Derek Carr's two touchdown passes were not enough as the Dallas Cowboys bested the Oakland Raiders 24-20 on Saturday in Arlington, Texas. NEW ORLEANS -- Darius Victor ran 3 yards for the game's only touchdown and the New Orleans Saints defense stymied the Houston Texans offense in a 13-0 preseason victory Saturday night in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Nick Stevens threw for 334 yards and three touchdowns to lead Colorado State over turnover-riddled Oregon State 58-27 in the season opener Saturday for both teams played in the new 36,500-seat Colorado State Stadium in Fort Collins, Colo. BOSTON -- Tim Beckham's three-run homer capped Baltimore's five-run second inning, Kevin Gausman tossed 7 2/3 scoreless frames with five strikeouts and the Orioles blanked the Boston Red Sox 7-0 Saturday at Fenway Park. Philip Rivers hadn't played for the Chargers since the opening drive of the preseason opener two weeks ago -- on which he guided Los Angeles to a touchdown. OAKLAND, Calif. -- Chad Pinder hit his 11th and 12th home runs of the season, left-hander Sean Manaea pitched five strong innings to end his three-game losing streak, and the Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers 8-3 on Saturday afternoon at the Oakland Coliseum. ATLANTA -- Charlie Blackmon and DJ LeMahieu hit back-to-back homers in the ninth inning to send the Colorado Rockies to a 7-6 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night at SunTrust Park. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Chiefs running back Spencer Ware left the team's preseason game at Seattle Friday night on a cart, throwing his availability for the opening of the season in doubt and providing a major test for the apparent depth of the team's backfield. Jordan Spieth entered the third round of The Northern Trust in a four-way tie for first place and ended up alone at the top of the leaderboard. CINCINNATI -- Gerrit Cole allowed five hits through seven innings and hit a solo home run, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night at Great American Ball Park. CLEVELAND -- Roberto Perez, Edwin Encarnacion and Carlos Santana hit home runs, and Cleveland Indians pitchers tossed their second consecutive shutout as the Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Saturday night at Progressive Field. CHICAGO -- Miguel Cabrera and Justin Upton hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning to power the Detroit Tigers to a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Bryce Petty and Christian Hackenberg engineered four second-half touchdown drives to help the New York Jets overcome a 29-3 first-half deficit, but fell one point short in the New York Giants' 32-31 victory in the annual MetLife Bowl. The Indianapolis Colts picked up their first victory of the preseason Saturday night, beating the Steelers 19-15 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Ravens scored 10-second-half points in a 13-9 victory over the Buffalo Bills, who lost starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor to a concussion and scratched defensive tackle Marcell Dareus for disciplinary reasons in the third preseason game Saturday night. FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- A year after the New England Patriots proved they could with the Super Bowl without Rob Gronkowski, they will head into 2017 trying to defend their title without Julian Edelman. Speedy wide receiver John Brown proved he could still get open as he led the Arizona Cardinals to a 24-14 victory over the Falcons on Saturday in the opening of $1.5 billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. PHILADELPHIA -- Anthony Rizzo and Tommy La Stella each hit two home runs as the Chicago Cubs blasted their way past Ben Lively and the Philadelphia Phillies with six homers in a 17-2 rout on Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park. NEW YORK -- For the last three months, Greg Bird's activities consisted of the various tedious things needed to rehab from a bruised right ankle. |
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