NFL-SCHEDULE
Manning gets record, Pats get lopsided win
UNDATED (AP) β Peyton Manning has set another NFL record today by throwing for more than one touchdown pass in his 14th consecutive game. That was about the only positive note for the Denver Broncos in a 43-21 loss to the Patriots in New England.
Tom Brady threw touchdown passes to four different receivers while completing 33 of his 53 passes for 333 yards. Ron Gronkowski snared one of Brady’s four TD tosses and had nine receptions for 105 yards. Julian Edelman scored touchdowns on a five-yard catch and an 84-yard punt return while the Pats were scoring 24 unanswered points in the second quarter to carry a 27-7 lead into the locker room.
Brady is 11-5 in head-to-head matchups with Manning, including a 7-2 mark at Foxborough.
Manning finished with 438 passing yards and two touchdowns but two big interceptions as the Broncos ended a four-game winning streak and dropped to 6-2.
The AFC East-leading Patriots have won five straight since a 2-2 start.
Another quarterback record fell in Pittsburgh. Ben Roethlisberger (RAWTH’-lis-bur-gur) threw six touchdown passes for the second consecutive week while going 25 of 37 for 340 yards in Pittsburgh’s 43-23 win over Baltimore.
Roethlisberger is the first quarterback in NFL/AFL history to throw for 12 touchdowns over a two-game stretch, breaking the record of 11 set by Tom Flores for Oakland in 1963 and matched by Tom Brady seven years ago. Martavis Bryant had two scoring grabs, Antonio Brown caught 11 passes for 144 yards and a touchdown, and Matt Spaeth (spayth) caught the record-setting pass with 1:51 remaining.
Also in the NFL:
β Carson Palmer shook off an early interception return for a touchdown and tossed three scoring passes for the Arizona Cardinals in a 28-17 win over the Dallas Cowboys. The Cardinals limited DeMarco Murray to 79 yards on 19 carries, ending his season-opening streak of eight games with at least 100 yards. The 7-1 Cardinals picked up their fourth straight win and now have sole possession of the best record in the NFC this late in the season for the first time since 1974.
β Mark Sanchez was intercepted twice after replacing an injured Nick Foles, but he also threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns to lead Philadelphia past Houston 31-21, giving the Eagles a half-game ahead of Dallas for the NFC East lead. The 6-2 Eagles led by three when Jeremy Maclin grabbed a low throw from Sanchez for an 8-yard touchdown to make it 31-21 with about four minutes remaining. LeSean McCoy ran for 117 yards, and Foles tossed a 59-yard TD pass to Maclin before leaving the game with a left shoulder injury late in the first quarter.
β Cincinnati beat Jacksonville 33-23 as rookie Jeremy Hill ran for a season-high 154 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including a 60-yard scamper in the fourth quarter. Andy Dalton threw a pair of touchdown passes, one of them to A.J. Green in the Pro Bowl receiver’s return from a toe injury. Dalton was 19 of 31 for 233 yards with two interceptions and two sacks as the Bengals stayed atop the AFC North at 5-2-1.
β Cleveland trailed 17-16 until Brian Hoyer threw a 34-yard TD pass to Taylor Gabriel with 8:59 remaining to lift the Browns past Tampa Bay 22-17. Hoyer finished 21 of 34 for 300 yards, two TDs and two interceptions to help the Browns improve to 5-3, their best record at the midway point since 2007. Billy Cundiff kicked three field goals in the Browns’ fourth victory in five games.
β Ryan Tannehill threw for 288 yards and three scores, while Miami forced four turnovers in a 37-0 rout of San Diego. Tannehill had a career-high passer rating of 125.6 when he called it a day after three quarters and the Dolphins leading by 27. He went 24 of 34 with no turnovers as the 5-3 Dolphins picked up their third straight win and handed the 5-4 Chargers their third consecutive loss.
β Kansas City notched its third straight win and fifth in six games as Alex Smith threw for 199 yards and two scores in the Chiefs’ 24-10 victory against the 1-8 New York Jets. Smith had a pass batted down near the goal line by Jets linebacker Calvin Pace, but the deflection went directly into the hands of Anthony Fasano for a TD that put the Chiefs ahead 14-0 in the first quarter. Jamaal Charles rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown for the 5-3 Chiefs.
β The 49ers are nothing more than a .500 team after Greg Zuerlein (ZWER’-lyn) drilled a 39-yard field goal to snap a 10-10 tie with 5:25 to play in the St. Louis Rams’ 13-10 win at Santa Clara. Colin Kaepernick (KAP’-ur-nik) fumbled at the goal line with two seconds remaining to seal the outcome. Kaepernick lost a pair of fumbles and was sacked eight times while going 22 of 33 for 237 yards, including a 27-yard TD pass to Anquan Boldin early in the second half.
β Teddy Bridgewater is 3-2 through his first five NFL starts after completing 26 of his 42 passes for 268 yards without a turnover in Minnesota’s 29-26 win over Washington. Bridgewater engineered a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown drives that ended with Matt Asiata (az-ee-AH’-tah) carrying the ball into the end zone. Asiata had three touchdown runs for the 4-5 Vikings, who sacked Robert Griffin III five times, including on three straight plays in the third quarter.
NFL-EAGLES/INJURIES
Eagles lose Ryans
UNDATED (AP) β Eagles linebacker DeMeco Ryans tore his right Achilles tendon in Philadelphia’s 31-21 win over the Texans in Houston. That’s according to a person familiar with the injury.
Ryans was carted off the field in the fourth quarter after fumbling the ball following an interception. He suffered the same injury on his left leg on the same field in 2010 when he played for Houston.
NFL-REDSKINS-NICKNAME PROTEST
Redskins nickname protested
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) β Thousands of people rallied outside the stadium in Minnesota before the Redskins-Vikings game, the latest protest against Washington’s divisive nickname.
Organizers estimated the crowd around 5,000 on Sunday morning.
Native American leaders, local politicians, former sports stars and other speakers voiced their disdain for Redskins owner Dan Snyder and his refusal to change the nickname they’ve derided as derogatory and racist.
NASCAR-TEXAS
Johnson wins amid frustrated Chase field
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) β NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup championship has become a war of attrition for the drivers still in the title hunt.
None of the eight championship contenders were able to clinch one of the final four spots in the Chase during Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway. Jimmie Johnson won his third consecutive Texas fall race after already being eliminated from the Chase last month. He emerged from a frantic finish, the second attempt at a green-white-checkered finish after his teammate and Chase contender Jeff Gordon spun out from the front after contact with Brad Keselowski.
An irate Gordon stopped his car on pit road right by Keselowski and confronted him. There were punches thrown in the melee, with NASCAR officials in the middle of crew members and others around the No. 2 car.
Johnson beat Chase contender Kevin Harvick by a half-second. Keselowski finished third. The next-highest Chase contender was Carl Edwards in ninth and Denny Hamlin 10th. Gordon was 29th.
NBA-SCHEDULE
Kings rally to beat Clippers
UNDATED (AP) β The Los Angeles Clippers have absorbed their first loss of the season.
DeMarcus Cousins had 34 points and 17 rebounds to pace Sacramento to a 98-92 win over the Clippers. Rudy Gay added 25 points for the Kings, who rallied from a 10-point deficit in the third quarter and outscored the Clippers 28-18 in the fourth.
Blake Griffin and Spencer Hawes both scored 17 points to lead five Clippers in double figures. Chris Paul had 16 points and 11 assists.
Also in the NBA:
β Miami beat Toronto for the 16th straight time as Chris Bosh scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Heat’s 107-102 triumph over the Raptors. Dwyane Wade added 19 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for the 3-0 Heat.
β Carmelo Anthony reached the 20,000 point plateau for his career before hitting the tiebreaking jumper with 1:24 left in New York’s 96-93 triumph over Charlotte. Anthony finished with 28 points Amare Stoudemire came off the bench to add 17 points and 10 rebounds in 23 minutes.
β Klay Thompson capped his 29-point effort by draining the go-ahead jumper with 8.7 seconds left in Golden State’s 95-90 win at Portland. Stephen (STEH’-fehn) Curry finished with 21 points for the Warriors, who are 3-0 for the first time in 20 years.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-INDIANA/DAVIS
Hoosiers’ Davis improving
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) β Indiana University officials say basketball player Devin Davis is improving after being struck by a teammate’s car and suffering a head injury.
The school issued a release quoting team Dr. Larry Rink as saying Davis’ speech is normal and he has the use of all extremities.
The news release did not indicate the 19-year-old’s medical condition.
Bloomington police say they found Davis unconscious early Saturday after he was struck by an SUV driven by teammate Emmitt Holt outside of Memorial Stadium.
NHL-SCHEDULE
Sabres have enough offense in win over Wings
UNDATED (AP) β The Buffalo Sabres entered Sunday’s NHL action with the league’s worst offense, scoring just 13 goals in 12 games. They managed to find the net four times against Detroit, including a pair of shootout goals in a 3-2 win over the Red Wings.
Tyler Ennis and Zemgus Girgensons both assisted on regulation goals before providing the Sabres’ shootout tallies. Chris Stewart scored his first goal of the season with 6:52 left in the third period to tie the game before Buffalo completed its third victory in 13 games.
Elsewhere on ice:
β Filip Forsberg had two goals, including the game-winner in the third period of Nashville’s 3-1 win over Vancouver. Forsberg also set up Colin Wilson’s first goal of the season with 93 seconds left as the Predators improved to 7-2-2.
β Hampus Lindholm and Cam Fowler scored 1:44 apart in the third period to turn Anaheim’s 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 victory against Colorado. Corey Perry scored his league-leading 11th goal to help the Ducks improve to 10-3-0.
β Elias Lindholm’s second-period goal gave Carolina a 3-1 lead in a 3-2 triumph over Los Angeles. Victor Rask and Chris Terry also scored as the Hurricanes won for the second straight day since an 0-6-2 start.
β Shane Doan scored twice and Arizona erased a 3-1 deficit in a 6-5 victory over Washington, ending the Coyotes’ three-game losing streak. The game was tied 3-3 until San Gagner and Doan scored 1:28 apart early in the third period.
β Josh Jooris had two goals and Curtis Glencross provided the game-winner and one assist as Calgary whipped the Canadiens 6-2 in Montreal. Mark Giordano added an empty-net goal and an assist in the Flames’ second straight win.
β Michael Hutchinson stopped 33 shots for his first career shutout and Michael Frolik scored 20 seconds into Winnipeg’s 1-0 decision over Chicago. The Jets are 4-0-1 in their last five games following their second 1-0 victory in two nights.
NHL-BRUINS-JULIEN EXTENSION
Julien gets extension
BOSTON (AP) β Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien has signed a multiyear contract extension.
Julien led the Bruins to the Stanley Cup championship in 2010-11 and is the longest serving coach in consecutive seasons in franchise history. He has guided the Bruins to the playoffs in each of his seven full seasons as coach and has a 317-171- 65 record.
CHAMPIONS TOUR-CHARLES SCHWAB CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
Pernice outlasts Haas in Champions Tour finale
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) β Tom Pernice (pur-NEES’) Jr. birdied the fourth playoff hole to beat Jay Haas in the Champions Tour’s season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
The 55-year-old Pernice got up-and-down from the left bunker on the par-5 18th, holing a 6-foot putt after Haas made a 12-footer for par.
Pernice capped his 3-under 67 with a 6-foot birdie putt on 18 to match Haas at minus-11. Haas closed with a 66.
GOLF-LPGA
Park holds off Lewis
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) β Inbee Park has won the LPGA Taiwan Championship for her third victory of the year. The world’s top ranked player shot a final round 1-under 71 to finish at 22-under. That’s two shots better than Stacy Lewis, who finished with a 69.
FORMULA ONE-US GRAND PRIX
Hamilton pads lead
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) β Lewis Hamilton got the better of Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg once again, winning the U.S. Grand Prix to edge closer to his second Formula One world championship.
Hamilton leads Rosberg by 24 points with two races left in Brazil and Abu Dhabi.
T25-AP POLL
Auburn, TCU jump in this week’s AP poll
UNDATED (AP) β Mississippi State and Florida State remain 1-2 in the newest Associated Press college football poll, but Auburn climbed a notch to third with Saturday’s win over Mississippi. Alabama slips to fourth, followed by Oregon.
TCU makes a four-step climb to No. 6 following a last second win over West Virginia. Michigan State checks in at seven, while Notre Dame, Kansas State and Baylor round out the top ten.
MARATHON-NEW YORK
Kenyans sweep NYC Marathon
NEW YORK (AP) β Wilson Kipsang of Kenya has won the men’s title at the New York City Marathon, while countrywoman Mary Keitany captured the women’s title.
Kipsang won in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 10 minutes, 59 seconds. Boston Marathon champ Meb Keflezighi (kehf-LEHZH’-gee) of the United States was fourth.
Tennis star Caroline Wozniacki completed the course in 3 hours, 27 minutes in her first marathon.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL-HILL/TUMOR
Hill hits two layups while fulfilling dream
CINCINNATI (AP) β Lauren Hill felt so good after fulfilling her dream that she felt inspired to play another game for Division III Mount St. Joseph’s.
Much depends on Hill’s health and energy as she deals with an inoperable brain tumor that has left her with just months to live. In between making two layups that started and finished Sunday’s 66-55 victory over Hiram College and brought a crowd of 10,250 to its feet, she spent much of her inspiring game sitting on the bench wearing sunglasses and headphones.
Hill’s condition has made her extremely sensitive to sensations her teammates and opposing players take for granted, but she still enjoyed the bright gym and the cheering crowd. And she certainly savored her two baskets in a game she described as amazing and awesome.
