AP National Sports

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rookie Cade York kicked a go-ahead 58-yard field goal with 8 seconds left, Kareem Hunt scored two touchdowns and the Cleveland Browns spoiled Baker Mayfield’s bid for vengeance with a 26-24 win over the Carolina Panthers. Nick Chubb ran for 141 yards and Hunt had

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Wil Lutz kicked a 51-yard field goal with 19 seconds remaining to cap a stunning fourth-quarter comeback by the New Orleans Saints. They overcame a 16-point deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons 27-26 in coach Dennis Allen’s debut. After struggling offensively through most of the season

PARIS (AP) — Strasbourg hit the woodwork twice and dominated throughout but was held to a 0-0 draw at Clermont in the French league. Strasbourg is still looking for a first win this season. Clermont goalkeeper Mory Diaw made two decisive saves. Clermont has 10 points from seven matches. Steve Mandanda delivered the first assist

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Carson Wentz threw for four touchdown passes to make up for two interceptions in Washington’s 28-22 victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars in his Commanders debut. The team was known as the Commanders for the first time. It was Wentz’s first four TD game since 2017

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Anthony Varvaro, a former Major League Baseball pitcher who retired in 2016 to become a police officer in the New York City area, was killed in a car crash Sunday morning on his way to work at the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony in Manhattan, according to police officials and his

CINCINNATI (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt left the team’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth quarter with a pectoral injury. Watt, the Defensive Player of the Year, left the field and headed to the locker room shortly before the game went to overtime. Before the injury, he was his usual disruptive

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Lamar Jackson threw three touchdown passes, including two to Devin Duvernay, and the Baltimore Ravens rolled past the New York Jets 24-9 in the regular-season opener. Jackson went 17 of 30 for 213 yards. He also threw a touchdown to Rashod Bateman,

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Green Bay Packers still don’t have their offensive line at full strength. Starting tackles David Bakhtiari and Elgton Jenkins were on the inactive list for the season opener at Minnesota along with wide receiver Allen Lazard. Both Bakhtiari and Jenkins have been recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in their

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Jimmy Spithill steered Team USA to its first victory in SailGP’s three seasons by outlasting rivals Peter Burling of New Zealand and Sir Ben Ainslie of Britain in a tense podium race in light air at the France Sail Grand Prix in St. Tropez. It was a big bounce-back

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears were hung out to dry by their own towel during their season opener against the San Francisco 49ers. Trenton Gill was whistled for unsportsmanlike conduct after the rookie holder used a towel to dry off a small area of the field ahead of a potential field goal try late

CINCINNATI (AP) — Ally Ewing hadn’t finished in the top 10 all year on the LPGA Tour. She changed that by winning the Kroger Queen City Championship. Ewing made five straight birdies on the back nine. That carried her to a 65 and a one-shot victory over Xiyu Lin of China. Ewing now has one

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — American forward Jordan Pefok had a penalty saved but Union Berlin held on to win 1-0 at previously unbeaten Cologne and move top of the Bundesliga. An own-goal from Cologne defender Timo Hübers in the third minute was enough for the capital club to finish first

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Remco Evenepoel has put some tough times behind him with the biggest win of his career. Two years ago the Belgian rider was flying off a bridge in a horrific crash that left him hospitalized for several days. A year ago his loyalty to teammates was

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Shane Lowry tapped in for birdie at the 18th hole to win the BMW PGA Championship by one shot. Rory McIlroy had an eagle putt to force a playoff but it came up an inch short. McIlroy and Jon Rahm finished in a tie for second. It was Lowry’s first

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Geno Smith hasn’t been a starting quarterback on the opening weekend of the NFL season for eight years. That will change on Monday night when Smith starts for the Seattle Seahawks in their highly anticipated matchup with Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos. Wilson was traded

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sri Lanka’s young cricket team has put on an impressive all-round show to win the Asia Cup for a sixth time with a 23-run victory against Pakistan. Bhanuka Rajapaksa hit an unbeaten 71 off 45 balls and led Sri Lanka as it recovered to reach 170-6 in the final

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MONZA, Italy (AP) — The Italian Grand Prix has finished on a sour note and brought back unhappy memories for Lewis Hamilton. Thousands of fans were denied a grandstand finish as the race ended under the safety car. Formula One points leader Max Verstappen beat Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia reclaimed the top spot in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, and Kentucky, Oklahoma State and Arkansas moved into the top 10 after an upset-filled weekend across the country. The defending national champion Bulldogs, who started the season at No. 3 in the AP

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans used their opener to honor and remember the victims of the Uvalde Elementary school shooting. The Texans hosted the Uvalde high school football team and wore “Uvalde Strong” decals on their helmets Sunday after 19 children and two teachers were killed in a

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — American forward Jordan Pefok had a penalty saved but Union Berlin held on to win 1-0 at previously unbeaten Cologne and move top of the Bundesliga. An own-goal from Cologne defender Timo Hübers in the third minute was enough for the capital club to finish first