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NFL – National Football League – Week 4 Yesterday Seattle Seahawks 48, Detroit Lions 45 New York Giants 20, Chicago Bears 12 Tennessee Titans 24, Indianapolis Colts 17 Seahawks 48, Lions 45 – Smith, Penny star as Seahawks beat Lions 48-45 Geno Smith threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score in the first half, and the Seattle Seahawks held off the Detroit Lions for a 48-45 win. The Seahawks were stopped on a third down late in the third quarter, but the Ford Field play clock wasn’t set properly. Seattle took advantage of the second chance and Detroit’s unorganized defense on Rashaad Penny’s 36-yard touchdown run that converted a third-and-16 and made it 38-23. Detroit’s T.J. Hockenson had eight receptions and set career highs with 179 yards receiving and two touchdowns. Giants 20, Bears 12 – Jones injures ankle in Giants’ 20-12 victory over Bears Daniel Jones ran for two touchdowns before injuring an ankle, Saquon Barkley had 146 yards and ran the wildcat offense at times after both New York quarterbacks were hurt in leading the Giants to a 20-12 victory over the Chicago Bears. Jones scored on runs of 21 and 8 yards, New York rushed for 262 yards and Graham Gano kicked field goals of 44 and 43 yards as the Giants improved to 3-1 under rookie coach Brian Daboll. It’s their best start since 2011 when they won the Super Bowl. Michael Badgley kicked four goals for the Bears filling in for Cairo Santos. Titans 24, Colts 17 – Henry reigns as Titans hold off Colts for 24-17 victory Derrick Henry rushed for a season-high 114 yards and one touchdown and Tennessee’s defense held up late to preserve the Titans’ 24-17 victory at Indianapolis. The Titans have won a franchise-record four straight in the series and improved to 11-2 against AFC South opponents since 2020. Indy has one win in its past six games and blew late three scoring chances. Tennessee leaned heavily on Henry early, but was shut out in the second half for the second straight week. Other Week 4 NFL Scores Cincinnati 27, Miami 15 Minnesota 28, New Orleans 25 Atlanta 23, Cleveland 20 Buffalo 23, Baltimore 20 Dallas 25, Washington 10 L.A. Chargers 34, Houston 24 N.Y. Jets 24, Pittsburgh 20 Philadelphia 29, Jacksonville 21 Arizona 26, Carolina 16 Green Bay 27, New England 24, OT Las Vegas 32, Denver 23 Kansas City 41, Tampa Bay 31 Tonight Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco Giants, 8:15 p.m. NFL – Campbell tries to shield defense after 48-45 loss to Seattle Jared Goff passed for 378 yards and four touchdowns, but Detroit struggled against Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks in a wild 48-45 loss. Smith accounted for 369 yards and three touchdowns, and Rashaad Penny rushed for 151 yards and two TDs. Seattle never used its punter. The Seahawks scored on seven drives, missed a field goal on the eighth and took a knee to end the game on the ninth. They also scored on Tariq Woolen’s 40-yard interception return in the second half. Lions coach Dan Campbell says the team is going to take a comprehensive look at what it is doing defensively. NFL – Terry Bradshaw says he’s been treated for 2 kinds of cancer Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw says he has been treated for two forms of cancer in the past year. Bradshaw said on “Fox NFL Sunday” that he was diagnosed with bladder cancer late last year and was treated at Yale University Medical Center, including surgery. The 74-year-old then said he found a tumor in his neck earlier this year and it turned out to be a Merkel cell tumor, a rare form of malignant skin cancer. He was treated at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Bradshaw says he is “cancer free and feeling great.” NFL – Spectator at Steelers game dies after fall from escalator A spectator at Sunday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets has died following a fall at Acrisure Stadium. The Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety say police and emergency service personnel were alerted after an unidentified male fell around 4:45 p.m., shortly after the end of New York’s 24-20 victory over the Steelers. Paramedics administered care on site to the victim before he was transported to the hospital in critical condition. He died shortly thereafter. The Steelers said in a statement that the organization is working with local authorities during the investigation. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 2 Chicago White Sox 2, San Diego Padres 1 Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 1 Tigers 5, Twins 2 – Tigers beat young Woods Richardson, sloppy Twins 5-2 Eric Haase and Victor Reyes homered and the Detroit Tigers took advantage of Minnesota’s sloppy play, beating touted pitching prospect Simeon Woods Richardson and the Twins 5-2. Woods Richardson made his big league debut five days after turning 22 years old, making him the youngest pitcher in the majors this season. The Twins’ defense did him no favors at the start, committing three errors in the first inning. The Tigers turned the two throwing errors by catcher Ryan Jeffers and a misplay by first baseman Jose Miranda, along with Miguel Cabrera’s single, a wild pitch, a walk and a stolen base into two runs. Woods Richardson, acquired in July 2021 from Toronto in the trade for pitcher José Berríos, allowed two earned runs and three hits in five innings. White Sox2, Padres 1 – Padres clinch NL wild-card spot during 2-1 loss to White Sox The San Diego Padres are going back to the playoffs for the first time in a full season since 2006, a spot that they clinched during the seventh inning of a 2-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox. The Padres were batting when the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers in 12 innings. The sellout crowd of 41,407 at Petco Park stood and cheered the sealed wild-card spot. The Padres trailed 2-0 at the time but Kim Ha-seong homered a few minutes later. The Padres had a chance to win in the ninth when they put two runners on with two outs against Liam Hendriks but pinch-hitter Jorge Alfaro, who has five walk-off plate appearances this year, grounded out. Cubs 8, Reds 1 – Contreras gets ovations, Stroman goes 6, Cubs beat Reds 8-1 Willson Contreras got several standing ovations in what could be his final home game at Wrigley Field, Marcus Stroman threw six scoreless innings and the surging Chicago Cubs won their seventh straight with an 8-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Nelson Velázquez drove in four runs to help Chicago match its best run since a seven-game streak late last year. The Cubs knocked out a Chase Anderson in a five-run first. The Reds have dropped six straight and 19 of 23. They’ll need to sweep a season-ending three-game series against the Cubs in Cincinnati to avoid the franchise’s second 100-loss season. Tonight Chicago Cubs (Wesneski 3-1) at Cincinnati (Greene 4-13), 6:40 p.m. Minnesota (Ober 2-3) at Chicago White Sox (Cueto 7-10), 8:10 p.m. Detroit (Garcia 1-0) at Seattle (Kirby 8-4), 9:40 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 9:20 NCAAFB – College Football Saturday (4) Michigan 27, Iowa 14 Eastern Michigan 20, UMass 13 Maryland 27, Michigan State 13 Toledo 38, Central Michigan 17 Western Michigan 44, New Hampshire 7 Notre Dame was off NCAA: AP Top 25: Tide retakes No. 1 from UGA; Kansas snaps drought Alabama reclaimed No. 1 from Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll in one of the closest votes in the recent years. Two points separate the Crimson Tide from the Bulldogs. Six teams including Kansas made their season debut in the AP Top 25. The Jayhawks are ranked for the first time since 2009, which was the longest drought among current Power Five conference teams. The Crimson Tide received 25 first-place votes and 1,523 points. Georgia got 28 first-place votes to become the first team since Alabama in November 2019 to have the most first-place votes but not be No. 1. NCAAFB – Big 10 – Wisconsin fires Paul Chryst; names DC Leonhard interim coach Wisconsin has fired head coach Paul Chryst after a 2-3 start to his eighth season leading his alma mater. The surprising move comes a day after Wisconsin lost at home 34-10 to Illinois and former Badgers coach Bret Bielema. Chryst is 67-26 since taking over as coach of the Badgers in 2015. But the program has been backsliding. Chryst had double-digit win seasons in four of his first five years at Wisconsin and has gone 33-19 since, including 15-12 in the last 27 games. Defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard, another former Badgers player, was named interim coach. NCAAFB – Dorrell out as coach at Colorado after 0-5 start to season Colorado fired football coach Karl Dorrell after an 0-5 start in which the Buffaloes have been blown out by more than 20 points in each game. The school announced the decision Sunday, a day after a 43-20 loss at Arizona. It’s only the fourth 0-5 start in the program’s history. Dorrell, 58, was brought in as a replacement when Mel Tucker bolted for Michigan State out of the blue in February 2020. Colorado waited to announce the news until after Dorrell had a chance to inform his staff and players. Offensive coordinator Mike Sanford will serve as interim coach. NASCAR – Elliott advances in NASCAR playoffs with Talladega victory Chase Elliott raced his way into the next round of the playoffs with a victory Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway in the first clean race yet of this year’s postseason. Elliott was fifth on the final restart with two laps remaining and claimed control of the outside lane to stalk leader Ryan Blaney. The 2020 Cup champion surged ahead with a push from Erik Jones on the final lap, threw a block on Blaney’s attempt to reclaim the lead and then beat Blaney to the finish line by .046 seconds. Elliott is the first driver through five playoff races to automatically advance into the next round with a victory. The first four races were won by drivers not eligible for the championship in a chaotic start to the 10-race postseason. NHL – National Hockey League – Preseason Last Night Minnesota Wild 3, Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Milwaukee Tonight Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. NHL – Blackhawks F Katchouk will be sidelined by ankle sprain Chicago Blackhawks forward Boris Katchouk will be sidelined for four to six weeks with a left ankle sprain. The 24-year-old Katchouk played almost 12 minutes during a 3-0 preseason loss to Detroit on Saturday night. He was acquired in a multiplayer trade with Tampa Bay in March. The Blackhawks open the season on Oct. 12 at Colorado. The team also said forward Jujhar Khaira is day to day with a right ankle injury. MHSAA – High School Sports Today Boys Soccer Our Lady of the Lake at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Brandywine at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Wyoming-Lee, 6:00 p.m. Bridgman at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Covert at Bloomingdale, 6:30 p.m. Buchanan at Constantine, 5:30 p.m. Watervliet at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Coloma at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. South Haven at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Hartford at Wyoming Potter’s House, 6:45 p.m. Otsego at Paw Paw, 6:30 p.m. Niles at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Sturgis at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Olivet at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Fennville at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Volleyball Berrien Springs at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Cassopolis at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Watervliet Grace Christian, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw, Parchment, Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Pennfield, 5:00 p.m. Otsego at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m.AP Top 251Alabama (25)5-02Georgia (28)5-03Ohio State (10)5-04Michigan5-05Clemson5-06USC5-07Oklahoma State4-08Tennessee4-09Ole Miss5-010Penn State5-011Utah4-112Oregon4-113Kentucky4-114NC State4-115Wake Forest4-116BYU4-117TCU4-018UCLA5-019Kansas5-020Kansas State4-121Washington4-122Syracuse5-023Mississippi State4-124Cincinnati4-125LSU4-1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.