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⚾️ Playoff spots clinched: The Brewers (91-59) and Phillies (89-61) became the first two MLB teams to clinch playoff berths. Philly’s magic number to win their second straight NL East title is down to one.

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⛳️ Scheffler wins again: Scottie Scheffler (-19) held off Ryder Cup teammate Ben Griffin to win the Procore Championship and join Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus as the only golfers since 1960 with back-to-back six-win seasons.

🏈 Two coaches fired: UCLA fired DeShaun Foster and Virginia Tech fired Brent Pry after 0-3 starts. Players on those teams can now enter the transfer portal.

🥍 Atlas win PLL title: The New York Atlas beat the Denver Outlaws, 14-13, to win their first Premier Lacrosse League title. 2024 league MVP Jeff Teat (3 goals, 3 assists) earned Championship MVP honors.

👟 Knighton banned: 21-year-old American sprinter Erriyon Knighton, a two-time world championship medalist in the 200m, was banned four years after testing positive for the steroid trenbolone. He won’t be eligible to run in the Olympics again until Brisbane 2032, when he’s 28.

🏈 Sunday scoreboard

The Chiefs are 0-2 for the first time in the Patrick Mahomes era after losing their Super Bowl rematch, the Cowboys eked past the Giants in an overtime thriller, Joe Burrow (toe surgery) will be sidelined at least three months, the Lions offense roared in Detroit, Atlanta crushed Minnesota on “SNF,” and the Colts still haven’t punted.

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Scoreboard:

Who’s 2-0? Buffalo, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Arizona, Los Angeles (Rams) and Green Bay.

Who’s 0-2? New York (both), Miami, Kansas City, Cleveland, Tennessee, Chicago, Carolina and New Orleans.

Fantasy recap: Booms and busts

🇺🇸 Photos across America

Las Vegas — Terence Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs) scored a stunning and unprecedented victory over Canelo Álvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs) on Saturday at Allegiant Stadium, winning by unanimous decision to become the first male boxer with undisputed titles in three different weight classes.

Big day at the book: One bettor at BetMGM won $2.8 million on Crawford’s victory, wagering $2 million on the +140 underdog. Another bettor at Caesars Palace won $1 million on a $715,000 bet at the same odds, and those were just a couple of the six-figure wagers placed on Crawford.

Seattle — The Mariners sit alone atop the AL West after winning their ninth straight game. They’re just one game ahead of the Astros (who they play this week) and three ahead of the Rangers. Buckle up.

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Playoff picture: The wild card races in both leagues are as tight as can be. The Yankees, Red Sox, Astros, Rangers and Guardians are separated by five games for three spots in the AL; the Mets, Giants, Diamondbacks, Reds and Cardinals are separated by four games for the NL’s final spot.

Phoenix — The defending champion Liberty beat the Mercury, 76-69 (OT), in their playoff opener behind a huge game from Natasha Cloud against her former team (23 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals).

Scoreboard: The Liberty were the only lower seed to win their first round opener. Elsewhere: Aces 102, Storm 77; Dream 80, Fever 68; Lynx 101, Valkyries 72.

Bristol, Tennessee — Christopher Bell won Saturday night’s chaotic race at Bristol Motor Speedway to close out the Round of 16 in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

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12 drivers left: The 10-race playoffs now move onto the Round of 12 with the standings as follows: Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Kyle Larson, Bell, Ryan Blaney, Chase Briscoe, Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace, Austin Cindric, Joey Logano, Ross Chastain and Tyler Reddick.

🌎 Photos around the world

🇱🇻 Riga, Latvia — Germany beat Turkey, 88-83, to capture their second EuroBasket title, and first since 1993. Dennis Schröder, who plays for the Kings, was named EuroBasket MVP after averaging 20.3 points and a tournament-high 7.2 assists per game.

Team of the tournament: EuroBasket’s “All-Star Five” was comprised entirely of NBA players, with Schröder (Kings) joined by teammate Franz Wagner (Magic), Turkey’s Alperen Şengün (Rockets), Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks) and Slovenia’s Luka Dončić (Lakers).

🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan — Melissa Jefferson-Wooden dominated the women’s 100m final at the World Athletics Championships with a time of 10.61 seconds, the fourth-fastest time ever. The 24-year-old American remains unbeaten this year in the 100m.

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Meanwhile, on the men’s side… Jamaica’s Oblique Seville (9.77 seconds) picked up a surprising win over countryman Kishane Thompson (9.82) and Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles (9.89). Seville is the first Jamaican man to win 100m gold at worlds since Usain Bolt in 2015.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester, England —City dominated United, 3-0, in the 197th Manchester Derby behind a brace from Erling Haaland, who leads the Premier League with five goals through four matches.

Four points in four games: Manchester United (1-1-2) are off to their worst start since the 1992-93 season, the first season it was officially called the Premier League.

🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain — The final stage of the Vuelta a España was canceled on Sunday after pro-Palestinian protesters repeatedly disrupted the race and entered the course near the finish line. Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard, a two-time Tour de France champion, was declared the winner.

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Vingegaard: “People are protesting for a reason,” the champ said after the race. “It’s unfortunate that the protests are taking place during the race, and nearly all riders agree on that, but these people are desperate to find a way to be heard.”

🏈 AP poll, Week 4

The bottom half of the AP poll got a big shake-up this week after a handful of upsets across the country.

Notes:

• No. 24 Notre Dame dropped 16 spots after their last-second loss to Texas A&M but stayed in the poll, making them the first ranked 0-2 team since 1988. The Fighting Irish’s two losses have come by a combined four points against two current top-10 teams.

• No. 20 Vanderbilt has its highest ranking since 2008 after blowing out South Carolina on the road, 31-7. The Gamecocks, like their Palmetto State neighbors Clemson, also tumbled out of the poll after the loss.

Elsewhere: Georgia moved into the top five after outlasting Tennessee, 44-41 (OT), for their ninth straight win over the Vols … Texas fell one spot to No. 8 after an easy win over UTEP (but another ugly outing from Arch Manning) … Miami moved up one spot to No. 4 after drubbing USF. FWIW, our Yahoo Sports Top 10 has the Hurricanes at No. 2.

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Go deeper: Winners and losers

📺 Watchlist: Monday, Sept. 15

🏈 MNF doubleheader | 7pm ET, ESPN/ABC

Week 2 concludes with a double dose of “Monday Night Football.” First up: Buccaneers at Texans (7pm, ESPN/ABC) in Houston. Then it’s Chargers at Raiders (10pm, ESPN) in the nightcap.

⚾️ Cubs at Pirates | 6:40pm, MLB

NL Cy Young favorite Paul Skenes, who leads the league in ERA (1.92), WHIP (0.92) and WAR (7.4), takes the mound against NL ROY favorite Cade Horton, who’s 10-4 with a 2.70 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in his first 21 career games.

👟 World Athletics Championships, Day 3 | 7am, Peacock

Today’s highlights include the men’s 1500m semis (8:30am) and the women’s 100m hurdles final (9:20am).

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Today’s full slate.

⚾️ MLB trivia

The Phillies are headed to the postseason for the fourth straight year.

Question: Who are the only three MLB teams with longer active playoff streaks?

Hint: If the season ended today, two streaks would be extended and one would end.

Answer at the bottom.

🍿 Baker’s Dozen: Top plays of the weekend

Watch all 13.

Trivia answer: Dodgers (12 seasons), Astros (8), Braves (7)

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