NFL:
In the NFL, Buffalo took advantage of sloppy, Tom Brady-less New England to hand the Patriots their first home shutout at Gillette Stadium, winning 16-0 Sunday. It was the first loss of the season for New England (3-1), which was playing its final game before Brady returns from his four-game "Deflategate" suspension. The Bills D sacked rookie quarterback Jacoby Brissett three times. Seattle bested the Jets 27-17, Denver topped Tampa Bay 27-7, New Orleans won against San Diego 35-34, Los Angeles beat Arizona 17-13, Pittsburgh blasted Kansas City 43-14, Houston defeated Tennessee 27-20, Dallas trumped San Francisco 24-17, Jacksonville topped Indianapolis 30-27, Atlanta bested Carolina 48-33, Oakland edged Baltimore 28-27, Chicago slid past Detroit 17-14, and it was Washington over Cleveland 31-20.
On Monday Night Football, the Giants take on Minnesota in Minneapolis at 8:30 p.m.
Several punches were thrown when a shoving match erupted between Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots players near the sideline about an hour before their game Sunday. The altercation appeared to begin when Patriots starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett was jogging along the field and was shoved by Bills safety Robert Blanton. New England rookie receiver Malcolm Mitchell retaliated by shoving Blanton.
MLB:
In baseball, the Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles and San Francisco Giants won the remaining three major league wild-card berths yesterday, while the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers fell short. The Red Sox will take on Cleveland on Thursday and the Mets face San Francisco on Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Baltimore bested the Yankees 5-2, Toronto won against Boston 2-1, Tampa Bay topped Texas 6-4 in 10 innings, the Angels beat Houston 8-1, Oakland defeated Seattle 3-2, Minnesota doubled up the Whites Sox 6-3, and it was Cleveland over Kansas City 3-2.
In the National League, Philadlephia won against the Mets 5-2, San Francisco bested the Dodgers 7-1, Washington topped Miami 10-7, Arizona edged San Diego 3-2, the Cubs beat Cincinnati 7-4, Milwaukee won against Colorado 6-4 in 10 innings, and it was St. Louis over Pittsburgh 10-4.
Mark Teixeira has been honored by the New York Yankees during a 12-minute ceremony prior to the final game of his prolific career. The switch-hitting slugger was given several gifts and received a standing ovation Sunday from a scattered crowd still filing in on an overcast afternoon as the Yankees got set to play their season finale against Baltimore.
Ryan Howard's farewell game with the Philadelphia Phillies ended with a win. Cesar Hernandez hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the playoff-bound New York Mets 5-2 Sunday. Howard was honored in a pregame ceremony at Citizens Bank Park.
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the results from baseball's 2003 anonymous survey drug tests have been destroyed. Manfred revealed the information Sunday while at Fenway Park for David Ortiz's regular-season finale with the Boston Red Sox.
The Red Sox sent David Ortiz off before his final regular-season game with a pregame ceremony promising that he will return. This week, in the playoffs, when he goes for his fourth World Series title. And next year, when they hang his No. 34 from the Fenway facade among the team's retired numbers. Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell says 22-game winner Rick Porcello will start Game 1 of the AL Division Series against the Cleveland Indians, followed by David Price. Farrell says he has not decided the order for the rest of the games. The other starters are expected to be Clay Buchholz and Eduardo Rodriguez.
For the final time over 67 years, Vin Scully has signed off from a Dodgers game and heads into retirement. After pinch-hitter Rob Segedin flied out to left field to end a 7-1 loss to the Giants in San Francisco, Scully spotted the umpires bidding him farewell from the field. The famed 88-year old broadcaster closed his broadcast by telling viewers, "I have said enough for a lifetime and for the last time I wish you a very pleasant good afternoon." After a recorded highlight video Scully's career, he closed again, reciting a familiar and favorite line among Dodgers fans: "This is Vin Scully wishing you a very pleasant good afternoon wherever you may be." Scully began doing Dodgers games in 1950 when he joined Red Barber and Connie Desmond in the Brooklyn radio and television booth.
NBA:
In NBA preseason play, Houston topped the Shanghai Sharks 131-94.
No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons will likely need surgery for a broken bone in his right foot. Philadelphia 76ers president Bryan Colangelo on Sunday said no decision had been made and there was no timetable for how long Simmons would be out of action. Simmons fractured the fifth metatarsal bone during the 76ers' final training camp scrimmage on Friday.
NHL:
In NHL preseason play, Dallas edged Florida 2-1, Pittsburgh beat Columbus 2-0, Detroit bested Chicago 6-3, Toronto edged Montreal 3-2, Los Angeles blanked Anaheim 1-0, Winnipeg shut out Calgary 4-0, Edmonton edged Los Angeles 3-2, and it was San Jose over Vancouver 3-2.
WNBA:
In the WNBA, Chicago beat the Sparks 70-66, and it was Minnesota over Phoenix 82-67.
NCAA:
Martin Truex Jr. dominated at Dover International Speedway for his second victory in the first three Chase races. Austin Dillon finished eighth to stay in the championship hunt after entering the race outside the top-12 in the Chase standings. Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski (kehs-LOW'-skee), Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano are still in the running for the Sprint Cup title, as are Chase Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards and Kurt Busch.
Golf:
Ryan Moore won the Ryder Cup-clinching match as the United States beat Europe 17-11 to reclaim the trophy. Other U.S. winners yesterday were Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Brandt Snedecker, Brooks Koepka and Zach Johnson. The best match of the day finished in a tie as Phil Mickelson had 10 birdies and Sergio Garcia carded nine.
LPGA:
In-Kyung Kim shot a 7-under 66 to win the Reignwood LPGA Classic, her first LPGA Tour victory in six years. Kim finished at 24-under, a stroke ahead of third-round leader Mi Jung Hur and 2014 winner Mirim Lee in the Asian Swing opener.
F1:
Daniel Ricciardo was the winner of the Malaysian Grand Prix after race leader Lewis Hamilton was forced out when he blew an engine with 16 laps to go. Nico Rosberg finished third to extend his points lead to 23 over Hamilton with five races to go.
Women’s Soccer:
Lynn Williams scored twice in overtime and the Western New York Flash beat the Portland Thorns 4-3 on Sunday for a spot in the National Women's Soccer League championship game. The Flash will play the Washington Spirit for the league title next Sunday in Houston. The Spirit beat the Chicago Red Stars 2-1 in overtime in the other semifinal Friday night.
Emily Sonnett scored the equalizer for the Thorns in the 78th minute. The Flash led 2-1 at the half after goals from Samantha Mewis and Makenzy Doniak. Christine Sinclair's goal narrowed it for Portland in the 115th minute
Williams, who won the league's Golden Boot award for most goals in the regular season, scored in the 98th and 103rd minutes after a 2-2 draw in regulation. Lindsey Horan added a goal for the Thorns in the 115th minute to narrow the gap but Portland couldn't catch up. New York coach Paul Riley, who was the Thorns in 2014 and 2015, was ejected in the 40th minute after an interaction with the referees.
NASCAR:
Martin Truex Jr. dominated at Dover International Speedway for his second victory in the first three Chase races. Three-time NASCAR champ Tony Stewart finished 13th and was knocked out of contention in the first elimination race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
The field was sliced from 16 drivers to 12. Austin Dillon finished eighth and moved from outside the Chase to a transfer spot and a place in the next round. Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards and Kurt Busch joined Truex and Dillon in the next round that opens at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
NCAA:
Alabama and Ohio State remain one-two in this week's Associated Press college football poll. The Crimson Tide picked up 53 first-place votes, while the Buckeyes grabbed six. Clemson moves up two spots to No. 3 following a dramatic victory against Louisville, which slipped four spots to No. 7. Michigan remains No. 4, and No. 5 Washington moved up five spots with a dominant victory against Stanford. Ten ranked teams lost this week, the most in a regular season since 11 ranked teams were defeated on Oct. 4, 2014. The ACC and SEC lead the poll with six teams apiece.
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