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By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A small cat got loose in the rafters at Truist Park before the Atlanta Braves tried to clinch their fourth straight NL East title against the Philadelphia Phillies. The gray-and-white cat was darting along a beam in the upper deck more than hour before first pitch

By The Associated Press The Tennessee Titans are 12-5 on the road since the start of the 2019 season and look to improve that mark against a New York Jets team trying to avoid an 0-4 start for the third straight season. The Titans are 14-2 when scoring first since the start of the 2019

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Coming off a torn ACL, Saquon Barkley is the first to admit he is not close to being the running back who was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2018. Through three games, the 24-year-old Barkley has 39 carries for 134 yards

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Derek Carr and Justin Herbert have shown a flare for late comebacks during the first three weeks of the season. It is likely one of them will be called upon again when the Las Vegas Raiders visit the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night. Carr

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The offense isn’t the only unit struggling on the Pittsburgh Steelers. The defense has looked ordinary at times during back-to-back losses to Las Vegas and Cincinnati that dropped the Steelers to 1-2. Having star outside linebacker T.J. Watt out with a groin injury has hurt Pittsburgh’s

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans already have a second replacement kicker on the roster with the first on injured reserve. Now they have a second punter. Three-time Pro Bowl punter Brett Kern was limited Wednesday with an injured right groin muscle that kept him out of Thursday’s practice. So the Titans signed punter

By The Associated Press No. 25 Clemson hopes to avoid its third loss this season and second straight when it takes on rising Boston College on Saturday night. The Tigers were picked as favorites to win a seventh straght Atlantic Coast Conference title this season. Yet, they need help to win the Atlantic Division after

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Quarterback Kirk Cousins has shown the Minnesota Vikings a more confident leader this year. His play on the field over the first three games has been as strong as ever. Cousins had a big hand in a commanding 30-17 victory over Seattle last week as

By The Associated Press No. 24 Wake Forest meets Louisville on Saturday in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Demon Deacons are 4-0 for the fourth time in six seasons. They’re also the only ACC team to win multiple league games in September. The Cardinals have won two straight meetings with the Demon Deacons. They scored

TORONTO (AP) — The New York Yankees have placed slugger Luke Voit on the 10-day injured list with a sore left knee. New York recalled right-hander Albert Abreu from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Voit underwent knee surgery in March. He limped back to the dugout after running to first base in a pinch-hit appearance in the seventh

By The Associated Press No. 23 North Carolina State is hosting Louisiana Tech to close its nonconference schedule Saturday. The Wolfpack beat then-No. 9 Clemson last weekend. That pushed the team into the AP Top 25 as the highest-ranked team from the Atlantic Coast Conference.  N.C. State’s defense is leading the way by allowing just

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian soccer legend Pelé has been discharged from the hospital where he received treatment for nearly a month. He wrote on Instagram that he is happy to be home and thanked the doctors who attended to him. The 80-year-old removed a tumor from his colon on Sept. 4 and spent

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis Garcia set a Texas Rangers rookie record for home runs and RBIs in a 7-6 win over the Los Angeles Angels. The Rangers didn’t lead in the game until Brock Holt’s two-run double in the eighth off Jimmy Herget. Shohei Ohtani got his 99th

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson is going through many of the struggles expected for rookie quarterbacks in the NFL. One thing he is trying to work on is his timing, getting the ball out quicker and making plays faster. The New York Jets QB’s health

By The Associated Press The No. 22 Auburn Tigers likely will need to beat the LSU Tigers if they want to remain in the AP Top 25. An Auburn victory on Saturday night would be their first in LSU’s Death Valley in two decades. LSU has won the past 10 meetings in Baton Rouge. Auburn

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ty Lue was seven when the San Diego Clippers packed up their basketballs and uniforms and moved the 120 miles up the freeway to Los Angeles after the 1983-84 season. They were the second NBA team to abandon “America’s Finest City” in 13 years. Naturally,

By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press Taking the lead after just 11 seconds wasn’t enough for Napoli to avoid a loss in the second round of Europa League group-stage matches. Eljif Elmas netted the early goal for Napoli but Spartak Moscow rallied to a 3-2 victory after both teams were reduced to 10 men. In the

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Clemson has already lost twice and currently ranks between North Texas and Akron in the nation in offensive yards per play. What’s wrong with the Tigers? On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, David Hale of ESPN joins AP’s Ralph Russo to dissect the problems

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts running back Marlon Mack has requested a trade as his playing time has been reduced this season. Mack was the starter for two seasons before tearing his Achilles tendon in last season’s opener and losing the job to rookie Jonathan Taylor. He was expected

By The Associated Press Forwards Andre Gray of Queens Park Rangers and Jamal Lowe of Bournemouth are on Jamaica’s roster announced for next week’s World Cup qualifier at the United States after settling with new clubs in England. The 30-year-old Gray was loaned on Aug. 31 from Watford and the 27-year-old Lowe transferred the same