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By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies are in an old-fashioned battle for the NL East title, with the wild card looking unlikely for whoever finishes second. They’ll face each other in a three-game series starting Tuesday. Atlanta leads the division by 2 1/2 games, meaning the Phillies will need

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies are in an old-fashioned battle for the NL East title, with the wild card looking unlikely for whoever finishes second. They’ll face each other in a three-game series starting Tuesday. Atlanta leads the division by 2 1/2 games, meaning the Phillies will need

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska coach Scott Frost says he’s sick of his team finding new ways to lose and hopes his players are feeling the same way. The Cornhuskers lost 23-20 in overtime at Michigan State after surrendering a punt return for a touchdown and Adrian Martinez’s

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Everything seemed to be going to plan down the stretch of the San Francisco 49ers’ first home game with fans in more than 20 months — with just one small problem. They left Aaron Rodgers with a little too much time for a

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Orrin McKinze Gaines II scored his first professional goal for him hometown club to highlight the Austin FC 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy. Moussa Djitte also scored his first goal for the expansion Austin FC (6-16-4).  Djitte scored in the 64th minute and was replaced by Gaines in the

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Kraken made their debut on Sunday night with a 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks in the preseason opener for both teams. With Seattle’s home arena putting the finishing touches on its construction, the Kraken have taken their first preseason on the road

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers completed two deep passes to Davante Adams on a last-minute drive, setting up Mason Crosby’s 51-yard field goal on the final play of the game that gave the Green Bay Packers a 30-28 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Rodgers delivered

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State has dismissed senior linebacker K’Vaughan Pope after he was sent off the field during the 10th-ranked Buckeyes’ rout of Akron. The incident in Saturday’s game started when Pope tried to re-enter the game in the second quarter and was waved off by a teammate. Pope began walking to the

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Aaron Judge doubled in the go-ahead runs to lead the New York Yankees to a 6-3 victory and a wild-card flipping three-game sweep. Giancarlo Stanton followed with a two-run homer over the Green Monster and out of the ballpark to give the Yankees their sixth straight

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — With the likes of LeBron James, Emmy-winning actor Jason Sudeikis and rapper Dr. Dre in attendance, Tom Brady’s first game in shouting distance of Hollywood was every bit the star-studded spectacle it was expected to be. Brady played his part, but a lack of support from

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Denny Hamlin earned his first career victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday night. The 41-year-old veteran driver held off Chase Elliott and kicked off the second round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with his second win in September. Hamlin got his first

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks let another game slip away because they simply couldn’t stop the other team from scoring. They also had a long winning streak against Minnesota end. Kirk Cousins passed for three touchdowns before halftime and guided three clock-draining field goal drives after that

MONROE, La. (AP) — Louisiana-Monroe quarterback Rhett Rodriguez was hospitalized after sustaining a lung injury against Troy, according to his father. ULM offensive coordinator Rich Rodriguez posted on Twitter that his son was in intensive care. ULM beat Troy 29-16 on Saturday with Rhett Rodriguez passing 131 yards and a touchdown. Monroe coach Terry Bowden

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By DANNY WEBSTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — There are no moral victories in the eyes of the Miami Dolphins. Despite rallying from 11 points down in the fourth quarter to force overtime, the Dolphins feel they let plays get away from them in a 31-28 loss against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — New York Jets rookie quarterback Zach Wilson knew these lumps, hits and sacks were just part of the territory as he learns the ropes in the NFL. But this was another tough day for Wilson as he was sacked five times and threw two interceptions in

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Cristian Roldan and Will Bruin scored after backend giveaways and the Seattle Sounders defeated Sporting Kansas City 2-1 in a first-place showdown. With their league-best eighth road win and first at Kansas City in more than eight years the Sounders (14-5-6) moved over Sporting (13-6-6) in the Western Division. Johnny