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HOUSTON (AP) — Chicharito scored the go-ahead go in the first half and LA Galaxy defeated Houston Dynamo 3-1, capping a strong finish to the MLS regular season for the Galaxy. Sebastián Ferreira gave the Dynamo a 1-0 lead in the 8th minute then Riqui Puig tied it for the Galaxy barely a minute before

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — It was a race of desperation. For Christopher Bell, who had to win Sunday to stave off elimination from NASCAR’s playoffs. For reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson, who hit the wall and suddenly found his chances of racing for a second consecutive Cup title

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jalen Hurts ran for two touchdowns and the Philadelphia Eagles remained the NFL’s only unbeaten team, beating Arizona 20-17 on Sunday after Matt Ammendola’s late field-goal attempt for the Cardinals sailed wide right. The Eagles improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2004, when

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns have issues, lots of them. Cleveland’s many problems were exposed in Sunday’s 30-28 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Rookie Cade York missed a field goal with 11 seconds left as the Browns fell to 2-3 and despite having the lead in the fourth

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chicago was driving late and trailing by a touchdown when Ihmir Smith-Marsette reached the Minnesota 39 with his first reception for the Bears. He juked past Vikings cornerback Cameron Dantzler with a cut and a stiff-arm for a crucial first down. Then he tried to make another

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence came to Jacksonville as a generational quarterback prospect. He’s starting to look like another first-round mistake by the Jaguars. One week after a five-turnover performance at Philadelphia, Lawrence delivered another stinker in a 13-6 loss to Houston. The former Clemson star and

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Detroit Lions came into New England with the NFL’s top scoring offense. A week after putting up a season-high 45 points in their overtime loss to Seattle, the Lions were blanked 29-0 by the New England Patriots. Detroit was shut out for the first

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Taysom Hill ran for three touchdowns, including a 60-yarder in the fourth quarter, and threw for another score, and the New Orleans Saints snapped a three-game skid with a 39-32 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. Hill’s big plays came while periodically lining up at QB

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Union Berlin defender Paul Jaeckel’s late goal was enough for the capital club to lead the Bundesliga for the fourth consecutive weekend with a 1-0 win at Stuttgart. Union has moved two points above Freiburg after nine rounds and four points clear of 10-time defending champion

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady threw for 351 yards and a touchdown, helping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers end a two-game losing streak with a 21-15 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. Brady completed 35 of 52 passes without an interception, avoiding his first three-game losing streak since 2002, when

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 700th club goal of his career to earn Manchester United a 2-1 victory at Everton that moved his team a point off the Premier League’s top four. The 37-year-old Ronaldo was only on the field due to Anthony Martial’s inability to run off an injury sustained in

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Cade York missed a 54-yard field goal with 11 seconds left as Los Angeles held on for a 30-28 victory over the Cleveland Browns after Chargers coach Brandon Staley inexplicably gambled on a fourth down. York’s kick sailed right and allowed the Chargers to escape

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings snapped out of their mid-game slump just in time to beat the Chicago Bears 29-22. Kirk Cousins scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak with 2:26 remaining on Minnesota’s fifth third-down conversion of its go-ahead drive. The Vikings are 4-1 and alone in

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the 700th club goal of his career after coming on as a substitute for Manchester United against Everton in the Premier League. The 37-year-old Portugal striker latched onto a through-ball from Casemiro and slotted a finish under Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the 44th minute for what

LYON, France (AP) — Lyon has fired coach Peter Bosz after his team racked up only one point in its last five French league games. The club said Laurent Blanc will replace Bosz on a two-year contract starting on Monday. Blanc led Bordeaux to the league title in 2009 before guiding Paris Saint-Germain to three

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen picked apart a flimsy and injury-depleted Steelers secondary by throwing four touchdown passes in the first half alone — including two deep shots to Gabe Davis — in the Buffalo Bills’ 38-3 rout of Pittsburgh. After hitting Davis for a 98-yard TD

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York got a safety on Miami’s first offensive play, Michael Carter scored on a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs and the Jets ran past the Dolphins 40-17 to snap a 12-game skid against AFC East opponents. Zach Wilson, Breece Hall and

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman has been ruled out for the American League Division Series after he skipped a mandatory workout, leading to a fine and likely ending the All-Star’s seven-year tenure with New York. The 34-year-old flamethrower probably would not have been on the 26-man

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Midges are swarming the Cleveland’s home field during game between the Browns and the Los Angeles Chargers. The same type of flying insects that impacted a Cleveland-New York Yankees playoff game 15 years ago. Players on both teams swatted away the pests, which seemed to be

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Miami Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has left the game against the New York Jets with an elbow injury and was being evaluated for a concussion. Bridgewater was starting in place of the injured Tua Tagovailoa and was hurt on the Dolphins’ first