NFL:
On Thursday Night Football, The Seattle Seahawks are 3-4 following their fourth straight win over the San Francisco 49ers, 20-3 at Santa Clara. Marshawn Lynch rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown while the Seahawks' defense held the 2-5 Niners to 142 total yards. Russell Wilson completed 10 of his first 12 passes and finished with 235 yards passing, including a 43-yard scoring strike to Tyler Lockett late in the first half.
On Sunday, Buffalo faces Jacksonville in London at 9:30, the Jets are in New England at 1, and the Giants see the Cowboys in the Meadowlands at 4:25.
The Patriots' official Twitter account sent out — and then deleted — a picture of the New York Jets' infamous "butt fumble" as the AFC East rivals approach Sunday's game in New England. With a hashtag for "Throwback Thursday" and the caption, "This seems relevant," the Patriots sent the picture of Mark Sanchez losing the football after running into the rear end of offensive lineman Brandon Moore in 2012.
Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor will miss his second consecutive game Sunday against Jacksonville due to a left knee injury. Coach Rex Ryan says Taylor hasn't sufficiently recovered and did not practice today for the game in England. E.J. Manuel will start again in Taylor's place. Jacksonville running back T.J. Yeldon returned to practice after sitting out last week's game with a groin injury. He could be back in the line-up Sunday.
Wide receiver Brandon Lloyd has announced his retirement after 11 NFL seasons, saying he has no regrets and is "blessed to leave the game in such a healthy and happy place." The 34-year-old receiver played for six teams in his 142-game career. He led the league in yards receiving with 1,448 in 2010, the only year he was selected for the Pro Bowl. Lloyd finished with 399 career receptions for 5,989 yards and 36 touchdowns.
MLB:
The AL Championship Series resumes tonight when the Blue Jays take on the Royals at 8.
The NL Championship Series had its largest television audience since 2010 despite lasting just four games. The New York Mets' sweep of the Chicago Cubs in a matchup of big-market teams averaged 7.9 million viewers on TBS. The network says that's the most since the six-game Giants-Phillies series five years ago on Fox.
The Boston Red Sox say manager John Farrell's cancer is in remission. The club says Farrell had his post-treatment testing and learned yesterday that his non-Hodgkins lymphoma was in remission. Farrell says he's thankful for the support he's received. Red Sox president Dave Dombrowski says the team looks forward to having him back.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have employed seven managers since Tom Lasorda ended his 21-season run in 1996. They are now in the market for their eighth.
Don Mattingly is out after agreeing with the team that it's time for a new start for both sides. He racked up a winning record in all five of his seasons as Los Angeles skipper and took the team to the last three NL West titles. The Dodgers were 446-363 under Mattingly, but have not reached the World Series since winning the title in 1988.
Mattingly says after meeting with team officials that both sides realized it was time to move on. He would not give specifics of the meeting, but did say he wants to manage again. The 54-year-old former Yankees star ranks sixth in wins among Dodgers managers.
NHL:
In the NHL, the Rangers topped Arizona 4-1, New Jersey bested Ottawa in a shootout 5-4, Dallas trumped Pittsburgh 4-1, Nashville won against Anaheim 5-1, Minnesota edged Columbus 3-2, Chicago skated past Florida 3-2, Washington defeated Vancouver 3-2, and it was Los Angeles over San Jose 4-1.
NBA:
In preseason NBA play, Boston topped New York 99-85, Indiana won against Charlotte 98-86, Utah beat Denver 98-78, Golden State blasted the Lakers 136-97, and it was the Clippers over Portland 115-109.
NCAAF:
In top 25 college football, UCLA beat No. 20 California 40-24 and it was No. 22 Temple over East Carolina 24-14.
NCAA - Basketball:
Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino vows he "will not resign" as investigations continue into an escort's book allegations that former Cardinals staffer Andre McGee hired her and other dancers to strip and have sex with recruits and players.
The Hall of Fame coach apologized on his website to fans for having to "endure the pain" of allegations by Katina Powell that McGee paid strippers to perform 22 shows from 2010-14 at the players' dormitory. Pitino has denied knowledge of the activities described in Powell's book.
NCAA - Baseball:
College World Series games lasted well over three hours this year, and that's not expected to decrease. The NCAA Baseball Rules Committee has withdrawn an experimental rules proposal that would have created a 20-second pitch clock with runners on base. A survey of 25 Division I conferences showed little support for the clock, which the Division I Baseball Committee had recommended using throughout the 2016 NCAA tournament. The average length of nine-inning games in the College World Series increased from 2 hours, 53 minutes in 2012 to 3 hours, 19 minutes in 2015.
PGA:
Canada's David Hearn birdied his final three holes for a 7-under 64 and a share of the lead through one round of the PGA's Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Hearn had eight birdies and a bogey as he seeks his first PGA Tour victory. Michael Thompson, Mark Hubbard and Tyler Aldridge also topped the leaderboard at TPC Summerlin, although Aldridge had two holes left when play was suspended because of darkness. Eleven players were one shot back when play was stopped.
LPGA:
South Korean Ji Eun-hee shot a 6-under 66 in windy conditions to take a one-stroke lead in the LPGA Taiwan Championship. The winner of the 2008 LPGA Championship and 2009 U.S. Women's Open leads a player from China. American Morgan Pressel, England's Charley Hull, Germany's Sandra Gal and South Korea's Sun Young Yoo are two back after opening with 68s.
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