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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Matthew Stafford threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns in three quarters as the Los Angeles Rams dominated the inept Houston Texans in every way in a 38-22 win. It’s the fourth straight victory for the Rams and the seventh loss in a row for the

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Boston Scott and Jordan Howard each had two touchdowns on the ground, helping the Philadelphia Eagles run over the Detroit Lions in a 44-6 win Sunday. The Eagles ended a two-game losing streak against a team that was very accommodating. The Lions go into their bye

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Defenseman Brett Pesce scored his first goal of the season with 2:27 left as the Carolina Hurricanes remained undefeated with a 2-1 victory over the winless Arizona Coyotes on Sunday. The Hurricanes are 8-0-0, extending the best start to a season in franchise history. Frederik Andersen

BERLIN (AP) — Union Berlin will play city rival Hertha Berlin in the third round of the German Cup. Defending champion Borussia Dortmund faces an enticing game at second-division cult club St. Pauli. Sunday’s draw also pitted Borussia Mönchengladbach against second-tier Hannover. It will be a repeat of the 1992 final, which Hannover won on

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — Lucas Herbert of Australia rallied from three shots down to win the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. It wasn’t easy at Port Royal with strong wind and rain. Taylor Pendrith started the final round with a three-shot lead and he didn’t make a birdie in his round of 76. It was tight down

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — West Ham has consolidated fourth place in the Premier League with a 4-1 win over 10-man Aston Villa. The visitors were aided by Ezri Konsa’s sending off in the 50th minute with the score at 2-1. The Villa defender had a yellow card changed to red with a VAR review for

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Emanuel Reynoso’s penalty kick in the 37th minute was the difference as Minnesota strengthened its playoff potential with a 2-1 win over Sporting Kansas City. It was the first successful penalty kick of the season for Minnesota. Entering the match in eighth place, the Loons conceded a goal in the

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Mönchengladbach has finally defeated Bochum in the Bundesliga at the 16th attempt with a 2-1 win over the promoted visitors. First-half goals from Alassane Plea and Jonas Hofmann were enough for Gladbach’s first win over Bochum in Germany’s top division since a 2-1 victory in

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Marin Cilic has won the St. Petersburg Open final with a 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 victory over American Taylor Fritz. The 33-year-old Cilic clinched his second title in St. Petersburg. He previously won in 2011. It was his fourth title in Russia after two wins in 2014 and 2015 in

By HOWARD ULMAN and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jerry Remy, a Boston Red Sox second baseman who went on to become a local icon as a television broadcaster, has died of cancer. He was 68. The Red Sox confirmed that Remy died on Saturday. He had spent 10 seasons in the majors,

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Michigan State has moved up to No. 5 in The Associated Press college football poll and Wake Forest is a top-10 team for the first time in school history. Georgia is a unanimous No. 1 for the fourth straight week in the AP Top 25 presented by

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid has put an end to its winless streak by comfortably beating Real Betis 3-0 to stay within striking range of the Spanish league leaders. Atlético got on the board with Yannick Carrasco, João Félix and an own-goal by Betis defender Germán Pezzella under heavy

CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania (AP) — Anett Kontaveit of Estonia has secured a spot at the season-ending WTA Finals after beating Simona Halep 6-2, 6-3 in the final of the Transylvania Open. Kontaveit won her fourth title in the last 10 weeks and fifth overall. The second-seeded Kontaveit didn’t drop a set in the tournament while winning

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — New Zealand has inflicted a crushing eight-wicket defeat on India at the cricket T20 World Cup and put the tournament favorite on the brink of elimination. India’s much-trumpeted batters flopped for the second time after a 10-wicket defeat to Pakistan. On Sunday India reached only 110-7 after New Zealand

AUGSBURG, Germany (AP) — Augsburg has claimed a much-needed Bundesliga win against Stuttgart. The home team won 4-1 to ease the pressure on coach Markus Weinzierl. Weinzierl’s team produced its best performance of the season to come from behind after Chris Führich’s early goal for Stuttgart. Augsburg claimed what was just its second league win