AP National Sports

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyler Murray threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns and added one rushing and the Arizona Cardinals overcame yet another lackluster first half to defeat the Carolina Panthers 26-16. Murray threw TD passes of 23 yards to Marquise Brown and 2 yards to Zach Ertz

By HENRY SCHULMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rookie David Villar hit a two-run, bases-loaded single with nobody out in the 10th inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 4-3 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks, a dramatic finish to the final game of the season at Oracle Park. The win also kept alive

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets signed general manager Calvin Booth to a multiyear extension. Booth, 46, is in his sixth season with Denver. He started in 2017 as an assistant general manager before being promoted to GM in 2020. The Nuggets are coming off a 48-34 season in which they finished sixth in the

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Whether it was sheer confidence or remarkable resilience, Mackenzie Hughes never doubted he would win the Sanderson Farms Championship. He just never imagined how it would unfold Sunday evening. Hughes had to make six key putts on the final seven holes — four of them for par — to outlast Sepp

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Wisconsin has fired head coach Paul Chryst after a 2-3 start to his eighth season leading his alma mater. The surprising move comes a day after Wisconsin lost at home 34-10 to Illinois and former Badgers coach Bret Bielema. Chryst is 67-26 since taking over as coach

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Robbie Ray was tagged for home runs by Shea Langeliers, Cristian Pache and Nick Allen, and the Seattle Mariners hopes of hosting the AL wild-card series took a serious blow in a 10-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics. Seattle’s loss combined with Toronto’s victory over Houston

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras got several standing ovations in what could be his final home game at Wrigley Field, Marcus Stroman threw six scoreless innings and the surging Chicago Cubs won their seventh straight with an 8-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Nelson Velázquez drove in four runs

By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — German Marquez gave up one hit over six innings and the Colorado Rockies ended a seven-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Brendan Rodgers hit a home run as the Rockies won for just the second time since Sept. 19. Trayce

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett provided a brief second-half spark for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but a couple fourth-quarter turnovers and a defensive meltdown allowed the New York Jets to rally late and escape with a 24-20 victory on Sunday.Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlin said that he wanted to

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Washington Commanders have lost three in a row since winning their season opener with new quarterback Carson Wentz. The latest was a 25-10 setback in Dallas when they outgained the Cowboys but were hurt by 136 penalty yards. That included an intentional grounding penalty

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols slammed his 702nd career home run and drove in three runs in the Cardinals’ 7-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Pujols also had a two-run double in the first. He moved into a tie with Babe Ruth for second on the all-time

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels wrapped up their final homestand with their season-best seventh consecutive victory. They beat the Texas Rangers 8-3. Mike Trout had his 39th homer among his three hits, and rookie Livan Soto and Taylor Ward also had three hits. The Angels finished

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro and the Miami Heat have agreed on a four-year contract extension that a person with knowledge of the details says could be worth $130 million. The deal has $120 million in guaranteed salary and another $10 million in incentives, the person tells The Associated

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have reduced their magic number to one for clinching their first postseason berth in 11 years. Philadelphia beat the Washington Nationals 8-1 in a game halted after six innings because of rain. Kyle Schwarber and Bryson Stott each drove in three runs and

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A spectator at Sunday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets has died following a fall at Acrisure Stadium. The Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety say police and emergency service personnel were alerted after the man fell shortly after the end of the Jets’ 24-20 victory over the Steelers. Paramedics

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge won’t break the American League home run record at Yankee Stadium, remaining at 61 as New York headed on the road for its final four regular-season games after a 3-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Judge struck out three times and walked once,

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer Atalanta moved joint top in Italy with a 1-0 win over Fiorentina while at Sassuolo Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi became the first woman to referee a Serie A match. Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman scored the only goal of the game in the 59th minute although it was all about the

By The Associated Press Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw says he has been treated for two forms of cancer in the past year. Bradshaw said on “Fox NFL Sunday” that he was diagnosed with bladder cancer late last year and was treated at Yale University Medical Center, including surgery. The 74-year-old then said he

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Patriots quarterback Brian Hoyer left New England’s game with the Green Bay Packers because of a head injury. Bailey Zappe is a rookie fourth-round pick from Western Kentucky who took over for Hoyer and made his NFL debut Sunday. Hoyer was making his first

PARIS (AP) — Wissam Ben Yedder scored a hat trick as fifth-place Monaco thrashed Nantes 4-1 to extend its winning streak to four games in the French league. Switzerland forward Breel Embolo opened the scoring by heading home a rebound in the second minute. Ben Yedder doubled the lead with a chip four minutes later.