Month: September 2021

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer opened his postgame news conference by thanking fans “for being there.” It was a clear sign of how bad things are for the franchise after just two games. Meyer says “don’t give up on us. Hang in there with

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Houston’s messy quarterback situation got messier. Tyrod Taylor suffered a hamstring injury in the first half and didn’t return after halftime in the Texans’ 31-21 loss to Cleveland. Taylor’s injury forced rookie Davis Mills to play the entire second half. Taylor completed 10 of 11 passes,

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — San Diego center fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. dropped Nolan Arenado’s bases-loaded popup and heaved the ball home, leading to a five-run first inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Padres 8-7 for an eight-game winning streak. Tatis’ brutal error and mental mistake — he chose

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts can easily identity their problem these first two weeks. They need to be more productive in the red zone. On Sunday, Los Angles shut Indy out twice after it moved inside the 5-yard line and the failure to score proved to be the

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — José Abreu matched the major league RBI lead and the Chicago White Sox moved closer to the AL Central title with a 7-2 win over the Texas Rangers. Yasmani Grandal homered for the second game in a row. His leadoff homer in the fourth inning

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are hurting after a 26-17 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, particularly on defense. Star outside linebacker T.J. Watt exited in the second quarter with a groin injury. Veteran defensive lineman Tyson Alualu’s season might be over after he fractured his right ankle

By The Associated Press It was a rough day for NFL quarterbacks. Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa was forced out by a rib injury. Indianapolis’ Carson Wentz hurt his right ankle. Chicago’s Andy Dalton had a knee issue, and Houston’s Tyrod Taylor exited with a hamstring injury. Pittsburgh outside linebacker T.J. Watt, Denver linebacker Bradley Chubb and

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole stumbled when the New York Yankees needed an ace-like outing, allowing seven runs over 5 2/3 innings in a costly 11-1 defeat to the Cleveland Indians. New York dropped 1 1/2 games behind Toronto for the second AL wild card and 2 1/2 games

WEST LINN, Ore. (AP) — Jin Young Ko won the rain-shortened Cambia Portland Classic on Sunday for her second victory in her last three LPGA Tour starts. Making her first start since the Tokyo Olympics, the second-round South Korean player closed with a 3-under 69 at Oregon Golf Club for a four-stroke victory over Jeongeun

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson’s first pass ended up in the other team’s hands. So did his second. By the time a nightmarish four quarters were over the New York Jets quarterback had tossed four interceptions in an ugly 25-6 loss to fellow rookie Mac

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Matt Prater still has plenty of leg left at 37. The Arizona kicker broke the franchise record with a 62-yard field goal to end the first half, putting the Cardinals up 24-23 over the Minnesota Vikings. Prater’s kick breaks the Cardinals record of 61, set

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Kacper Przybylko had two goals and an assist to help the Philadelphia Union beat Orlando City 3-1 on Sunday. Jamiro Monteiro played a one-touch pass to Pzybylko for a first-time finish from the center of the area to give Philadelphia a 2-1 lead in the 60th minute. Kai Wagner also scored

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Patrick Wisdom set a Cubs rookie record with his 27th homer, hitting a three-run drive that capped a five-run comeback in the eighth inning and sent Chicago over the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4. The Brewers’ ninth-inning rally fell short and the magic number for wrapping up their

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts and the rest of the Philadelphia Eagles failed to make the big play in a 17-11 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Hurts connected with Quez Watkins on a 91-yard pass. The Eagles failed to score a touchdown on the drive. Hurt only threw

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Colton Herta cruised to an easy victory at Laguna Seca on Sunday while Alex Palou moved one race closer to the IndyCar championship. Herta won from the pole, same as he did in 2019 when IndyCar last raced the sprawling permanent road course, for

HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Siri and Chas McCormick hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning, rallying the AL West-leading Houston Astros over the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6. Carlos Correa also homered as the Astros held their comfortable division lead over Oakland. Houston won for the fourth time in five games and cut Tampa Bay’s lead