GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) β Carson Palmer threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to John Brown with 2:25 to play, and the Arizona Cardinals rallied to beat the San Diego Chargers 18-17 last night. Brown, a rookie from little Pittsburg State, caught a short pass and then eluded tacklers to cap an 11-play, 91-yard drive.
DETROIT (AP)β In their first game under new coach Jim Caldwell, the Detroit Lions were impressive in their opening night 35-14 rout of the New York Giants. Matthew Stafford completed 22 of 32 passes for 348 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
BALTIMORE (AP) β Ray Rice’s football career is in limbo following his release by the Baltimore Ravens and his indefinite suspension by the NFL. The former Baltimore running back was released after a video released by TMZ Sports shows the running back dragging and striking his then-fiancee and current wife in February.
LOS ANGELES (AP)β Clayton Kershaw is Major League Baseball’s first 18-game winner. The southpaw held San Diego to one earned run in eight innings in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 9-4 win over the Padres last night. Kershaw is 18-3
NEW YORK (AP) β A year ago, Marin Cilic (CHIHL’-ihch) was sitting out tennis because of a doping suspension. Today he is U.S. Open champion. The 10th-seed Croatian defeated Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 to win his first Grand Slam event.
