The New York Giants parlayed two Redskins turnovers into 14 points on Thursday en route to a 32-21 win over Washington that marked their first victory of the young NFL season. Quarterback Eli Manning completed 23 of 32 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions for the Giants, who opened the third week of 2015 with a much-needed victory over their NFC East division rivals. Wide receiver
The Kansas City Royals wrapped up their first division title in 30 years, clinching the American League central crown with a 10-4 win over Seattle. Mike Moustakas homered, drove in three runs and reached base five times for the Royals, who hadn’t won a division title since 1985 when they were in the AL West. Last year they made it to the Fall Classic as a wild card team, but
Cardale Jones will remain top-ranked Ohio State’s quarterback Saturday against Western Michigan. Coach Urban Meyer announced the decision following practice Wednesday, two days after hinting he was considering starting J.T. Barret. Jones was pulled in the second quarter of a 20-13 victory over Northern Illinois on Saturday after throwing two interceptions.
Just watching my teammates and my team play, week to week, that first and second game, watching those losses hurt me, being the leader that I am,” Chancellor said. Chancellor reported to the team’s facility early Wednesday morning, ending a holdout that started when he missed the first day of training camp on July 31 and lingered through the 0-2 start to the regular season for the Seahawks, who lost
A huge home run by Russell Martin gave the Blue Jays some breathing room atop the AL East. Martin hit a three-run homer, Marcus Stroman pitched seven strong innings to win his third straight start and Toronto beat the New York Yankees 4-0 on Wednesday night, extending their division lead to 3 1/2 games. Martin, a former Yankee, connected off Andrew Bailey in the seventh, matching his career high for