NFL – National Football League – Week 3
Yesterday
Indianapolis Colts 21, Chicago Bears 16
Detroit Lions 20, Arizona Cardinals 13

Colts 21, Bears 16 – Colts rush for 3 TDs as struggling defense slows Bears offense for a 21-16 victory
Jonathan Taylor had two touchdown runs and Trey Sermon added another as the Indianapolis Colts held on for a 21-16 victory over the Chicago Bears. Taylor finished with 23 carries for 110 yards as Indy avoided its first 0-3 start since 2021. Anthony Richardson completed 10 of 20 passes with 167 yards but had two more interceptions. Chicago lost its second straight despite getting two offensive TDs. That was one more than it had over the first two weeks of the season. Bears rookie Caleb Williams was 33 of 52 with 363 yards — all season bests — and the first two TD passes of his NFL career.

Lions 20, Cardinals 13 – Jared Goff throws 2 TD passes and Lions’ defense slows Kyler Murray in 20-13 win
Jared Goff threw two touchdown passes, David Montgomery ran for 106 yards and a touchdown and the Detroit Lions held on late to beat the Arizona Cardinals 20-13. The Lions continued their recent dominance in the series with a 5-0-1 record since 2017. Detroit’s defense kept Arizona out of the end zone in the second half, giving up just one field goal. Goff completed his first 14 passes before an incompletion in the third quarter. It was his longest streak without an incompletion to start a game in his nine-year career. He finished 18 of 23 for 196 yards passing.

Other Week 3 scores
N.Y. Jets 24, New England 3
Denver 26, Tampa Bay 7
Green Bay 30, Tennessee 14
Minnesota 34, Houston 7
N.Y. Giants 21, Cleveland 15
Philadelphia 15, New Orleans 12
Pittsburgh 20, L.A. Chargers 10
Carolina 36, Las Vegas 22
Seattle 24, Miami 3
Baltimore 28, Dallas 25
L.A. Rams 27, San Francisco 24
Kansas City 22, Atlanta 17

Tonight
Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills 7:30 p.m.
Washington Commanders at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p.m.

NFL – Bears see improvement in Caleb Williams’ performance, but it comes in another loss
Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams produced promising numbers in his third career NFL start. They came with a disappointingly familiar result for the Chicago Bears. The No. 1 overall draft topped the 300-yard mark for the first time and got the Bears into the end zone twice with the first two TD passes of his pro career. But Williams could not complete a fourth-quarter comeback attempt at Indianapolis, suffering a 21-16 loss to the Colts — his second straight defeat. Still, Williams remains optimistic the Bears can turn things around.

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 (best of three)
Yesterday
Connecticut Sun 93, Indiana Fevers 69                                   (CON leads 1-0)

Sun 93, Fever 69 – Thomas’ triple-double leads Connecticut to win over Indiana and Caitlin Clark in playoff opener
Alyssa Thomas had the 15th triple-double of her career to spoil Caitlin Clark’s playoff debut as the Connecticut Sun beat the Indiana Fever 93-69 on Sunday in Game 1 of their best-of-three series. Thomas finished with 12 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, earning her fourth postseason triple-double. Marina Mabrey led the third-seeded Sun with 27 points, 20 of which came in the second half. Her 27 points are the most by a reserve in the playoffs, according to ESPN. Clark finished with 11 points, recovering from a rough start. She also had eight assists.

WNBA – Wilson and Clark are unanimous choices for WNBA Player and Rookie of the Year
A’ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark had record-breaking seasons in the WNBA. Wilson became the first player in league history to score more than 1,000 points in a season, and she averaged a record 26.9 points. Clark broke the league’s single-season assist mark and scored the most points ever for a rookie. So it’s no surprise the two were honored as the unanimous choices for the AP Player and Rookie of the Year awards, respectively, by a 15-member media panel. Wilson’s Las Vegas teammate Tiffany Hayes earned AP Sixth Woman of the Year honors. Minnesota’s Cheryl Reeve was named Coach of the Year.

MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 4, Baltimore Orioles 3
San Diego Padres 4, Chicago White Sox 2
Chicago Cubs 5, Washington Nationals 0

Detroit Tigers’ Kerry Carpenter (30) reacts as he rounds third base on his home run next to third base coach Joey Cora (56) during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Tigers 4, Orioles 3 – Tigers gain ground in AL wild card race as Carpenter, Meadows key 4-3 win over Orioles
Kerry Carpenter homered twice, Parker Meadows made a home run-saving grab and the surging Detroit Tigers moved into a tie for the second American League wild card with a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Carpenter’s third multi-home run game of the season ensured the Tigers their first winning season since 2016 as Detroit moved into a tie with Kansas City and one game in front of Minnesota for the final AL wild card spot. The Tigers have won 11 of their last 14. Spencer Torkelson homered off Orioles right-hander Albert Suarez (8-7) and Trey Sweeney contributed an RBI double as the Tigers took a 2-0 lead.

Padres 4, White Sox 2 – White Sox lose 120th game to tie post-1900 record by the 1962 expansion New York Mets
The Chicago White Sox tied the post-1900 record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets when the San Diego Padres won 4-2 by rallying for three runs in the eighth inning, highlighted by Fernando Tatis Jr.’s towering home run. The White Sox had taken a 2-1 lead on home runs by Korey Lee and Miguel Vargas off Yu Darvish, but that lead quickly disappeared in the eighth. This defeat came a day after the White Sox tied the American League record of 119 losses set by the 2003 Detroit Tigers. The 1899 Cleveland Spiders hold the major league record for losses at 20-134.

Cubs 5, Nationals 0 – Shota Imanaga stars as the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 5-0
Shota Imanaga pitched seven crisp innings in his sixth consecutive win, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 5-0. Imanaga was backed by home runs from Mike Tauchman, Michael Busch and Miguel Amaya. The Japanese left-hander allowed six hits, struck out four and walked none, continuing his strong finish to his first season in the majors. The start of the game was delayed for 2 hours, 20 minutes because of rain. The Cubs, who were eliminated from playoff contention on Saturday, took three of four in the series. They went 6-1 against the Nationals this season. James Wood and José Tena each had two of Washington’s eight hits.

Tonight
Chicago Cubs (Steele 5-5) at Philadelphia (Nola 12-8), 6:40 p.m.
Tigers and White Sox are off

MLB – White Sox left to ponder the magnitude of their record-tying 120 losses
The Chicago White Sox had a 2-1 lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning, and then history struck. Their lead was gone in the span of four San Diego Padres batters and the White Sox went on to their 120th loss, tying the post-1900 record set by the 1962 expansion New York Mets. The White Sox headed to a somber clubhouse and quietly packed for their flight home while the Padres gathered in front of their dugout to applaud the sellout crowd of 45,197 that roared through the top of the ninth of the 4-2 win in the regular-season home finale.

NCAAFB – College Football – Week 4
Saturday
Central Michigan 37, Ball State 34
Eastern Michigan 36, St. Francis (PA) 0
(18) Michigan 27, (11) USC 24
(17) Notre Dame 28, Miami (OH) 3
Boston College 23, Michigan State 19
Western Michigan (bye week)

NCAFB – AP Top 25: No. 5 Tennessee continues to climb
Tennessee moved up to No. 5 in The Associated Press college football poll as the Volunteers continue to surge up the rankings, and No. 25 Boise State returned to the AP Top 25 for the first time in four years. Texas was No. 1 for the second straight week, receiving 44 of 62 first-place votes as the top four teams remained the same. Georgia held at No. 2, receiving 13 first-place votes, and Ohio State is No. 3 with five first-place votes. Alabama is No. 4. The Vols, who started the season ranked No. 15, won at Oklahoma on Saturday night.

MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Saturday
Women’s Soccer
Jackson College 2, Lake Michigan College 1

Men’s Soccer
Lake Michigan College 5, Jackson College 3

MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Tonight
Boys Soccer
St. Joseph at Battle Creek Harper Creek, 6:30 p.m.
Lakeshore at Port Huron, 4:30 p.m.
Covert at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Berrien Springs, 6:00 p.m.
Howardsville Christian at New Buffalo, 5:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Hopkins, 5:30 p.m.
Eau Claire at Brandywine, 5:00 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.
Bloomingdale at Cassopolis, 5:00 p.m.
Bangor at Comstock, 6:30 p.m.
Watervliet at South Haven, 6:30 p.m.
Holland Black River at Coloma, 6:00 p.m.
Fennville at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Allegan, 6:00 p.m.
Constantine at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m.
Parchment at Lawton, 6:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m.

Girls Volleyball
Allegan at Vicksburg, 5:00 p.m.
Lakeshore, Dowagiac, Decatur at Bridgman, 5:30 p.m.
Howardsville Christian at Athens Factoryville Christian, 6:30 p.m.