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By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — George Springer hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. launched his 48th homer as the Toronto Blue Jays romped to a 12-4 blowout of the Baltimore Orioles that wasn’t enough to avoid playoff elimination. Toronto needed to win, and a loss by

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Father and son got it done for the Penrith Panthers. Ivan Cleary won a National Rugby League grand final for the first time after two previous defeats as a coach and his son Nathan was named the player-of-the match as the Panthers beat the South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-12 in the championship

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Trea Turner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston’s Yuli Gurriel won their first batting titles in a season of boom and bust that saw four teams lose 100 games for only the third time, and four 90-game winners in the AL East alone. Shohei

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have clinched a playoff berth on the regular season’s final day and will host the New York Yankees in the AL wild-card game after coming back to beat the Washington Nationals 7-5 on a tiebreaking two-run homer by Rafael Devers in the

By GUERRY SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints quarterback Jameis Winston and safety Malcolm Jenkins say they’re disappointed with how their respective units finished the fourth quarter in their first game back in the Superdome since Hurricane Ida. The Saints squandered an 11-point lead in a 27-21 overtime defeat to the previously winless

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jaroslaw Niezgoda came off the bench to score on a header in the 83rd minute and the Portland Timbers beat Inter Miami 1-0 on Sunday to extend their undefeated streak to eight. The fourth-place Timbers (14-10-4) moved within two points of third-place Colorado, with

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Rookie quarterback Davis Mills and the Houston Texans were left embarrassed in a 40-0 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Mills threw four interceptions and oversaw a sputtering offense that generated 109 yards and six first downs in what became the most lopsided defeat in Texans

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sam Burns now has two PGA Tour titles this year. Burns tore up the back nine with four birdies in a six-hole stretch in the Sanderson Farms Championship. That carried him to a 67 and gave him a one-shot win over Nick Watney and Cameron Young. Burns really pulled away over

The Associated Press San Francisco turned to rookie quarterback Trey Lance when starter Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a calf injury. Garoppolo threw a TD on the opening drive but struggled after that for San Francisco. Lance had played only seven offensive snaps the first three games in a situational role. The No. 3 pick in the

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers connected with Randall Cobb for two touchdowns and ran for another score as the Green Bay Packers won their third straight, 27-17 over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Cobb caught a 23-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to put the Packers ahead for

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Lamar Jackson won this one with his right arm. He used his quick feet to crown Baltimore’s 23-7 thumping of the Denver Broncos and tie an NFL rushing record. The Ravens (3-1) were in danger of coming up just short of matching the Steelers’ longstanding

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners’ quest to end their 20-year playoff drought fell short as they lost to the Los Angeles Angels 7-3 on the final day of the regular season. Seattle’s late surge into contention was halted by Los Angeles, which won two of three in the

HOUSTON (AP) — AL batting champion Yuli Gurriel hit a winning RBI single in the ninth inning, and the AL West champion Houston Astros headed to the postseason with a 7-6 win over the Oakland Athletics. urriel hit .319 and became Houston’s second player to win a batting title after Jose Altuve in 2014, ’16

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — It seemed there was another New York Jets defender in Ryan Tannehill’s face each time he dropped back to throw. The Tennessee Titans quarterback certainly took his lumps while getting sacked seven times in a 27-24 overtime loss Sunday. The Jets took

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Russell Wilson overcame a shaky start to throw for two touchdowns and run for a third and the Seattle Seahawks rebounded from back-to-back losses by beating the San Francisco 49ers 28-21. The Seahawks went three-and-out on their first five drives of the game

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals extended their longest unbeaten start since 2012 with a 37-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Kyler Murray passed for 268 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 39 more yards. A.J. Green caught a 41-yard TD pass, Chase Edmonds ran for

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge drove home the winning run with a one-out single in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees clinched a playoff berth on the last day of the regular season by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0. Yankees shortstop Gio Urshela made a

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Following the resignation of the National Women’s Soccer League commissioner amid a sexual harassment and misconduct scandal involving a longtime coach, a three-woman executive committee has been formed to oversee league operations. The NWSL also launched an independent investigation into the league’s handling of

BY STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Duffy extended his hitting streak to a career-high 13 games with a pair of run-scoring singles to help the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday in a game that was halted after seven innings by rain. Tommy Edman

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Cordarrelle Patterson did what he could to lift the Falcons past Washington, but the team made too many mistakes with dropped passes, allowing a 101-yard kickoff return and not pressuring quarterback Taylor Heinicke consistently to come out with a victory. For quarterback Matt Ryan, the loss