First Sunday of the 2016 season
UNDATED (AP) — The New England Patriots were able to survive without quarterback Tom Brady as they opened their 2016 season with a victory against one of the NFL's top teams.
Yanks hold off Jays...Red Sox tied for AL East lead...Marlins and Pirates in free falls...4 straight win for Dodgers
UNDATED (AP) —There was a thrilling end to the New York Yankees' win over AL East-leading Toronto. Brett Gardner made a leaping catch against the left field wall to rob Justin Smoak with the bases loaded in the ninth to preserve a 7-6 win over the Blue Jays and keep the Yanks' wild
AL East race tightens
UNDATED (AP) — Just two games separate the top three teams in the American League East after the first-place Toronto Blue Jays lost for the third time in four games.
Longhorns outlast Irish
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Associated Press top-25 football poll will look quite a bit different when it is released Tuesday. Notre Dame became the third top-10 team to fall this weekend, joining third-ranked Oklahoma and No. 5 LSU.
NL West-leading Dodgers rally for split at Coors Field...Orioles fading in AL East...Twins losing streak hits 13
UNDATED (AP) — — Colorado split a doubleheader with the Dodgers, winning 7-0 and losing the second game 10-6. In the opener, Tyler Anderson scattered six hits over 6 1/3 innings and drove in a run in the Rockies first shutout at home this season. Nolan Arenado had a run-scoring double i
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Mets, Bucs win thrillers
UNDATED (AP) — The New York Mets have run their winning streak to seven games by earning a ridiculous victory in Atlanta.
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Day 12-Williams ousted
NEW YORK (AP) — Roberta Vinci said she had booked a flight home for Saturday, the day of the U.S. Open women's final. She had to rebook that trip after pulling off one of the greatest shockers in Grand Slam history.
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Brady sharp in NFL season opener
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Other than the weather, it was a near-perfect night for Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.
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Mets sweep Nats...Cards rally past Cubs
UNDATED (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes continues to carry the New York Mets on his back during the stretch run.
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O's top Yanks...Mets shock Nats
UNDATED (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays needed extra innings to regain their 1 ½-game lead over the New York Yankees in the American League East.
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Labor Day matinee play
UNDATED (AP) — The New York Mets created some breathing room for themselves in the NL East race on Labor Day despite blowing an early 3-0 lead.
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Jays power past Baltimore
UNDATED (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays have carried a 1 ½-game division lead into Labor Day. Not bad for a club that was under .500 on July 28.
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Wildcats stun Stanford
UNDATED (AP) — Northwestern has opened its college football schedule with a victory over a ranked team.
Clayton Thorson and Justin Jackson led the Wildcats' offense while the defense shut down Stanford in a 16-6 triumph over the 21st-rated Cardinal in Evanston...
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Yanks inch closer to Jays
UNDATED (AP) — Just a half-game separates the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees in the American League East.