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Packers turn promising start into maddening finish

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jordan Love was stood up at the line on a fourth-and-1 sneak for the Green Bay Packers, disappearing from view beneath a pile of purple-clad Minnesota Vikings defenders as the fate of a pivotal drive was turned over to the NFL's virtual measurement system. When the ...

NFL offenses open in high gear

Offenses didn't need any time to shake off the rust. They lit up the scoreboard in one of the highest-scoring opening weeks in NFL history. The Bears beat Carolina 59-37, falling three points shy of tying Atlanta's 53-year-old record for the most in Week 1. The game featured 1,030 total ...

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Larson surges to second MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Even as his winless drought stretched on for more than a year and Hendrick Motorsports' Chevrolets lagged behind his competitors' Toyotas, Kyle Larson never lost faith in his abilities or his team. After a timely win in NASCAR's Chase, ...

MLB pennant races hit the home stretch

Clinching season has begun, with the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers becoming the first teams to wrap up spots in the postseason. Here's a quick rundown of baseball's remaining unresolved races as of Monday: American League The New York Yankees and Boston are almost certain to join Tampa Bay in the playoffs out of the AL East. The Rays have a comfortable four-game lead in the division over the Yankees, and they're likely to have the tiebreaker over New York, but that race isn't completely over since the two teams face each other in a four-game series in the final week of ...

Flivvers blank Gladstone, 35-0

GLADSTONE — It was a tough home opener for the Gladstone Braves here Friday night as they dropped a 35-0 football decision to the Kingsford Flivvers. The Braves simply didn't have an answer for senior quarterback Blake Tomasoski, who ran seven times for 191 yards and four touchdowns in this WestPAC-Copper contest. Tomasoski scored the first TD on a 21-yard keeper around right end less than four minutes into the opening frame for a 7-0 lead. Senior running back Jake Lockhart added Kingsford's second TD on a 10-yard run around right end for a 14-0 cushion. Midway through the ...

Broncos nip IM in West-PAC clash

Bark River-Harris stayed undefeated in the West-PAC Iron division with 38-33 win over Iron Mountain on Friday at Mountaineer Stadium. The Broncos piled up 380 yards rushing. "I am proud of our team's effort," said Iron Mountain coach Kyle Johnson. "Our guys prepared well all week, but ...