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CARY, N.C. (AP) — Lee Janzen made a 20-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff with Miguel Angel Jimenez on Sunday to win the PGA Tour Champions’ SAS Championship. The 57-year-old Janzen also birdied the par-4 18th in regulation, holing a putt from the fringe, in a closing 5-under 67 in the

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Giant banners of Bernard Tapie were displayed at Stade Velodrome as Marseille fans paid an emotional tribute to the former club president they adored before a 4-1 home win against Lorient. Marseille’s win moved it up to third place in the French league and one point

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kirk Cousins completed a 27-yard touchdown pass to K.J. Osborn on the first possession of overtime to lift the Minnesota Vikings to a wild 34-28 victory over the Carolina Panthers. Cousins threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns against the league’s top-ranked pass defense, Dalvin

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Third baseman Justin Turner is not in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup for Game 2 of the NL Championship Series because of a stinger on the right side of his neck. Turner, a Dodger stalwart who played in 79 postseason games, initially aggravated his neck in

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Cristian Casseres Jr. scored in the third minute and the New York Red Bulls beat New York City FC 1-0 on Sunday. New York moved into an eighth place tie in the Eastern Conference with NYFC with 40 points, with NYFC holding the tiebreaker. The Red Bulls are 5-0-2 in its

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa didn’t expect to be the star quarterback talking about a losing streak. The Miami Dolphins QB made his first start in a month, returning from fractured ribs though he said he’s “not 100%” yet. Still, the Dolphins were facing a Jacksonville Jaguars team on

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez will start Game 3 of the AL Championship Series against the Houston Astros. Boston manager Alex Cora says righty Nick Pivetta will be available in the bullpen if needed. Otherwise, Pivetta will likely start Game 4. Rodriguez was 13-9 with

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, leading the Green Bay Packers to a 24-14 victory over the Chicago Bears. The Packers (5-1) beat the Bears (3-3) for the 20th time in 23 games counting the playoffs and improved to 22-5 with Rodgers

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Joe Burrow tied a career high with three touchdown passes, helping the Cincinnati Bengals rout the Detroit Lions 34-11 Sunday. The Bengals already have four wins to equal last year’s total and to double their victories from 2019 during coach Zac Taylor’s debut season. Detroit is the NFL’s only

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer LSU and coach Ed Orgeron reportedly have agreed to part ways after this season. The move comes 21 months after Orgeron led the Tigers to a national championship with what is considered one of the greatest teams in college football history. The timing of the decision came

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 397 yards and engineered three second-half touchdown drives to compensate for a pair of interceptions, leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a 31-13 comeback victory at Washington that got them back to .500. After throwing two picks before halftime, Mahomes connected

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Matthew Stafford threw three of his four touchdown passes in a 28-point second quarter and the Los Angeles Rams rolled to a 38-11 victory over the injury-plagued and error-prone New York Giants. Stafford connected with prime target Cooper Kupp on scoring passes of 3

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Carson Wentz threw two touchdown passes, Jonathan Taylor ran for two more scores and the Indianapolis defense protected a big second-half lead to help the Colts put away Houston 31-3.  Indy has won two of three since opening the season with three straight losses. The Texans

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Fans in Germany racially abused soccer players and threw objects during a game between Hamburger SV and Fortuna Düsseldorf. Hamburg says it received information that players from both teams were racially abused when the club hosted Fortuna Düsseldorf in the second division on Saturday. Khaled Narey, who is Black, says fans

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson threw for 167 yards and a touchdown, and the Baltimore Ravens frustrated Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers in a 34-6 victory. A week after scoring 47 points in a win over Cleveland, the Chargers came up empty on their first five possessions.

AL AMERAT, Oman (AP) — Scotland has pulled off a major upset against Bangladesh with a six-run victory on the opening day of cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup. Co-host Oman thrashed tournament newcomer Papua New Guinea by 10 wickets in the other Group B game on Sunday. Chris Greaves first lifted Scotland to 140-9 after Bangladesh

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Callum Wilson headed Newcastle in front only 107 seconds into the new era under Saudi ownership before the hosts lost 3-2 to Tottenham in the Premier League. It leaves Newcastle with three points from eight games and still stuck in the relegation zone. The

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer LSU and coach Ed Orgeron reportedly have agreed to part ways after this season. The move comes 21 months after Orgeron led the Tigers to a national championship with what is considered one of the greatest teams in college football history. The timing of the decision came

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry have scored twice apiece as Bayern Munich demolished Bayer Leverkusen 5-1 in the Bundesliga. Bayern is top with a one-point lead over Borussia Dortmund. Four goals in seven minutes left Leverkusen in tatters before halftime as Bayern made a statement