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By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Luis Castillo, fresh off signing a rich contract with Seattle, got chased as the Kansas City Royals erupted for 11 runs in the sixth inning and a wild, 13-12 win that cost the Mariners a chance to move up in the AL wild-card standings. Mitch

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan Tannehill threw for 264 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score and the Tennessee Titans never trailed Sunday, holding off the Las Vegas Raiders 24-22 for their first victory this season. Derrick Henry also ran for 85 yards and a

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Mac Jones hopped off the field after his third interception of the game against the Baltimore Ravens, unable to put any weight on his left leg. He went straight to the locker room. The Patriots quarterback was unavailable to the media after the game and

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa briefly left Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills after hitting the back of his head on the turf. The real issue apparently was his back. He wound up missing the Dolphins’ last three offensive snaps of the first half, then

MIAMI (AP) — Aníbal Sánchez threw five scoreless innings and the Washington Nationals beat Miami 6-1, hours after the Marlins announced manager Don Mattingly won’t be back next season. The Marlins are 63-90 in Mattingly’s seventh year, and he is the team’s all-time leader in managerial wins. His contract expires after this season, and both

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After Mississippi spent millions of dollars in welfare money on Brett Favre’s pet project, a university volleyball arena, the retired NFL quarterback tried two years later to get additional cash from the state’s welfare agency for another sports facility, new court documents show. The governor

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Patrick Wisdom hit a three-run homer and Adrian Sampson tossed six efficient innings as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3. Wisdom took the first pitch he saw from Pittsburgh reliever Manny Bañuelos and sent it into the Pirates bullpen well behind the center-field wall

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins’ defense stopped Josh Allen and the Bills at the goal line late, then held again after punter Thomas Morstead bizarrely kicked the ball off a teammate and out of bounds for a safety in a 21-19 win over Buffalo on Sunday.

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Umar Kremlev will remain the President of the International Boxing Association after the body voted against holding a new election. The decision puts the Olympic future of boxing in serious doubt. The International Olympic Committee issued a statement saying it was “extremely concerned” about the

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kirk Cousins connected with a wide-open K.J. Osborn for the go-ahead, 28-yard touchdown with 45 seconds remaining, and the Minnesota Vikings rallied to beat the Detroit Lions 28-24. Osborn blew by former Vikings cornerback Mike Hughes on a corner route to snag the in-stride pass

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Ryan threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to rookie Jelani Woods with 24 seconds left to give the Indianapolis Colts a 20-17 comeback victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Ryan earned his first win with the Colts in their home opener by throwing for two scores,

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays two-year reign as AL East champions is over, but they still appear playoff bound. George Springer homered twice, Alejandro Kirk and Teoscar Hernández also went deep, and the AL top wild-card leading Toronto Blue Jays rebounded to spilt a key four-game

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — DeVonta Smith had a career-high 169 yards receiving and a touchdown in the Philadelphia Eagles’ 24-8 rout of the NFC East-rival Washington Commanders. Smith caught eight passes from Jalen Hurts, including gains of 45 and 44 yards. Hurts completed 22 of 35 passes for 340

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Quentin Delapierre skippered Team France to its first SailGP victory by holding off Team USA’s Jimmy Spithill by three seconds in the Spain Sail Grand Prix in Cádiz. The victory moved the French into third place in the season standings after six of 11 regattas in the third season

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Frances Tiafoe has saved four match points to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 1-6, 7-6 (11), 10-8 and clinched victory in the Laver Cup for Team World over Roger Federer’s Team Europe for the first time. Tiafoe performed Sunday with the same crunch-time success and wide-smiling showmanship he

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Green Bay Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari is active for Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay, while veteran wide receiver Cole Beasley appears to be in line to make his debut for the Buccaneers. Bakhtiari will be appearing in just his second game since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook injured his shoulder late in the third quarter against the Detroit Lions. He was ruled out for the remainder of the game. Cook had 17 carries for a season-high 96 yards and his first touchdown of the year. On a first-down run near midfield he ran

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna will take center stage at February’s Super Bowl halftime show. The singer, who declined to perform in the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show out of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, will headline the 2023 Super Bowl, the NFL announced Sunday along with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa briefly left Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills after hitting the back of his head on the turf. He wound up missing the Dolphins’ last three offensive snaps of the first half, then was back on the field for the