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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ben Johnson slept well Saturday night. Better than he normally does the night before a game.

That’s because his quarterback was as prepared as he ever has been.

“I could kind of tell last night,�...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants entered this weekend needing just one win to avoid losing 100 games in a single season for the second time in franchise history. As they embark upon their final trip of the year, ...Read more

SEATTLE — Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold is expected to miss next week’s game at Arizona, according to reports from both the NFL Network and FOX Sports during their pregame shows Sunday morning.

But each report ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — There are no easy wins in the NFL. Every victory should be celebrated, even the ugly ones.

But it’s hard to ignore the way the Steelers ground their way to a 20-13 win against the Atlanta Falcons on ...Read more

MIAMI — This 61st Miami Dolphins season that kicked off Sunday is going to be all about seeing the positives, and sometimes having to look hard for them. It will be about divining hope that may not be obviously there.

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LAS VEGAS — Kirk Cousins has 301 touchdown passes in his 15-year NFL career, his first three Sunday for the Las Vegas Raiders sparking their Week 1 victory.

The Raiders rolled to a 27-13 win over the Miami Dolphins at ...Read more

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawrence Butler launched a sky-high, two-run home run off Mariners closer Andrés Munoz in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Athletics stunned the Mariners for the second time this weekend...Read more

BOSTON — Only two pitchers in Red Sox history have opened a game with an immaculate inning — three batters, nine pitches, three strikeouts.

One is Pedro Martinez. The other, as of Sunday, is Payton Tolle.

Boston’s ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — Chicago White Sox starter David Sandlin retired the first 16 batters he faced on Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Sandlin’s bid for perfection ended when Nathan Church singled to right field with ...Read more

It was a winning trip to Chicago for the Pittsburgh Pirates, even if it wasn’t the final record they hoped for.

The Pirates ended their week in the Windy City with a 4-3 win against the Chicago Cubs at a drizzly Wrigley...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Chargers are trying to find their sea legs with their new offense.

More pre-snap motion. Imbalanced formations. A dizzying array of plays.

They unveiled the new scheme Sunday and mostly came away ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — After Kyler Murray beat J.J. McCarthy out for the Minnesota Vikings’ starting quarterback job, coach Kevin O’Connell went with veteran Carson Wentz as the team’s No. 2 QB over the 23-year-old.

It ...Read more

ATLANTA — Luis Arraez went after a first-pitch slider, and popped it straight up.

Braves third baseman Austin Riley settled underneath it, making the catch for the second out of the eighth in yet another wasted ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — It wasn’t pretty, to be sure, but the Steelers began the Mike McCarthy era with a 20-13 victory against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday at Acrisure Stadium.

And they saw the dominating return of a familiar ...Read more

DETROIT — When Amon-Ra St. Brown caught a 19-yard touchdown pass from Jared Goff to go up 21-0 with 8:59 left in the third quarter, it seemed the party had officially begun in the season opener at Ford Field.

And ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Chicago Bears surpassed 50 points for the first time since 2012 and won a 59-37 shootout in Sunday’s season opener against the Carolina Panthers.

Quarterback Caleb Williams accounted for four ...Read more

MIAMI — Dodgers rookie Josue De Paula’s first major-league hit was a no-doubter off the bat.

He’d already fouled off three sinkers in the at-bat and was rewarded with a four-seam fastball on the inner third of the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Vikings made it just three drives into the 2026 season before losing their starting quarterback.

Kyler Murray left the game to be evaluated for a concussion after being hit by Green Bay Packers safety ...Read more