP…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Zach Wilson got a first-hand look at just how difficult it can be to play quarterback for the…

By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Tyler Gilbert gave up two hits in another sharp outing, Ketel Marte homered and the Arizona…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Isiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits and two RBIs, Taylor Hearn won his fourth straight…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — David Toms beat Dicky Pride with a par on the first hole of a playoff Sunday in the PGA Tour Champions’ inaugural Ascension…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Tyrod Taylor threw for 291 yards and two touchdowns filling in for Deshaun Watson to lead the…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Outcoached. Outplayed. Beaten soundly. The Tennessee Titans just got a big ego…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Scherzer got his 3,000th career strikeout and took a perfect game into the eighth inning as…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Carson Wentz’s debut in Indianapolis started well. Eventually, things wilted under the…

MOHNTON, Pa. (AP) — Tommy Johnson Jr. won the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals on Sunday as a substitute driver for Matt Hagan, beating John Force…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic’s bid for the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Dan Campbell wasn’t thinking about moral victories. Yes, his Detroit Lions nearly pulled off an…

By JOHN JACKSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Leury Garcia hit a game-ending home run with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Chicago White…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Scherzer of the Los Angeles Dodgers had his perfect game bid ended by Eric Hosmer’s double with one out in the eighth…

By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Isbel drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the eighth inning, and the Kansas City…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alex Palou recovered from first-lap trouble at Portland International Raceway to win for…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Dre Greenlaw returned an interception for a touchdown to help the San Francisco 49ers score 17 points…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Scherzer of the Los Angeles Dodgers became the 19th player in major league history with…

CHICAGO (AP) — Tina Charles had 31 points, 10 rebounds and five assists to help the Washington Mystics beat the Chicago Sky 79-71. The Mystics…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Evan McPherson kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired in overtime to push the Cincinnati…

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered for the second game in a row and five pitchers combined on a five-hit…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Patrick Corbin working seven strong innings as the Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 to…

By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Garrett Hampson homered twice and knocked in all five runs as the Colorado Rockies dealt…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Ozzie Albies and Freddie Freeman each hit a solo homer off Anthony Bass in the seventh inning,…

By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Teoscar Hernández each hit a grand slam, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. slugged…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers’ new-look offense overcame a slow start, Ulysees…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — San Diego Padres starter Blake Snell left a game with a left adductor strain in the first inning against the Los Angeles…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Sam Darnold threw for 279 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score against his former…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kyler Murray scored five touchdowns and linebacker Chandler Jones had a…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Russell Wilson threw three of his four touchdown passes in the first half and Seattle clamped…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith scored on his first NFL catch, hauling in one of three…

SAINT-TROPEZ, France (AP) — Nathan Outteridge and Team Japan continued their mastery of light wind to win the France Sail Grand Prix and vault into…

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Eric Lauer no-hit Cleveland into the sixth inning a day after Milwaukee threw a history-making…

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Robbie Grossman drew a bases-loaded walk in the 11th inning, Jeimer Candelario homered twice, and…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Ryan Fitzpatrick was knocked out of his debut as Washington’s starting quarterback…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — French striker Myziane Maolida has scored on his Bundesliga debut to seal a much-needed 3-1 win for…

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has fired coach Zdravko Logarusic after taking just one point from two games in World Cup qualifying. Former…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Tailgating, face-painted fans returned in full force at stadiums around the country as the NFL opened its doors…

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Shane Lowry have been picked by European captain Padraig Harrington to fill out the…

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Oregon and Iowa are the big movers in The Associated Press college football poll after road wins over top-10…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Lyon secured its second win of the season under new coach Peter Bosz and moved up to seventh in the…