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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

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts waited eight months for a return trip to Jacksonville, a chance to prove last year’s season finale was a fluke and a chance to end a head-scratching and embarrassing skid in the AFC South series. They openly welcomed the opportunity to

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Las Vegas never had a professional sports champion — until Sunday. Chelsea Gray scored 20 points to lead the Las Vegas Aces to their first WNBA title, and the city’s first pro title, in a 78-71 road win over the Connecticut Sun in Game 4.

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Ryan pitched shutout ball for the second straight start and become only the second Minnesota starter to reach the eighth inning this season to lead the Twins over the AL-Central leading Cleveland Guardians 3-0. Jake Cave hit a solo homer in the second off Cody Morris

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Down by three touchdowns, Tua Tagovailoa and his speedy Miami receivers raced past the Baltimore Ravens in a stirring fourth-quarter comeback. Even Lamar Jackson couldn’t keep up. Tagovailoa threw for 469 yards and six touchdowns, four of which came during the final period, and the Dolphins