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NEW YORK (AP) — The baseball season is going extra innings. While the American League playoff picture cleared up Sunday, the National League remained muddled heading into what was supposed to be an off day before the postseason. AL West champion Houston hosts Detroit, and Baltimore is at home against Kansas City in best-of-three Wild

AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars were up by three late in the third quarter Sunday with a chance to pad the lead after a 58-yard run by Tank Bigsby gave them a first down at the Houston 4. But instead of a score, the Jaguars came up with a goose egg

AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and an A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died at his home on Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, family spokeswoman Ebie McFarland said in an email. He was 88. McFarland

AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The regular season finale between the Guardians and Houston Astros was canceled Sunday after a lengthy delay, preventing Cleveland third baseman José Ramírez from a shot at hitting his 40th home run and joining the exclusive 40-40 club. With Houston set to open its AL wild-card series at home

AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday’s arrival of a SpaceX capsule. SpaceX launched the rescue mission on Saturday with a downsized crew of two astronauts and two empty seats reserved for Butch Wilmore and Suni

Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven scoreless innings, Dustin Harris had a homer and two-run double in his second MLB game and the defending champion Texas Rangers closed out their season with an 8-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Nathaniel Lowe also homered and Josh Smith drove in

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s stuck astronauts welcome the arrival of a SpaceX capsule that’ll bring them back to Earth next year.

AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans hadn’t scored in the second half and had punted on five straight possessions Sunday when they got one last chance to avoid being upset by the Jacksonville Jaguars. C.J. Stroud connected with an unlikely option to make sure the Texans came out on top. Stroud threw

AP College Football Writer Alabama returned to No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two years on Sunday following its dizzying victory over Georgia, making this 16 of 17 seasons the Crimson Tide has held the top spot at some point. UNLV, unbeaten through four games for the

Associated Press When Cindy Taff was a vice president at the giant oil and gas company Shell in Houston, her middle schooler Brianna would sometimes look over her shoulder as she worked from home. “Why are you still working in oil and gas?” her daughter asked more than once. “Is there a future in it?

Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jonathan Ornelas had a two-run, pinch-hit single in Texas’ four-run ninth and the Rangers scored six times in the final two innings to beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-8 on Saturday night. Nathaniel Lowe had a home run among his three hits and drove in three runs, including one

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Sam Hicks ran for 203 yards and three touchdowns, Maverick McIvor threw two touchdown passes and Abilene Christian beat winless Utah Tech 55-30 on Saturday night. Hicks had scoring runs from the 53, 35 and 8 yards. McIvor completed 18 of 33 passes for 286 yards. Isaiah Johnson added 82

SEATTLE (AP) — Paul Rothrock scored an early goal and Stefan Frei made it stand up as the Seattle Sounders held off the Houston Dynamo 1-0 on Sunday night after both teams clinched playoff spots before the beginning of the match. Seattle (14-9-8) punched its ticket to the playoffs after FC Dallas lost 3-0 to

Associated Press Temwa Chawinga scored her league-leading 17th goal of the season to help the Kansas City Current come from behind for a 1-1 draw with Gotham FC on Saturday in the National Women’s Soccer League. Gotham (13-4-5) took the lead in the 23rd minute when Yazmeen Ryan’s cross deflected off a Current defender and

HOUSTON (AP) — Jacobian Morgan accounted for four touchdowns to lead Jackson State to a 43-14 rout over Texas Southern on Saturday night. Morgan’s 2-yard touchdown run made it 20-0 early in the second quarter and his 72-yard rushing score gave Jackson State (3-2, 1-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) a 34-14 lead with 7:05 remaining. Morgan

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Tahj Brooks ran for 172 yards while scoring the tying and go-ahead touchdowns, Behren Morton threw two TDs to Coy Eakin and Texas Tech held on to beat Cincinnati 44-41 on Saturday night when the Bearcats missed a 51-yard field goal attempt on the game’s final play. “There were so many

DENTON, Texas (AP) — Chandler Morris threw for 439 yards and five touchdown passes to five different receivers as North Texas routed Tulsa 52-20 in the American Athletic Conference opener for both schools on Saturday night. Makenzie McGill II dashed 75 yards one play after Tulsa kicked a 45-yard Seth Morgan field goal to put

DALLAS (AP) — Kevin Jennings passed for a career-high three touchdowns and Kobe Wilson returned one of three SMU interceptions 82 yards for a score as the Mustangs beat Florida State 42-16 on Saturday night before a sellout crowd in their ACC debut. Jennings threw TD passes of 11 and 15 yards to RJ Maryland

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jáder Obrian and defender Guilherme Biro both scored late in the second half to help Austin FC pull out a 2-2 draw against Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. Neither team scored until Matt Crooks found the net unassisted three minutes into the second half to put Real Salt Lake (14-7-10)

DALLAS (AP) — Lamagea McDowell scored from a yard out in the fifth overtime to give Prairie View A&M a 36-34 win over Grambling on Saturday night in the State Fair Classic played at the Cotton Bowl. Both teams scored touchdowns and converted PATs in the first overtime and both made field goals in the

HOUSTON (AP) — Hahsaun Wilson scored on a 1-yard run with 47 seconds left to lift Charlotte to a 21-20 win over Rice on Saturday in the 49ers American Athletic Conference opener. Deshawn Purdie threw a pair of long touchdown passes to O’Mega Blake in the third quarter to put Charlotte up 14-10 after three

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Victor Gabalis threw three touchdown passes, Kayvon Britten ran for 181 yards and Tarleton State held off Southeastern Louisiana 36-33 on Saturday night. The Texans’ win overshadowed the efforts of Antonio Martin Jr., who had 206 yards rushing with three touchdowns for the Lions. There were six lead changes, the last

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — ShunDerrick Powell ran for 178 yards and two touchdowns as Central Arkansas, ranked No. 7 in the FCS coaches poll, cruised to a 34-14 win over Lamar in a non-conference game on Saturday night. Lamar took the opening kick and marched 56 yards in 10 plays but Chris Esqueda missed on

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Jake Garcia threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lift East Carolina to a 30-20 win over UTSA on Saturday night in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams. Garcia scored on a 3-yard run just 36 seconds before halftime to pull the Pirates within 13-10. They took

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Ramiro Enrique scored in the 18th minute, Rodrigo Schlegel and Facundo Torres added goals four-minutes apart in the second half for a three-goal lead and Orlando clinched a berth in the MLS playoffs after a 3-1 victory over FC Dallas on Saturday night. The win for Orlando (13-11-7) also secured a

HOUSTON (AP) — Rocco Becht threw for 153 yards and a touchdown, Abu Sama III ran for 101 yards and a touchdown and No. 18 Iowa State beat Houston 20-0 on Saturday night. Iowa State (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2000, with coach Matt Campbell becoming the school

Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Justin Verlander gave up three runs in six innings for his 262nd victory and the AL West champion Houston Astros beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Saturday night. Verlander (5-6), who gave up seven hits and struck out five without a walk, won for the second time in three starts

AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Le’Veon Moss was banged up and bottled up with No. 24 Texas A&M down three points in the fourth quarter of the final scheduled neutral-site game against Arkansas at the home of the Dallas Cowboys. Three straight carries covering 46 yards triggered the winning drive in yet another

AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Welcome to the SEC, Texas. Arch Manning passed for two touchdowns and ran for another score, and No. 1 Texas got another standout performance from its defense to earn the program’s first Southeastern Conference victory, 35-13 over Mississippi State on Saturday. Manning was 26-of-31 passing for 324 yards

HOUSTON (AP) — Christian Pavon narrowly made a 24-yard field goal with six seconds remaining for Sam Houston’s first lead of the game and the Bearkats held on for a 40-39 win over Texas State on Saturday at NRG Stadium, home of the NFL’s Houston Texans. Sam Houston fell behind 22-0 in the first quarter,