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Browns show what they’ve got

CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson tried to blame the media for his preseason and Week 1 struggles by saying there was "this expectation that I'm supposed to throw 400 yards, five touchdowns every week." Passing for 238 yards, two touchdowns and not committing a turnover will suffice. While there are still plenty of flaws in Watson's game after two starts, he did enough while getting important contributions from his receivers to get his first regular-season win as a starter in two years as the Cleveland Browns rallied for a 23-19 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on ...

Steelers at an early crossroads

Steelers find themselves at an early season crossroads after a shaky performance in New England PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers hasn't lasted 22 years in the NFL out of pure luck. The most sacked quarterback in history knows how to take a hit. So moments after getting drilled by all 231 pounds of New England linebacker Christian Elliss running at full speed in the second quarter of what became a 20-3 loss to the Patriots on Sunday, the 42-year-old Rodgers sprang to his feet and jogged over to the sideline. "I've learned you've got to get up quickly, number one, so they don't send ...

Browns flip the script on Baker and the Bucs

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Deshaun Watson outplayed Baker Mayfield and earned at least a few more starts for the Cleveland Browns. Watson threw two touchdown passes, including a go-ahead 17-yard toss to Blake Whiteheart in the fourth quarter, leading the Browns to a 23-19 comeback victory over the ...

Former Buckeye bullies Steelers

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have yet to find much of the offensive rhythm that propelled their Super Bowl run last season. The defense was there to pick up the pieces against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Elijah Ponder had a 19-yard fumble recovery for a score, TreVeyon Henderson ran for a 39-yard touchdown in his season debut and New England (1-1) smothered Aaron Rodgers on the way to a 20-3 win over Pittsburgh on Sunday. With the victory, Patriots coach Mike Vrabel avoided just the second 0-2 start of his eight-year coaching career. The former linebacker has ...

Guardians sweep Athletics to remain in control

CLEVELAND (AP) — Gavin Williams threw seven shutout innings, Jo Adell had an RBI infield single and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 1-0 Sunday to remain atop the AL Central. Steven Kwan added three hits for Cleveland, which posted its seventh series sweep of the season and third at home. The Guardians (81-75) are 1 1/2 games in front of the Chicago White Sox. They finish the season on the road with series against Boston and Kansas City. Williams (14-8) gave up three hits and struck out nine to move into the major-league lead with 244 strikeouts. He has one more than ...

Blaney dukes it out with Hocevar at Bristol

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Joey Logano won the Cup Series race Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway, while the driver he passed for the win stole the show with old-school NASCAR feuding and fisticuffs. Carson Hocevar, a brash 23-year-old who has earned the ire of veteranswith his aggressive driving, traded punches in the pits with Ryan Blaney after they were involved in an incident while racing for second with 41 laps left. Hocevar stopped his car after finishing third and was greeted by a shove from Blaney. The 6-foot-4 Hocevar, who stands several inches taller than Blaney, responded ...