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By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — D.J. Moore and Eddy Piñeiro blamed themselves for making mistakes that cost Carolina two late chances to beat the Atlanta Falcons as the Panthers lost 37-34 in overtime. Moore’s decision to take off his helmet immediately after catching a spectacular 62-yard touchdown with 12 seconds left

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals hired Tampa Bay Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro as manager Sunday night, turning over the young core of a rebuilding franchise to a forward-thinking manager with experience winning in a small market. Quatraro replaces Mike Matheny, who was fired as

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Christian McCaffrey became the 11th player in NFL history with a rushing touchdown, a passing touchdown and a receiving touchdown in one game, and the San Francisco 49ers extended their regular-season mastery over the Rams to four full years with a 31-14 victory over Los

By BOB TRIPI DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions announced Sunday that they are constructing an eight-foot tall statue of Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders that will be unveiled in 2023 outside of Ford Field. Sanders, considered one of the greatest Lions player in history, ran for 15,269 over 10 seasons with Detroit.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cristian “Chicho” Arango scored the go-ahead goal for the second straight game and the Los Angeles Football Club advanced to its first MLS Cup final with a 3-0 victory over Austin FC. LAFC will host the winner of Sunday night’s Eastern Conference final between NYCFC-Philadelphia Union on Saturday afternoon. In the

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s Younghoe Koo booted a 41-yard field goal in overtime after the Carolina Panthers missed a pair of kicks that could have won the game. That gave the Falcons an improbable 37-34 victory that maintained their hold on first place in the NFC South at 4-4.

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — Seamus Power of Ireland has won the Bermuda Championship by taking advantage of a collapse by PGA Tour rookie Ben Griffin. Power shot a 70 for a one-shot victory over Thomas Detry of Belgium. But it was Griffin who had the best chance to win. He was leading by two shots

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zion Williamson had 21 points and 12 rebounds in his return, and the New Orleans Pelicans pulled away in the second half to rout the Los Angeles Clippers 112-91. CJ McCollum added 22 points for the Pelicans, who’ve won four of their first six games.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Larry Brown is taking a leave of absence from his role as the special adviser to Memphis coach Penny Hardaway because of a “minor medical issue.” The school announced the move on Sunday, saying the 82-year-old Brown hopes to return soon. Memphis didn’t provide further details. The 82-year-old Brown is a

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Dustin Johnson has finished his LIV Golf season with nearly $36 million in earnings and the team title. His putt on Sunday at Trump Doral clinched the team victory for his 4Aces squad. Joining Johnson on the winning team was Patrick Reed, Talor Gooch and

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Za’Darius Smith had three sacks to help Minnesota’s defense hang on against Kyler Murray as the Vikings beat the Arizona Cardinals 34-26 for their fifth consecutive victory. Dalvin Cook rushed for a season-high 111 yards and a touchdown and Kirk Cousins passed for two scores

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — The miscues of Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence were costly in their 21-17 loss to the Denver Broncos at Wembley Stadium. A goal-line interception ended a promising drive. The next pick ended the game. Lawrence says, “I’ve got to look in the mirror. I’ve got to

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa threw a go-ahead, 11-yard touchdown pass to Mike Gesicki late in the third quarter, capping the Miami Dolphins’ rally from a double-digit, second-half deficit for a 31-27 win over the Detroit Lions. The Dolphins have won two straight since Tagovailoa returned from a concussion.

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts threw three touchdown passes to A.J Brown in the first half and finished with 285 yards and four TDs overall as the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles raced past the Pittsburgh Steelers 35-13. The Eagles are 7-0 for the second time in franchise history and first

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Alvin Kamara scored his first three touchdowns of the season, and the New Orleans Saints shut out the Las Vegas Raiders 24-0. Kamara converted short receptions into touchdowns of 36 and 16 yards. He also rushed for a 3-yard score. Andy Dalton justified the Saints’

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. wasn’t born in Houston, but he sure loves it now. Hailing from Tampa, Florida, McCullers might be the most vocal an Astro has ever been about his love for the Space City. McCullers will represent his beloved, adopted city when he

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have activated three-time All-Pro linebacker Darius Leonard and have deactivated quarterback Matt Ryan for Sunday’s game against Washington. Leonard will see limited action in his second appearance this season. Ryan is missing just the fourth game of his 15-year career. He was benched Monday by coach Frank Reich after

SEATTLE (AP) — Wide receivers DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett were both active for the Seattle Seahawks against the New York Giants after each had been listed as questionable. Metcalf was taken from the sideline on a cart last week in Los Angeles after suffering an injury to the patellar tendon in his left knee.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer USA Basketball has picked the 12 players that will be tasked with clinching a berth in next year’s World Cup. The roster for the next two World Cup qualifying games at Washington was revealed Sunday, for matchups against Brazil on Nov. 11 and Colombia on Nov. 14. The Americans

BERLIN (AP) — Danilho Doekhi headed in the winning goal for Union Berlin with the last act of the game for a 2-1 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach which returns Union to top spot. Union was heading for defeat until the 79th minute when substitute Kevin Behrens headed an equalizer to Nico Elvedi’s first-half goal for