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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

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Quarterback Justin Herbert is expected to start for the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars after being questionable all week due to a rib injury. Herbert fractured rib cartilage on a hard hit from Kansas City defensive lineman Michael Danna during the

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left the field late in the first half of the Dolphins’ game on Sunday after hitting his head on the turf. Tagovailoa was replaced by Teddy Bridgewater just before the two-minute warning. The Dolphins said Tagovailoa had a head injury

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Injured Tampa Bay center fielder Kevin Kiermaier had an eventful week during the Rays’ final regular-season homestand. He was the third person in the TV booth for Wednesday night’s game against Houston, and got a video tribute during Saturday night’s game with Toronto. The 32-year-old

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Tennessee and North Carolina State broke into the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, and Florida State is back in the rankings for the first time in four years. Georgia remained No. 1 and received 55 of 63 first-place votes in the Top

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots kicker Nick Folk made a 35-yard field goal in the second quarter against the Baltimore Ravens that was his 57th in a row from inside 50 yards. That’s a new NFL record. Folk hasn’t missed from inside 50 since the 2020 season opener against Miami. The kick broke

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami is on a two-game losing streak, plus has some major injury problems, a disgruntled fan base and quite possibly a quarterback controversy. The honeymoon for the Hurricanes is officially over. Miami’s 45-31 loss to Middle Tennessee State on Saturday did more than knock

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery and wide receiver Byron Pringle have departed the team’s game against Houston because of injuries. Both players got hurt in the first quarter, and the Bears say their return is doubtful. Montgomery’s right leg got twisted under him while he was blocking on a pass play.

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Help may be on the way for the somewhat undermanned Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants heading into their NFC East showdown on Monday night. Cowboys wide receiver Michael Gallup and Giants outside linebackers Azeez Ojulari and Kayvon Thibodeaux seemingly are ready to make

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Help may be on the way for the somewhat undermanned Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants heading into their NFC East showdown on Monday night. Cowboys wide receiver Michael Gallup and Giants outside linebackers Azeez Ojulari and Kayvon Thibodeaux seemingly are ready to make