MLB:
In baseball, in the American League, the Yankees topped Tampa Bay 3-1 and the Blue Jays crushed Atlanta 9-1 in interleague play as the Yankees remain 3 games behind Toronto in the AL East leading Blue Jays, Boston bested Baltimore 10-1, Cleveland beat Kansas City 5-1, Texas crushed Houston 14-3, Detroit defeated Minnesota 7-4 in 12 innings, the White Sox won against Oakland 9-4, and it was Seattle over the Angels 3-1.
In the National League, Miami blanked the Mets 6-0 shrinking their lead to 7 ½ games in the NL East, Washington blasted Philadelphia 12-2, the Cubs edged Pittsburgh 3-2 in 12 innings, St. Louis slid past Milwaukee 5-4, San Diego beat Arizona 4-3, the Dodgers shut out Colorado 2-0, and it was San Francisco over Cincinnati 5-3.
In interleague play, Toronto won against Atlanta 9-1.
NFL:
In Thursday night football, Denver will be in Kansas City at 8:25 tonight.
A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that the New York Jets will work out former quarterback Terrelle Pryor as a wide receiver next week. The Cleveland Browns waived Pryor last week after he made the roster as a wide receiver despite not catching a pass in the preseason.
The NFL has reinstated two Patriots employees cited by the league for their roles in the Deflategate controversy. John Jastremski and Jim McNally were at the center of the scandal. The Patriots asked for their reinstatement, saying the team had satisfied the league's requirements on the issue.
Browns starting quarterback Josh McCown can't practice until Friday because of a concussion he suffered in the opening game loss to the Jets. That means backup Johnny Manziel will be with Cleveland's first-team offense the next two days. However, the team will carefully monitor him because of lingering elbow tendinitis.
A person with direct knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that Ryan Mallett will start at quarterback for the Houston Texans on Sunday at Carolina. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the team is not expected to disclose its starting quarterback until game day.
Brian Hoyer started the season-opener, but had two turnovers early and was benched in the fourth quarter. Mallett took over and led the Texans on two scoring drives in the last six minutes of the 27-20 loss to Kansas City.
Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has been fined $35,000 by the NFL for his personal foul against Raiders receiver Amari Cooper during their opener on Sunday. Jones got on top of Cooper, knocked off his helmet and slammed his head against it at the end of a play during the second quarter, drawing a penalty for unnecessary roughness. Jones says that he's going to appeal the fine.
MLS:
The New England Revolution beat the New York Red Bulls 2-1 last night to move into first place in the Eastern Conference. Kelyn Rowe broke a tie in the 65th minute. New England won its sixth straight game, matching a club record set in 2005. New York lost for only the second time in its last 10 matches.
New York City FC beat Toronto FC 2-0 last night to end a three-game losing streak. Frank Lampard scored his first MLS goal in the 20th minute. He settled RJ Allen's back-pass with his chest and rolled in a goal through traffic. Patrick Mullins headed in Andrea Pirlo's corner kick in the 77th.
NCAA:
Rutgers has suspended football coach Kyle Flood for three games after he contacted a faculty member over a player's status. Flood was also fined $50,000. A report found that Flood emailed and met in person with a faculty member even though he knew or should have known of the university's policies prohibiting coach-initiated contact with faculty members regarding students' academic standing. The report also found that Flood provided grammatical and minor editorial suggestions for a player's paper to complete a course.
Oregon quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. confirmed that he has a broken finger and says it's a game-time decision whether he'll start Saturday against Georgia State. Vernon says he broke his right index finger in the season opener. It was bothering him in the Ducks' 31-28 loss at now-No. 4 Michigan State last weekend. Jeff Lockie, Marcus Mariota's backup last season for the Ducks, will start against the Panthers if Adams can't go.
NHL:
The New Jersey Devils have signed free-agent center Jiri Tlusty to a one-year, $800,000 contract. Tlusty had 14 goals and 17 assists in 72 regular-season games last season with Carolina and Winnipeg. He has 87 goals and 86 assists in 416 career games in eight seasons with Toronto, Carolina and Winnipeg.
The New York Islanders have re-signed center Brock Nelson to a three-contract. Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Nelson had 20 goals and 22 assists in 82 regular-season games last season and added two goals in seven playoff games.
Patrick Kane is expected to join his Chicago Blackhawks teammates at training camp this week as he awaits the results of a sexual-assault investigation. Kane's agent, Pat Brisson, wrote in a text message to The Associated Press indicating his client's intention of attending. Camp begins Friday on the Notre Dame campus in South Bend, Indiana.
Kane is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s last month at his offseason residence near his hometown of Buffalo, New York, a person familiar with the investigation has told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because police have not revealed details of the case. Kane has not been charged, but the case has overshadowed the Blackhawks over the past month.
Tennis:
Lucie Safarova, who lost to Serena Williams in the French Open final this year, has been hospitalized in the Czech Republic with an unspecified infectious disease. She posted a photo of herself from the hospital saying she has a bacterial infection. It's not clear when she may recover. Safarova has already qualified for the WTA Finals in Singapore in doubles with Bethanie Mattek-Sands, for winning the Australian and French Opens, and stands a good chance to qualify in singles having reached her highest ranking at No. 5.