KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs weren’t content with what they had at wide receiver a couple of weeks ago, so they traded for Kadarius Toney, a 2021 first-round pick. The timing couldn’t have been better. Two weeks later, his breakout performance came in the same game in which the Chiefs lost JuJu Smith-Schuster because of a concussion. Now, the Chiefs could be forced to lean on Toney to help make up for Smith-Schuster's absence, along with that of Mecole Hardman, who missed the victory over Jacksonville on Sunday with an abdominal injury.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Eagles’ bid for an undefeated season is over. The Washington Commanders turned methodical drives into scores and took advantage of turnover-prone Philadelphia to stun the Eagles 32-21 on Monday night and send them to their first loss in nine games this season. Behind Jalen Hurts, the Eagles were 8-0 for the first time in franchise history and the last team in the NFL that could make a run at Miami’s 17-0 mark in 1972 and the lone perfect season. The 2007 New England Patriots came close, going 18-0 before a Super Bowl loss. The Commanders also spoiled Pittsburgh’s 11-0 start in 2020. Hurts threw for just 174 yards.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen's turnover troubles have raised a concern for a Buffalo Bills team that's lost two straight and tumbled out of the AFC lead. The fifth-year starter was once again lamenting how he has to be more careful with the ball after his three turnovers opened the door for the Minnesota Vikings to erase a 17-point third-quarter deficit in a 33-30 overtime win on Sunday. If Allen's concerns sound familiar, they are. He's said much of the same thing following his two previous outings. Allen enters Monday leading the NFL with 10 interceptions, with six of them coming in his past three games.
UNDATED (AP) — North Carolina and Gonzaga are 1-2 in the first regular-season men’s college basketball poll from The Associated Press. Third-ranked Houston and fourth-ranked Kentucky picked up the remaining first-place votes in Top 25 with only slight changes from the preseason rankings. Baylor, Kansas, Duke, UCLA, Arkansas and Creighton round out the top 10. Tennessee fell 11 spots while Villanova fell out for the first time since February 2019. No. 24 Texas A&M and No. 25 Connecticut are the new additions.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Kevin Obanor and De’Vion Harmon each scored 15 points to lead No. 23 Texas Tech to a 64-55 victory against Louisiana Tech. The Red Raiders (3-0) used a late 14-1 scoring run to take control of the game after the Bulldogs had closed within 39-37 with 14:05 remaining. Louisiana Tech never got closer than seven points the rest of the way. Cobe Williams led Louisiana Tech (1-1) with 16 points, and Kenny Hunter added 10.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU senior guard Damion Baugh is serving a six-game suspension imposed by the NCAA for signing with an NBA certified agent after last season. Baugh had already sat out the first two games for the 15th-ranked Horned Frogs. The team said before its third game Monday night that the NCAA had imposed the six-game penalty. He will be eligible to return Nov. 30, when TCU hosts Providence. TCU coach Jamie Dixon says Baugh self-reported the incident and that there were no benefits received. Baugh started 30 of his 31 games at TCU last season after transferring from Memphis.
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Azzi Fudd scored 22 of her career-high 32 points in the second half to help No. 5 UConn beat third-ranked Texas 83-76 in an early season showdown of top-ranked teams. Aubrey Griffin added 14 points and Lou Lopez Senechal had 12 for the Huskies (2-0), who moved up one spot in the poll earlier in the day. UConn stayed unbeaten against Texas in 10 meetings. Sonya Morris, who arrived at Texas as a graduate transfer from DePaul, led the Longhorns with 21 points.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has fired athletic director Shane Lyons, a move that comes amid the worst stretch for the football team in more than four decades. President Gordon Gee says there are no immediate plans for changes in the football team. Gee says the new athletic director will review coach Neal Brown's performance. Lyons is gone after nearly eight years. Rob Alsop, West Virginia's vice president for strategic initiatives, has been named interim athletic director while a search is ongoing for Lyons’ replacement. Brown has a 21-24 record in his fourth season, including 4-6 this year. It’s the worst stretch since the football team went 17-27 under Frank Cignetti from 1976-79.
NEW YORK (AP) — Seattle’s Julio Rodríguez and Atlanta's Michael Harris II, a pair of 21-year-old center fielders, are baseball's Rookies of the Year. Rodriguez hit .284 with 28 homers, 75 RBIs and 25 stolen bases in helping the Mariners reach the postseason for the first time since 2001. He won the AL honor by receiving 29 of 30 first-place votes and one second for 148 points from a BBWAA panel. Harris batted .297 with 19 homers, 64 RBIs and 20 steals. He was voted the NL award, getting 22 firsts and eight seconds for 134 points from a different BBWAA panel.
MONDAY SCORES
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Final Washington 32 Philadelphia 21
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
N. Iowa at (16)Virginia 8 p.m. (Canceled)
Final (3)Houston 83 Oral Roberts 45
Final (5)Baylor 95 N. Colorado 62
Final (8)UCLA 86 Norfolk St. 56
Final (10)Creighton 94 Holy Cross 65
Final Northwestern St. 64 (15)TCU 63
Final (19)Illinois 103 Monmouth (NJ) 65
Final (23)Texas Tech 64 Louisiana Tech 55
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Charlotte 112 Orlando 105
Final Toronto 115 Detroit 111
Final Miami 113 Phoenix 112
Final Boston 126 Oklahoma City 122
Final L.A. Clippers 122 Houston 106
Final Atlanta 121 Milwaukee 106
Final Golden State 132 San Antonio 95
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final N-Y Islanders 4 Ottawa 2
Final Carolina 3 Chicago 0
Final Calgary 6 Los Angeles 5
Final St. Louis 3 Colorado 2