MLB-LCS
Mets take opener over the Cubs
UNDATED (AP) β Matt Harvey limited the Cubs to four hits over 7 2-3 innings in the Mets’ 4-2 win to open the National League Championship Series.
Daniel Murphy and Travis d’Arnaud homered off Chicago starter Jon Lester and Curtis Granderson drove in the other two runs for New York.
Harvey allowed two runs and struck out nine, leaving after Kyle Schwarber’s 459-foot home run.
Murphy put the Mets ahead in the first, matching a team record by homering in his third straight postseason game.
Major league wins leader Jake Arrieta (ehr-ee-EH’-tah) starts for the Cubs on Sunday night in Game 2 against Mets rookie Noah Syndergaard.
Kansas City took advantage of a fielding miscue to get to a dominating David Price and went on to beat Toronto 6-3 in Game 2 of the ALCS. The defending champ Royals have a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Price was cruising along on a one hitter after retiring 18 in a row and had a 3-0 lead heading into the seventh inning. But second baseman Ryan Goins and right fielder Jose Bautista allowed a lead-off, shallow fly ball from Ben Zobrist to drop between them and the Royals went on to a five-run inning to take control.
Eric Hosmer, Kendry Morales, Mike Moustakas and Alex Gordon each drove in a run before Price was pulled. Alex Rios drove in one more run before the inning was over.
Game 3 of the series is set for Monday in Toronto.
T25-SCHEDULE
Spartans stun Michigan
UNDATED (AP) β Jalen Watts-Jackson scored on a flubbed punt attempt on the final play of the game, giving No. 7 Michigan State a shocking 27-23 win over No. 12 Michigan.
With the Wolverines leading 23-21 and 10 seconds left, punter Blake O’Neill bobbled a low snap, and spun around to try and make the kick. But he was hit, the ball popped free and Watts-Jackson caught it, broke a few tackles along the 38-yard return for the game winner.
The stunning ending upped Michigan State’s record to 7-0. Michigan lost for the first time since opening the season with a setback at Utah and is now 5-2.
Connor Cook was 18 of 39 for 328 yards and a TD for Michigan State, and Aaron Burbridge had nine receptions for 132 yards.
Sione Houma ran for two MichiganTDs and Kenny Allen kicked three field goals
In other AP Top-25 play:
β J.T. Barrett ran for two first-half touchdowns and threw for two more in the fourth quarter to lead No. 1 Ohio State to a 38-10 win over Penn State. Barrett relieved Cardale Jones for good in the third quarter after the starting quarterback went just 9 of 15 for 84 yards for the 7-0 Buckeyes. Ezekiel Elliott rushed 153 yards rushing and a score for OSU, which rolled up 315 yards on the ground.
β No. 2 Baylor got three touchdowns from receiver Corey Coleman in a 62-38 win over West Virginia. Coleman leads the nation with 16 touchdown receptions which is a school record for the 6-0 Bears. Quarterback Seth Russell threw for 380 yards and five scores and ran for 160 and another touchdown.
β Trevone Boykin threw for 436 yards and four touchdowns and third-ranked TCU rolled past Iowa State 45-21 for its third road win in four weeks. Josh Doctson had 190 yards receiving and two TDs for the 7-0 Horned Frogs who went on a 31-0 run after the first quarter.
β Travis Wilson threw for 297 yards and two touchdown as No. 4 Utah held off Arizona State 34-18 to remain the lone undefeated team in the Pac-12. Devontae Booker’s 25-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter gave 6-0 Utah a 21-18 lead it never relinquished. He finished with 118 yards rushing and two touchdowns.
β Deshaun Watson passed for three touchdowns and a season-best 420 yards as No. 5 Clemson rolled against Boston College’s top-ranked defense for a 34-17 victory. Watson added a rushing touchdown for the Tigers who improved to 6-0 for the third time in five seasons.
β Leonard Fournette ran for 180 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 6 LSU to a 35-28 win over previously unbeaten and 8th-ranked Florida. Kicker Trent Domingue’s 16-yard touchdown run on a fake field goal attempt broke a 28-all tie in the fourth quarter. Florida’s Antonio Callaway had a 72-yard punt return for a score. Treon Harris, starting for the suspended Will Grier, passed for 271 yards and two touchdowns for Florida.
β Alabama’s defense went on a scoring spree in the 10th-ranked Crimson Tide’s 41-23 win over No. 9 Texas A&M. Alabama returned three interceptions for touchdowns to set a school record. Derrick Henry rushed for 236 yards and scored on runs of 55 and 8 yards for the 6-1 Crimson Tide.
β Everett Golson threw for 372 yards and three touchdowns to rally No. 11 Florida State to a 41-21 win over Louisville. Kermit Whitfield caught a 70-yard scoring pass and wound up with nine catches for 172 yards. The Seminoles are 6-0 with their 27th straight ACC win.
β Paxton Lynch threw for 384 yards and three touchdowns as Memphis stunned No. 13 Mississippi 37-24. Memphis fought back after falling behind by two touchdowns six minutes into the game to improve to 6-0. It was the first win for the Tigers over a ranked opponent since 1996.
β Corey Robinson made a diving catch in the end zone for the go ahead score midway through the fourth quarter sending No. 14 Notre Dame past Southern California 41-31 in a back-and-forth battle. C.J. Prosise ran for 143 yards and two touchdowns for the 6-1 Fighting Irish, and DeShone Kizer threw two scoring passes. Southern California played for the first time since firing coach Steve Sarkisian on Monday. Clay Helton directed the Trojans as interim coach.
β Reserve running back Akrum Wadley ran for 204 yards and tied a school record with four rushing touchdowns to carry No. 17 Iowa over No. 20 Northwestern 40-10. Akrum took over when leading rusher Jordan Canzeri was sidelined in the first quarter with an ankle injury. Akrum helped the Hawkeyes improve to 7-0. Northwestern turned the ball over three times and fell to 5-2 with their second straight loss.
β Baker Mayfield threw five touchdown passes and No. 19 Oklahoma bounced back from its upset loss to Texas to beat Kansas State 55-0. It’s the first time the Wildcats have been shut out since 1996. Mayfield threw his first scoring pass 1:04 into the game and the 5-1 Sooners never looked back.
β Phillip Ely threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns as No. 22 Toledo improved to 6-0 for the first time since 1997 with a 63-20 win over Eastern Michigan. One of Ely’s scoring passes went for 88 yards to Cody Thompson. It was the fourth longest completion in school history.
NHL-SCHEDULE
Habs go to 6-0 with win over Detroit
UNDATED (AP) β Jeff Petry’s tie-breaking power play goal sparked a three-goal third period and sent Montreal to a 4-1 win over Detroit.
The victory moved the Canadiens to a franchise-best 6-0 record to start an NHL season.
Tomas Plekanec scored his fifth goal of the season for the Canadiens, who outshot the Red Wings 20-5 in the third period.
In other NHL play:
β No. 1 overall draft pick Connor McDavid scored two goals and added an assist to lead Edmonton to its first win of the season, 5-2 over Calgary. McDavid scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and wrapped up the scoring with a power play tally late in the game for the first multiple point game of his career.
β Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and two assists in his season debut to lead Washington to a 4-1 victory over Carolina. Backstrom missed the first three games of the season while recovering from arthroscopic hip surgery in May. Backstrom led the NHL with 60 assists last season.
β Kyle Okposo scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and added two assists to lead the Islanders over San Jose 6-3. It was the first loss of the season for the Sharks. Johnny Boychuk, Anders Lee, Josh Bailey, Brock Nelson and Frans Nielsen also scored to help the Islanders win their third straight.
β James Neal scored twice in regulation and had the shootout winner as Nashville defeated Ottawa 4-3. Neal had two power-play goals, while Carter Hutton stopped 38 shots in his first start of the season. Mike Hoffman had a pair of goals for the Senators.
β Patrice Bergeron (pah-TREES’ BEHR’-zhehr-ahn) scored a pair of power play goals in the third period to lift Boston to a 5-3 win over Arizona. Bergeron’s first goal midway through the period broke a 3-all tie and he iced the win with goal with 1:06 left to play. Shane Doan had a goal and two assists for the Coyotes.
β Artem Anisimov (a-NEE’-sih-mawf) and Teuvo Teravainen (TAY’-voh tehr-uh-VY’-nuhn) scored 1:05 apart late in the second period to break a scoreless tie, sending Chicago to a 4-1 victory over winless Columbus. The Blue Jackets extend the worst start in franchise history with their sixth straight loss.
β Tyler Seguin (SAY’-gihn) and Jamie Benn scored two goals each to rally Dallas to a 4-2 victory over Florida. After Benn tied the score 2-2 with a power-play goal 50 seconds into the third period, Seguin gave Dallas its first lead with 3:02 remaining. Benn then capped the scoring with an empty-netter with 19 seconds to go. Aleksander Barkov and Brandon Pirri stakes the Panthers to a 2-0 lead.
β Ben Bishop made 31 saves to set a team record for career wins in Tampa Bay’s 2-1 victory over Buffalo. Bishop notched his 84th win with the Lightning, one more than Nikolai Khabibulin (hah-bee-BOO’-lihn). Alex Killorn scored a go-ahead, power play goal with 3:57 left in the third period.
β Evgeni Malkin and Olli Maatta scored first-period goals to lead Pittsburgh to a 2-1 win over Toronto. Marc-Andre Fleury celebrated playing in his 600th career game with 26 saves to help the Penguins win their sixth straight against the Maple Leafs. Toronto has lost four of five to start the season.
GOLF-FRYS.COM OPEN
Steele maintains lead
NAPA, Calif. (AP) β Brendan Steele shot a 3-under 69 to hold onto the lead after three rounds of the Frys.com Open. He heads into the final round at 14-under par.
That’s one shot better than Andrew Loupe, who fired a 9-under 63. He opened his round with five straight birdies and closed the round with four in a row.
CHAMPIONS TOUR
Allen, McCarron tied for lead
Michael Allen and Scott McCarron shot matching 3-under 69s to share the lead after two rounds of the Champions Tour’s AT&T Championship. Their 6-under totals get the two a one-shot lead over four others including Bernhard Langer and Fred Couples.
LPGA
Lexi Thompson breaks out of pack to win
INCHEON, South Korea (AP) β Lexi Thompson broke out of a crowded pack to win the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship for her second victory of the year and sixth overall.
The 20-year-old American closed with a 3-under 69 to beat Taiwan’s Yani Tseng and South Korea’s Sung Hyun Park by a stroke.
Lydia Ko missed a chance to take the top spot in the world from South Korean star Inbee Park, finishing with a 72. That dropped the 18-year-old South Korean-born New Zealander into a tie for fourth at 13 under with South Korea’s Amy Yang and American Gerina Piller.
TENNIS-HONG KONG OPEN
Jankovic wins Hong Kong Open for 15th WTA title
HONG KONG (AP) β Jelena Jankovic (yeh-LAY’-nuh YANK’-oh-vihch) of Serbia came back from the brink of defeat on Sunday to outpower Angelique Kerber in the final of the Hong Kong Open, putting on hold the German’s hopes of playing in the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapore.
Kerber needed to win the final to confirm a berth at the WTA Finals.
The fourth-seeded Jankovic, who beat Venus Williams in the quarterfinals, was a set and 6-5 down before rallying to beat second-seeded Kerber 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1 at Hong Kong’s Victoria Park for her 15th WTA title.
TENNIS-SHANGHAI MASTERS
Djokovic wins 9th title of year at Shanghai Masters
SHANGHAI (AP) β Novak Djokovic (NOH’-vak JOH’-kuh-vich) captured the ninth title of his impressive season with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final of the Shanghai Masters on Sunday.
The top-seeded Serbian player extended his winning streak to 17 straight matches dating back to his championship run at the U.S. Open. He has also won 22 consecutive sets.
Tsonga came into the match leading the tournament with 64 aces, but Djokovic returned so effectively, he broke the Frenchman four times and held him to zero aces in the first set.
Tsonga fought off five break points in the second set until Djokovic was finally able to convert on his sixth when the Frenchman double-faulted while serving at 4-all.
BOXING-GOLOVKIN-LEMIEUX
Golovkin stays unbeaten, retains title
NEW YORK (AP) β Gennady Golovkin battered David Lemieux around the ring before the referee mercifully stepped in and stopped the middleweight title fight in the eighth round. Golovkin remained unbeaten in 34 fights, and stopped his opponent for the 21st straight time.
