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5:31 PM on Sunday, September 14

Pete Alonso’s three-run, opposite-field homer in the 10th inning lifted the Mets to a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers

5:00 PM on Sunday, September 14

Saints coach Kellen Moore says New Orleans is putting itself in position to win games but has been hindered by botched early opportunities in each of their first two games this season

4:56 PM on Sunday, September 14

Teoscar Hernández had his second four-hit game this season, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat San Francisco 10-2 to drop the Giants 1 1/2 games behind the New York Mets for the last NL wild card

4:35 PM on Sunday, September 14

Natasha Cloud scored 23 points, Breanna Stewart added 18 before hurting her knee in overtime and the New York Liberty beat the Phoenix Mercury 76-69 on Sunday in Game 1 of their best-of-three first-round playoff series

4:34 PM on Sunday, September 14

Cal Raleigh tied Mickey Mantle’s season record for most home runs by a switch hitter with his 54th, and the Seattle Mariners extended their winning streak to nine by routing the Los Angeles Angels 11-2 to take sole possession of the AL West lead for the first time since June

4:26 PM on Sunday, September 14

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his agent have moved to dismiss a lawsuit accusing them of causing a real estate investor and broker to be fired from a $240 million luxury housing development in Hawaii

4:06 PM on Sunday, September 14

Jackson Merrill hit a three-run home run and the San Diego Padres withstood a career-high, five-RBI performance by Mickey Moniak to beat the lowly Colorado Rockies 9-6 and take three of four

3:54 PM on Sunday, September 14

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin believes NFL teams improve the most between Week 1 and Week 2

3:53 PM on Sunday, September 14

Rookie Nick Kurtz hit one of the Athletics’ four home runs, a go-ahead, two-run drive in the fifth inning that led the Athletics over Cincinnati 7-4 for a three-game sweep that dropped the Reds 2 1/2 games back for the last NL wild card

3:51 PM on Sunday, September 14

The Tennessee Titans have struggled with penalties and sacks as part of their 0-2 start

3:46 PM on Sunday, September 14

Travis Hunter played both offense and defense for the Jacksonville Jaguars as planned on Sunday, with an injury to cornerback Jarrian Jones increasing the rookie’s workload

3:25 PM on Sunday, September 14

Joe Flacco played his first game in Baltimore since being traded after the 2018 season

3:18 PM on Sunday, September 14

The Chicago Bears hired Ben Johnson away from Detroit, hoping he could help Caleb Williams become a consistent quarterback and turn around a franchise that hasn’t had a winning record in several years

2:39 PM on Sunday, September 14

Nico Hoerner had three RBIs, including a go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh inning that sparked the Chicago Cubs over the fading Tampa Bay Rays 4-3

2:03 PM on Sunday, September 14

The Philadelphia Phillies clinched their fourth straight postseason berth despite wasting a two-run lead in a 10-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals, who got a three-run homer and five RBIs from Salvador Perez

1:43 PM on Sunday, September 14

Mac Jones passed for 279 yards and a career-high-tying three touchdowns, and the banged-up San Francisco 49ers defeated the rebuilding New Orleans Saints 26-21

1:38 PM on Sunday, September 14

Jake Browning passed for 241 yards in relief of the injured Joe Burrow and scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard sneak with 18 seconds remaining as the Cincinnati Bengals rallied for a 31-27 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars

12:42 PM on Sunday, September 14

New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields left the 30-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills in the fourth quarter with a concussion

10:54 AM on Sunday, September 14

New York Giants backup left tackle James Hudson III was penalized four times in a span of six snaps on the opening drive against the Dallas Cowboys

5:15 AM on Sunday, September 14

Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton, who rose to become one of the most popular fighters in the sport, has died