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NFL – National Football League – Week 7
Last Night
Detroit Lions 24, New Orleans Saints 23
Miami Dolphins 27, Chicago Bears 14
Other NFL Scores
St. Louis 28, Seattle 26
Green Bay 38, Carolina 17
Baltimore 29, Atlanta 7
Washington 19, Tennessee 17
Jacksonville 24, Cleveland 6
Indianapolis 27, Cincinnati 0
Buffalo 17, Minnesota 16
Kansas City 23, San Diego 20
Arizona 24, Oakland 13
Dallas 31, N.Y. Giants 21
Denver 42, San Francisco 17
Lions 24, Saints 23 – Lions rally late for 24-23 win over Saints
Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes in the final 3:38, including the winner to Corey Fuller with 1:48 remaining, and the Detroit Lions rallied for a 24-23 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. The Saints (2-4) were in control late in the fourth quarter when Stafford found Golden Tate for a 73-yard catch-and-run that made it 23-17. Then Drew Brees was intercepted on third down by Glover Quin, whose 23-yard return gave the Lions (5-2) the ball at the New Orleans 14. Detroit caught a break when Rafael Bush was called for pass interference on fourth down. Stafford eventually connected with Fuller in the back of the end zone for a 5-yard touchdown and the win. The Saints committed 12 penalties for 134 yards. Benton Harbor’s Joique Bell caught two passes for 19 yards, and had 18 carries for 48 yards and a touchdown for the Lions.
Dolphins 27, Bears 14 – Tannehill leads Dolphins past Bears 27-14
Ryan Tannehill threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns in an efficient performance, and the Miami Dolphins beat the Chicago Bears 27-14 on Sunday. Tannehill connected on his first 14 passes and was 25 of 32 overall, helping Miami bounce back from a brutal 27-24 loss to Green Bay. It looked as if the Dolphins were on their way to a big win over the Packers before Aaron Rodgers threw a 4-yard touchdown pass in the final seconds. Lamar Miller also had a 2-yard touchdown run for the Dolphins (3-3), who had lost three of four since an opening victory over New England. The Bears (3-4) remained winless in three home games this season and have dropped five of their last seven at Soldier Field. Matt Forte scored two touchdowns and Jeremiah Ratliff finished with a career-best 3 ½ sacks.
Colts 27, Bengals 0
The Colts had no trouble manhandling the Cincinnati Bengals in Indianapolis. The Colts, who lead the AFC South, blanked the Bengals, who began the day in first place in the AFC North, 27-0. Andrew Luck threw two touchdown passes in the win as the Colts improved to 5-2 while the Bengals fell to 3-2-1. Luck was 27 of 42 for 344 yards as Indianapolis won its fifth straight. It was Indy’s first shutout since December 2008. The Bengals, who haven’t won since starting 3-0, endured their first shutout since December 2009. The offense was so futile that the Bengals had a franchise record tying 11 punts. Conversely the Colts’ offense tore things up with 506 yards.
Packers 38, Panthers 17
Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes and the Green Bay Packers reached the end zone on their first three possessions on the way to a 38-17 romp over Carolina. Rodgers had 255 passing yards in just over three quarters, with Randall Cobb making six receptions for 121 yards and a TD. Jordy Nelson opened the scoring with a 59-yard scoring grab for the 5-2 Packers, who dropped the Panthers to 3-3-1.
Tonight
Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:30 p.m.
NFL – Manning breaks Favre’s mark with 509th TD pass
Peyton Manning has added his name to another NFL record. Manning has broken Brett Favre’s career mark for touchdown passes by tossing four more in the Denver Broncos’ 42-17 rout of the San Francisco 49ers. Manning was two behind Favre’s record of 508 when he began the game and was two ahead when it ended. Demayrius Thomas caught the record-breaking pass late in the first half, Manning’s third TD throw of the night. Manning was 22 of 26 for 318 yards and no interceptions. Thomas had eight receptions for 171 yards and two touchdowns, and Ronnie Hillman ran for 74 yards and a pair of scores as the Broncos improved to 5-1. The Niners are 4-3.
NASCAR – Keselowski keeps title hopes alive at Talladega
Brad Keselowski pulled away in overtime for one of the biggest wins of his career and earned an automatic berth into the third round of NASCAR’s championship race. Keselowski had to win Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway to stay alive in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. The sixth win of the season for the 2012 Sprint Cup champion was his biggest, and keeps him in the hunt for another title. But the Hendrick Motorsports trio of Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne all were eliminated from contention. Kyle Busch could not recover from an early wreck and also was eliminated from the Chase. Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth also advanced.
NBA – National Basketball Association Preseason
Last Night
Chicago Bulls 101, Charlotte Bobcats 96
Tonight
Chicago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:00 p.m.
NBA – Pistons acquire Anthony from Boston for Bynum
The Detroit Pistons have acquired center Joel Anthony from the Boston Celtics in exchange for guard Will Bynum. Anthony has averaged 2.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 403 NBA games with the Celtics and Miami Heat. He played six full seasons with the Heat and was dealt to Boston last January. The 32-year-old UNLV product was a member of Miami’s NBA championship teams in 2012 and 2013. Bynum spent the past six seasons with the Pistons after playing one season with Golden State and two years in Israel. The 31-year-old Georgia Tech product owns career averages of 8.2 points and 3.3 assists in 353 games.
NCAA Football – AP Top 25 – A real SEC look to the poll
The Southeastern Conference dominates the new Associated Press Top-25 poll. Four of the top-five spots are SEC schools this week with all four schools coming from the western conference. Mississippi State stayed No. 1 after a weekend off followed by Florida State of the Atlantic Coast Conference. From there it’s all SEC with Mississippi third, Alabama fourth and Auburn fifth. Thirty times since 2001 a conference has placed three teams in the top five of the AP Top 25. The SEC had done it 16 times since 2009. Rounding out the Top-10 this week are Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Georgia and TCU.
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Mississippi State (43) | 6-0 |
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Florida State (14) | 7-0 |
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Ole Miss (3) | 7-0 |
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Alabama | 6-1 |
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Auburn | 5-1 |
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Oregon | 6-1 |
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Notre Dame | 6-1 |
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Michigan State | 6-1 |
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Georgia | 6-1 |
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TCU | 5-1 |
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11 |
Kansas State | 5-1 |
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12 |
Baylor | 6-1 |
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13 |
Ohio State | 5-1 |
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14 |
Arizona State | 5-1 |
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15 |
Arizona | 5-1 |
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Nebraska | 6-1 |
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Oklahoma | 5-2 |
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East Carolina | 5-1 |
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Utah | 5-1 |
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USC | 5-2 |
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Clemson | 5-2 |
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West Virginia | 5-2 |
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Marshall | 7-0 |
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LSU | 6-2 |
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UCLA | 5-2 |
Golf – PGA – Martin wins first career title
Ben Martin is the winner of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, finishing two shots ahead of Kevin Streelman. Martin took the lead with an eagle on 16 and birdied the final hole for a 3-under-par 68 and a 20-under total. It’s his first PGA title after recording three third-place finishes last year. Martin was on the Web.com Tour in 2012 and 2013.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Saturday
Boys Soccer – Districts
Division 2: St. Joseph 2, Mattawan 1 – Shootout
-St. Joe will face Mason in the regional semis Tuesday at 5:00 at Gull Lake
Division 3: Paw Paw 2, South Haven 0
-Paw Paw will face Lansing Catholic in the regional semis Tuesday at 5:00 at GR South Christian
Division 4: Lake Michigan Catholic 3, Hartford 2 – Shootout
-LMC will face Kalamazoo Hackett in the regional semis Tuesday at 5:00 at Lawton
Football
Tekonsha 58, Michigan Lutheran 0 -Michigan Lutheran finishes the season at 1-7, no week 9 game)
Lawton 42, Melvindale A.B. & T 6
Today
Girls Volleyball
Bridgman at South Haven, 6:30 p.m.
