NFL:
In the NFL, Tom Brady became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to throw 400 touchdown passes when New England crushed Jacksonville 51-17, Philadelphia beat the Jets 24-17, and Buffalo bested Miami 41-14. Meanwhile Atlanta bested Dallas 39-28, Cincinnati won against Baltimore 28-24, Indianapolis trumped Tennessee 35-33, Oakland topped Cleveland 27-20, Pittsburgh doubled up St. Louis 12-6, Carolina bested New Orleans 27-22, Arizona crushed San Francisco 47-7, Seattle blanked Chicago 26-0, and it was Denver over Detroit 24-12. On Monday Night Football, Kansas City is in Green Bay to take on the Packers at 8:30.
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was carted off the field with a knee injury in the second half, but Pittsburgh's defense came through to lead a 12-6 victory over the Rams in St. Louis. Will Allen's interception with 1:56 left set up a Josh Scobey field goal that put Pittsburgh ahead by six points. Roethlisberger left the game after a leg got caught underneath him on a diving, sliding sack by Mark Barron. He was replaced by Michael Vick.
MLB:
In baseball In the National League, Jacob deGrom pitched six sharp innings and the New York Mets, playing a makeshift lineup a day after clinching the NL East title, finished off a season sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with an 8-1 victory Sunday.. Jonathan Papelbon (PAP'-ul-bahn) got into a physical confrontation with teammate Bryce Harper before serving up Andres Blanco's go-ahead, two-run homer in the ninth inning of Washington's 12-5 loss to Philadelphia. Papelbon began to yell at Harper from the dugout after the MVP candidate failed to run hard to first on a popup to right field in the eighth inning. Harper left the dugout immediately after the altercation, allowing him to miss the Phillies' eight-run ninth.. Miami won against Atlanta 9-5, Milwaukee doubled up St. Louis 8-4, Colorado bested the Dodgers 12-5, and the Cubs beat Pittsburgh 4-0.
Interim general manager Scott Proefrock says the Phillies will decline their 2016 option for pitcher Cliff Lee and are shutting down rookie pitcher Aaron Nola for the rest of the season. The 37-year-old Lee did not pitch this season because of an elbow injury. The 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner will receive a $12.5 million buyout. The 22-year-old Nola went 6-2 with a 3.59 ERA in 13 starts in the majors in 2015.
In the American League, the Yankees beat the White Sox 6-1, and Toronto edged Tampa Bay 5-4 maintaining a 4-game lead over the New York in the AL East. The Blue Jays have secured a playoff berth. Boston blanked Baltimore 2-0. Kansas City blanked Cleveland 3-0, Houston doubled up Texas 4-2, the Angels slid past Seattle 3-2, and Minnesota topped Detroit 7-1. The Yankees and Red Sox start a 4 game series tonight at Yankee stadium.
In interleague, San Francisco edged Oakland 5-4.
Larry Lucchino will become president and chief executive officer emeritus of the Boston Red Sox when he steps down next month. The 70-year-old Lucchino announced last month he was giving up his jobs after the season, and Boston said chief operating officer Sam Kennedy will take over as president on October 16th.
Curt Schilling is headed back to TV for ESPN. Schilling said yesterday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway he would return to work for the sports network as part of its baseball postseason coverage team. ESPN confirmed the former pitcher would return to the studio for "Baseball Tonight" following its coverage of the American League wild-card game.
NHL:
In NHL preseason play, Carolina beat Ottawa 2-1, Minnesota topped Winnipeg 8-1, Florida doubled up Dallas 4-2, and it was Los Angeles over Colorado in a shootout 2-1.
Golf:
Jordan Spieth is the winner of the $10 million FedEx bonus. The winner of the Masters and U.S. Open clinched the prize by winning the Tour Championship in Atlanta. By shooting a final round 69 the 22-year old finished 9-under-par for a four shot win over Danny Lee and Justin Rose.
FIRST TEE OPEN:
Tom Watson fell just short in his bid to become the oldest winner on the Champions Tour, finishing one shot behind Esteban Toledo (toh-LAY'-doh) in the First Tee Open at Pebble Beach.
Watson closed with a 5-under 67, but Toledo won the event after his 3-under 69 gave him a 9-under total. Watson was trying to break Mike Fetchick's record as the oldest winner in tour history. Fetchick won the 1985 Hilton Head Seniors Invitational on his 63rd birthday.
NASCAR:
Matt Kenseth was the winner at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, the second race of NASCAR's Chase for the Spring Cup Championship. Kenseth pushed Kevin Harvick down the stretch and took the lead for good when the defending series champion ran out of gas. Kenseth advanced to the second round of NASCAR's playoffs and gave Joe Gibbs Racing its fourth straight win. The retiring Jeff Gordon has set the NASCAR record with his 789th consecutive start.
NCAA:
Big Ten rivals Ohio State and Michigan State remain 1-2 in the latest Associated Press college football poll. The Buckeyes received 45 of the first-place votes, while the Spartans received five. Third-ranked Mississippi was given 11 first-place votes and is followed in the poll by TCU, Baylor, Notre Dame, UCLA, Georgia, LSU and Utah.
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