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  • Suns Media Day

    • The Phoenix Suns will open up their 2026 training camp on Tuesday September 29th 2026 course the number is 21 player.  There is a battle for the starting center with Mark Willims sidelined, Oso Ighodaro and Khaman Maluach are battling for the starting center spot hopefully Maluach emerges since he was last year’s draft pick in 2025.  

    The Suns have new roster additions and standard Camp invites like center Duop Reath and guard Kennedy Chandler.  21 players 15 standard spots preseason’s first game is scheduled for October 5th 2026 against the Detroit Pistons.  

    • Suns’ Khaman Maluach: Draws praise from Booker

      Maluach earned significant praise from Devin Booker on Monday for the progress he’s made during the offseason, Shane Young of the Suns‘ official site reports.

      “I’d say he’s taken the biggest leap of anyone I’ve seen this summer,” Booker said of the second-year center. Maluach averaged just 8.9 minutes across 46 regular-season appearances as a rookie, but he followed that limited role with an impressive showing at Summer League. Booker’s strong praise provides another encouraging sign that Maluach could be ready to take on a substantially larger role in Phoenix’s frontcourt in 2026-27.

    • Suns’ Devin Booker: Feeling healthy this year

      Booker is feeling the healthiest in his career this year, per Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic.

      Booker is looking forward to his 12th year with the Suns in 2026-27 and is set for another huge campaign as the team’s top scoring option. The star guard stands out as a safe investment in the early rounds of fantasy drafts, having played at least 64 games in each of the past eight seasons while averaging at least 25 points, five assists and nearly four rebounds plus one steal in all of the last four years.

    • Suns’ Kennedy Chandler: Lands camp deal with Phoenix

      Chandler signed a training camp contract with the Suns on Friday, Paul Garcia of The Spot Up Shot reports.

      Chandler is set to compete for a spot on the Suns’ regular-season roster during training camp. The 24-year-old point guard appeared in 11 regular-season games (two starts) with Utah in 2025-26, averaging 15.0 points, 6.7 assists, 3.4 rebounds, 1.4 triples and 1.0 steals while shooting 39.5 percent from downtown in 32.3 minutes per outing.

    • Suns’ Phillip Wheeler: Signs camp deal with Phoenix

      Wheeler signed a training camp contract with the Suns on Friday, Paul Garcia of The Spot Up Shot reports.

      Wheeler could compete for a regular-season roster spot in training camp. However, the organization now owns his G League rights, so it’s possible he’ll be waived before camp begins. Over 46 games with the G League’s Osceola Magic last season, Wheeler averaged 14.3 points and 3.4 rebounds in 23.0 minutes per showing.

    • Suns’ Duop Reath: Inks pact with Phoenix

      Reath (foot) agreed to a one-year veteran minimum contract with the Suns on Wednesday, John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM reports.

      With Mark Williams (shoulder) expected to miss around five months, Reath figures to compete for playing time with Khaman Maluach and Oso Ighodaro. Reath’s 2025-26 campaign was cut short after he underwent right foot surgery in late January, and it’s unclear if he’ll be at full strength for training camp. Across 32 regular-season appearances for the Trail Blazers in 2025-26, he averaged 2.9 points and 1.2 rebounds across 8.1 minutes per contest.

  • 2026 Presidents Cup standings, scores: United States battles back from record deficit to win 11th trophy

    What started as a commanding lead for the upset-minded International team turned into an American comeback on Sunday at the 2026 Presidents Cup. Entering the final day of competition at Medinah Country Club’s No. 3 course down 10.5 to 7.5 to the visiting black and gold, the red, white and blue leaned on their individual efforts across the 12 singles matches to claim the team victory, 17 to 13.

    The come-from-behind win marks the largest final-day comeback to win the Presidents Cup. It also clinched the Americans’ 11th straight trophy with their overall record improving to 14-1-1 across 16 editions of the biennial event.

    For the first time since 2019, the U.S. team had to overcome a deficit entering Sunday singles to secure the cup.

    “I think these guys never lost faith. I know what that team room is like,” U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker said. “I told the guys last night that funny stuff happens here. Medinah has a history of funny things happening. Sure enough, they went out and played their asses off today. I’m so damn proud of those guys.

    “I cannot get over what Jackson Koivun did today. I put him in a really tough spot out there. We thought he could handle it. Sure enough, he did. He went out there and looked like the stud we know he’s going to be. So damn proud of Jacob Bridgeman getting his first point as a Presidents Cup rookie. All these guys fought for each other, fought for this country, fought for this team.”

    The U.S. ultimately won the Sunday singles session with a record 9.5 to 2.5 margin. Cameron Young led the way, as he did at Bethpage Black against the Europeans in last year’s Ryder Cup, but unlike last fall, his early 3 & 2 victory over Ryo Hisatsune was able to spur on the rest of his squad.

    “That was the job I was given today,” Young said. “So I had to go out and do my job for the guys behind me, and that’s all I was trying to do. All these matches are tough. Every time Ryo missed a 20-footer, it felt like a gift. They all looked like they were going in. Happy to get it over with early. Had a nice chance on the last hole and almost made it, and it was really good to see that one go in.”

    Justin Thomas won the first singles match in his Presidents Cup career in dominating fashion over Corey Conners to improve to 1-3-0 in the format. Scottie Scheffler did the same, winning 2 & 1 over Nico Echavarria. Scheffler went 3-1-0 on the week, tying Young and Chris Gotterup for most points on the U.S. team despite entering the event with a poor record in team play.

    “Very pleased,” said Thomas of his performance. “I just wanted to go out and do my job and get a point. Finally won a singles match at a Presidents Cup. I was 0 for 3 going into today. It was nice because obviously we needed a great day today. Was glad to do that, and hopefully we can keep it going.”

    Those victories by the home team were countered by International efforts from Tom Kim and Sungjae Im. Kim took care of business against U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark, while Im was victorious against Sam Burns.

    Kim went 4-1-0 on the week to lead all point scorers for the best individual effort in his three Presidents Cups.

    “It means a lot. I was second off, and I really felt like it was a calling or a responsibility to show up and try to put a point up early for the team,” Kim said. “I feel like seeing one point up there will help my teammates behind. I’m looking forward to many more.”

    The five opening matches settled far earlier than the seven that followed, leaving the score at 12.5 to 10.5 for an extended period. The U.S. depth ultimately took over against the backstacked International lineup that captain Geoff Ogilvy cleverly crafted the night prior.

    Gotterup was pushed to the brink by Christiaan Bezuidenhout, but the big right-hander remained steady to win 1 UP and go 3-1-0 in his Presidents Cup debut.

    “This is by far and away the most nervous, most fun, pressure-packed environment that I’ve ever been a part of,” Gotterup said. “I didn’t feel like I had my best stuff this week, and getting thrown into this with not your ‘A’ game is stressful, but I felt like I handled it really well. We have a great team and a lot of guys that believe in each other, so hopefully we can pull this one out.”

    Two more highly contested matches were wrapped up in short order as Patrick Cantlay closed out Adam Scott on the 17th green. Cantlay made a 57-foot birdie putt on the hole prior to taking a 2 UP lead with as many to play.

    In the match ahead of them, Collin Morikawa outlasted Hideki Matsuyama, who made bogey on the par-4 18th to not only give away a half point in the form of a tie but the entire point to Morikawa. Matsuyama led for nine holes during the entire match, while Morikawa led for just two, including at the most important juncture at the end.

    The wins by Cantlay and Morikawa pushed the U.S. total out in front of the International team’s for the first time all weekend at 13.5 to 12.5.

    It was added to in short order as 21-year-old rookie Koivun took control of his match against Si Woo Kim late and never let go. After making the turn 2 down to Kim, Koivun won Nos. 11-13 to grab the lead and stood on the 18th tee 1 UP. Koivun split the fairway and sizzled his approach inside 10 feet. Once Kim missed his birdie bid, Koivun had notched another point for the U.S.

    He was the only U.S. player not to drop a match all week.

    That left three matches out on the golf course and the U.S. in need of a full point to secure the cup again. Xander Schauffele was 4 UP with four holes to play against Ryan Fox and confirmed a tie would be the worst result for the home team. The two-time major champion had a putt to win the Presidents Cup on No. 16, but it went begging by the hole.

    The moment ultimately belonged to Bridgeman on the 18th green. After Min Woo Lee made a bogey, Bridgeman faced a putt inside 5 feet to claim the cup. The Presidents Cup rookie connected, and the celebrations began as the U.S. pulled off a miracle comeback on Sunday, 14 years after being on the receiving end of one at this site.

    2026 Presidents Cup results, scores: Day 4

    United States 17 | International 13

    Session 1 — Four-ball | Session 2 — Foursomes | Sessions 3-4 — Four-ball and foursomes

    Session 5 — Singles

    MATCHINTERNATIONALMATCH SCOREUNITED STATESRyo Hisatsune3 & 2Tom Kim3 & 2Corey Conners5 & 3Nico Echavarria2 & 123Sungjae Im3 & 1Sam Burns24Christiaan Bezuidenhout1 UPChris Gotterup25Hideki Matsuyama1 UPCollin Morikawa26Adam Scott2 & 1Patrick Cantlay27Si Woo Kim2 UPJackson Koivun28Min Woo Lee1 UPJacob Bridgeman29Nick TaylorTIEDRussell Henley30Ryan Fox2 & 1Xander Schauffele

    19 Cameron Young
    20 Wyndham Clark
    21 Justin Thomas
    22 Scottie Scheffler
  • NFL Scores

    ABC
    o41.5
    +3.5
    Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 T
    0 3 6 9 18
    0 10 0 11 21
    Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, OH
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 T
    7 10 3 7 27
    14 3 7 6 30
    Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 T
    0 7 0 10 17
    3 10 0 6 19
    Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 T
    7 7 0 10 24
    7 0 3 0 10
    Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 T
    10 0 3 3 16
    0 10 0 14 24
    New Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 T
    0 3 0 3 6
    0 14 14 7 35
    EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 T
    Jets1-2
    0 7 3 14 24
    0 10 7 14 31
    Ford Field, Detroit, MI
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 T
    0 10 7 14 31
    7 10 7 9 33
    Northwest Stadium, Landover, MD
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 T
    0 0 0 7 7
    3 6 3 0 12
    MetLife Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 T
    0 6 7 17 30
    7 10 6 13 36
    Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 T
    10 7 0 6 23
    7 3 3 3 16
    Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 T
    7 10 7 10 34
    10 3 8 10 31
    Maracana Stadium
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 T
    3 13 6 13 35
    6 7 14 0 27
    Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 T
    Rams1-2
    7 9 0 10 26
    0 0 16 14 30
    Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 T
    7 10 7 11 35
    7 0 0 7 14
    Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI

  • Brock Purdy throws 4 TDs as 49ers hold off Cardinals to reach 3-0

    SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers keep losing key players to injuries and still keep winning, thanks in large part to the play of quarterback Brock Purdy.

    Purdy threw four touchdown passes, with the first coming on a trick play, and the injury-depleted 49ers held on for a 36-30 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

    San Francisco lost wide receiver Mike Evans to a rib injury in the first half and left tackle Trent Williams to a stinger in the second half, but still managed to hold on to start 3-0 for the third time in the last four seasons.

    “It’s the NFL, it sucks when your teammates go down, but that’s part of the game,” Purdy said. “As a quarterback, it’s also part of handling that and doing what I can, which is my job.”

    Purdy is doing that very well with his 10 total touchdowns – pass and rushing – tied for the most in franchise history after three games as he leads the league with a 133.1 passer rating.

    “Brock is amazing,” linebacker Fred Warner said. “The offense is humming right now. It’s our job as a defense to make sure that we handle our business.”

    The game began well for the Niners before the injuries started mounting and they found themselves in a tight game against the Cardinals (1-2), who have lost 22 of their last 26 games in the division.

    Purdy helped ice it when he threw a 20-yard TD pass to George Kittle with 1:31 to play. The Cardinals added a late field goal, but Deebo Samuel recovered an onside kick to seal the win.

    Coach Kyle Shanahan dialed up a hook-and-ladder call on San Francisco’s third play from scrimmage to turn a precarious third-and-12 from deep in 49ers territory into an 82-yard score. Purdy threw a quick 6-yard pass to Evans, who flipped it back 4 yards to a sprinting Samuel as he was being tackled well short of the first down. Samuel then sprinted down the sideline, ran through a tackle attempt by Budda Baker near midfield and scored to make it 7-0 on an 82-yard play.

    “It was crazy because we walked through that play like once this week,” Samuel said. “It’s kind of crazy. Once I saw Mike catch the ball and there was two guys on him, I was like if I get around here, there won’t be anybody. Budda showed up and I showed the speed that people don’t think I got.”

    Purdy then connected on a 23-yard TD pass to Evans on the second drive and the Niners built the lead to 23-6 when Christian McCaffrey scored on a 1-yard run on the opening drive of the second half.

    But Arizona fought back as Jacoby Brissett threw two TD passes on the next three possessions, connecting on a 5-yarder to Michael Wilson and a 1-yarder to Jeremiyah Love after the Niners lost the ball on a muffed punt.

    But the 49ers answered with a touchdown drive that was aided when Josh Sweat was called for roughing the passer after an apparent third-down stop. Purdy then found Kittle on a 10-yard score to make it 29-20 even though Eddy Pineiro missed his second extra point of the game.

    Purdy finished 15 for 27 for 297 yards.

    Brissett scored on a 1-yard sneak with 2:51 to play to make it 29-27, but it wasn’t enough as the Cardinals were hurt by 10 penalties and settling for two field goals on drives to the red zone in the first half.

    “Any time in the first half when we got something going, and then we’d have self-inflicted wounds,” Brissett said. “Against good teams, it’s like being a death wish. Against good teams, you can’t do that. You can’t beat yourself and try to beat them.”

    49ers: Shanahan had no update on the extent of the injuries, but the one to Evans is most concerning as San Francisco is already without receivers Ricky Pearsall, De’Zhaun Stribling and Demarcus Robinson. … Williams returned to the sideline after being taken off on a cart, but didn’t come back into the game. … LB Dre Greenlaw left in the second half with a quadriceps injury.

    Cardinals: Visit the New York Giants on Sunday.

    49ers: Host Denver on Sunday.

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    Over 44.5-113
    Michael Wilson • Receiving Yards • Player Prop
    Picked Sep 27 @ 10:43 am, 1 unit on FanDuel
    WIN
    FanDuel. After two games, there is no question who the second fiddle amongst Arizona Cardinal pass catchers is – it’s Michael Wilson. The Stanford product is second to Trey McBride in targets with 14, second in first read rate (27%) and first in air yard share 36%. After a dud of a performance for Wilson and the entire Cardinals offense against the Seahawks, I like them to bounce back against the 49ers. While McBride has a tougher individual matchup, Wilson should thrive against the 49ers cover 3 scheme. Marvin Harrison Jr.’s first read rate is 3% this season, and Wilson just landed a $75M contract extension – I don’t think that’s a coincidence. I have Arizona’s WR1 projected to clear 50 yards come Sunday.

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    Dave Richard
    Dave RichardFantasy Football Guy
    +131 (60%)
    Last 5 NFL Player Props
    Over 33.5+104
    Jacoby Brissett • Pass Attempts • Player Prop
    Picked Sep 25 @ 4:35 pm, 1.5 unit on Caesars
    WIN
    Love the idea of taking 33.5 at plus money over having to lay a little at 32.5. The 49ers pass rush took a significant hit with the loss of Nick Bosa. They’ll still get to Brissett at times, but he’ll still be able to get passes off in a game where the 49ers figure to build a nice lead. He had over 50 attempts in his lone game against them last year, and the Cardinals have thrown at least 35 times in each of their past three. New coach Mike LaFleur may prefer to run the ball more here, but that scenario won’t be an option if the Niners put points up.

    Dave’s Pick

    1 2 3 4 T
     Cardinals 1-2 0 6 7 17 30
     49ers 3-0 7 10 6 13 36
    272 PASS YDS 297
    93 RUSH YDS 140
    365 TOTAL YDS 437
    PASSING CP/ATT YDS TD INT FPTS
    J. Brissett 38/52 280 2 0 29
    RUSHING ATT YDS TD LG FPTS
    J. Love 21 90 0 8 21
    J. Brissett 4 4 1 2 29
    T. Allgeier 2 -1 0 2 5
    RECEIVING TAR REC YDS TD LG FPTS
    M. Wilson 17 11 89 1 18 25
    T. McBride 11 9 75 0 18 16
    M. Harrison Jr. 5 3 40 0 19 7
    K. Bourne 3 2 22 0 14 4
    E. Higgins 3 3 20 0 9 5
    J. Love 5 5 19 1 8 21
    T. Allgeier 4 4 10 0 5 5
    H. Long 1 1 5 0 5 1
    J. Brooks 1 0 0 0 0 0
    PASSING CP/ATT YDS TD INT FPTS
    B. Purdy 15/27 297 4 0 38
    RUSHING ATT YDS TD LG FPTS
    C. McCaffrey 15 75 1 14 21
    B. Purdy 2 34 0 35 38
    K. Black 4 17 0 9 1
    D. Samuel 2 14 0 11 15
    RECEIVING TAR REC YDS TD LG FPTS
    G. Kittle 7 6 82 2 20 26
    D. Samuel 0 0 80 1 80 15
    J. Watkins 2 2 60 0 34 8
    C. McCaffrey 5 4 41 0 13 21
    M. Evans 6 3 34 1 23 12
    K. Black 1 0 0 0 0 1
    L. Farrell 1 0 0 0 0 0
    K. Juszczyk 2 0 0 0 0 0
    J. Cowing 2 0 0 0 0 0
  • MLB Scores

    FINAL
    R H E
    Mets74-88
    4 9 0
    6 9 1
    Nationals Park, Washington, DC
    • W: W. Dion  (3-2)
    • L: S. Manaea  (6-8)
    • S: E. Tolman  (5)
    FINAL
    R H E
    Rays98-64
    3 8 0
    7 12 0
    Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
    • W: Z. Wheeler  (14-5)
    • L: N. Martinez  (15-6)
    FINAL
    R H E
    Cubs89-73
    6 13 0
    Red Sox87-75
    2 5 1
    Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
    • W: B. Garrett  (1-1)
    • L: T. Houck  (0-1)
    • S: C. Rea  (2)
    FINAL
    R H E
    Astros81-81
    9 12 0
    0 5 0
    Sutter Health Park, West Sacramento, California
    • W: E. Pecko  (2-0)
    • L: B. Basso  (1-4)
    FINAL/10
    R H E
    Dodgers100-62
    5 8 0
    Giants65-97
    1 5 1
    Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA
    • W: A. Vesia  (3-1)
    • L: D. Davitt  (0-1)
    FINAL
    R H E
    Reds75-87
    1 7 0
    5 5 0
    Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON
    • W: M. Scherzer  (4-9)
    • L: B. Williamson  (5-5)
    FINAL
    R H E
    4 8 0
    Padres91-71
    9 11 0
    Petco Park, San Diego, CA
    • W: G. Canning  (5-9)
    • L: J. Martinez  (3-1)
    FINAL
    R H E
    Braves94-68
    3 5 0
    Marlins80-82
    5 8 1
    loanDepot park, Miami, FL
    • W: M. Petersen  (4-4)
    • L: J. Ritchie  (1-5)
    • S: S. Alcantara  (3)
    FINAL
    R H E
    2 9 0
    Royals69-93
    3 9 2
    Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
    • W: N. Pearson  (3-4)
    • L: A. Peterson  (0-1)
    • S: L. Erceg  (13)
    FINAL
    R H E
    Rockies58-104
    2 6 1
    4 8 0
    Rate Field, Chicago, IL
    • W: A. Kay  (10-9)
    • L: K. Freeland  (4-12)
    • S: T. Richards  (2)
    FINAL
    R H E
    Angels62-100
    3 6 1
    7 12 0
    T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WA
    • W: E. Bazardo  (4-4)
    • L: Y. Kikuchi  (1-7)
    FINAL
    R H E
    Pirates82-80
    4 7 0
    Tigers76-86
    2 3 0
    Comerica Park, Detroit, MI
    • W: L. Bachar  (2-4)
    • L: R. Ryan  (0-1)
    • S: M. Montgomery  (18)
    FINAL
    R H E
    4 4 0
    Brewers103-59
    6 10 1
    American Family Field, Milwaukee, WI
    • W: J. Misiorowski  (16-5)
    • L: A. Pallante  (12-9)
    • S: S. Drohan  (2)
    FINAL
    R H E
    Rangers80-82
    4 6 0
    Twins77-85
    6 10 0
    Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
    • W: D. Kremer  (5-5)
    • L: C. Silseth  (3-4)
    CANCELLED
    Orioles79-82
    Yankees93-68
    Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY

  • Diamondbacks eliminated from playoff race in loss to Padres

    SAN DIEGO (AP) The Arizona Diamondbacks missed the playoffs for the eighth time in nine seasons, losing 9-4 Sunday to the postseason-bound San Diego Padres shortly after the Philadelphia Phillies won to clinch the final NL wild card spot.

    The Diamondbacks (86-76) began the regular season’s final day with the chance to advance if they won and the Phillies lost, but neither happened. Arizona made a six-win improvement on last season’s 80-82 mark, but a stunning World Series run in 2023 remains its only postseason appearance since 2017 despite five winning records in that stretch.

    Gavin Sheets homered and Freddy Fermin drove in three runs for the Padres, who rested Fernando Tatis Jr., Jackson Merrill and Xavier Bogaerts in their meaningless season finale. San Diego locked up the top NL wild card berth on Saturday before finishing 91-71, topping last year’s 90-win campaign with a club-record fifth consecutive winning season.

    The Padres finished on a 17-3 surge, winning their final seven series. After sitting with a losing record in late July, the Padres will host the Chicago Cubs starting Tuesday night in their third consecutive trip to the postseason, another franchise first.

    Arizona catcher Gabriel Moreno won the NL batting title despite being scratched about an hour before first pitch with a sore hamstring. Moreno became the first catcher to win a batting crown since Buster Posey in 2012, finishing at .311 – barely ahead of Philadelphia’s Luis Arraez (.310), who was out this weekend with a sprained ankle.

    The Phillies led Tampa Bay 4-0 when the Diamondbacks took the field at Petco Park, and Philly never gave Arizona’s scoreboard-watchers much hope.

    Randy Vásquez pitched six outstanding innings of one-run ball for San Diego, but reliever Griffin Canning (5-9) blew a three-run lead in the seventh with Corbin Carroll, Tim Tawa and Lars Nootbaar delivering RBIs for Arizona.

    Jake Cronenworth then drew a bases-loaded walk from Justin Martinez (3-1) at almost the same moment the Phillies finished their 7-3 win over Tampa Bay. Fermin added a two-run single shortly afterward.

    Manny Machado singled in Sung-Mun Song in the third and then left for a pinch-runner. The slugger ended the regular season with 399 career homers, third-most among active players behind Giancarlo Stanton and Mike Trout.

    Sheets led off the fourth with his 17th homer in his second game back from a four-week absence with a left foot injury.

    Padres: Michael King starts Game 1 against the Cubs at Petco Park. Chicago took two of three from San Diego in the Wild Card Round last season at Wrigley Field.

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    Matt SeveranceSeverance Pays
    +678.5 (70%)
    Last 23 MLB
    Arizona-154
    Money Line
    Picked Sep 27 @ 1:02 pm, 1 unit on BetRivers
    LOSS
    I lost about 25 cents waiting on lineups. I was really curious if San Diego would care at all having locked itself into the No. 1 WC spot on Saturday. The answer is the Dads don’t care much with Fernando Taris Jr. and Jackson Merrill among those sitting today. All hands on deck for the Snakes as they must win and have the utterly gagging Phillies lose to get that final WC spot. And the Phils well may lose at home to the ultra-professional, AL-best Rays who never seem to not try to win.

    Matt’s Pick

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 8 0

    91-71

    0 0 1 1 1 1 3 2 X 9 11 0
    • W: G. Canning (5-9)L: J. Martinez (3-1)S: (0)
    • HR: SD – G. Sheets (16)
    PLAYERS OF THE GAME
    HITTERS AB R H RBI AVG
    L. Nootbaar LF 4 0 1 1 .241
    R. Waldschmidt LF 0 0 0 0 .256
    K. Marte 2B 4 0 1 1 .249
    I. Vargas 2B 0 0 0 0 .254
    G. Perdomo SS 3 0 1 0 .262
    N. Arenado 3B 3 1 1 0 .255
    a- A. Del Castillo PH-C 1 0 0 0 .193
    C. Carroll RF 3 1 1 1 .239
    b- J. Fernandez PH-3B 1 0 0 0 .255
    P. Smith DH 4 0 0 0 .183
    T. Tawa 1B-RF 4 1 1 1 .240
    J. McCann C-1B 4 0 1 0 .282
    J. Lawlar CF 3 1 1 0 .258
    • a-grounded out for Arenado in the 8th
    • b-struck out for Carroll in the 8th
    HITTERS AB R H RBI AVG
    D. Harris RF 5 2 2 0 .289
    M. Machado 3B 2 0 1 1 .217
    S. Taylor PR-2B 3 0 1 0 .316
    T. France 1B 4 2 2 1 .295
    G. Sheets DH 2 1 1 1 .212
    a- L. Campusano PH-DH 2 1 0 0 .265
    A. Hays LF 4 2 2 2 .280
    J. Cronenworth 2B-3B 2 0 0 1 .225
    F. Fermin C 4 0 2 3 .203
    S. Song SS 3 1 0 0 .191
    J. Bowen CF 3 0 0 0 .146
    • a-struck out for Sheets in the 5th
    BATTING
    • 2B – N. Arenado (25), C. Carroll (33)
    • RBI – L. Nootbaar (33), K. Marte (76), C. Carroll (78), T. Tawa (42)
    • 2-Out RBI – L. Nootbaar, K. Marte
    • Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – K. Marte
    BATTING
    • 2B – F. Fermin (14)
    • HR – G. Sheets (17)
    • SH – J. Bowen (2)
    • RBI – M. Machado (91), T. France (72), G. Sheets (48), A. Hays 2 (15), J. Cronenworth (41), F. Fermin 3 (24)
    • 2-Out RBI – M. Machado, T. France, A. Hays 2 (2)
    • Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – D. Harris 2 (2), T. France, L. Campusano, J. Bowen
    BASERUNNING
    • SB – J. Lawlar (6)
    BASERUNNING
    • SB – S. Taylor (13)
    FIELDING
    • DP – (Song-France)
    PITCHERS IP H ER BB SO ERA
    M. Soroka 4.2 3 3 2 4 3.41
    J. Morillo 0.1 3 1 0 1 2.24
    B. Garcia 1.0 1 0 0 1 1.93
    J. Martinez(L, 3-1) 0.1 0 3 4 0 2.03
    K. Ginkel 0.2 1 0 0 1 4.12
    R. Nelson 1.0 3 2 0 2 4.95
    PITCHERS IP H ER BB SO ERA
    R. Vasquez 6.0 3 1 0 2 3.90
    G. Canning(W, 5-9) (BS, 1) 3.0 5 3 1 2 5.68
    PITCHING
    • Pitches-Strikes – M. Soroka 77-49, J. Morillo 13-8, B. Garcia 18-12, J. Martinez 22-6, K. Ginkel 16-9, R. Nelson 22-17
    • Ground Balls-Fly Balls – M. Soroka 3-3, J. Morillo 2-0, B. Garcia 0-1, J. Martinez 0-1, K. Ginkel 2-0, R. Nelson 4-0
    • Batters Faced – M. Soroka 19, J. Morillo 4, B. Garcia 5, J. Martinez 5, K. Ginkel 3, R. Nelson 6
    PITCHING
    • Pitches-Strikes – R. Vasquez 68-54, G. Canning 64-37
    • Ground Balls-Fly Balls – R. Vasquez 5-5, G. Canning 6-1
    • Batters Faced – R. Vasquez 21, G. Canning 14
  • AZ cardinals Notes and Recap

    • Cardinals’ Roy Lopez: Questionable against San Francisco

      Lopez (groin) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game versus the 49ers, Darren Urban of the Cardinals‘ official site reports.

      Lopez has been dealing with the groin issue for a few weeks. He didn’t practice Wednesday or Thursday, and while he was limited during Friday’s session, he is still considered questionable to play in Week 3. If Lopez isn’t available against the 49ers, Andrew Billings may take on as much work as he can handle.

    • Cardinals’ Garrett Williams: No injury designation for Week 3

      Williams (Achilles) does not carry an injury designation ahead of Sunday’s game against the 49ers, Darren Urban of the Cardinals‘ official site reports.

      Williams hasn’t played yet this season while working his way back from a torn Achilles that he suffered in December of 2025. He was limited in practice Wednesday and Thursday. However, the 25-year-old was a full participant Friday. While Williams might be eased back into action for a week or two, he could be in line for as many snaps as he can handle, considering Will Johnson (neck) isn’t expected to play again this season.

    • Cardinals’ Max Melton: Questionable versus 49ers

      Melton (toe) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game versus San Francisco, Darren Urban of the Cardinals‘ official site reports.

      Melton didn’t practice Wednesday and was limited Thursday and Friday. He’s now considered questionable for the Week 3 meeting with the 49ers. Garrett Williams (Achilles) doesn’t hold an injury designation, so his availability will help lessen the blow if Melton can’t get on the field.

  • Shanahan, 49ers host former assistant Mike LaFleur and Cardinals

    SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said he might appreciate one day how many assistants that used to work under him have become head coaches in the NFL.

    That time sure isn’t this week as the 49ers (2-0) prepare to face his former assistant Mike LaFleur for the first time since LaFleur got hired as head coach of the division rival Arizona Cardinals (1-1) at home on Sunday.

    “Deep down probably, yeah, and eventually,” Shanahan said about the pride he feels in seeing his former assistants succeed. “But, it’s more irritation, especially when you have to run into them twice a year.”

    With LaFleur taking over the Cardinals this season, all three of San Francisco’s NFC West rivals are running offenses derived from Shanahan’s scheme. Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay worked as an offensive assistant in Washington when Shanahan was offensive coordinator and the Seattle Seahawks hired former Niners tight ends coach Brian Fleury to run their offense.

    That provides the 49ers defense a familiar look, even if it is a challenging one.

    “You talk about just all the movement, all the eye candy,” star linebacker Fred Warner. “You’re having to communicate a ton just to make sure everybody’s on the same page. But the beauty of it is obviously that we’ve gone against that for so long, all training camp. You’re seeing those looks and you’re seeing it from the best of the best, obviously, in our head coach and Brock Purdy.”

    LaFleur worked under Shanahan for seven seasons, first when Shanahan was a coordinator in Cleveland and Atlanta and then for four years after he took over as head coach in San Francisco in 2017.

    He faced him several times the last three seasons when he was offensive coordinator for the Rams but now gets to do it for the first time as a head coach.

    “When you’re in the moment, you’re in the moment,” he said. “You’re not thinking about that stuff. I’m excited to see him before the game obviously and say what’s up, but then it’s on. That’s how they’re going to feel and that’s how we feel. I’m sure when all is said and done next February and we get to see each other in the offseason; we’ll talk about it. (Until then) this is the Niners versus the Cardinals.”

    Arizona (1-1) vs San Francisco (2-0).

    When/where to watch: Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT, Fox.

    Latest odds: 49ers by 8 1/2.

    Against the spread: Cardinals 1-1; 49ers 2-0.

    Last week: Cardinals lost to the Seahawks 31-7; 49ers beat the Dolphins 35-13.

    Last meeting: 49ers beat Cardinals 41-22 on Nov. 16, 2025, in Glendale, Arizona.

    Series record: Cardinals lead 38-31.

    Arizona pass defense vs. Brock Purdy. The Cardinals got beat for three TD passes last week by Seattle and now must contend with a San Francisco passing game clicking on all cylinders. Purdy completed 20 of 22 passes for 287 yards and two TDs last week and leads the NFL by completing 80.4% of his passes so far. The 49ers have had nearly as many scoring drives this season (10) as they have had incomplete passes (11).

    – The Cardinals have lost seven straight games in the division since beating San Francisco in the 2024 season finale. That’s one shy of their longest division losing streak since joining the NFC West in 2002. Arizona has a 4-21 record against NFC West opponents since 2022.

    – Arizona QB Jacoby Brissett has at least one TD pass in 14 consecutive games for the second-longest active streak to Jared Goff’s 25.

    – Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr. – the No. 4 overall draft pick in 2024 – has just one catch for 33 yards over his first two games.

    – Arizona TE Trey McBride has had at least five catches in his last 11 road games for the longest streak ever for a tight end. McBride has caught 12 TDs in his last 14 games overall.

    – The 49ers are seeking their 10th 3-0 start in the Super Bowl era. They made the playoffs the last eight times they did it, including four seasons when they went to the Super Bowl.

    – San Francisco opened the season with back-to-back wins by at least 20 points for the first time in franchise history.

    – The Niners are the only team not to allow a sack so far this season.

    – San Francisco RB Christian McCaffrey had two TD runs last week to become the fourth-fastest player in the Super Bowl era with at least 100 touchdowns.

    – Purdy is the second player in franchise history with at least three combined TDs passing and rushing in each of the first two games of a season. Steve Young also did it in 1998.

    —

    AP Sports Writer David Brandt in Tempe, Arizona, contributed to this report.

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     49ers 2-0 – – – – –
    186 AVG PASS YDS 246
    93 AVG RUSH YDS 135
    272 AVG TOTAL YDS 381
    PASSING CP/ATT YDS TD INT FPTS
    J. Brissett 44/65 372 2 1 25
    RUSHING ATT YDS TD LG FPTS
    T. Allgeier 22 71 0 11 11
    J. Love 20 70 1 18 18
    Z. Knight 2 24 0 18 2
    J. Brissett 7 21 0 11 25
    RECEIVING TAR REC YDS TD LG FPTS
    T. McBride 23 17 136 2 27 42
    K. Bourne 11 10 86 0 13 18
    M. Wilson 14 7 74 0 17 13
    M. Harrison Jr. 4 1 33 0 33 4
    J. Love 7 5 25 0 9 18
    T. Allgeier 4 4 18 0 5 11
    PASSING CP/ATT YDS TD INT FPTS
    B. Purdy 45/56 492 5 1 58
    RUSHING ATT YDS TD LG FPTS
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    K. Black 21 90 0 14 9
    B. Purdy 8 59 1 18 58
    D. Samuel 2 16 0 12 23
    J. James 4 15 0 8 1
    M. Jones 2 -2 0 -1 0
    RECEIVING TAR REC YDS TD LG FPTS
    M. Evans 10 9 103 1 27 24
    G. Kittle 9 6 92 1 40 21
    D. Robinson 6 5 84 1 39 19
    D. Samuel 11 9 79 1 21 23
    C. McCaffrey 12 9 63 0 16 35
    K. Juszczyk 2 2 27 1 21 10
    L. Farrell 2 2 19 0 14 3
    K. Hodge 1 1 18 0 18 2
    K. Black 1 1 5 0 5 9
    J. Brendel 1 1 2 0 2
  • 2026 Presidents Cup standings, scores, results: International team maintains lead over U.S. after Day 3

    The United States came into Saturday’s double session at the 2026 Presidents Cup in unfamiliar territory, trailing the International team 7-3.

    In both sessions on Saturday, the Americans jumped out to leads in all four matches on the front nine, but the Internationals steadily clawed their way back in to maintain an advantage heading into Sunday’s singles competition at 10.5 to 7.5.

    In the morning four-ball session, it was Si Woo Kim and Tom Kim who led the charge in rallying the International troops back into action, beating Wyndham Clark and Collin Morikawa to secure a much-needed full point. Min Woo Lee and Sungjae Im were able to come back to tie their match with Justin Thomas and Jackson Koivun to get a half-point and keep the International side three points clear despite dropping two matches.

    In the afternoon foursomes session, the Americans improved after getting swept on Friday in the same format, but again needed something spectacular. They could only come up with 2 points after a pair of massive comebacks on the International side.

    Brandt Snedeker made a surprising decision to bench world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and get him some rest before singles, banking on his guys to be able to go out and get the job done. Sam Burns, who played with Scheffler the first three sessions, paired with Clark, but that duo struggled late in a 3&2 defeat to Lee and Ryan Fox. He also sent out Jacob Bridgeman and Russell Henley for a second straight day, who collapsed down the stretch to lose to Nick Taylor and Corey Conners after piling up a big lead.

    The bright spot for the U.S. all day was the Chris Gotterup and Cameron Young pairing. It was a team many expected to see from the American side, but they weren’t put together until Saturday when they won both of their matches going away — 2&1 in four-ball and then 6&4 in foursomes — bludgeoning Medinah No. 3 with their combined length.

    For an American team desperate for strong team options, especially in foursomes, finding a potential go-to pairing in Young and Gotterup for future Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup competitions is, if nothing else, a big win. However, Snedeker will face questions about why it took that long to get those two together, and the U.S. will head into singles with a three-point deficit to overcome.

    The last time they trailed heading into singles was 2019, when they overcame a 10-8 deficit to win 16-14 with a dominant showing in their preferred singles format. The United States has long been best at the individual portion of the team events, including at last year’s Ryder Cup where they nearly pulled off a shocking comeback victory.

    Even trailing by three points, the U.S. is very much alive given their strength in singles, but the continued struggles in the team format — most notably foursomes — will stay a talking point for at least another year.

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    International 10.5 | United States 7.5

    Session 3 — Four-ball

    MATCHINTERNATIONALSCOREUNITED STATES

    Min Woo Lee & Sungjae ImTIED

    Si Woo Kim & Tom Kim2&1

    Nick Taylor & Corey Conners2&1

    Hideki Matsuyama & Ryo Hisatsune2&1

    11 Justin Thomas & Jackson Koivun
    12 Collin Morikawa & Wyndham Clark
    13 Chris Gotterup & Cameron Young
    14 Scottie Scheffler & Sam Burns

    Session 4 — Foursomes

    MATCHINTERNATIONALSCOREUNITED STATES

    Tom Kim & Si Woo Kim2&1

    Corey Conners & Nick Taylor1UP

    Adam Scott & Sungjae Im6&4

    Ryan Fox & Min Woo Lee3&2

    15 Patrick Cantlay & Xander Schauffele
    16 Russell Henley & Jacob Bridgeman
    17 Cameron Young & Chris Gotterup
    18 Sam Burns & Wyndham Clark
  • MLB Scores

    FINAL
    R H E
    Mets74-87
    7 9 1
    1 3 1
    Nationals Park, Washington, DC
    • W: D. Nunez  (2-1)
    • L: J. Irvin  (2-10)
    FINAL
    R H E
    Pirates81-80
    3 9 1
    Tigers76-85
    4 10 0
    Comerica Park, Detroit, MI
    • W: J. Waguespack  (2-2)
    • L: M. Montgomery  (6-4)
    FINAL
    R H E
    Reds75-86
    5 6 0
    1 5 2
    Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON
    • W: R. Lowder  (7-12)
    • L: T. Yesavage  (5-6)
    FINAL
    R H E
    Dodgers99-62
    4 9 0
    Giants65-96
    3 9 0
    Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA
    • W: E. Phillips  (3-2)
    • L: T. Harris  (0-1)
    • S: T. Scott  (25)
    FINAL
    R H E
    Braves94-67
    8 10 0
    Marlins79-82
    3 8 1
    loanDepot park, Miami, FL
    • W: V. Mederos  (6-1)
    • L: J. Ralston  (0-3)
    FINAL
    R H E
    Rangers80-81
    6 13 0
    Twins76-85
    2 8 1
    Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
    • W: R. Garcia  (2-1)
    • L: B. Ober  (7-7)
    FINAL
    R H E
    11 14 1
    Royals68-93
    5 10 2
    Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
    • W: T. Bibee  (7-15)
    • L: M. Wacha  (9-10)
    FINAL
    R H E
    Rockies58-103
    9 11 1
    6 8 1
    Rate Field, Chicago, IL
    • W: R. Feltner  (7-10)
    • L: D. Martin  (9-8)
    FINAL
    R H E
    2 3 1
    Brewers102-59
    3 8 0
    American Family Field, Milwaukee, WI
    • W: K. Harrison  (11-5)
    • L: Q. Mathews  (2-4)
    • S: A. Ashby  (4)
    FINAL
    R H E
    Rays98-63
    12 17 1
    1 7 1
    Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
    • W: S. Matz  (6-6)
    • L: A. Nola  (7-12)
    FINAL
    R H E
    7 10 0
    Padres90-71
    10 13 1
    Petco Park, San Diego, CA
    • W: Y. Matsui  (5-1)
    • L: J. Cabrera  (0-4)
    FINAL
    R H E
    Astros80-81
    13 16 1
    2 6 0
    Sutter Health Park, West Sacramento, California
    • W: H. Wesneski  (6-2)
    • L: J. Perkins  (3-13)
    FINAL
    R H E
    Angels62-99
    4 7 1
    8 12 2
    T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WA
    • W: C. Vargas  (3-0)
    • L: M. Farris  (1-4)