Tigers sweep White Sox giving AL Central title to Cleveland – Monday Morning Sports Update

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NFL – National Football League – Week 3
Yesterday
Minnesota Vikings 28, Detroit Lions 24
Chicago Bears 23, Houston Texas 20
Indianapolis Colts 20, Kansas City Chiefs 17

Vikings 28, Lions 24 – Vikings rally past Lions 28-24 on Osborn’s last-minute TD
Kirk Cousins connected with a wide-open K.J. Osborn for the go-ahead, 28-yard touchdown with 45 seconds remaining, and the Minnesota Vikings rallied to beat the Detroit Lions 28-24. Osborn blew by former Vikings cornerback Mike Hughes on a corner route to snag the in-stride pass and cruise across the goal line to give Minnesota the lead for the first time. The Vikings then didn’t let Jared Goff and the Lions cross midfield. Dalvin Cook rushed for 96 yards and a score before leaving with a shoulder injury for the Vikings, who fell behind 14-0 and 24-14.

Bears 23, Texans 20 – Smith INT sets up game-ending FG as Bears beat Texans 23-20
Roquan Smith set up Cairo Santos’ game-ending field goal when he intercepted Davis Mills deep in Houston territory, and the Chicago Bears beat former coach Lovie Smith and the Texans 23-20. Khalil Herbert ran for a career-high 157 yards and two touchdowns. The Texans had third-and-1 at their 26 when defensive tackle Angelo Blackson tipped a pass intended for Rex Burkhead. Smith, who missed practice all week because of a hip injury, intercepted it at the 30 and returned it to the 12. Chicago had Herbert run, then downed the ball twice before Santos nailed a 30-yarder as time expired.

Colts 20, Chiefs 17 – Ryan drives Colts to 1st win with 20-17 comeback vs Chiefs
Matt Ryan threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to rookie Jelani Woods with 24 seconds left to give the Indianapolis Colts a 20-17 comeback victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Ryan earned his first win with the Colts in their home opener by throwing for two scores, both to Woods. Indy sealed it with a late interception — Patrick Mahomes’ first of the season as the Chiefs fell to 2-1. Mahomes lost for only the third time in September despite leading almost the entire second half. Ryan won it with a brilliant 16-play, 76-yard drive that was aided by a personal foul call on Chris Jones following a third-down sack.

Other Week 3 Scores
Cleveland 29, Pittsburgh 17
Baltimore 37, New England 26
Carolina 22, New Orleans 14
Cincinnati 27, N.Y. Jets 12
Miami 21, Buffalo 19
Philadelphia 24, Washington 8
Tennessee 24, Las Vegas 22
Jacksonville 38, L.A. Chargers 10
Atlanta 27, Seattle 23
Green Bay 14, Tampa Bay 12
L.A. Rams 20, Arizona 12
Denver 11, San Francisco 10

Tonight
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, 8:15 p.m.

MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Tigers 4, White Sox 1 – Chisox eliminated in AL Central, 6th loss in row; Tigers win
Dylan Cease pitched six scoreless innings, but the White Sox bullpen got tagged and Chicago was eliminated in the AL Central with a 4-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Jonathan Schoop hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth and Chicago’s sixth straight loss clinched the division for Cleveland. The Guardians held a big lead in the ninth inning of their game at Texas when the clinching became official. The White Sox, who won the AL Central last season in their first year under manager Tony La Russa, slipped to 76-77. La Russa hasn’t run the team since last August because of a medical issue, and Miguel Cairo has been the acting manager.

Cubs 8, Pirates 3 – Wisdom hits 25th homer, Cubs pull away from Pirates 8-3
Patrick Wisdom hit a three-run homer and Adrian Sampson tossed six efficient innings as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3. Wisdom took the first pitch he saw from Pittsburgh reliever Manny Bañuelos and sent it into the Pirates bullpen well behind the center-field wall with two outs in the fifth for his 25th home run of the season. Wisdom is the fourth third baseman in Cubs history to reach the 25 home run-plateau at least twice. Sampson allowed one run to improve to 2-1 with a 1.55 ERA this month. Bryan Reynolds homered for Pittsburgh, which has lost 9 of 10.

Tonight
Tigers, Cubs, and White Sox are all off

NCAAFB – College Football – Week 4
Saturday
(4) Michigan 34, Maryland 27
(14) Penn State 33, Central Michigan 14
Buffalo 50, Eastern Michigan 31
Notre Dame 45, North Carolina 32
Minnesota 34, Michigan State 7
San Jose State 34, Western Michigan 6

NCAAFB – Vols, Wolfpack join top 10; Florida State returns
Tennessee and North Carolina State have broken into the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll. Florida State is back in the rankings for the first time in four years. Georgia remained No. 1 and received 55 of 63 first-place votes in the Top 25. No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Michigan and No. 5 Clemson all held their places. Oklahoma’s upset loss to Kansas State created room for teams to move up, like No. 6 Southern California and No. 7 Kentucky. Tennessee moved up three to No. 8. Oklahoma State remained at nine and North Carolina State jumped to No. 10.

AP Top 25

1

Georgia (55)

4-0

2

Alabama (4)

4-0

3

Ohio State (4)

4-0

4

Michigan

4-0

5

Clemson

4-0

6

USC

4-0

7

Kentucky

4-0

8

Tennessee

4-0

9

Oklahoma State

3-0

10

NC State

4-0

11

Penn State

4-0

12

Utah

3-1

13

Oregon

3-1

14

Ole Miss

4-0

15

Washington

4-0

16

Baylor

3-1

17

Texas A&M

3-1

18

Oklahoma

3-1

19

BYU

3-1

20

Arkansas

3-1

21

Minnesota

4-0

22

Wake Forest

3-1

23

Florida State

4-0

24

Pittsburgh

3-1

25

Kansas State

3-1

NCAAFB – MSU maybe having second thoughts about Tucker’s deal
Michigan State blew up the market for college football coaches last season by giving Mel Tucker a massive 10-year contract as the Spartans charged out to a 9-1 start in his second campaign. It was a bit puzzling at the time. After the Spartans were run over for the second straight week to fall to 4-3 in their last seven games, the 10-year megadeal is looking even more questionable. The coach-as-savior mentality is rampant in college football and it is causing desperate schools to make costly decisions, fraught with risk.

Golf – Spieth goes 5-0 as Americans rule Presidents Cup again
The Presidents Cup stays with the Americans, just like it always does. The Americans finished off a five-point victory. Jordan Spieth capped off a perfect week at Quail Hollow by going 5-0. His match helped set the tone for the Americans. The International team already was depleted by players who defected to Saudi-funded LIV Golf and were not eligible. It still showed plenty of fight. It just doesn’t have a cup to show for it. The Americans won for the ninth straight time, and their only loss was in 1998 since the matches began in 1994.

Golf – Champions – Flesch wins PGA Tour Champions event at Pebble Beach
Steve Flesch birdied the 18th hole at Pebble Beach to win the Pure Insurance Championship for his second PGA Tour Champions victory of the season. Flesch birdied the first four holes and five on the front nine in a strong start, then stalled on the back. But he got the only birdie he needed on the par-5 finishing hole for a one-stroke victory over Ernie Els, Steven Alker and Paul Stankowski. Flesch closed with a 4-under 68 for a three-round total of 11-under 205 and earned $330,000. The 55-year-old won the Mitsubishi Electric Classic in May.

NASCAR – Reddick wins NASCAR playoff race in long, tiring Texas day
Tyler Reddick opened the round of 12 in NASCAR’s playoff with a victory at Texas. His win comes a week after being one of the first four Cup drivers knocked out of title contention. No contender won any of the first three races of the playoffs, a first in any round in this postseason format. The trend continued with the eliminated Reddick leading 53 of the final 54 laps on a long race day that went into the night. There were a track-record 17 cautions, a record 36 lead changes, a 56-minute red flag for lightning and multiple tire issues leading to crashes.

NASCAR – Tumultuous, tiring start to NASCAR’s round of 12 at Texas
The 334 laps at Texas Motor Speedway provided quite a tumultuous start to the NASCAR playoff round of 12. There were a lot of tire issues that contributed to a track-record 16 cautions. There was also a 56-minute red flag for lightning, and a record 36 lead changes among 19 drivers. Chase Elliott entered as the points leader, and was ahead in the race around the midway part when he had hard contact and a fiery finish. Playoff contender Christopher Bell also got knocked out after a tire issue. And there were some bumping between William Byron and Denny Hamlin.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Yesterday
Women’s Soccer
Delta College 6, Lake Michigan College 0

MHSAA – High School Sports
Tonight
Boys Soccer
Berrien Springs at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m.
South Haven at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m.
New Buffalo at Howardsville Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Fennville, 6:00 p.m.
Coloma at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.
Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m.
Vicksburg at Niles, 6:30 p.m.
Otsego at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m.
Plainwell at Three Rivers, 6:30 p.m.
Bangor at Comstock, 7:00 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m.
Holland Black River at Lawton, 6:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Heritage at Cassopolis, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Grand Rapids Union, 5:45 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Constantine, 5:30 p.m.
Saugatuck at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m.

Volleyball
St. Joseph at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake at Berrien Springs, 6:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Buchanan, 6:00 p.m.