Missouri makes big jump to No. 14 in AP Top 25 with rout of Gators; Texas No. 1 for 4th week in row
Missouri rose 11 spots to No. 14 in The Associated Press Top 25 following its rout of Florida and the Gators dropped eight to No. 16 and were replaced by LSU in the top 10. Texas will go into Saturday’s Red River Rivalry game against Oklahoma as the No. 1 team for the fourth straight week. The rest of the top five stood pat with Georgia, Notre Dame, Miami and Ohio State. The Longhorns received 61 of the 70 first-place votes from the media voting panel. Georgia got six first-place votes and Miami got two.
Chiefs beat the Raiders 30-27 to move to 4-0 behind Patrick Mahomes and Kenneth Walker III
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Patrick Mahomes is still undefeated at Allegiant Stadium. He passed for 225 yards and two touchdowns, and Kenneth Walker III rushed for 177 yards and two TDs to lead the Kansas City Chiefs to a 30-27 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. Walker’s 2-yard touchdown run with 3:21 left put the Chiefs ahead for good at 23-19. It was set up by Tyquan Thornton’s 55-yard reception on the previous play. Thornton suffered a serious injury on the catch and was carted off the field. Kirk Cousins passed for 365 yards and two touchdowns for the Raiders, who fell to 3-1. The Chiefs are 4-0.
Lamar Jackson sits out 2nd half with a sprained left ankle that the Ravens hope isn’t too severe
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has a sprained left ankle. The two-time MVP was hurt when he was sacked at the end of the first half of Sunday’s 24-18 win over the Tennessee Titans. Immediately after Jackson was hurt, Ravens kicked a field goal on the final play of the first half to go ahead 24-7. Baltimore didn’t score in the second half with Tyler Huntley at quarterback. Jackson did not speak to reporters after the game. Coach Jesse Minter says it’s too early to tell whether Jackson will be healthy enough to play next Sunday night at Atlanta.
Rams rally behind Stafford, Williams from 10 points down in 4th quarter to beat Eagles 24-20
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyren Williams ran for two touchdowns in the final four minutes as Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-20. The Rams had struggled offensively all afternoon and a win seemed out of reach until late in the fourth quarter, when Eagles coach Nick Sirianni decided against kicking a chip-shot field goal that would have made it 23-10 and instead went for it on fourth down. The Eagles failed to convert, giving the Rams new life. Stafford led touchdown drives of 98 and 79 yards, with Williams scoring the go-ahead touchdown from 7 yards out.
Canada’s big day, team defense carries Dream to 92-82 win over Liberty in WNBA semifinals
ATLANTA (AP) — Jordin Canada scored 20 of her 25 points in the second half and had five steals to help the Atlanta Dream beat the New York Liberty 92-82 on Sunday in Game 1 of the best-of-five WNBA semifinals series. DeWanna Bonner added 23 points and helped fill the void when Allisha Gray went down with a left hand injury in the second quarter. Atlanta once again played stellar defense, scoring 32 points off 21 forced turnovers, including 16 in a dominant third quarter. New York trimmed a 16-point deficit down to five in the closing minutes, but a clutch 3-pointer by Canada just before the shot clock buzzer followed by another transition layup off a stop stemmed the tide. Sabrina Ionescu led the Liberty with 27 points and Breanna Stewart added 19.
Brisbane 2032 launches a cockatoo emblem for Olympics and Paralympics after an accidental leak
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The cockatoo has been official unveiled as the emblem for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics in Brisbane. The organizing committee held a launch on Monday, days after an accidental leak of the mascot. An explainer video briefly appeared on YouTube last Friday, leading to screenshots circulating on social media. The emblem features a pink cockatoo, stylized to resemble an Olympic flame and the shape of Queensland state. Brisbane’s Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the emblems “reflect the Brisbane (that) people know and love: vibrant, resilient, connected, friendly, playful and a little bit cheeky.” The emblems are separate to the Games mascot, which will be revealed closer to the Games.
Gabby Williams leads the way again for Valkyries, who beat Las Vegas 71-60 in Game 1 of WNBA semis
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gabby Williams had 25 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, Kiah Stokes added 14 rebounds and three blocked shots, and the Golden State Valkyries took Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals by beating the defending champion Las Vegas Aces 71-60. A’ja Wilson scored 24 points while Chelsea Gray contributed 16 points for Las Vegas, which lost guard Jewell Loyd to a left leg injury early in the third quarter. The team said she was being evaluated. Playing to chants of “Gabby! Gabby!” from the sellout crowd at Chase Center, Williams scored 18 of her points on 6-for-10 shooting in the first half. Game 2 in the best-of-five series is Wednesday night back at Chase Center.