By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays became the first American League team to secure a spot in the postseason on Sunday with an 8-5 win over the Kansas City Royals. The AL-best and AL East-leading Blue Jays locked up a playoff spot with a week remaining in
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Sept. 22 MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m. MLBN — Washington at Atlanta (7:15 p.m.) 10 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Milwaukee at San Diego (9:40 p.m.) OR St. Louis at San Francisco (9:45 p.m.) NFL FOOTBALL 8:15 p.m. ABC — Detroit at
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 17 8 6 57 56 38 Vancouver 16 6 7 55 56 31 Minnesota United 15 7 9 54 51 36 Los Angeles FC 14 7 8 50 57 37 Seattle 12 9 9 45 52 45 Austin FC 12 10
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB z-Toronto 90 66 .577 — New York 88 68 .564 2 Boston 85 70 .548 4½ Tampa Bay 75 80 .484 14½ Baltimore 73 83 .468 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 85 71 .545 — Cleveland 84 72 .538 1 Kansas City 78
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB x-Philadelphia 92 63 .594 — New York 80 76 .513 12½ Miami 76 80 .487 16½ Atlanta 73 83 .468 19½ Washington 64 92 .410 28½ Central Division W L Pct GB x-Milwaukee 95 61 .609 — z-Chicago 88 68 .564 7 Cincinnati 80 76 .513
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF z-Toronto 90 66 .577 — — 6-4 W-1 50-25 40-41 768 702 66 New York 88 68 .564 2 +3½ 7-3 W-2 44-31 44-37 816 672 144 Boston 85 70 .548 4½ +1 5-5 W-2 46-32
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB z-Toronto 90 66 .577 — New York 88 68 .564 2 Boston 85 70 .548 4½ Tampa Bay 75 80 .484 14½ Baltimore 73 83 .468 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 85 71 .545 — Cleveland 84 72 .538 1 Kansas City 78
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Toronto 1 1 0 0 2 4 3 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 2 0 2 0 0 3 10 Tampa
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Toronto 1 1 0 0 2 4 3 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Montreal 0 0 0 0
Continue Reading No. 1 Ohio St. (3-0) did not play. Next: at Washington, Saturday. No. 2 Penn St. (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 6 Oregon, Saturday. No. 3 LSU (4-0) beat SE Louisiana 56-10. Next: at No. 13 Mississippi, Saturday. No. 4 Miami (4-0) beat Florida 26-7. Next: at No. 7 Florida St., TBA. No.
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Pittsburgh 11 Athletics 0 Final Atlanta 6 Detroit 2 Final San Diego 3 Chicago White Sox 2 Final Colorado 3 L.A. Angels 1 Final Miami 4 Texas 2 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Minnesota 6 Cleveland 2 Final Toronto 8 Kansas City 5 Final N.Y. Yankees 7 Baltimore 1 Final
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Toronto Blue Jays (89-66, first in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (78-77, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Trey Yesavage (0-0, 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Royals: Michael Wacha (9-12, 3.79 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 117 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Monday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at BALTIMORE 5½ 5½ (53½) Detroit College Football Thursday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at EAST CAROLINA 3½ 3½ (53½) Army Friday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Florida State 9½ 6½ (57½) at VIRGINIA at ARIZONA STATE 1½ 2½ (55½) TCU Houston 9½ 11½
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_T.Turner, Philadelphia, .305; Hoerner, Chicago, .299; Frelick, Milwaukee, .294; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .292; Perdomo, Arizona, .290; Burleson, St. Louis, .289; Arraez, San Diego, .287; Turang, Milwaukee, .286; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .283; Donovan, St. Louis, .282. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 141; J.Soto, New York, 117; Lindor, New York, 112; Tatis, San Diego, 108; Schwarber, Philadelphia,
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .326; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .315; Bichette, Toronto, .311; Springer, Toronto, .305; Peña, Houston, .304; Y.Díaz, Tampa Bay, .302; V.Guerrero, Toronto, .299; Witt, Kansas City, .292; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .285; Kirk, Toronto, .285. RUNS_Judge, New York, 130; Raleigh, Seattle, 107; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 103; Springer, Toronto, 101; J.Ramírez, Cleveland, 100; Witt, Kansas City,
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By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Noah Cameron pitched into the seventh inning, Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino hit back-to-back home runs, and the Kansas City Royals beat Toronto 2-1 on Saturday night to prevent the Blue Jays from clinching a playoff spot. Toronto’s lead in the AL East was
Continue Reading EAST Albany (NY) 13, Cornell 10 Alfred 35, St. Lawrence 13 Alfred St. 56, Buffalo St. 20 Allegheny 26, Thiel 0 Amherst 23, Hamilton 13 Anna Maria 33, Mass. Maritime 27, OT Bloomsburg 34, Edinboro 18 Brown 46, Georgetown 0 California (Pa.) 42, Lock Haven 6 Carnegie Mellon 17, Berry 9 Charleston (WV) 38, Concord
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Saturday At zMax Dragway, Concord, N.C. Pairings Top Fuel 1. Brittany Force, 3.698 seconds, 338.85 mph vs. Bye vs. vs. 8. Shawn Reed, 3.754, 330.72 vs. 9. Tony Stewart, 3.760, 329.67; 2. Doug Kalitta, 3.700, 334.48 vs. Bye vs. vs. 7. Antron Brown, 3.750, 329.75 vs. 10. Josh Hart, 3.763, 329.83;
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Dick Ebersol helped change comedy and late-night television when he teamed up with Lorne Michaels to create “Saturday Night Live” in 1975. When it comes to sports television, Ebersol’s creation of “Sunday Night Football” on NBC in 2006 also has had a significant impact. It is fitting then that
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Sept. 21 AUTO RACING 6:55 a.m. ESPN — Formula 1: The Qatar Airways Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan 10 a.m. FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, zMax Dragway, Concord, N.C. (Taped) Noon FS1 — NHRA: The NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals,
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 17 8 6 57 56 38 Vancouver 16 6 7 55 56 31 Minnesota United 15 7 9 54 51 36 Los Angeles FC 13 7 8 47 53 36 Seattle 12 8 9 45 51 43 Portland 11 10 9
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 89 66 .574 — New York 87 68 .561 2 Boston 85 70 .548 4 Tampa Bay 75 80 .484 14 Baltimore 73 82 .471 16 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 85 70 .548 — Cleveland 84 71 .542 1 Kansas City 78
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB x-Philadelphia 92 63 .594 — New York 80 75 .516 12 Miami 75 80 .484 17 Atlanta 72 83 .465 20 Washington 63 92 .406 29 Central Division W L Pct GB z-Milwaukee 95 60 .613 — z-Chicago 88 67 .568 7 Cincinnati 79 76 .510
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 89 66 .574 — New York 87 68 .561 2 Boston 85 70 .548 4 Tampa Bay 75 80 .484 14 Baltimore 73 82 .471 16 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 85 70 .548 — Cleveland 84 71 .542 1 Kansas City 78
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 89 66 .574 — — 6-4 L-4 50-25 39-41 760 697 63 New York 87 68 .561 2 +3 7-3 W-1 44-31 43-37 809 671 138 Boston 85 70 .548 4 +1 5-5 W-2 46-32
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ottawa
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Florida 0 0 0 0
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Atlanta 6 Detroit 5 Final Pittsburgh 2 Athletics 0 Final Miami 4 Texas 3 Final San Diego 7 Chicago White Sox 3 Final L.A. Angels 3 Colorado 0 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Cleveland 6 Minnesota 0 Final Cleveland 8 Minnesota 0 Final Kansas City 2 Toronto 1 Final N.Y.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Toronto Blue Jays (89-65, first in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (77-77, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Shane Bieber (3-1, 3.72 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (8-7, 2.98 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 103 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_T.Turner, Philadelphia, .305; Hoerner, Chicago, .301; Frelick, Milwaukee, .295; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .293; Burleson, St. Louis, .289; Perdomo, Arizona, .289; Arraez, San Diego, .287; Turang, Milwaukee, .287; Donovan, St. Louis, .283; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .283. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 139; J.Soto, New York, 117; Lindor, New York, 111; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 106; Tatis, San Diego,
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