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Turns out the Oakland Athletics don't need a brilliant pitching performance to beat Detroit. They can outslug the Tigers too.

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Marquette sophomore Zach Gaugert shot a 4-under 68 and is tied for the lead after the first day of the 14-team Erin Hills Intercollegiate on Sunday.

Other than game analyst Daryl Johnston, most every analyst said the absence of Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson was devastating.

Ryan Meissen, 35, edged out second-place finisher Zachary Meineke, 25, of Wauwatosa, by less than two minutes, while Melissa Burkart, 31, of Hudson, placed first among women runners.

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Stephen Vogt lined an RBI single in the ninth inning after rookie Sonny Gray matched zeros with Justin Verlander in a sensational playoff debut that helped the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers.

Matt Kenseth pulled away after a restart with five laps left and cruised to a victory in the NASCAR Nationwide Kansas Lottery 300 on Saturday in Kansas City, Kan.

Sophomore C. Nortey tallied a golden goal in the 95th minute to lead the Marquette men's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over host Villanova on Saturday.

The U.S. opened up a commanding five-point lead over the Internationals before play was suspended at the 10th Presidents Cup on Saturday with four matches yet to be completed after another day of foul weather.

John Lackey has watched David Ortiz wreak destruction on playoff opponents before. He finally got a chance to see it from the same dugout.

Carlos Hyde rushed for a career-best 168 yards and scored three touchdowns as No. 4 Ohio State overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half to slay host Northwestern, 40-30, on Saturday.

Georgia's national title hopes kept shrinking as its injury list kept growing. Then Aaron Murray and Marshall Morgan came to the rescue and saved the sixth-ranked Bulldogs' championship aspirations.

Alex Pasiewicz’s 18-yard touchdown run with 4 minutes 31 seconds remaining in the game enabled Lake Forest to hold off Carroll, 14-13, on Saturday afternoon in Lake Forest, Ill.

Defending WIAC champion UW-Oshkosh opened conference play with a nailbiter as the Titans held off a spirited rally by UW-Stout to pull out a 28-26 victory in Menomonie.

Rick Pitino, in a book he has written with Eric Crawford, “The One-Day Contract,” recounts the incident everyone remembers from last year’s NCAA Tournament — the injury to Cardinals guardKevin Ware.

1. Denver Broncos 2 (last week)
Come off bus leading, 14-0.
2. Seattle Seahawks 1
Had early Xmas in Houston.
3. New Orleans Saints 3
Passing by everybody.
4. New England Patriots 4
Brady getting WRs' names down.
5. Kansas City Chiefs 7
Fans certain they're 0-4.
6. Indianapolis Colts 10
Starting to run out of bandages.
7. San Francisco 49ers 8
Offense almost out of neutral.
8. Detroit Lions 16
Bush giving it old college try.
9. Tennessee Titans 15
Are they a fake without Jake?
10. Chicago Bears 6
Hope to play takeaway with N.O.
11. Miami Dolphins 11
Wallace not in team picture.
12. Dallas Cowboys 12
Have clinched NFC East.
13. Cincinnati Bengals 5
Have been kicked out of Ohio.
14. San Diego Chargers 18
Off to Oakland with hand on wallet.
15. Baltimore Ravens 9
Flacco now paid per interception.
16. Green Bay Packers 17
Replacing hamstrings with piano wire.
17. Houston Texans 13
Employing new 3-quarter offense.
18. Arizona Cardinals 20
Fitzgerald enjoys playing alone.
19. Cleveland Browns 22
Weeden cheer: "Dee-fault, Dee-fault."
20. Carolina Panthers 21
Defense sporting broad shoulders.
21. Atlanta Falcons 14
Making a run at being really lousy.
22. New York Jets 19
Geno's next throw may be towel.
23. Buffalo Bills 23
Have Josh Freeman on the phone.
24. Minnesota Vikings 28
Using bye to move team to London.
25. Washington Redskins 29
Beat Raiders, now can rest.
26. Tampa Bay Bucs 26
0-4 record leaked to local paper.
27. Philadelphia Eagles 27
Don't get enough credit for good half.
28. New York Giants 24
Trying to block out all those sacks.
29. St. Louis Rams 25
Prayers answered; Jacksonville next.
30. Pittsburgh Steelers 30
Spending bye week incognito.
31. Jacksonville Jaguars 31
Writing off losses on taxes.
32. Oakland Raiders 32
Playing late so no one sees them.