Josh Allen rallies Bills from 15-point deficit in 41-40 season-opening thriller over Ravens
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen led Buffalo to three scores in the final four minutes, the last a 32-yard field goal by Matt Prater as time expired, and the Bills rallied from 15 points down to stun the Baltimore Ravens 41-40 in a season-opening thriller. Buffalo scored 16 points in the last 3:56, with Prater’s kick capping a nine-play, 66-yard drive over the final 1:26. Allen went 33 of 46 for 394 yards with two touchdowns and scored two more rushing in a matchup of the NFL’s past two MVPs. He spoiled a strong performance by Lamar Jackson, the 2023 MVP who threw for two scores and ran for another.
Aaron Rodgers looks right at home vs. Jets in Steelers debut with 4 TD passes in win
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers looked right at home in his debut with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 41-year-old quarterback threw four touchdown passes against his former team in a 34-32 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday. Rodgers’ first game with Pittsburgh to begin his 21st NFL season came after a two-year stint with the Jets that included Super Bowl dreams and mostly disappointing results. Rodgers joined the Steelers after being released by the Jets in the offseason. He threw two touchdown passes in a 50-second span that put the Steelers up in the fourth quarter.
Carlos Alcaraz beats rival Jannik Sinner at the U.S. Open for a 6th Slam title and the No. 1 ranking
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz has reasserted his superiority over Jannik Sinner with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory in the U.S. Open final. Sunday's showdown was the third Grand Slam tournament in a row where these elite, young rivals met to decide the champion. Alcaraz claimed his second trophy at Flushing Meadows and sixth overall at a major. President Donald Trump sat in a sponsor’s suite in Arthur Ashe Stadium and received a mix of cheers and boos when he offered a wave beforehand and again when he was shown on videoboards after the first set. The match’s start was delayed by about a half-hour because of extra security.
Oregon jumps to No. 4 in AP Top 25 behind Ohio St, Penn St, LSU; Illinois, Florida State into top 10
Ohio State, Penn State and LSU remain the top three teams in The Associated Press Top 25. No. 4 Oregon is back in the top five and No. 18 South Florida is ranked for the first time in seven years. Georgia's uninspired win caused them to slip to No. 6 behind Miami. Texas, Notre Dame, Illinois and Florida State round out the top 10.
Micah Parsons has a successful debut with the Packers while dealing with a back issue
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Micah Parsons moved past the frustrations from his long contract stalemate with the Dallas Cowboys by producing a successful debut performance with his new team. Parsons had one of Green Bay’s four sacks in a 27-13 victory over Detroit on Sunday as the Packers kept the Lions out of the end zone until the final minute of the game. Parsons was dealing with a back issue all summer and didn’t join the Packers until just over a week ago. But the star edge rusher still found a way to make an impact.
Jaguars rookie Travis Hunter believes he 'can do more and can do better' after NFL debut
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars rookie Travis Hunter played offense and defense in his debut. He saw action on both sides of the ball in the team's 26-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers. He played primarily on offense — he was on the field for 44 of 63 snaps — and chipped in six defensive snaps. He says, "I know I can do more and I know I can do better.” The 2024 Heisman Trophy winner at Colorado, Hunter finished with six receptions for 33 yards. Coach Liam Coen and quarterback Trevor Lawrence say Hunter made no mistakes on any of his plays.
Americans roll in sunshine and fog to win the Walker Cup for 5th straight time
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Americans have won the Walker Cup for the fifth straight time. U.S. Amateur champion Mason Howell was unbeaten in his three matches. Stewart Hagestad made a 20-foot birdie putt on the 15th that assured the U.S. would keep the cup, and then Preston Stout delivered the winner with a wedge to tap-in range that ended his match on the 17th hole. The final score was 17-9, with the Americans' 8-1-1 Sunday singles record the best since it went to 10 matches in 2009. It was the first Walker Cup at iconic Cypress Point since 1981. The Americans kept a one-point lead after the morning foursomes and quickly filled the scoreboard with red scores even as the fog began to roll in.
Georgia stuns France to reach EuroBasket quarterfinals, Slovenia and Poland also advance
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Georgia has advanced to the quarterfinals at the EuroBasket tournament for the first time with a dominant 80-70 win against France. France was runner-up to Spain in the 2022 final but both teams failed to reach the quarterfinal stage this time. Georgia advanced to face Finland, which knocked out Serbia on Saturday. Poland beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 80-72 to set up a quarterfinal against Turkey. Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić scored 42 points as Slovenia held off a fourth-quarter surge from Italy to win 84-77 and next faces World Cup winner Germany. In the last round-of-16 match, Greece beat Israel 84-79 to set up a quarterfinal match against three-time champion Lithuania.
Depay is Netherlands' all-time top scorer with 52 goals, Germany gets first win in WCup qualifying
MADRID (AP) — Memphis Depay has become the Netherlands’ outright all-time top scorer with two goals in a 3-2 win at Lithuania in World Cup qualifying. Depay scored his 51st and 52nd goals for the Netherlands, surpassing the 50 scored by Robin van Persie. The Netherlands tops Group G with 10 points from four matches. In other games, Spain routed Turkey 6-0 with Mikel Merino scoring a hat trick, Germany won 3-1 against Northern Ireland and Belgium defeated Kazakhstan 6-0. The 12 group winners from Europe will automatically qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
