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NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Gausman tamed the torrid Yankees hitters, Mark Trumbo lined his major league-leading 40th home run and Steve Pearce also connected as the Baltimore Orioles averted a bruising sweep, blanking New York 5-0 Sunday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater was sharp in his return from a sore shoulder, completing 12 of 16 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown in the first half for the Minnesota Vikings in a 23-10 exhibition victory Sunday over…

Josh Donaldson had his first career three-homer game, Troy Tulowitzki also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 9-6 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.

The last four teams to play for the NFC championship have the same goal: Super Bowl or bust.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Orlando Olivera hit an RBI single in the top of the ninth inning to lead the Palm Beach Cardinals to an 8-3 win over the St. Lucie Mets on Sunday.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have waived running back and special teams player Senorise Perry and parted with nine other players.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Gleyber Torres, Thairo Estrada, Trey Amburgey and Rashad Crawford recorded three hits each, as Tampa beat the Brevard County Manatees 8-2 on Sunday. With the victory, the Yankees swept the three-game series.

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) -- Michael King, Joel Effertz and Victor Delgado combined for a shutout as the Batavia Muckdogs topped the Staten Island Yankees 6-0 on Sunday.

DALLAS (AP) — More than 7,400 original negatives by baseball photographer Charles Conlon have sold at auction for nearly $1.8 million.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) -- Tito Polo hit a sacrifice fly and drove in Pablo Reyes with the winning run in the seventh inning, as the Bradenton Marauders topped the Charlotte Stone Crabs 4-3 in the first game of a doubleheader…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Victor Cruz really didn't care about his statistics after the Giants played the Jets in their annual preseason game.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Free agent running back Steven Ridley signed with the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Stephen Hill experiment is over in Carolina as the Panthers cut the wide receiver and 10 other players on Sunday.

NEW YORK (AP) — No Manning. No Brady, for the first four games. No clear-cut favorite in the AFC.

TORONTO (AP) — Minnesota Twins center fielder Danny Santana left Sunday's game against the Blue Jays after he sprained his left shoulder in a first-inning collision with left fielder Robbie Grossman.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mets second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera left New York's game Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies with one out in the first inning because of a sore left knee.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Christian Hackenberg jogged onto the field at MetLife Stadium to cheers from New York Jets fans who had been waiting all summer to see the rookie quarterback play.

The Colts signed veteran RB Stevan Ridley on Sunday, his agent confirmed, pairing the former Patriots and Jets power back with fellow veteran Frank Gore.

The last four teams to play for the NFC championship have the same goal: Super Bowl or bust.

CHICAGO (AP) — Two brothers have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade as she was walking to register her children for school, Chicago police announced Sunday.