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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield reinjured his left non-throwing shoulder in a 37-14 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Mayfield’s injury wasn’t the only significant one as running back Kareem Hunt suffered a potentially serious calf injury. Mayfield insists he’ll be able to play Thursday night against Denver.

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By The Associated Press Kareem Hunt left the field on a cart and Baker Mayfield’s left arm was in a sling after the game on a rough day for the Cleveland Browns. Hunt suffered a calf injury in the fourth quarter of a 37-14 loss to Arizona on Sunday. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Hunt

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball says its owners have agreed to begin providing housing to certain minor league players beginning in the 2022 season. ESPN, citing anonymous sources, first reported Sunday on the owners’ decision, saying the league would require teams to provide housing either via stipends

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Dak Prescott threw 35-yard touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb in overtime, and the Dallas Cowboys survived a wild finish to beat New England 35-29, their first win over Bill Belichick’s Patriots. Dallas hadn’t won at New England since 1987 and was 0-5 against Belichick. The

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rory McIlroy picked up his 20th victory on the PGA Tour when he least expected it. McIlroy was nine shots behind going into the weekend of the CJ Cup at Summit in Las Vegas. He shot 62 on Saturday and then closed out a one-shot

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Chris Tierney scored on two second-period power plays and Filip Gustavsson made 32 saves in the Ottawa Senators’ 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night. Nick Paul also scored for Ottawa and Connor Brown had three assists to reach 100 for his career. Gustavsson played his first regular-season NHL

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Jon Gruden’s red-faced resignation didn’t unravel the Las Vegas Raiders. It galvanized them. “It for sure brought us closer,” Derek Carr said after the Raiders’ 34-24 thrashing of the bewildered Denver Broncos on Sunday. “We needed a win bad this week,” Carr said. “Sometimes when

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former graduate assistant coach Zeb Noland is set to start at quarterback next week when South Carolina goes to No. 17 Texas A&M on Saturday. Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer said Sunday night starter Luke Doty re-injured his foot in a 21-20 win over Vanderbilt this past week. Noland entered on South

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Paula Badosa edged Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (5), 2-6, 7-6 (2) to win the BNP Paribas Open in her debut in the Southern California desert, where the tournament returned after a 2 1/2-year absence because of the coronavirus. She joined Bianca Andreescu in 2019 and

By The Associated Press After allowing 12 runs in two starts against Houston during the regular season, Eduardo Rodriguez is scheduled to start Game 3 at Fenway Park against the Astros and José Urquidy. An autumn chill will be in the air, with a gametime temperature of 53 degrees forecast along with a 12 mph

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said he wants his team to find a killer instinct. For now, he’s happy to settle for another win. The Vikings (3-3) squandered an 11-point lead in the final 4:41 of regulation, then got a 27-yard touchdown pass from Kirk

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer LSU and coach Ed Orgeron have agreed to part ways after this season. The move announced by athletic director Scott Woodward on Sunday night comes 21 months after Orgeron led the Tigers to a national championship with what is considered one of the greatest teams in college

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods were among the NFL’s top receivers the past few seasons, and they seemingly are getting better with Matthew Stafford at quarterback. Kupp has been Stafford’s primary target since the QB came to the Rams in an offseason trade for

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyler Murray threw four touchdown passes as the Arizona Cardinals remained the NFL’s only unbeaten team. They continued their best start since 1974 despite not having coach Kliff Kingsbury in 37-14 win over the battered, reeling Cleveland Browns. The Cardinals built a 20-0 lead in the

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Frazzled and frustrated by a Baltimore Ravens defense that chased him all over the field, Justin Herbert could only shrug his shoulders after an uncharacteristic poor performance. Walking into the interview room wearing a nondescript sweatshirt and with a head full of wet hair, Herbert did his

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kirk Cousins completed a 27-yard touchdown pass to K.J. Osborn on the first possession of overtime to lift the Minnesota Vikings to a wild 34-28 victory over the Carolina Panthers. Cousins threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns against the league’s top-ranked pass defense, Dalvin

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Four-time Pro Bowl receiver T.Y. Hilton delivered the inspirational pregame words to his Indianapolis Colts teammates. On Sunday, he let his actions speak. After spending the first five weeks of the schedule on injured reserve following neck surgery, Hilton caught a 52-yard pass to set up

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Ansu Fati, Memphis Depay and Philippe Coutinho scored as Barcelona came from behind to beat Valencia 3-1 in the Spanish league. The result halted Barcelona’s losing streak and moved the Catalan club to seventh place. Barcelona is five points behind leader Real Sociedad with a game

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Larson is the first driver in NASCAR’s championship four. Larson clinched his shot racing for the Cup title in the season finale with his dominating win at Texas to start the round of eight in the playoffs. The Hendrick Motorsports driver led 256