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By The Associated Press Kadarius Toney didn’t make it through the first drive for the New York Giants on a tough day for wide receivers. Parris Campbell hurt his foot in the first half during Indianapolis’ 31-3 win over Houston. T.Y. Hilton didn’t finish the game after making his season debut with the Colts, but

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields showed off his promise and his inexperience during a 24-14 loss to Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. The rookie passed for 174 yards and a touchdown, but he also threw a costly interception in the first quarter. Fields had

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell says isn’t considering a change at quarterback. But he’s not happy after his team fell to 0-6 with Jared Goff under center. Campbell says Goff needs to play better, but he says the Lions’ collective performance as an offense has been poor.

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Alexis DeJoria powered to her first Funny Car victory in more than four years Sunday in the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. DeJoria beat J.R. Todd with a 3.921-second run at 327.66 mph in a Toyota Camry for her sixth career victory. Mike Salinas won in Top Fuel and

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Chiefs have held the Washington Football Team to 76 yards and four first downs in the second half of Kansas City’s 31-13 victory. Safety Tyrann Mathieu got upset in the first half after the Chiefs allowed Washington to convert on a third-and-16 and then

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Callum Wilson headed Newcastle in front only 107 seconds into the new era under Saudi ownership before the hosts collapsed to lose 3-2 to Tottenham in the Premier League. It leaves Newcastle with three points from eight games, stuck in the relegation zone and with no ability to spend on new

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 CASEY DROTTAR Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Allie Quigley scored 26 points and Candace Parker added 16 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to help Chicago win its first WNBA championship with a 80-74 victory over the Phoenix Mercury. Courtney Vandersloot added 10 points and 15 assists for the Sky, who won the series

CARY, N.C. (AP) — Lee Janzen made a 20-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff with Miguel Angel Jimenez on Sunday to win the PGA Tour Champions’ SAS Championship. The 57-year-old Janzen also birdied the par-4 18th in regulation, holing a putt from the fringe, in a closing 5-under 67 in the

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Giant banners of Bernard Tapie were displayed at Stade Velodrome as Marseille fans paid an emotional tribute to the former club president they adored before a 4-1 home win against Lorient. Marseille’s win moved it up to third place in the French league and one point

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 GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Third baseman Justin Turner is not in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup for Game 2 of the NL Championship Series because of a stinger on the right side of his neck. Turner, a Dodger stalwart who played in 79 postseason games, initially aggravated his neck in

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Cristian Casseres Jr. scored in the third minute and the New York Red Bulls beat New York City FC 1-0 on Sunday. New York moved into an eighth place tie in the Eastern Conference with NYFC with 40 points, with NYFC holding the tiebreaker. The Red Bulls are 5-0-2 in its

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa didn’t expect to be the star quarterback talking about a losing streak. The Miami Dolphins QB made his first start in a month, returning from fractured ribs though he said he’s “not 100%” yet. Still, the Dolphins were facing a Jacksonville Jaguars team on

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez will start Game 3 of the AL Championship Series against the Houston Astros. Boston manager Alex Cora says righty Nick Pivetta will be available in the bullpen if needed. Otherwise, Pivetta will likely start Game 4. Rodriguez was 13-9 with

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, leading the Green Bay Packers to a 24-14 victory over the Chicago Bears. The Packers (5-1) beat the Bears (3-3) for the 20th time in 23 games counting the playoffs and improved to 22-5 with Rodgers

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Joe Burrow tied a career high with three touchdown passes, helping the Cincinnati Bengals rout the Detroit Lions 34-11 Sunday. The Bengals already have four wins to equal last year’s total and to double their victories from 2019 during coach Zac Taylor’s debut season. Detroit is the NFL’s only

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer LSU and coach Ed Orgeron reportedly have agreed to part ways after this season. The move comes 21 months after Orgeron led the Tigers to a national championship with what is considered one of the greatest teams in college football history. The timing of the decision came

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 397 yards and engineered three second-half touchdown drives to compensate for a pair of interceptions, leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a 31-13 comeback victory at Washington that got them back to .500. After throwing two picks before halftime, Mahomes connected

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Matthew Stafford threw three of his four touchdown passes in a 28-point second quarter and the Los Angeles Rams rolled to a 38-11 victory over the injury-plagued and error-prone New York Giants. Stafford connected with prime target Cooper Kupp on scoring passes of 3