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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Coach Pete Carroll knew it wouldn’t be easy for the Seattle Seahawks to follow up their emotional, season-opening win with another inspired performance. Boy, was he right. Six days after knocking off former quarterback Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos, almost nothing went

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Matthew Stafford threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns, Jalen Ramsey intercepted a potential go-ahead touchdown pass in the end zone and the Los Angeles Rams held off a second-half rally attempt by the Atlanta Falcons for a 31-27 victory. Cooper Kupp had two TD

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gonzalo Higuain’s game-winning goal led Inter Miami to a 3-2 win over D.C. United. Following the victory, Miami moved to 12-13-6, while United fell to 7-19-6.

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance will miss the rest of the season after breaking his right ankle. Lance went down after running the ball on the second drive of a 27-7 win over the Seattle Seahawks. A cart came out on the

By The Associated Press American defender John Brooks made his debut for Portugal’s Benfica, entering in the 89th minute of a 5-0 win over visiting Maritimo in Lisbon. The 29-year-old signed a one-year contract on Sept. 1 after leaving Germany’s Wolfsburg at the end of last season. He was an used substitute in the first

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo threw a touchdown pass on his first full drive after replacing an injured Trey Lance and ran for another score to help the San Francisco 49ers beat the Seattle Seahawks 27-7. Lance broke his right ankle on the second drive of

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Byron Murphy Jr. scooped up Hunter Renfrow’s fumble and returned it 59 yards for a touchdown with 3:51 left in overtime and the Arizona Cardinals rallied from a 20-point deficit in the second half before running away with a 29-23 victory over the Las Vegas

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Steve Stricker has won for the second straight time on the PGA Tour Champions. This one required overtime. He shot a 64 in the Sanford International, and then he won with a birdie on the first extra hole against Robert Karlsson. Stricker won The Ally Challenge two weeks ago and

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State fired football coach Herm Edwards in his fifth season following an ugly home loss to Eastern Michigan and a lingering NCAA investigation into illegal recruiting practices. Arizona State athletic director Ray Anderson announced the decision on Sunday, a day after the Sun Devils

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense struggled for the second consecutive week, while the defense held firm at times without star outside linebacker T.J. Watt. But Pittsburgh couldn’t do enough to prevent New England from closing out a 17-14 win. Mitch Trubisky threw for 168 yards with a touchdown

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Russell Wilson won his Denver debut but the offense was booed during the Broncos’ sloppy 16-9 win over the Houston Texans a week after he was jeered in his return to Seattle. Wilson started out just 6-for-20 before leading Denver to a touchdown and a

By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Luis Rengifo hit a pair of home runs for the second time in three games, Livan Soto went deep for the first time and the Los Angeles Angels won their third in a row over the wild card-chasing Seattle Mariners, 5-1. Seeking their first playoff appearance

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Juan Soto homered for the first time in three weeks and Yu Darvish pitched six scoreless innings, helping the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1. Soto finished with three hits and two RBIs. He walked and scored on Manny Machado’s 29th homer in the first.

By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his 58th and 59th home runs of the season to move within two of Roger Maris’ American League record with 16 games remaining and lead the New York Yankees over the Milwaukee Brewers 12-8. Judge added a two-run double in the ninth as part

SUGAR GROVE, Ill. (AP) — British Open champion Cameron Smith has his first LIV Golf trophy. He also has $4 million for winning the LIV Golf Invitational-Chicago. Smith wasn’t seriously challenged for much of the third and final round. He started with a two-shot lead over Dustin Johnson. Peter Uihlein made a run at time.

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Max Homa chipped in from nearly 33 feet for birdie on the closing hole, then watched as Danny Willett shockingly three-putted from inside 4 feet to give Homa his second straight title at the Fortinet Championship. Homa high-fived his caddie when his ball hit the

By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jacob deGrom struck out 13 batters — the most ever for a Mets pitcher who threw five or fewer innings — but didn’t factor into the decision. The NL East leaders beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 to complete a four-game sweep. The Mets scored four in

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule was on the hot seat entering this season, and things may be getting hotter. The Panthers dropped their ninth straight game on Sunday, losing 19-16 to the New York Giants. It was the second tough loss this season. Carolina

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez set a major league record with his 25th straight quality start, and Yordan Alvarez and Martin Maldonado had four RBIs each to help the Houston Astros to an 11-2 rout of the Oakland Athletics. Alvarez drove in three runs with a double in Houston’s