NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a tying homer and drove in four runs during a clutch performance ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a tying homer and drove in four runs during a clutch performance for the ages, and the New York Yankees staved off elimination by rallying from five runs down to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-6 on Tuesday night in Game 3 of their AL Division Series.Jazz Chisholm Jr. launched a go-ahead homer in the fifth inning and the Yankees took advantage of two Toronto errors to avoid a three-game sweep. They scored eight unanswered runs and pulled to 2-1 in the best-of-five series, with Game 4 on Wednesday night in the Bronx."We need another one tomorrow," manager Aaron Boone said. "We'll enjoy this for about 10 minutes and get ready for tomorrow."<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Judge went 3 for 4 with an intentional walk and scored three times, also making critical plays with his glove and legs as fans chanted "MVP! MVP!" After struggling at the plate in previous postseasons, he is 7 for 11 in this series (.636) with five RBIs and three walks.<figure class="article-segment--embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
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</blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure>"Tonight was special, but there's still more work to be done," the Yankees' captain said. "Hopefully we have some more cool moments like this the rest of the postseason."With the season on the line, New York starter Carlos Rodón gave up six runs and six hits in 2 1/3 innings — but five Yankees relievers bailed him out as they combined for 6 2/3 scoreless innings. Tim Hill got four outs for the win, and David Bednar worked 1 2/3 perfect innings for his second playoff save as New York improved to 3-0 in elimination games this postseason.It was the Yankees' largest comeback ever in an elimination game, and tied for its second-biggest in any postseason game.Toronto hadn't lost all season when leading by at least four runs."Kind of just didn't play our game, really," manager John Schneider said. "Their bullpen did a really good job, and we just gave them extra outs."Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit an early two-run homer and Ernie Clement had four hits for the AL East champion Blue Jays, who squandered a golden opportunity to put away the Yankees as Toronto tries to reach its first American League Championship Series since 2016.Consecutive doubles by Trent Grisham <a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/aaron-judge-doubles-2-on-a-sharp-line-drive-to-left-fielder-davis-schneider-tren?q=Aaron%20Judge&amp;cp=CMS_FIRST&amp;qt=FREETEXT&amp;p=0">and Judge</a> to start the third began New York’s comeback from a 6-1 deficit. Later in the inning, Judge stayed in a rundown between third base and home plate long enough to allow Cody Bellinger to reach third. That became important when Bellinger scored on Giancarlo Stanton's sacrifice fly against Toronto starter Shane Bieber, who lasted 2 2/3 innings.Stanton also had an RBI single in the first after Blue Jays second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa committed a fielding error against his former team.With the Yankees trailing 6-3 in the fourth, third baseman Addison Barger dropped Austin Wells' wind-blown popup for another costly error with one out. Grisham walked, and right-hander Louis Varland was brought in to face Judge, who turned on an 0-2 fastball clocked at 100 mph off the inside corner and somehow kept it fair, launching a three-run drive that clanged high off the left-field foul pole."He made a really good pitch look really bad," Varland said.Judge tossed his bat aside and gestured to teammates on the bench as the sellout crowd of 47,399 burst into a frenzy."It's an amazing swing," Boone said. "That's shades of Edgar Martínez right there, taking that high-and-tight one and keeping it fair down the line. Manny Ramirez used to do that really well, too. But just a great swing on a pretty nasty pitch, obviously."The right fielder then made <a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/anthony-santander-lines-out-to-right-fielder-aaron-judge-dxdwod?q=Aaron%20Judge&amp;cp=CMS_FIRST&amp;qt=FREETEXT&amp;p=0">a diving catch</a> with a runner at second in the fifth, drawing more "MVP" chants.Chisholm gave the Yankees their first lead of the series with a solo homer off Varland in the bottom half. Amed Rosario doubled and scored on Wells' two-out single to make it 8-6, and Ben Rice added a sacrifice fly in the sixth that scored Judge after he was intentionally walked with one out and nobody on base.Call it the ultimate sign of respect. Or perhaps, fear.Guerrero went full-out Superman while diving across home plate to score on Clement's single in the third, and Anthony Santander's two-run single capped a four-run inning that made it 6-1.Up nextRookie right-hander Cam Schlittler starts Wednesday night for New York, coming off a dominant performance in a winner-take-all Wild Card Series game against rival Boston last Thursday at Yankee Stadium.Toronto will go with a bullpen game, using Varland as an opener and potentially left-hander Eric Lauer as the bulk reliever.___AP MLB: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/MLB">https://apnews.com/hub/MLB</a>

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 07: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrates hitting a three-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the fourth inning in game three of the American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium on October 07, 2025 in the Bronx borough of New York City.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Brazeau scored twice, Arturs Silovs stopped all 25 shots he faced for his ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Brazeau scored twice, Arturs Silovs stopped all 25 shots he faced for his first regular-season NHL shutout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 3-0 on Tuesday night in each team's opener.Dan Muse won his debut as Penguins coach with his predecessor, Mike Sullivan, on the other bench running his first game with the Rangers. Sullivan guided Pittsburgh to back-to-back Stanley Cup titles in 2016 and '17 as part of a nearly decade-long run there before parting ways in April.Brazeau and Silovs were also playing for the Penguins for the first time. Brazeau signed as a free agent, while Silovs joined in a trade from Vancouver.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Evgeni Malkin led off his 20th season in the league by setting up Brazeau's goal. Malkin beat Vincent Trocheck on an offensive zone faceoff to get the puck to Brazeau, who was alone in front and roofed a backhander past Igor Shesterkin. Brazeau's first goal with 32 seconds remaining in the first came near the end of a period that Pittsburgh controlled the play for much of the time. Silovs blockered away a shot from Alexis Lafrenière in the final seconds of an early Rangers power play but did not have to make too many other spectacular saves to get the win.With Shesterkin pulled for an extra attacker, Brazeau had an empty-netter with 2:12 left, and Blake Lizotte sealed it with another 20 seconds later. Mika Zibanejad, who Sullivan put on new captain J.T. Miller's right wing to start the season, was one of the most noticeable players for New York. Zibanejad missed the net on a couple of scoring chances but also had a game-high seven shots on goal.Defeating the Rangers gave the Penguins something to celebrate on opening night as Malkin, Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang made some history. They became the first trio in the four major North American men's professional sports leagues to play 20 seasons together with the same team.Up nextPenguins: Host the New York Islanders on Thursday night.Rangers: Visit Buffalo on Thursday night.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 07: Arturs Silovs #37 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates with teammates after a 3-0 win against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on October 7, 2025 in New York City.

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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jesper Boqvist scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and ...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jesper Boqvist scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Florida Panthers, after raising their second straight Stanley Cup banner, opened defense of the title by beating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Tuesday night.<figure class="article-segment--embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
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</blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure>Mackie Samoskevich — getting his second assist, the fifth two-point game of his career — chipped the puck toward the goal and Boqvist knocked it out of the air for the lead with 10:20 left. A.J. Greer and Carter Verhaeghe also had goals for Florida, which got 18 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky.Frank Nazar had a goal and an assist and Teuvo Teravainen also scored for Chicago. Former Panthers goalie Spencer Knight made 34 saves for the Blackhawks.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>For the Panthers, it was the sort of grind-it-out win that might be necessary with star forwards Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk out with injuries.“That’s what the year is," Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. "It’s the building of that identity and the finding of it.”It was the official debut for new Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill, who coached Detroit for seven seasons — 2015-16 through 2021-22 — and was hired by Chicago in May. The Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 2015 and haven't made it past the first round of the playoffs since.“This is what we love to do, and life goes by fast,” Blashill said. “Let's make sure we're enjoying it.”Chicago scored first midway through the opening period on a breakaway from Nazar, but the Panthers — who outshot the Blackhawks 17-3 in the first 20 minutes — went into the first intermission up 2-1 after goals three minutes apart from Greer and Verhaeghe.Teravainen scored early in the second to tie the game at 2-2, and it stayed that way until Boqvist delivered.Up nextBlackhawks: Visit Boston on Thursday.Panthers: Host Philadelphia on Thursday.

SUNRISE, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 7: Jesper Boqvist #70 of the Florida Panthers celebrates his goal with teammate Aaron Ekblad #5 during the third period against the Chicago Blackhawks at the Amerant Bank Arena on October 7, 2025 in Sunrise, Florida.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR has asked a federal court for a judicial settlement conference so t...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR has asked a federal court for a judicial settlement conference so that an independent judge can mediate the antitrust suit filed by Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports.The two teams pushed back in their own late Monday night filing that it wants to continue working with mediator Jeffrey Mishkin, the former executive vice president and chief legal officer of the NBA who has been negotiating between the two sides this year."Mr. Mishkin has invested a great deal of time learning this case and meeting with the parties," 23XI and Front Row said in the filing. "Plaintiffs have thus requested that NASCAR continue to engage with them via Mr. Mishkin or to make a settlement offer directly to Plaintiffs' counsel, but NASCAR has not responded to those requests and instead filed this motion.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>"It seems NASCAR is not happy with the diagnosis and wants to seek a second opinion."The teams argued Mishkin "has significant expertise in complex, sports-related antitrust disputes and has served as an arbitrator or mediator for the international Court of Arbitration for Sport, the America's Cup, FIFA, and the NFL, among others."The teams also argue that "starting over" with a new mediator is "less likely, not more likely, to lead to resolution."The dueling motions come as NASCAR seeks a summary judgement to dismiss the case before the scheduled Dec. 1 start of trial. A hearing on that motion is scheduled for Oct. 21.At issue is the protection of the charter system that is at the heart of NASCAR's business model and the focal point of the court fight. The charter system is NASCAR's version of a franchise model. A charter guarantees owners spots in the field, a base amount of revenue each year, and according to NASCAR, has created more than $1.5 billion in equity value for its teams since 2016.A year ago, 13 of the 15 teams re-signed when they believed two-plus years of negotiations would not lead to a better deal. 23XI, co-owned by Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, and Front Row Motorsports, owned by entrepreneur Bob Jenkins, went to court instead.For months, the other 13 teams have privately complained that the lawsuit is creating uncertainty over the future of NASCAR. Mishkin has made no progress toward a settlement and NASCAR now wants a federal judge other than U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell, who is presiding over the case, to hear both sides and advise on a resolution.Most of the top teams in NASCAR last week submitted declarations calling for a settlement and protection of the charter system, which NASCAR noted in its Monday night filing to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina."The parties' readiness to resolve this matter, along with the interests of others in the sport and the Court to see this case resolved, suggest a judicial settlement conference would be a meaningful way to facilitate a settlement," NASCAR wrote.Both sides have shown a willingness to talk, but no progress has been made.Through a judicial settlement conference, NASCAR hopes to bring in a judge who can help direct the talks and offer insight into how a jury might interpret the complex NASCAR antitrust case.The court must approve NASCAR's request.All sides have said they are open to settlement, including Jordan, who also added after an August hearing he was willing to take it to trial if necessary."I look forward to going down with the fire. If I have to fight this to the end, for the betterment of the sport, I will," he said outside federal court. "We've always been open to a settlement. Always have been. We've never taken that off the table."___AP auto racing: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing">https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing</a>

DARLINGTON, SC - AUGUST 31: 23Xi co-owner Michael Jordan stands in the pit box during the running of the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 on August 31, 2025 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington S.C.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jordi Alba has announced that he will retire from professional socce...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jordi Alba has announced that he will retire from professional soccer at the conclusion of Inter Miami's run in the Major League Soccer playoffs, making him the second of Lionel Messi's longtime teammates to say this year will be his last.Alba revealed the news Tuesday, three days after Inter Miami held a retirement ceremony for Sergio Busquets. Alba was under contract with Inter Miami through 2027."The time has come to close a truly meaningful chapter in my life," Alba said on social media. "I've decided to bring my professional football career to an end at the conclusion of this season. I do so with complete conviction, with peace and with happiness because I feel I've walked this path with every ounce of passion I had, and now it's just the right moment to open a new chapter and close the previous one with the best possible feeling."<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>The 36-year-old Alba came to Inter Miami not long after Messi announced he was headed there in June 2023. Messi’s arrival led to Busquets, Luis Suarez and Alba — all teammates in Barcelona — joining MLS.Alba helped Barcelona win six La Liga titles, five Copa del Rey trophies and the Champions League in 2015.___AP MLS: https://apnews.com/hub/major-league-soccer

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL - AUGUST 16: Inter Miami defender Jordi Alba (18) looks on during the Major League Soccer match between Inter Miami CF and LA Galaxy at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on August 16, 2025.

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew Vaughn and Jackson Chourio each hit a three-run homer, William Contreras ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew Vaughn and Jackson Chourio each hit a three-run homer, William Contreras added a solo shot and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 on Monday night to move one win from a trip to the National League Championship Series.The Brewers have a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-five Division Series, which shifts to Wrigley Field in Chicago for Game 3 on Wednesday. Teams taking a 2-0 lead in a best-of-five postseason series have won 80 of 90 times, including 54 sweeps.Milwaukee is attempting to win a postseason series for the first time since 2018, when it reached Game 7 of the NLCS.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>“We’ve just got a good collection of guys that are happy they’re in the big leagues,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. “I call them cliffhangers — guys that don’t know if their locker is going to be there when they get back to the deal. That’s a fun thing. That hunger makes us look like we know what we’re doing. It’s pretty cool.”Vaughn and Chourio hit the first two three-run homers in Brewers postseason history. Contreras' solo shot in the third inning broke a 3-all tie.Chicago slugger Seiya Suzuki hit a three-run homer of his own — a 440-foot shot to left-center in the first inning against Aaron Ashby. After coming out of the bullpen in 42 of his 43 regular-season appearances, Ashby served as an opener in this one.But the Cubs didn't score again. Nick Mears, Jacob Misiorowski, Chad Patrick, Jared Koenig, Trevor Megill and Abner Uribe combined for 7 1/3 innings of shutout relief in which they allowed just one hit.“We’ve got to find a way to just create more pressure, and that’s baserunners, hits, walks," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. “We’ve got to have more pressure and make innings and kind of pitching decisions much tougher on the other side.”Misiorowski came on in the third and threw three scoreless innings to earn the win while hitting at least 100 mph on 31 of his 57 pitches. Each of the rookie's first eight pitches went at least 102.6 mph, and he topped out at 104.3.“I think I was so fired up, adrenaline pumping, you know, didn’t really know where my feet were,” Misiorowski said. “But we landed, so it was fun. It was a lot of fun.”While Misiorowski was sizzling, Chicago’s Shota Imanaga was fizzling.Twice in the first three innings, Imanaga retired the first two batters before running into trouble that resulted in a homer. Imanaga has allowed multiple homers in six of his last eight appearances.Vaughn tied the game in the bottom of the first with a drive over the left-field wall after Contreras and Christian Yelich delivered two-out singles. According to MLB, this was the first playoff game in which each team hit a three-run homer in the first inning.“I think it just brought the energy back into the dugout, and that’s what Vaughn has been doing ever since he’s got here,” Contreras said through an interpreter. “He’s been able to put big swings on balls and continue producing for us like he has. I think it was one of the big keys to us winning the game there.”Contreras then hit a 411-foot shot to left with two outs in the third.Vaughn’s first-inning drive marked the first time the Brewers had ever hit a three-run homer or a grand slam in the postseason. They got their second just three innings later, when Chourio connected on his 419-foot shot off Daniel Palencia.“You’re not going to win playoff games giving up two three-run homers,” Counsell said. “That was just too much to overcome.”Chourio was back in the leadoff spot after tightness in his right hamstring caused him to leave in the second inning of Milwaukee’s 9-3 Game 1 victory on Saturday. Chourio went 3 for 3 with three RBIs in the opener before his exit, making him the first player to have three hits in the first two innings of a postseason game.___AP MLB: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/MLB">https://apnews.com/hub/MLB</a>

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - OCTOBER 06: Jackson Chourio #11 of the Milwaukee Brewers rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the fourth inning against the Chicago Cubs in game two of the National League Division Series at American Family Field on October 06, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence tripped and fell to the ground, stumbled trying to get up, finally got back on his feet and then scrambled for a 1-yard touchdown with 23 seconds remaining — turning a comical miscue into an improbable score — and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat Kansas City 31-28 on Monday night.<figure class="article-segment--embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
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</blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure>“What a crazy, crazy finish,” said Lawrence, who was serenaded by teammates in the locker room to celebrate his 26th birthday.The chaos ended with the Jaguars (4-1) snapping an eight-game losing streak to the Chiefs (2-3) and matching their win total from last season.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Patrick Mahomes, who drove the Chiefs into position to take a 28-24 lead with 1:45 to play, had a final chance with 16 seconds remaining. But he failed to muster much of a threat, and his final throw was incomplete, setting off a raucous celebration for the home team.“We like to make things very interesting,” Jaguars coach Liam Coen said. “But the resiliency is really what I think this team has."Lawrence ran for two touchdowns on the night and also threw for a score, helping balance a performance that included two turnovers.He was perfect when it mattered most for the Jaguars. Lawrence dropped a precision pass to Brian Thomas Jr. for a 33-yard gain on the go-ahead drive and then hit Dyami Brown for another big gain. Chamarri Conner was flagged for pass interference against Thomas on the next play, setting up Lawrence's trip and score.Right guard Patrick Mekari stepped on Lawrence's right foot as he took the snap, and the quarterback fell several yards into the backfield. His first thought was “throw it away.” But when he got to his feet, he saw a lane and took it. He broke a tackle and somehow found the end zone.“It's a goofy finish, but what a tough moment for him,” Coen said. “He wasn't going to lose.”It helped that several defenders, including Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones, stopped on the play.“We’ve got to finish that play," Jones said. "It was a fluke play for him to be able to break that many tackles. I put it on us as a defense. We’ve got to finish. We’ve got to bring him down right there.”Lawrence completed 18 of 25 passes for 221 yards. He also ran for a team-high 54 yards.Mahomes accounted for two touchdowns, and Kareem Hunt ran for two more scores for Kansas City, which had won 23 straight when leading by at least 14 points. The Chiefs took an early 14-0 lead, thanks in part to a fumble by Lawrence at the goal line.Jacksonville's comeback got a huge boost from linebacker Devin Lloyd, the AFC defensive player of the month for September. Lloyd returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. It was the longest interception return in the regular season by a linebacker in NFL history.Lloyd stepped in front of Mahomes' pass intended for JuJu Smith-Schuster at the goal line and took off the other way for his league-leading fifth takeaway.He juked Mahomes and Hunt, then got up to full speed along the Jaguars’ sideline. He picked up a block from Josh Hines-Allen and then held the ball tight as Tyquan Thornton tried to knock it loose at the 5-yard line.“It's a big win," Lawrence said. "Obviously it's a good team. They've been a good team for a long time. They're hard to beat, they really are. ... At the end of the game, they're always in it and they always seem to make the plays.“So it was cool for us to go take it and have to win it at the end, put together a good drive. And showing up a big stage does say something.”Travis Hunter makes a rookie splashJaguars two-way standout Travis Hunter made two big-time plays, including the fourth-longest reception by a rookie this season. Hunter hauled in a 44-yarder in the third quarter — and it was no easy catch.The Heisman Trophy winner jumped and reached over Conner to snare the ball and then held on despite getting his legs wiped out by Bryan Cook. The Jaguars scored four plays later to tie the game at 14-all.His catch-and-run in the second quarter was nearly as good. He took a short pass in the left flat and juked two defenders en route to a 12-yard gain.Key injuriesChiefs WR Xavier Worthy hobbled off the field in the third quarter after appearing to tweak an ankle but returned a few plays later. Worthy had been listed as questionable because he got off the team flight with a swollen ankle. Chiefs rookie LT Josh Simmons played despite being added to the injury report shortly before kickoff with an illness.Jaguars TE Brenton Strange left the game in the first half with left hip injury and did not return. Jacksonville played without DE Travon Walker, who had surgery last Monday to repair an injured left wrist.Up nextThe Chiefs host Detroit on Sunday night.The Jaguars host Seattle on Sunday.___AP NFL: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/nfl">https://apnews.com/hub/nfl</a>

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 06: Trevor Lawrence #16 of the Jacksonville Jaguars reacts after the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at EverBank Stadium on October 06, 2025 in Jacksonville, Florida.

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio was back in the lineup for Game 2 of the NL Division Series with the Chicago Cubs after tightness in his right hamstring caused him to exit the series opener.Brewers manager Pat Murphy offered the update on Chourio’s status during his pregame availability Monday by saying the 21-year-old would be leading off and playing left field.Chourio went 3-for-3 with three RBIs in Milwaukee’s 9-3 Game 1 victory Saturday before leaving in the second inning with tightness in his right hamstring. He became the first player ever to have three hits in the first two innings of a playoff game.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>He underwent an MRI after the game and did some light running in a Sunday workout. Murphy said Sunday that the MRI results were inconclusive and added that “it’s not a serious hamstring strain, but it’s not necessarily something that won’t limit him.”Chourio hurt his right hamstring while running to first on an infield single in the second inning Saturday. He had missed a month of the regular season because of a strain to the same hamstring.Chourio had expressed confidence after Saturday’s game that the issue wasn’t serious.“I feel good right now,” Chourio said through an interpreter after Saturday’s game. “Compared to the last time that this happened, I feel like I’m in a very good position.”Chourio is 8 of 14 with two homers and six RBIs in four career playoff games.___AP MLB: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/mlb">https://apnews.com/hub/MLB</a>

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - OCTOBER 04: Jackson Chourio #11 of the Milwaukee Brewers talks with manager Pat Murphy #49 after being injured against the Chicago Cubs during the second inning in Game One of the National League Division Series at American Family Field on October 04, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez is now facing a felony battery charge for...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez is now facing a felony battery charge for what authorities said Monday was a fight over parking, in addition to the misdemeanor charges that the Fox Sports analyst was already facing from the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nfl-mark-sanchez-stabbing-indianapolis-fe93421fad3b8a057835e13399fbda86">weekend incident in Indianapolis.</a>Marion County prosecutor Ryan Mears announced the felony charge of battery involving serious bodily injury, which carries a potential sentence of one to six years in prison, during a news conference with Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Chris Bailey. Mears said the investigation is ongoing and that additional charges are possible.“We are literally talking about people fighting over a parking space and-or a dispute about where people are parking, and it resulted in someone receiving just incredibly significant injures,” the prosecutor told reporters.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>A police affidavit alleges the 38-year-old Sanchez, smelling of alcohol, accosted a 69-year-old truck driver who backed into a hotel’s loading docks in downtown Indianapolis, leading to a confrontation early Saturday outside the vehicle that prompted the driver to pull out a knife to defend himself.The former New York Jets quarterback was pepper-sprayed and stabbed multiple times during the altercation, according to court records filed Sunday.It became clear after investigators learned more about the victim’s medical condition that the more serious felony charge was warranted, Mears said.“This was a situation that did not need to occur,” the prosecutor said. “The allegations involve a 38-year-old man becoming involved in an altercation with a 69-year-old man who sustained significant and very severe injuries as a result of that altercation."Sanchez was hospitalized with stab wounds to his upper right torso, the initial affidavit signed by a police detective said. The truck driver, identified as P.T., had a cut to his left cheek, it said.Authorities have not said whether the truck driver might also faces charges, but Mears noted that Indiana “has some of the most robust self-defense laws in the nation.”Sanchez had been scheduled for a hearing Tuesday on the original misdemeanor charges but that was rescheduled to Nov. 4. Sanchez remained hospitalized and was listed in stable condition Monday morning.One of Sanchez’s attorneys, James Voyles, declined to comment on the case.“This has been a deeply distressing time for everyone involved. Mark and our family are incredibly grateful for the concern, love, and support we’ve received over the past few days,” Sanchez’s brother, Nick, said in a statement released Monday. “Mark remains under medical care for the serious injuries he sustained and is focused on his recovery as the legal process continues. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the first responders and medical staff.”Mark Sanchez was in Indianapolis for the network’s coverage of Sunday’s game between the Colts and the Las Vegas Raiders.The prosecutor said police are still gathering information and have several outstanding search warrants. He also said surveillance video captured the incident from multiple angles.“I don’t care who you are. I don’t care what you do for a living. I don’t care where you live,” the police chief said. “If you come into our city, commit violence, we will use all the tools at our disposal to hold you accountable."President Donald Trump weighed in late Monday, saying he knew Sanchez “a little bit” and was surprised by the incident.“I feel bad,” Trump told Newsmax. “He’s a nice guy. I don’t know what happened.”Sanchez had a 10-year NFL career before retiring in 2019. He spent four seasons with the Jets and also appeared in games with Philadelphia, Dallas and Washington.He appeared on ABC and ESPN for two years before joining Fox Sports as a game analyst in 2021.___Associated Press writers Steve Karnowski in Minneapolis and Aamer Madhani in Washington contributed to this report.___AP NFL: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/nfl">https://apnews.com/hub/n</a>

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 21: NFL broadcaster Mark Sanchez stands on the field prior to an NFL football game between the Arizona Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Santa Clara, California.

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SHANGHAI (AP) — Third-seeded Alexander Zverev lost to 54th-ranked Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-...

SHANGHAI (AP) — Third-seeded Alexander Zverev lost to 54th-ranked Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in his opening match at the Shanghai Masters on Monday. Zverev, the highest-ranked player left in the draw, looked in control after taking the first set but struggled the rest of the match and couldn't break serve again. Rinderknech got a break in the second set and two in the third to seal the victory in more than two hours. Rinderknech also beat Zverev in five sets in the first round at Wimbledon this year.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>The 30-year-old Rinderknech has a career-best 23 wins in 2025 and is into the fourth round at a Masters 1000 event for the third time.He will next play Jiri Lehecka, who defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 6-4.Earlier, seventh-seeded Alex De Minaur defeated Kamil Majchrzak 6-1, 7-5 in humid conditions for his tour-leading 36th win on hard courts this year.The 26-year-old De Minaur broke Majchrzak’s serve five times to reach his seventh Masters 1000 fourth round of the season. Two of the breaks came after he dropped serve to trail 4-3 in the second set."I came into this week knowing how tough the conditions were going to be," De Minaur said. "So the mindset ultimately is surviving, finding ways, and getting ready for battles every time you step out on the court. There is no such thing as easy matches, especially in these conditions, so I’m glad I was able to compose myself in the second set, get the break back, and finish it off in two. If we had gone into a third, it would have been very physical."De Minaur will next face Nuno Borges, who defeated Shang Juncheng 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3. Another win for De Minaur would see him hit 50 tour-level victories in a season for the first time.Felix Auger-Aliassime converted three of four break points to defeat Jesper de Jong 6-4, 7-5. The 12th-seeded Auger-Aliassime was helped to his feet by a ball kid after slipping in the second set. He is 10-2 in August, with both defeats coming against Jannik Sinner. Auger-Aliassime will next face eighth-seeded Lorenzo Muzetti, who defeated fellow Italian Luciano Darderi 7-5, 7-6 (1).Sinner, the defending champion, trailed 7-6 (3), 5-7, 2-3 against Tallon Griekspoor on Sunday <a href="https://apnews.com/article/shanghai-masters-tennis-atp-dda0bb7e27b1dff5d38f4f745a5a6477">when he retired from the match</a> because of cramps.Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz, who <a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-tokyo-alcaraz-fritz-final-6c2ae821ce62c48169e687c747c4ba0e">won</a> the Japan Open last week, is not in Shanghai due to minor ailments.American Learner Tien defeated Cameron Norrie 7-6(4), 6-3. ___AP tennis: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/tennis">https://apnews.com/hub/tennis</a>

Germany's Alexander Zverev hits a return to France's Arthur Rinderknech during their men's singles match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 6, 2025.

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SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez came through in a big moment for the Seattle Mariners.  Rodríguez ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez came through in a big moment for the Seattle Mariners.Rodríguez hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning and the Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in Game 2 of their AL Division Series on Sunday to even the series.With the game knotted at 2-2 and one out in the bottom of the eighth inning, AL MVP candidate Cal Raleigh doubled with one out. Shortly after, Rodríguez doubled home Raleigh to put the Mariners in front for good.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div><figure class="article-segment--embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
The <a href="https://twitter.com/Mariners?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Mariners</a> get their first home <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Postseason?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Postseason</a> victory in 24 years! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALDS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ALDS</a> <a href="https://t.co/PBLVXTI0er">pic.twitter.com/PBLVXTI0er</a>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1975031070920982650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2025</a>
</blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure>“In games like this, I feel like any situation is clutch,” said Rodríguez, who has recorded an extra-base hit in a franchise-record five consecutive postseason games and has six extra-base hits in his first seven career playoff games.“I feel like the biggest pride I take is helping the team win. In any situation that I can, I feel like that’s what makes me feel good. And listen, if they want to say that I’m clutch, too, okay. Cool. So be it.”Closer Andrès Muñoz retired the Tigers in order for the save one night after throwing two innings in a 3-2 loss in 11 innings.Jorge Polanco homered twice for Seattle.After going scoreless against Seattle starter Luis Castillo and three Mariners relievers, the Tigers tied the game against Matt Brash in the top of the eighth.Gleyber Torres worked a leadoff walk, and Riley Greene reached on a fielder’s choice that was misfielded by Seattle first baseman Josh Naylor for an error. Spencer Torkelson followed up with a double into the right-field corner to tie the score at 2-2.Seattle regained the lead in the bottom of the inning.Raleigh, who led the majors in home runs this season with 60, lined Kyle Finnegan's pitch into the right-field corner and slid headfirst into second base. Rodríguez followed with a double of his own, sending the sellout crowd of 47,431 at T-Mobile Park into a frenzy.“I give our guys a ton of credit,” Mariners manager Dan Wilson said. “Number one, this was a bounce-back game for us, and they did just that. And to lose the lead late like that and to come right back and score a run was huge. I thought those at-bats by Julio and Cal were tremendous and just a huge momentum shift back to our dugout.”Polanco got the Mariners on the board with a one-out solo homer over the wall in left center field in the bottom of the fourth inning. He added another one off reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal with two outs in the sixth.Polanco became the fourth Mariners player with a multi-homer game in the postseason, joining Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez and Jay Buhner, who all accomplished the feat in 1995.“I just had a good approach,” said Polanco, who added a single in the eighth and finished 3 for 4. “I stayed through the middle so I could recognize the secondary stuff. Like I said, just put a good swing on it.”Skubal, who struck out 14 batters to set the AL record for most strikeouts in a postseason game by a left-handed starter while beating Cleveland in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series, fanned nine across seven innings on Sunday. He limited the Mariners to five hits and walked one.“His stuff was good,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said of Skubal. “Polanco … hits the homer and hit another homer. You know, you don’t see the same guy get good swings against Tarik very often.“But all in all, he did a tremendous job of keeping us in the game and keeping it right where it was.”Castillo, meanwhile, maneuvered through 4 2/3 scoreless innings. In the fifth, he surrendered his first hit of the game, a two-out single by Gleyber Torres that put runners on the corners. But left-hander Gabe Speier was summoned to face Game 1 hero Kerry Carpenter and struck him out to end the inning.Castillo now has a 1.49 career postseason ERA, having given up four earned runs and 18 hits in 24 1/3 innings while striking out 22 and walking five.“Just a great ballgame from Rock,” Wilson said of Castillo. “And at a time when we really needed it. It seems like he’s done that all along.“And down the stretch we had some big wins where he kind of stepped up, and tonight was another opportunity for him, and he did exactly what we needed him to do.”Up nextRHP Logan Gilbert starts for Seattle in Game 3 against Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty. Gilbert has one game of postseason experience, having lost Game 1 of the 2022 ALDS against the Astros in Houston. Flaherty is 5-3 with a 5.05 ERA in 11 postseason games.___AP MLB: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/mlb">https://apnews.com/hub/mlb</a>

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 05: Julio Rodríguez #44 of the Seattle Mariners celebrates after hitting a RBI double against the Detroit Tigers during the eighth inning in game two of the Division Series at T-Mobile Park on October 05, 2025 in Seattle, Washington.

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Receiver Stefon Diggs is quite comfortable putting on a show in Buffalo...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Receiver Stefon Diggs is quite comfortable putting on a show in Buffalo. The big difference on Sunday night was doing so for the Bills’ division rival New England Patriots.Diggs had 10 catches for 146 yards, with 119 coming in the second half, in a 23-20 win over the Bills sealed by <a href="https://x.com/NFL/status/1975039645873471856">Andy Borregales hitting a 52-yard field goal</a> with 15 seconds remaining.In teaming up with quarterback Drake Maye and Rhamondre Stevenson, who scored two touchdowns rushing, the Patriots left the NFL without an undefeated team five weeks into the season.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Diggs followed up his six-catch, 101-yard outing in in last week's 43-13 win over Carolina by topping it in the 31-year-old’s first return to Orchard Park, New York, since his four-year stint in Buffalo ended with him being traded to Houston in April 2024.“It was lit, prime time," said Diggs, who set nearly every single-season franchise receiving record in Buffalo during his four-year tenure. “It was electrifying. I knew it was going to be a test for us.”It’s a test the up-and-coming Patriots passed under Maye, the blossoming second-year starter, first-year coach Mike Vrabel and veteran running back Rhamondre Stevenson, who scored on 4- and 7-yard runs.The Patriots won back-to-back games for the first time since winning three in a row midway through the 2022 season. New England has a winning record through five games for the first time since opening the 2019 season 8-0.And the Patriots tightened the AFC East race by moving within one game of the five-time defending division champion Bills (4-1).Maye finished 22 of 30 for 273 yards, and was near-perfect in the second half by going 13 of 14 for 184 yards. No throw was more impressive than when he began the final drive by eluding the grasp of <a href="https://x.com/NFL/status/1975037544913117670">Bills defensive tackle DaQuan Jones</a> and getting off a 12-yard completion to Diggs.“You know this was his storybook,” Maye said of the receiver who signed with New England in March, and after his time in Houston was cut short by a torn knee ligament last season.“Coming back here first game, prime time, you could see it all week. He just loves football,” Maye said. “He’s got a lot in the tank left, so it’s good he’s a Patriot.”The Bills essentially beat themselves in snapping a 14-game home winning streak that was one short of the franchise record and dated to a 24-22 loss to Denver on Nov. 13, 2023.The Bills had three turnovers, two by Allen. He muffed a handoff to tight end Dawson Knox to end Buffalo’s opening drive. Allen was also <a href="https://x.com/NFL/status/1975025996412936670">picked off by Marcus Jones at New England’s 10</a>, with the Bills trailing 13-10.Receiver Keon Coleman lost a fumble at his own 11.“We just played sloppy. Not going to win a football game turning the ball over three times,” Allen said. “That’s just bad football. We just did not play good tonight.”Allen, last season’s MVP, finished 22 of 31 for 253 yards and threw touchdown passes to Coleman and Curtis Samuel.Turnovers weren’t the only issue as Buffalo was limited scoring 20 or fewer points for just the fourth time since the start of 2024.Before Borregales’ decisive kick, the Bills’ drive stalled at New England’s 28 and Buffalo settled for Matt Prater’s 45-yard field goal to tie the game with 2:17 left.“I thought we beat ourselves,” coach Sean McDermott said. “Just not enough complementary football. Just didn’t seem like we were into a rhythm offensively enough. And when we did, we had penalties, self-inflicted wounds early on in the game.”The Bills had 11 accepted penalties for 90 yards against them.Buffalo and Philadelphia entered the day as the NFL’s last unbeaten teams. The Eagles lost to visiting Denver. It’s the first time since 2014 and seventh time since the 1970 merger that no team has started 5-0.The Patriots’ defense limited James Cook to 49 yards on 15 carries. Cook was held under 100 yards from scrimmage for the first time this season, and his streak of eight games with a rushing touchdown was snapped.InjuriesPatriots: RB Antonio Gibson did not return after sustaining a knee injury while returning a kickoff six minutes into the second quarter.Bills: C Connor McGovern returned after having tests on his hand. LB Matt Milano did not return after aggravating a pectoral injury that forced him to miss the previous two games. DT Ed Oliver missed his fourth straight game with a sprained ankle.Up nextPatriots: Continue a three-game road swing at New Orleans next Sunday.Bills: Play at Atlanta in a Monday night game on Oct. 13.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl

ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 5: Stefon Diggs #8 and DeMario Douglas #3 of the New England Patriots react after a first down during the third quarter against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on October 5, 2025 in Orchard Park, New York.

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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Coach Brian Callahan has been adamant over the past few weeks that his Ten...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Coach Brian Callahan has been adamant over the past few weeks that his Tennessee Titans could be a good team if the football started bouncing their way.On Sunday, the Arizona Cardinals pretty much handed the ball to them.Cam Ward threw for a career-high 265 yards, Joey Slye made a 29-yard field goal as time expired and the Titans snapped a 10-game skid with an improbable fourth-quarter comeback, beating <a href="https://apnews.com/article/cardinals-emari-demercado-touchback-fumble-2a0e0d4dcf2be3cfedb30df905e1e2f4">the mistake-prone Cardinals</a> 22-21.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>“Things just have to go your way sometimes,” Callahan said. “We haven't had a lot of that so far this year, haven't had a lot of bounces in our favor, and sometimes you need that.”The Titans (1-4) trailed 21-6 in the fourth, but took advantage of two massive Cardinals blunders to rally. Ward completed 13 of 18 passes for 193 yards in the final quarter.“I wish I had started better,” Ward said. “But at the end of the day, it doesn't matter how you start, it's how you finish.”Emari Demercado looked as if he had run for a game-sealing 72-yard touchdown with 12:51 left, but the running back <a href="https://x.com/NFLonCBS/status/1974968563653095586">dropped the ball</a> just before he ran into the end zone. Instead of giving the Cardinals a 28-6 lead, it was ruled a fumble out of the back of the end zone for a touchback.Tennessee took advantage, driving 80 yards for its first touchdown in eight quarters. Calvin Ridley caught a pass for 47 yards during the scoring drive, which was capped by Tony Pollard’s 1-yard touchdown run, making it 21-12.Slye missed the extra point, keeping it at a two-possession game.Arizona (2-3) made another huge miscue later when Dadrion Taylor-Demerson intercepted Ward’s pass but immediately fumbled. Titans receiver Tyler Lockett <a href="https://x.com/NFL/status/1974973145456300164">fell on the ball</a> in the end zone, cutting the Cardinals' lead to 21-19 with 4:51 left.The Cardinals still had a chance to close the game on offense, but couldn't make it happen. They punted with two minutes left and Ward completed a 38-yard pass to Ridley on the decisive drive, setting up Slye's field goal.Ridley finished with five catches for 131 yards.“We needed it pretty bad, just to feel confident moving forward,” Ridley said. “We should build from this.”Arizona dominated much of the first three quarters, but has now lost three straight. All of the losses came via a field goal on the final play — the first time that's happened in NFL history, according to Sportradar.“Obviously, very disappointing,” Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon said. “Felt like we had multiple chances to put away the game, all three phases, and we didn't do that. Collectively, we have to do a better job. Until we do a better job, we're going to keep losing.”Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray said it might have been the worst loss of his career.“I don’t really know what to think about that — how to lose a game 101," the quarterback said. “That was crazy.”On the Cardinals' first drive, Marvin Harrison Jr. <a href="https://twitter.com/AZCardinals/status/1974930851734659581">made an outstanding grab over two Titans defenders</a> for a 43-yard gain that was a half-yard short of a touchdown. Three plays later, Michael Carter ran it in from 1 yard out for a 7-0 lead.The tough catch was a step in the right direction for Harrison, who hasn’t quite lived up to his reputation as an elite receiver after being selected with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2024 draft.Murray ran for a 12-yard touchdown on the Cardinals’ next possession, giving them a 14-3 lead after one quarter. The Titans have been outscored 44-6 in the first quarter through five games.The Cardinals led 21-6 at halftime.Murray — who completed 23 of 31 passes for 220 yards — briefly left in the third quarter because of a foot injury, but returned after two plays.InjuriesTitans: WR Calvin Ridley (knee/elbow) and RB Tyjae Spears (ankle) were active. Spears made his season debut. T JC Latham (hip) missed his fourth straight game. LB James Williams (forearm) left in the second quarter.Cardinals: CB Max Melton (hamstring), OL Evan Brown (hamstring) and DL Darius Robinson (pectoral) were among the team's six inactives. ... LB Cody Simon (knee) left in the first half. ,,, TE Tip Reiman (ankle) left in the third quarter and didn't return.Up nextTitans: At Las Vegas next Sunday.Cardinals: At Indianapolis next Sunday.___AP NFL: <a href="https://apnews.com/NFL">https://apnews.com/NFL</a>

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 05: Cam Ward #1 of the Tennessee Titans walks to the locker room after defeating the Arizona Cardinals 22-21 at State Farm Stadium on October 05, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona.

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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Shane van Gisbergen won his fifth consecutive race on a road or street cours...

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Shane van Gisbergen won his fifth consecutive race on a road or street course Sunday with a victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where reigning Cup Series champion Joey Logano narrowly moved on to the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs in a nail-biter with Ross Chastain.Logano found himself in a close race against Chastain, who was below the cutline and in danger of elimination until Logano failed to put together a strong enough race on the hybrid road course/oval at Charlotte.Chastain seemed to have Logano on the ropes until a last-lap collision with Denny Hamlin sent Chastain spinning. He crossed the finish line backward in 21st, one spot behind Logano.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>The field was cut from 12 drivers to eight after the race. Logano’s fate was never really considered as most believed the final slot in the playoff field would go to a driver below the cutline and only if van Gisbergen was finally stopped.Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell both put tough challenges on van Gisbergen, but the New Zealander emerged from a car-slamming battle with Larson through the turns with 14 laps remaining and took the lead for good with 11 laps remaining.That eliminated any shot for Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace of 23XI Racing, or Austin Cindric of Team Penske, claiming the final playoff position. Chastain of Trackhouse Racing remained in the hunt, though, as Logano could never get his Penske Ford running well enough to secure his spot in the playoffs.It was similar to a year ago when Logano left Charlotte eliminated from the playoffs, only to learn hours later while having dinner with his family that Alex Bowman had been disqualified and Logano was back in the field. He went on to win the Cup Series championship.Logano made a late pit stop for fresh tires, Chastain did not, and Chastain was forced to race the final stretch trying to make his old Goodyears last long enough to get into the round of eight.The eight drivers moving on to the third round of the playoffs are Ryan Blaney and Logano of Penske, Chase Elliott, Larson and William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports, Hamlin, Bell and Chase Briscoe of Joe Gibbs Racing.Chastain, Cindric, Reddick and Wallace were eliminated — which takes both of the Michael Jordan-owned cars out of title contention.Bad day for CindricCindric opened Sunday ranked last in the 12-driver playoff field and never had a shot to race for the win that would have prevented his elimination.But he spun early, was hit by another driver in the second stage, and had to go to the garage for lengthy repairs. That made him the first of four drivers eliminated. Team Penske teammates Logano and Blaney, who combined have won the last three Cup titles, advanced into the round of eight.Smokey Yunick awardChad Knaus, the vice president of competition at Hendrick Motorsports, was named the recipient of the 2025 Smokey Yunick Award ahead of Sunday’s race.The award that began in 1997 is named after the late mechanic and innovator Henry “Smokey” Yunick to recognize an individual who demonstrated exceptional innovation and made a major impact in the world of motorsports.“This means a lot to me,” Knaus said. “I have been a Smokey Yunick fan for my career, quite honestly, and the biggest reason is because of the stemming of invention and pushing the boundaries — that if there’s not a rule, try to exploit that opportunity. When I was a young man, the stories, and the lore of Smokey Yunick, was there. That was a bit of a fuel for me — it was something that I wanted to try to create.”Knaus was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2024 and won 82 Cup Series races — 81 and seven Cup Series titles with fellow NASCAR Hall of Famer Jimmie Johnson — and one with William Byron.Up NextNASCAR opens the third round of the playoffs Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where Logano won last year to earn a berth into the championship-deciding finale. He went on to win his third Cup Series title, most among active drivers.___AP auto racing: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing">https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing</a>

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 05: Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 05, 2025 in Concord, North Carolina.

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen reached 1,000 career rec...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver <a href="https://apnews.com/article/keenan-allen-chargers-e8fdc29dc6cf0de2bb28bf0a8c2eb961">Keenan Allen</a> reached 1,000 career receptions on Sunday, becoming the fastest player in NFL history to do so.Allen caught a 4-yard pass from Justin Herbert early in the second quarter against the Washington Commanders, making him the 16th player in league history with 1,000 catches. He did so in his 159th game, surpassing Hall of Fame wide receiver Marvin Harrison, who did it in 167 games.<figure class="article-segment--embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
With this catch, Keenan Allen becomes the fastest player in NFL history to reach 1000 receptions 👏 WASvsLAC on FOX/FOX One<a href="https://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt">https://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt</a> <a href="https://t.co/ozqsgCWlrp">pic.twitter.com/ozqsgCWlrp</a>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1974945522994893211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2025</a>
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - SEPTEMBER 28: Keenan Allen #13 of the Los Angeles Chargers prior to the game against the New York Giants on September 28, 2025 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jackie Young, exhausted from the grueling <a href="https://apnews.com/article/fever-aces-wnba-229121a4d93bf652d9167fde2ca32495?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share">five-game semifinal series against Indiana</a>, wasn't quite herself when the Aces began the WNBA Finals against Phoenix and even did something rare in the opener. She asked out of the game.But after a day of rest, there was no stopping Young on Sunday.She set a finals record with 21 points in the third quarter, finishing with 32 to carry Las Vegas to a 91-78 victory over the Mercury and 2-0 series lead.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Game 3 is Wednesday in Phoenix, where the Aces hope to put a stranglehold on the series as they chase their third title in four years. The Mercury have the tall task of needing to win four of five games to capture their fourth championship, which would tie the WNBA record.Young, who tied a career playoff high in total points, fell just short of the league record of 22 points for any postseason quarter. Three players have accomplished that, most recently in 2021 when Young's teammate, Jewell Loyd, hit that number for Seattle against the Mercury.“We had a couple of play calls for her, but it was really her being really aggressive and in attack mode,” Aces coach Becky Hammon said. “I'm always spurring her on to be in attack mode. ... When she hits the 3-ball and gets a couple to go down, it becomes difficult for her to be defended because she's fast, she's big, strong.”Young's performance was quite an answer to the Aces' <a href="https://apnews.com/article/wbna-finals-mercury-aces-score-704428e5d5a6d6e56e7be5bcf8a9d831?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share">Game 1 victory</a> on Friday, when she scored 10 points and made just 3 of 13 shots.“My shots were very short,” Young said. “I was getting everything I wanted Game 1, but they were darts. I was trying to change it, but just didn't have it. Luckily, we have a lot of great players on this team."Four-time league MVP A'ja Wilson scored 20 of her 28 points in the first half and had 14 rebounds. Had Wilson scored two more points, the Aces would've been the first team to have two 30-point scorers in a WNBA Finals game.“Take the numbers away, I'm so proud of Jackie,” Wilson said. “When you see someone that works so hard every single day and then you get to see the hard work paying off, it's a beautiful thing to witness. I'm just so grateful to be her teammate and come to work with her every single day.”Chelsea Gray finished with 10 points and 10 assists, her fifth playoff double-double in those categories, moving her into fourth in playoffs history. She also had eight rebounds, three blocked shots and three steals.Kahleah Copper led the Mercury with 23 points, Satou Sabally scored 22 and Alyssa Thomas had 10 while coping with foul trouble much of the game.Sabally injured her right ankle in the fourth quarter, but Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts said he didn't have an update on her status. Phoenix brought Sabally to the news conference room, usually a sign a player isn't seriously injured, and she said, “I'm fine.”Like in Game 1 when they began with a 10-2 lead, the Mercury came out strong, scoring the first seven points. Phoenix wound up with 27 points in the first quarter, but then the Aces held the Mercury to a combined 24 points over the following two periods.By that point, the Aces had taken charge, leading 76-51 going into the fourth and eventually going up by as much as 22 points.Any team Hammon in a Game 2 in Las Vegas is asking for trouble. She ran her record to 9-0 with this victory, the average margin being more than 17 points.Now it's on to Game 3.“We're excited to go play in our home arena,” Tibbetts said. “Vegas did what they're supposed to do. I think we played a really good Game 1, and they came out and were ready today.”___AP WNBA: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball">https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball</a>

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 05: Chelsea Gray #12 and Jackie Young #0 of the Las Vegas Aces react in the third quarter of Game Two of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs finals against the Phoenix Mercury at Michelob ULTRA Arena on October 05, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jonathan Taylor keeps proving he's one of the league’s top running backs.  A ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jonathan Taylor keeps proving he's one of the league’s top running backs.A few more games like this, and perhaps Daniel Jones will considered one of the best quarterbacks.<a href="https://x.com/i/status/1974916475983917531">Taylor ran for three touchdowns</a> and a 2-point conversion, Jones threw two TD passes while playing another turnover-free game, and the Indianapolis Colts remained perfect at home with a 40-6 rout of the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>“I think the guys are playing at a high level right now, they’re playing together,” coach Shane Steichen said after Indy's most lopsided victory in 12 years. “(Taylor) is the best back in the league right now. Credit to him, credit to the O-line. It starts up front, but he’s just seeing it while he’s running hard.”The Colts (4-1) opened the season with major questions at quarterback, but Taylor's strong play has helped Jones get comfortable. Signed in the offseason to compete with Anthony Richardson for the starting job, Jones has won more games in five weeks than he did in his final 16 starts and two seasons with the New York Giants.Jones finished 20 of 29 for 212 yards. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/indianapolis-colts-las-vegas-raiders-0201d40c72a402274834e9ca421d8855">Taylor rushed 17 times for 66 yards</a> and caught three passes for 20 yards, although his streak of nine straight games with 95 yards or more from scrimmage ended.The 34-point margin was Indy's largest since a 37-3 victory at Jacksonville in 2013. The Colts <a href="https://x.com/i/status/1974913362635919378">converted two interceptions</a>, a blocked punt and a turnover on downs into TDs.“I think we executed well with the exception of that first drive,” Jones said. “But we executed well, took advantage of some opportunities. I'm sure Shane talked about complementary football. The blocked punt, the interception in the third quarter put us at the 5-yard line, we converted those opportunities.”Indy's starters got the fourth quarter off. Richardson made his season debut and had one completion — to himself for 9 yards.It was miserable day for Las Vegas (1-4), which lost its fourth straight. Rookie Ashton Jeanty had another productive day with 14 carries for 67 yards and five receptions for 42 yards. Geno Smith was 25 of 36 for 228 yards with the two picks.“It was really disappointing for us to have such a hard time getting into this game,” Raiders coach Pete Carroll said. “We need to change the course from the way we’re going.”Las Vegas settled for a 24-yard field goal after holding the ball for nearly 10 minutes on its first possession.Jones responded with an 11-yard TD pass to Tyler Warren — the rookie's first career scoring reception — and the Colts never trailed again.Segun Olubi blocked AJ Cole's punt to set up the Colts at the Raiders 8-yard line. Four plays later, Taylor scored on a 3-yard run and the Colts were off and running.Smith gave away another scoring chance when his tipped pass was picked off by Laiatu Latu at the Colts 12-yard line. Jones closed the half with a 4-yard TD pass to Michael Pittman Jr. to make it 20-3.“The ball got tipped up in the air but there was a guy wide open in the end zone,” Smith said. “I feel like I’m doing the right things, making the right reads. But this is the NFL. It’s a big boy league.”The Colts extended the margin to 40-3 in the third quarter thanks to Taylor's TD runs of 1 and 6 yards and Ameer Abdullah's 2-yard TD run.Las Vegas failed to record a sack for the first time in 40 games, ending the league's longest active streak.Kicking adjustmentsCole suffered a right ankle injury on the blocked punt and went to the locker room on a cart, forcing kicker Daniel Carlson to handle punting duties. Carlson's only punt went 30 yards. He also missed a 57-yard field goal on the final play of the first half.Indy lost kicker Spencer Shrader late in the second quarter when Tristin McCollum ran into Shrader's right knee. The Colts went for 2 on each of their remaining TD drives in part because they would have needed a replacement for holder Rigoberto Sanchez, the backup kicker.Injury reportRaiders: TEs Brock Bowers (knee) and Michael Mayer (concussion protocol) and CB Eric Stokes (knee) were inactive.Colts: Indy lost CB Mike Hilton (shoulder) in the first quarter and DT Grover Stewart (biceps) in the second half.Leonard's farewell<a href="https://apnews.com/article/shaquille-leonard-indianapolis-colts-retirement-f545b68def9a79d1092d105b51576d33">Three-time All-Pro linebacker Shaquille Leonard</a> announced his retirement at halftime. He was the 2018 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, but a recurring back injury shortened his career. He last played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023 and is now an assistant coach at a South Carolina high school.“I feel like I’ve found my purpose again,” Leonard said, referring to his new profession. “They’ve helped me find my love of football again.”Up nextRaiders: Host Tennessee next Sunday.Colts: Host Arizona next Sunday.___AP NFL: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/nfl">https://apnews.com/hub/nfl</a>

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - OCTOBER 05: Jonathan Taylor #28 of the Indianapolis Colts celebrates with teammates after a touchdown during the third quarter against the Las Vegas Raiders in the game at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 05, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sean Payton had a game ball in hand and stories to tell after he passed his mentor and friend Bill Parcells on the NFL career wins list. The pair of Super Bowl champion coaches caught up recently and shot the breeze, talking about playing tough road games against NFC East teams.The Denver Broncos provided Payton quite a new tale Sunday.Bo Nix led the Broncos on three scoring drives on three possessions in the fourth quarter, J.K. Dobbins rushed for a 2-yard score in the period and the Broncos wiped out a 14-point deficit to hand the Philadelphia Eagles their first loss of the season, 21-17.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>“You're not going to forget,” Payton said, “just these moments. Ultimately, that's what you do it for. Making memories.”The Broncos batted down Jalen Hurts' last-gasp pass on the final play of the game to send the Super Bowl champions to just their second loss in their last 22 games.“We just kind of had this sense that we just needed one drive. Let’s go down the field, one play at a time, let’s put a drive together,” Nix said.Nix had a few of them in his fourth-quarter rally that helped Payton earn his 173rd win to pass Parcells. Nix completed 9 of 10 passes for 126 yards and threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Evan Engram in the fourth to stun an Eagles team that totally collapsed over the final 15 minutes.“This is a team that just won the Super Bowl,” Payton said. “So that’s a good win.”Broncos owner and CEO Greg Penner gave Payton the game ball for the coaching milestone.The Broncos (3-2) caught a huge break in their rally when the Eagles had a late fourth-down conversion called back on an illegal shift penalty whistled against running back Saquon Barkley. The Eagles (4-1) were instead forced to punt.Hurts' final heave on second-and-10 from the 29 was knocked down as time expired to send the jubilant Broncos into the locker room with an improbable win. Nix waved his arms in celebration toward dozens of Broncos fans in orange that stood near the visitors tunnel.Nix threw for 242 yards — a week after he threw for a career-high 326 yards and a pair of touchdowns against the Bengals — and Denver’s formula of run-first offense and a dominant defense came to life in the fourth quarter.The Broncos totaled just 199 yards and trailed 17-3 at the end of the third before Nix got the offense rolling. Dobbins, who followed his 101 yards rushing against Cincinnati with 79 yards on Sunday, punched in a 2-yard TD run in the fourth to make it 17-10.The Broncos got the ball back and Nix hit Courtland Sutton for 34 yards on the decisive drive. Nix connected over the middle with Engram for the 11-yard TD.Payton gambled for the 2-point conversion and the Broncos got it when Nix hit Tony Franklin for an 18-17 lead with 7:36 left in the game.The play stunned and silenced the Philly crowd — a familiar gut punch to the fan base after the Phillies wasted a three-run lead a night earlier in a playoff loss to the Dodgers.Yet, these are the Eagles and they weren't going to just easily surrender their 10-game winning streak.At fourth-and-4 from the Eagles 49, Hurts hit DeVonta Smith on a long reception for what should have been a first down, only for the flag on Barkley to wipe it off the board. Smith had eight catches and 114 yards receiving.“We've got to get on the same page, and continue to be on the same page,” Smith said.Hurts threw for 280 yards. He had a 2-yard touchdown pass to Dallas Goedert and a 47-yard TD pass to Barkley in the third quarter for the 17-10 lead.That was it for the Eagles. Wil Lutz tacked on a 36-yard field goal with 1:11 left for a 21-17 lead.“You don’t get a chance to play these games that have a ton of upside,” Payton said. “Now don’t get me wrong, there’s downside, but there’s a ton of upside relative to defining what you become. And this is one of them. I think they were confident coming in. I asked them afterwards, ‘Who are you afraid of?'”It sure wasn't the Eagles.InjuriesBroncos: RB Tyler Badie left with a shoulder injury late in the fourth.Eagles: G Landon Dickerson suffered an ankle injury and TE Grant Calcaterra suffered an oblique injury.Up nextBroncos: Are on the road Sunday in London against the Jets.Eagles: Have a short trip on a short week Thursday night at the Giants.___AP NFL: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/NFL">https://apnews.com/hub/NFL</a>

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 05: Bo Nix #10 of the Denver Broncos throws a pass during the third quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles in the game at Lincoln Financial Field on October 05, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Tyler Reddick raced Sunday with his championship hopes on the line at the same time his infant son has been diagnosed with a tumor in his chest that is affecting his heart.
Rookie Reddick, the second of Tyler and Alexa Reddick's two boys, was born in May and Alexa revealed last week that he has been dealing with serious health complications. The couple provided an update ahead of Sunday's race at The Roval at <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nascar-charlotte-roval-playoffs-elimination-wallace-hamlin-e7479d8e7c9b01d789ce3faa45bbc3a9">Charlotte Motor Speedway</a>, where Reddick was starting from the pole and needs a victory to remain in contention for the Cup Series title.
Alexa Reddick <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DPaRgQTDWZ2/">posted a social media update</a> on Rookie's condition after Reddick’s pole-winning run, saying he has a “tumor that’s ‘choking’ the renal vein &amp; renal artery. Telling the heart ‘Hey I’m not getting enough blood… pump harder.'”
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She said it has caused an enlarged heart, and the 4-month old will need a kidney removed because doctors determined it is no longer functioning.
“He will undergo open surgery to remove his right kidney. We’re just not sure when,” she wrote. “Waiting is ok right now to give his heart a break while he’s on BP medication. They expect his heart to fully recover because it was just an innocent bystander. We have answers but a journey ahead to bring our little Cookie home.”
She added that her son was happy spending time blowing bubbles, playing and “interacting with every nurse &amp; doctor that comes in his room.”
Reddick had kept his son's health situation private until his wife <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DPaRgQTDWZ2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">went public before last week's race at Kansas Speedway</a> when she revealed that Rookie was at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte showing signs of heart failure.
Reddick finally addressed Rookie’s health at Charlotte.
“Healthier is probably not the right word, but I’ve never seen him happier. His color looks good. He’s gained weight. A lot of things are going well,” Reddick said. “All that being said, some of the the tougher moments are definitely ahead. We’re definitely not in the clear. There are some things we need to get through first.
“So, on one hand, I’m really happy and it makes me feel great that he’s doing much better right now, but certainly we have some hurdles we have to get through first before we’re even thinking about leaving the hospital or thinking about what comes next.”
Reddick, who made it to the championship-deciding finale, enters Sunday's race below the cutline of drivers who will be trimmed from 12 to eight after the race. The bottom four — Reddick, his 23XI Racing teammate Bubba Wallace, Ross Chastain and Austin Cindric — all likely need a victory Sunday to avoid elimination.
“For me, this weekend where we’re at in points, it just is what it is,” Reddick said. “I’m going to go out there and give it my best effort while I’m here certainly. For me, this week, the elimination, everything that is happening in the racing world is taking a back seat as it should.”
Denny Hamlin, co-owner of Reddick's car, said 23XI Racing has been supportive and involved in getting Rooke the best care.
“We’ve tried to do everything we could as a company to tap into all the resources that we possibly can, to get him second, third opinions, all the things, get him in contact with specialists,” Hamlin said. "We feel not a relief, but it is a little relief that they kind of understand now what the path is forward, versus, kind of not knowing.
“I could not imagine being in their places. He’s got enough to think about. I’m sure he’s probably breathing a little sigh relief that he still goes there to do his job at a high level, given everything that’s going on off the track.”
Reddick will start alongside Shane van Gisbergen, who has won four races this year on road and street courses. The New Zealander is the heavy favorite and any driver hoping to avoid playoff elimination will have to beat van Gisbergen.
Reddic, meanwhile, was grateful for the support he and his family have received and reflected on the emotional impact this has had on his family.
“Just countless individuals have helped out,” Reddick said. “Countless individuals have reached out, provided support whatever it might be. It’s been really eye-opening. I agree with my wife this is the hardest thing that I’ve had to go through. … Certainly being away (last week) wasn’t ideal.
“That was a decision me and her came to a conclusion on when I was in Kansas. He was going in the right direction. Yes, like I said, big things ahead that we have to fix, but for that past weekend he was stable and going in the right direction. It was difficult to stay and race (at Kansas), but we were on the same page about it. I just wanted to get off that plane so bad on Sunday night and get back to the hospital.”
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 04: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Jordan Brand Toyota, walks the grid after winning the pole award during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 04, 2025 in Concord, North Carolina.

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Miami moved back to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, Texas Tech has its highest ranking since 2008 and Penn State and Texas fell all the way out of the Top 25 for the first time since 2022 after the two top-10 teams lost to unranked opponents.No. 1 Ohio State was dominant in its win over Minnesota, but its 40 first-place votes were its fewest since ascending to the top five weeks ago. The Hurricanes, who moved ahead of idle Oregon, went from receiving four first-place votes last week to 21 this week after winning at Florida State.Miami also had been No. 2 two weeks ago following an open date and gave up that spot last week after Oregon’s overtime win at Penn State.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Oregon, which received the other five first-place votes, was followed by idle No. 4 Mississippi and No. 5 Texas A&amp;M. The Aggies hammered Mississippi State and earned their highest ranking since Jimbo Fisher’s 2021 team was No. 5 in early September.Oklahoma slipped from No. 5 to No. 6 despite its 44-0 shutout of Kent State. Indiana, which had an open date, is No. 7 and No. 8 Alabama got a two-spot promotion for its 16-point win over Vanderbilt.No. 9 Texas Tech, which won 35-11 at previously unbeaten Houston, cracked the top 10 for the first time since it was No. 8 in the final regular-season poll in 2008. Georgia moved up two spots to No. 10 after its win over Kentucky.Texas was the AP’s presesason No. 1 team and Penn State was No. 2. Both are now out of the rankings.Penn State took one of the biggest falls in the 99-year history of the poll for its loss at previously winless UCLA a week after the Bruins fired their coach. The Nittany Lions had slipped from No. 2 to No. 7 following their loss to Oregon. They went to UCLA as 24.5-point favorites, according to BetMGM Sportsbook, and lost 42-37. Penn State is unranked for the first time since September 2022.The plunge out of the Top 25 matched 1959 Oklahoma for second-biggest drop out of the rankings, not counting preseason polls or the 2020 pandemic season. The ’59 Sooners went from No. 2 to out of the Top 20 after losing their opener to Northwestern.Texas lost at Ohio State as the preseason No. 1 and was No. 9 entering its game at Florida. The Longhorns’ 29-21 loss at the Swamp sent it tumbling out of the Top 25. They hadn’t been unranked since November 2022.Before Sunday, the last time two top-10 teams fell out of the poll the same week was Sept. 16, 1986, when it happened to No. 8 Tennessee and No. 10 Ohio State.<figure class="article-segment--table"><div class="table-responsive"><table>
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<td>Ohio State</td>
<td> 5-0</td>
<td>1</td>
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<td> 5-0</td>
<td>3</td>
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<td>Oregon</td>
<td> 5-0</td>
<td>2</td>
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<td>4</td>
<td>Ole Miss</td>
<td> 5-0</td>
<td>4</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>Texas A&amp;M</td>
<td> 5-0</td>
<td>6</td>
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<td>6</td>
<td>Oklahoma</td>
<td> 5-0</td>
<td>5</td>
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<td>7</td>
<td>Indiana</td>
<td> 5-0</td>
<td>8</td>
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<td>8</td>
<td>Alabama</td>
<td> 4-1</td>
<td>10</td>
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<td>Texas Tech</td>
<td> 5-0</td>
<td>11</td>
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<td>Georgia</td>
<td> 4-1</td>
<td>12</td>
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<td>LSU</td>
<td> 4-1</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>Tennessee</td>
<td> 4-1</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>13</td>
<td>Georgia Tech</td>
<td> 5-0</td>
<td>17</td>
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<td>14</td>
<td>Missouri</td>
<td> 5-0</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>15</td>
<td>Michigan</td>
<td> 4-1</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>16</td>
<td>Notre Dame</td>
<td> 3-2</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>Illinois</td>
<td> 5-1</td>
<td>22</td>
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<td>BYU</td>
<td> 5-0</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>19</td>
<td>Virginia</td>
<td> 5-1</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>20</td>
<td>Vanderbilt</td>
<td> 5-1</td>
<td>16</td>
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<td>21</td>
<td>Arizona State </td>
<td> 4-1</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>22</td>
<td>Iowa State</td>
<td> 5-1</td>
<td>14</td>
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<td>23</td>
<td>Memphis</td>
<td>6-0</td>
<td>NR</td>
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<td>24</td>
<td>South Florida</td>
<td>4-1</td>
<td>NR</td>
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<td>Florida State</td>
<td> 3-2</td>
<td>18</td>
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</table></div></figure>In and out— No. 23 Memphis, four spots out of the Top 25 a week ago, is in for the first time since it was No. 24 in the final poll last season. The Tigers are out to their best start since 2015 and the first team to be 6-0, making them bowl-eligible for the 12th straight year.— No. 24 South Florida (4-1) has won two straight since its lopsided loss at Miami and is back after a one-month absence.— Penn State (7) and Texas (9) dropped out.Poll points— Ohio State’s 40 first-place votes are fewest for a No. 1 team since Alabama also got 40 in the poll Sept. 29, 2024.— Miami’s No. 2 ranking is its highest in an October poll since 2003.— The teams ranked Nos. 14-19 — Missouri, Michigan, Notre Dame, Illinois, BYU and Virginia — each received five-spot promotions, biggest of the week.— Iowa State took the biggest fall of any team that remained in the Top 25, falling eight spots to No. 22 after losing at Cincinnati.Conference callSEC (9) — Nos. 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 20.Big Ten (5) — Nos. 1, 3, 7, 15, 17.Big 12 (4) — Nos. 9, 18, 21, 22.ACC (4) — Nos. 2, 13, 19, 25.American (2) — Nos. 23, 24.Independent (1) — No. 16.Ranked vs. ranked— No. 1 Ohio State (5-0) at No. 17 Illinois (5-1): This is the first meeting since 2017 and first Top 25 matchup since 2001. The Buckeyes have won nine straight in the series and haven’t lost in Champaign since 1991. The lone blemish for the Illini was a blowout loss at Indiana.— No. 7 Indiana (5-0) at No. 3 Oregon (5-0): The Hoosiers didn’t have to play Oregon last year, the Ducks’ first in the Big Ten. Indiana is 0-2 against top-five opponents under second-year coach Curt Cignetti.— No. 8 Alabama (4-1) at No. 14 Missouri (5-0): The Crimson Tide beat the Tigers 34-0 in Tuscaloosa last year, are on a four-game win streak and looking to knock off a third straight ranked opponent. Huge opportunity here for Missouri for a marquee win in the chase for the SEC title and College Football Playoff seeding.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 4: Penn State players walk onto the field with head coach James Franklin before the start of the game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and UCLA Bruins at The Rose Bowl on October 4, 2025, in Pasadena, California.

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