Month: October 2021

By The Associated Press Boston fans hope to enjoy plenty of runners — and runs — on a big sports Monday in town. It begins with the 125th Boston Marathon, the first time the event is being held in the fall. Canceled last year and postponed this spring from its usual Patriots’ Day start by

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have twice built double-digit leads on the road against quality teams this season. And twice they squandered those leads and lost. Sunday was the latest disappointment for the Browns as they were up 14 points early in the third quarter, yet lost

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox were saved by a lucky bounce that cost Tampa Bay a certain run and maybe more in Game 3 of the AL Division Series. Boston beat the Rays 6-4 in 13 innings on Christian Vázquez’s walk-off, two-run homer. They are one win

By The Associated Press NFL Today, Week 5

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders didn’t look like a team that started the season 3-0 as they muddled their way through a 20-9 loss to the Chicago Bears. They instead looked sloppy, undisciplined, fazed and distracted. And the Raiders said this had nothing to do with decade-old

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Trey Lance’s first NFL start showed the 21-year-old’s tantalizing potential as an elite quarterback. It also showed why there’s more work to be done before that happens. Lance completed 15 of 29 passes for 192 yards and led the 49ers with 89 yards rushing in

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The New York Giants are reeling with injuries and losses. Quarterback Daniel Jones and running back Saquon Barkley both left a 44-20 loss against the Dallas Cowboys. Jones sustained a concussion after trying to score on a short run in the second quarter. Barkley suffered

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sungjae Im has run the tables in Las Vegas. Im was three shots behind going into the final round of the Shriners Children’s Open and shot a 62 to win by four over Matthew Wolff. It looked like the final round would be a shootout.

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) —  Aníbal Godoy scored in the 54th minute and Panama upended the United States 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier when American coach Gregg Berhalter started a largely second-string lineup in the middle of another hectic stretch of three matches in seven days. Christian Pulisic,

ENNIS, Texas (AP) — Greg Anderson broke the Pro Stock victory record with his 98th win Sunday in the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. The 60-year-old Anderson won when Chris McGaha red-lighted in the final. Anderson, the four-time season champion and current points leader, broke a tie with Warren Johnson for the class record.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Austin Ekeler scored three touchdowns, including a 3-yard score with 1:31 remaining as the Los Angeles Chargers defeated the Cleveland Browns 47-42 in a wild shootout Sunday. Justin Herbert had his record 11th 300-yard game with 398 yards passing and tied a career-high with four

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes the day before the one-year anniversary of his severe ankle injury in the same stadium against the same opponent, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the New York Giants 44-20. The already injury-plagued Giants lost running back Saquon Barkley

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans played well early Sunday to take a lead over the New England Patriots. But a second half filled with mistakes, penalties and a bizarre punt for no yards led to a 25-22 loss. The Texans have lost four straight since a win over

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals improved to 5-0 for the first time since 1974, riding a stellar defensive performance to a 17-10 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. DeAndre Hopkins hauled in a difficult 9-yard touchdown catch with 5:13 remaining, hanging onto the football despite

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans didn’t do much defensively to stop Jacksonville in a 37-19 win Sunday. They allowed 454 yards and forced just two punts. But they made two huge plays that turned out to be the difference. Safety Kevin Byard scooped up a fumble

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s president is claiming that COVID-19 protocols at soccer matches prevented him from attending a game. Jair Bolsonaro said he had wanted to go to a Brazilian championship match in the city of Santos but did not because he is not vaccinated. Santos said Bolsonaro

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles believe in what they call the “Dawg Mentality,” and that motto typified their 21-18 come-from-behind win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. The offense couldn’t move the ball for nearly three quarters. So they relied on their defense and special teams until

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Argentina has beaten Uruguay 3-0 in South American World Cup qualifying on the same day that Brazil’s run of consecutive wins in the competition ended in a 0-0 draw with Colombia. Unbeaten Brazil moved a step closer to earning a direct spot in Qatar next

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — A total of five field goals were missed in Green Bay’s 25-22 overtime win over the Bengals, three by the Packers’ Mason Crosby and two by the Bengals’ Evan McPherson. According to Elias, it was the first time three potential winning field goals were missed in the

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Wood is coming home to start Game 3 of the NL Division Series at Dodger Stadium. For the Giants. The ex-Dodgers pitcher gets the ball Monday night against Los Angeles ace Max Scherzer with the best-of-five series tied at a game apiece. Wood was

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Miami’s defense had few stops as the Dolphins allowed 558 yards and were routed 45-17 by Tom Brady and the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Bucs. Dolphins coach Brian Flores said he is concerned about his defense, which allowed points on seven of 10 Tampa Bay

By The Associated Press Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals was taken to a hospital as a precaution after suffering a bruised throat and Daniel Jones of the New York Giants was carted off the field with a concussion on a rough day for young quarterbacks. The Bengals said Burrow was having trouble speaking after

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Denver Broncos put together a late rally but it wasn’t enough in a 27-19 loss to Pittsburgh. Denver fell to 3-2 on the season when it couldn’t escape from an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit. Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater passed for 288 yards and two touchdowns but his

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Phil Mickelson won for the third time in four career starts on the PGA Tour Champions, closing with a 4-under 68 on Sunday for a two-shot victory in the Constellation Furyk & Friends. The 51-year-old Mickelson won for the first time since his out-of-nowhere triumph at the PGA Championship at Kiawah

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Cole Bassett, Michael Barrios and Lucas Esteves scored late goals to give the 10-man Colorado Rapids a 3-1 comeback victory over Minnesota United on Sunday. After falling behind on Adrien Hunou’s first-half and losing Danny Wilson to a red card in the 57th minute, Colorado (14-5-9) scored three times in

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The emotion came spilling out of Detroit coach Dan Campbell after another crushing loss. Campbell successfully called for a 2-point conversion with 37 seconds left. That gave the Lions a one-point lead. The Vikings then moved in position for the winning field goal on the final

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Larson rallied from early electrical issues Sunday to win for the seventh time this season and storm into the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs. Larson’s victory on The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway ended a topsy-turvy day for Hendrick Motorsports. Larson and reigning

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER. Md. (AP) — Blown coverages continue to haunt Washington and contributed to a 33-22 loss to New Orleans. The Saints scored two touchdowns on passes to wide-open receivers and another on a 49-yard Hail Mary at the end of the first half. Washington’s secondary is under the microscope

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks traded Finnish defenseman Olli Juolevi to the Florida Panthers on Sunday for Finnish forward Juho Lammikko and B.C. defenseman Noah Juulsen. Selected fifth overall in the 2016 NHL draft, the 23-year-old Juolevi had two goals and an assist in 23 games for the Canucks last season. The

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Fourth-ranked Oklahoma and No. 25 Texas could play again this season. There is a path for a Red River rivalry rematch even though there are nearly two months before the Big 12 championship game. The 6-0 Sooners and 4-2 Longhorns are halfway through the regular season

INDIAN WELLS, Calif (AP) — Leylah Fernandez outlasted ninth-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the third round of the BNP Paribas Open. Fernandez, the U.S. Open runner-up, fought off a break point in the eighth game of the third set for a 5-3 lead. Pavlyuchenkova held to trail 5-4 before Fernandez

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers will start Freddy Peralta against Atlanta Braves right-hander Ian Anderson in Game 3 of the NL Division Series. Brewers manager Craig Counsell’s decision to start Peralta was an easy choice. The best-of-five series is tied at one game apiece. This will be Peralta’s

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — The United States changed seven starters for its World Cup qualifier against Panama, inserting forward Gyasi Zardes along with midfielders Kellyn Acosta, Sebastian Lletget and winger Tim Weah. Right back Shaq Moore, central defender Mark McKenzie and left back George Bello also were in the lineup. Returning from the lineup

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored 21 points, Allie Quigley added 18 and the hot-shooting Chicago Sky opened the WNBA Finals with a 91-77 win over the Phoenix Mercury. The Sky withstood Phoenix’s fast start and took control with a 21-2 run spanning halftime to go up 17. Courtney

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Another slow start doomed the New York Jets. There were three-and-outs, an interception, key penalties, no sacks. The Jets came into the game against the Atlanta Falcons with high hopes after Zach Wilson gave a star performance last week. But their rookie quarterback’s London debut was

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Kylian Mbappé scored a late winner as world champion France came from behind to beat Spain 2-1 in the Nations League final. Mbappé netted with 10 minutes remaining after France was again forced to fight back just as it had done in the semifinals against Belgium. Mikel

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Mason Crosby hit a 49-yard field goal in overtime after missing three straight attempts as the Green Bay Packers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 25-22. The typically reliable Crosby missed potential winners with 2:12 and then 3 seconds left in regulation and missed another attempt in overtime

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Greg Joseph made a 54-yard field goal as time expired to give the Minnesota Vikings a 19-17 victory over the winless Lions. New Detroit coach Dan Campbell successfully called for the go-ahead 2-point conversion try with 37 seconds left. Joseph made four field goals as the

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jalen Hurts ran for two second-half touchdowns and the Philadelphia Eagles battled back from a 12-point deficit to defeat the Carolina Panthers 21-18 on Sunday and snap a three-game losing streak. After T.J. Edwards blocked a Carolina punt, Hurts scored on a 6-yard run-pass option

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Denver Broncos 27-19 on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak. Rookie running back Najee Harris added a career-best 122 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Steelers, who improved to

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Tom Slingsby and Team Australia won the Spain Sail Grand Prix by sailing to an easy win in the podium race after Sir Ben Ainslie’s British team capsized just after the start, effectively knocking U.S. skipper Jimmy Spithill out of contention. The victory on a wild afternoon on the

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady threw for 411 yards and five touchdowns as Antonio Brown became the fastest NFL player to 900 receptions and the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers rolled to a 45-17 rout of the Miami Dolphins. Brown scored on receptions of 62 and

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Jameis Winston connected on a Hail Mary for one of his four touchdown passes to help the New Orleans Saints beat Washington 33-22. It was a bounce-back victory that came at a cost of two more injuries. Winston took every snap at quarterback for the

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Mac Jones threw a touchdown pass to tie it in the fourth quarter and Nick Folk’s 21-yard field goal with 15 seconds left lifted the New England Patriots to a 25-22 win over the Houston Texans. The game was tied at 22 before New England

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Derrick Henry ran for 130 yards and three touchdowns, Kevin Byard returned a fumble for a score and the Tennessee Titans beat Jacksonville 37-19, sending the Jaguars to their 20th consecutive loss. Henry padded his NFL rushing lead as the Titans rebounded from an

WEST CALDWELL, N.J. (AP) — Jin Young Ko won another tournament and tied a record held by Annika Soresntam. Ko finished off her wire-to-wire victory in the Cognizant Founders Cup with a 5-under 66. That gave her a four-shot victory over Caroline Masson. It was the 14th consecutive round in the 60s for Ko. That

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — For runners in this year’s Boston Marathon, it all starts before race day and 26.2 miles away from Main Street in Hopkinton. Just steps from the finish line, participants will have to clear coronavirus protocols before their journey can begin. COVID-19 tests and vaccine verification are