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By The Associated Press NFL Today, Week 8

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — No. 16 UTSA and coach Jeff Traylor have agreed to a contract extension worth $28 million that runs through the 2031 season. The school announced Sunday that Traylor’s annual salary will average $2.8 million. The 54-year-old longtime Texas high school coach is 15-5 in two seasons at Texas-San Antonio. His name

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Hall of Famer Greg Maddux threw out the ceremonial first pitch for Game 5 of the World Series. Maddux wore his Braves jersey and tipped his cap in response to an ovation from fans as he walked onto the field. He threw the pitch to Eddie

By The Associated Press Jameis Winston and Sam Darnold got hurt running the ball and kicker Chris Boswell was injured throwing it. Winston was carted to the locker room with a “significant” left knee injury when Buccaneers linebacker Devin White pulled him down on a scramble in the second quarter of New Orleans’ 36-27 win

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jakub Voracek scored the lone goal in the shootout and Joonas Korpisalo had 39 saves for Columbus as the Blue Jackets edged in the New Jersey Devils in a 4-3 victory Sunday night. Oliver Bjorkstrand, Patrik Laine and Boone Jenner also scored for Columbus. It was

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU and football Gary Patterson have mutually agreed to immediately part ways. The announcement came Sunday night, a day after the Horned Frogs lost 31-12 at Kansas State, the 61-year-old Patterson’s alma mater. They are 3-5 after their fifth loss in six games. Patterson

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — P.J. Williams intercepted Tom Brady and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown with 1:24 left, helping New Orleans seal a dramatic but potentially costly 36-27 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during which Saints quarterback Jameis Winston injured his left knee. Winston was injured

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Justin Simmons and Denver’s defense held after a fumble gave Washington the ball back, and the Broncos blocked two field goals on their way to a 17-10 win that stopped a four-game slide. Melvin Gordon III caught a touchdown pass and ran for the go-ahead score

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Carson Wentz played almost flawlessly against division-leading Tennessee — until  the final 7 1/2 minutes. Then his old turnover habit resurfaced and it all went awry. After throwing one interception through the first 31 quarters of this season, Wentz’s two late ones proved costly in the

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Aaron Donald and the Los Angeles Rams hurried, harassed and all-around befuddled Houston Texans rookie Davis Mills. By the time Mills and the Texans got anything going, the Rams were up by 38 points and quarterback Matthew Stafford had been pulled for a backup. Houston went

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — A mistake by Real Sociedad goalkeeper Álex Remiro has cost his team victory against rival Athletic Bilbao in the Basque Country derby in the Spanish league. Remiro mis-hit the ball while trying to punch it away after a stoppage-time free kick taken by Iker Muniain. The

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Adrian Phillips intercepted two Justin Herbert passes and returned one for the go-ahead touchdown, Nick Folk kicked four field goals and the New England Patriots rallied for a 27-24 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. It is the first multi-interception game for Phillips, who played

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have decided to hold quarterback Dak Prescott out of their game at Minnesota. He strained his right calf muscle two weeks ago on the touchdown pass in overtime to beat New England. Cooper Rush gets his first career start with the Cowboys

By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears missed coach Matt Nagy and his energy on the sidelines. But the defense seemed to be missing players like Khalil Mack and Eddie Jackson even more in a 33-22 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers scored on seven straight possessions and made

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Geno Smith ran for one score and threw a pair of touchdown passes to DK Metcalf, and the Seattle Seahawks snapped their three-game losing skid with a 31-7 thumping of the Jacksonville Jaguars. In what may be his final start while Russell Wilson recovers from finger

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarvis Landry’s dependable hands failed him at the worst possible time. The Browns can’t count on anything right now. Landry fumbled and had two critical drops in the fourth quarter as Cleveland lost 15-10 to the Pittsburgh Steelers and fell into last place in the AFC

By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Getzlaf broke a tie with Teemu Selanne for Anaheim’s career points record, assisting on Troy Terry’s third-period goal in the Ducks’ 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. Getzlaf set up Terry’s power-play goal midway through the third with a tip pass near center

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Ryan had an afternoon to forget Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The 14th-year veteran endured one of his worst days as Atlanta’s quarterback, getting his hand stepped on in the second quarter, throwing for 146 yards on 20 of 27 passing, and finishing with a 67.8

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Iafallo scored with 6:19 to play and the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Sunday. Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist, Carl Grundstrom scored and the Kings won consecutive games for the first time this season. Rasmus Asplund