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ATLANTA (AP) — Julio Teheran is confident he avoided an injury when he was hit by a line drive on his pitching arm.

HOUSTON (AP) — Kris Bryant hit a two-run homer, Jon Lester threw seven scoreless innings and Hector Rondon and Aroldis Chapman finished off the Chicago Cubs' 2-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals hope to get well against the fourth-place Chicago White Sox this weekend, but only the return of Lorenzo Cain made them feel better Friday night.

MADISON — For an encore to the upset victory over LSU, No. 10 Wisconsin will host Akron.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Teixeira broke open the game with a fourth-inning grand slam, and the surprising New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-5 on a soggy Friday night to extend their winning streak to six.

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston rookie Joe Musgrove was having a good night before he was done in by a pair of batters in the fifth inning on Friday night.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals relied on power and the pitching of Carlos Martinez to solve their home woes Friday night.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals came within one win of the Super Bowl last season.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies got a clutch home run to erase a three-run deficit and received a decent outing from a rookie pitcher who's had trouble winning.

SEATTLE (AP) — Adam Gase knows he gets a bit of an advantage as the new coach with a new team and no lengthy background on what he might try to pull in his first game in charge of the…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Quarterback battles, national anthem protests, and dealing with a franchise move dominated talk this summer for the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs remember not-so-fondly the way they started last season, dropping five of their first six games and spending the rest of the year digging out of the hole.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals have made it to the playoffs five straight years, an impressive stretch of success that should put them among the elite franchises in the AFC.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Just because Drew Brees always speaks respectfully about even the Saints' lowliest opponents doesn't mean he's being insincere when pumps up the Raiders.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — After the customary season-opening flyover, keep your eyes in the air when the Pittsburgh Steelers visit the Washington Redskins.

HOUSTON (AP) — New quarterback Brock Osweiler has undoubtedly upgraded the Houston Texans' offense as they prepare for Sunday's season opener against the Chicago Bears.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Adrian Peterson can hardly sleep, so eager for the Minnesota Vikings to finally open the season after their playoff loss last January.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Eight years and two jobs later, Rex Ryan still feels a tight connection with the Baltimore Ravens. It's an unshakable rapport that goes both ways.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck is tired of talking about the Indianapolis Colts' sluggish starts. It's time to fix it.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott are set to be the first rookie quarterback-running back combo to start an opener for the Dallas Cowboys since Roger Staubach and Calvin Hill nearly 50 years ago.