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Russell Wilson’s TD pass to Mike Williams lifts the Steelers over the Commanders 28-27

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Russell Wilson shook off his first interception in 11 months and hit trade-deadline pickup Mike Williams for a 32-yard touchdown with less than 2 1/2 minutes left in the fourth quarter to lift the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 28-27 comeback victory over Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders. Coming off a bye, the AFC North-leading Steelers won their fourth game in a row Sunday to improve to 7-2. They are 3-0 since Wilson took over from Justin Fields as the starting QB. Wilson was 14 for 28 for 195 yards, the three TDs and the one pick. Washington led 24-14 but couldn’t hold on. It fell to 7-3.

Chiefs block Broncos’ potential winner as time expires, hold on for 16-14 win to remain perfect

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs linebacker Leo Chenal blocked Broncos kicker Wil Lutz’s 35-yard field goal attempt as time expired, and Kansas City escaped with a 16-14 victory over the Broncos that extended the Super Bowl champs’ winning streak to 15 games. The Chiefs had taken the lead on Harrison Butker’s field goal with 5:57 remaining, but Bo Nix and the Broncos marched back down the field. They set up Lutz for the winner, but Chenal came up the middle amid a big push by the Kansas City defensive line to get his hand on the kick. The Chiefs became only the fifth team to follow a Super Bowl triumph 9-0. The Broncos dropped to 5-5.

AP Top 25: Oregon remains No. 1 as Big Ten grabs 4 of top 5 spots; Georgia, Miami out of top 10

Oregon is the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the fourth straight week. Georgia and Miami dropped out of the top 10 following losses and there was additional movement caused by four other ranked teams getting beat. Voters made the Ducks a unanimous No. 1 for the second straight week. Ohio State moved up one spot to No. 2 and Texas got a two-rung bump to No. 3. Penn State and Indiana rounded out the top five.

Arsenal’s winless run goes on after 1-1 draw with Chelsea and Man United beats Leicester 3-0

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Arsenal’s winless streak in the Premier League extends to four games after a 1-1 draw with Chelsea. But Mikel Arteta’s team, which finished runner-up the last two seasons, still moved up to fourth in the standings on goal difference. Chelsea is up to third, also on goal difference. Gabriel Martinelli fired Arsenal in front in the 60th minute at Stamford Bridge but Pedro Neto equalized 10 minutes later. Just four points separate Chelsea and 13th-place Manchester United after 11 rounds. Man United beat Leicester 3-0 in its last game before new head coach Ruben Amorim takes over on Monday. Nottingham Forest missed the chance to close the gap on Manchester City in second after losing 3-1 to Newcastle. Ipswich won for the first time with a 2-1 victory at Tottenham

Paris will deploy 4,000 police officers for France-Israel soccer match following Amsterdam violence

PARIS (AP) — Paris police say that 4,000 officers and 1,600 stadium staff will be deployed for a France-Israel soccer match to ensure security in and around the stadium and on public transportation. The match on Thursday will come a week after violence against Israeli fans in Amsterdam. The match will take place just one week after violence against Israeli fans in Amsterdam. Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez said Sunday that there “will be an anti-terrorist security perimeter around the stadium” and security checks will be “reinforced.” Israeli fans were assaulted last week after a soccer game in Amsterdam by hordes of young people apparently riled up by calls on social media to target Jewish people.

Moody shrugs off 3 missed FGs to kick 49ers past Buccaneers 23-20 in McCaffrey’s season debut

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jake Moody redeemed himself after missing three earlier field goals by booting a 44-yarder as time expired to give the San Francisco 49ers a 23-20 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in running back Christian McCaffrey’s season debut. In his first game back after being sidelined three weeks with a sprained ankle, Moody also kicked field goals of 28 and 33 yards for the defending NFC champion 49ers, who have won consecutive games for the first time this season. But the usually reliable kicker also missed wide left from 49 and 50 yards before missing wide right on a 44-yard attempt that would have given San Francisco a six-point lead with 3:09 remaining.

Reds honor Pete Rose with a 14-hour visitation at Great American Ball Park

CINCINNATI (AP) — Thousands of fans have streamed into Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati despite steady rain to pay respects to Pete Rose. Baseball’s career hits leader died Sept. 30 at the age of 83. Sunday’s visitation was arranged by the Cincinnati Reds with cooperation from Rose’s daughters, Fawn and Kara, who shared hugs, stories and even some tears with fans of baseball’s banished hits king. The visitation was scheduled for 14 hours in honor of Rose’s jersey number.

FIFA and IOC hold different track records with Trump ahead of World Cup and Olympics in US

GENEVA (AP) — The two biggest events in world sports are coming to America. And if President-elect Donald Trump is not thinking about them yet, organizers of the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics certainly are. The World Cup and the Summer Games are rare globally shared cultural moments but there are questions around issues like granting visas and providing security that will cross Trump’s desk. And that requires diplomacy. Soccer body FIFA is in a better place to resume warm relations with Trump from his first administration compared to the International Olympic Committee, which had a difficult White House encounter in 2017.

Coco Gauff’s WTA Finals title ends her season with a $4.8 million check and a big turnaround

Coco Gauff has wrapped up her season as well as possible. She won the WTA Finals and the $4.8 million check that came with the trophy and defeated the women ranked Nos. 1 and 2 along the way. Gauff also showed that she can put aside disappointment quickly. Gauff declared the title she won in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the highlight of her 2024. She got past Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Saturday. After a disappointing loss at the U.S. Open, Gauff went 13-2 at her last three tournaments, including two titles and a semifinal run.

Tennis Channel takes Jon Wertheim off the air for comment about Wimbledon champ Barbora Krejcikova

NEW YORK (AP) — Tennis Channel has taken analyst Jon Wertheim off the air “indefinitely” after Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova called him out on social media for what she called “coverage that focused on my appearance rather than my performance.” The network said Sunday that Wertheim made “an inappropriate comment” and it “holds its employees to a standard of respectfulness for others at all times, a standard that was not met in this moment.” Wertheim posted an apology, acknowledging his “deeply regrettable comments off-air” that “inadvertently made it to live air.” Krejcikova played last week in the WTA Finals, which were shown on Tennis Channel.

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