MLB:
In baseball, in the American League, the Yankees topped Toronto 5-3, Baltimore won against Tampa Bay 7-3, Kansas City beat Minnesota 11-5, the Angels bested Oakland 10-7, Detroit defeated the White Sox 5-3 in 11 innings, Seattle trumped Texas 14-6, and it was Houston over Cleveland 6-2.
In the National League, the Mets shut out Cincinnati 5-0, the Cubs won against Milwaukee 7-2, Washington bested Atlanta 6-4, St. Louis doubled up Pittsburgh 12-6, Colorado blanked San Francisco 6-0, and it was the Dodgers over Arizona 10-2.
In interleague play, San Diego beat Boston 2-1.
Angels' pitcher Matt Shoemaker has undergone surgery to stop bleeding on his brain after he was struck in the head by a line drive against the Seattle Mariners Sunday. Angels general manager Billy Eppler says Shoemaker had been receiving CT scans every 2-3 hours when the third image showed increased bleeding, prompting the surgery. The Angels expect Shoemaker to be cleared to travel home sometime this week.
The Boston Red Sox have activated reliever Koji Uehara from the disabled list. Uehara had been out since July 20th with a strained pectoral muscle. The right-hander is 2-3 with a 4.50 ERA in 39 games. He is expected to be available on Tuesday for Boston's second game of a three-game series against the San Diego Padres.
Jose Vinicio doubled and singled, and Henry Owens allowed just four hits over six and two thirds innings as the Pawtucket Red Sox defeated the Buffalo Bisons 4-2 on Monday. Kyle Martin got Quintin Berry to hit into a double play with a runner on first to end the game for his sixth save of the season.
NCAA:
In top 25 college football, No. 4 Florida St. beat No. 11 Mississippi 45-34.
Elsewhere:
— LSU has suspended offensive lineman Josh Boutte for one game after his late hit Saturday in the final minutes of the Tigers' loss to Wisconsin. Boutte leveled D'Cota Dixon while the Wisconsin defensive back celebrated his victory-clinching celebration.
— Former Southern Cal head football coach Steve Sarkisian is joining Alabama's coaching staff as an analyst. Sarkisian was fired by USC in October after the school says he showed up in no condition to lead practice. That followed an embarrassing appearance at a pep rally where he appeared intoxicated while giving a speech. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban says Sarkisian knows the consequences that he will have to deal with professionally if he has any issues or problems.
Tennis:
Top-ranked Serena Williams has advanced to the U.S. Open women's quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph against Yaroslava Shvedova. It was the 308th Grand Slam singles victory for Williams, passing Roger Federer for the most in tennis' Open era. Joining Williams in the quarters are fifth seed Simona Halep and No. 10 Karolina Pliskova, who knocked out Venus Williams in three sets.
Juan Martin del Potro has continued his surprising run at the U.S. Open by reaching the quarterfinals when eighth seed Dominic Thiem had to retire because of a knee injury. At No. 142, del Potro is the lowest-ranked U.S. Open quarterfinalist since Jimmy Connors in 1991. Third seed Stan Wawrinka moved into the quarters with a four-sets victory against Illya Marchenko, and No. 6 Kei Nishikori rolled to a straight-sets win over No. 21 Ivo Karlovic to advance to the quarterfinals.
NFL:
Rookie Carson Wentz will start at quarterback when the Eagles take on Cleveland in their NFL season-opener Sunday. The second overall pick in this year's draft was named the starter over Chase Daniel just two days after Philadelphia dealt Sam Bradford to Minnesota. Daniel had signed a three-year, $21 million contract in the offseason to play behind Bradford and mentor Wentz.
New York Jets coach Todd Bowles says both Ben Ijalana and Brent Qvale could play right tackle in the season opener against Cincinnati on Sunday. The two offensive linemen are competing for the spot, which is open because starter Breno Giacomini is out for out least the next six weeks while on the physically unable to perform list with a back injury.
The New York Giants have signed veteran quarterback Josh Johnson and terminated the contract of middle linebacker Jasper Brinkley. The Giants announced the moves yesterday as they began preparing for the season opener against Dallas.
President Barack Obama says 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's refusal to stand for the national anthem makes him the latest in a long line of professional athletes who have exercised their constitutional right to make a statement about social issues.
Kaepernick has been heavily criticized since starting his silent protest to bring attention to racial injustice. Obama approvingly says Kaepernick has generated more national conversation about "issues that need to be talked about."
In other NFL news:
— Texans defensive end J.J. Watt will play in the team's season opener against the Bears on Sunday. Watt has been sidelined since back surgery in July and was activated from the physically unable to perform list on Saturday.
— Chargers rookie defensive end Joey Bosa watched Monday's workout with his left leg wrapped as he walked with a slight limp. While the injury isn't considered serious, it calls into question Bosa's status for Sunday.
— Cincinnati tight end Tyler Eifert hasn't been cleared for practice heading into the Bengals' season opener at the Jets on Sunday. He had surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left ankle and is expected to miss a few games.
— The 49ers have released tight end Bruce Miller just hours after reports emerged he was arrested for assaulting two men in a hotel fight. The decision came after the Niners initially said they were investigating the situation.
— Seahawks defensive back Jeremy Lane says he will continue to sit for the national anthem when the regular season begins Sunday at home against Miami. Lane said he hasn't noticed much in terms of negative response for the decision and that he feels he has support of the team and his teammates in expressing his stance.
PGA:
Rory McIlroy rallied from six shots behind Monday and closed with a 6-under 65 to win the Deutsche Bank Championship for his first PGA Tour victory of the year. One week after working with a new putting coach and changing putters, results came quickly for McIlroy. Paul Casey, who started the final round at TPC Boston with a three-shot lead, needed to hole a 60-foot eagle putt on the 18th hole to force a playoff.
Saratoga:
More than 1 million people passed through the turnstiles at Saratoga Race Course, where the historic track just wrapped up its 148th season of thoroughbred racing. The 40-day meet at the Spa ended Monday. The New York Racing Association says total attendance topped 1.1 million, an increase of more than 5 percent over the 2015 season.
NYRA says total handle from all sources, excluding international ones, was $647.3 million, down slightly from last season's figure that shattered the previous record by more than 10 percent. Jockey Jose Ortiz won the Saratoga riding title with 65 victories, while Chad Brown set the track record for wins by a trainer with 40. Michal Dubb was the meet's top owner with 13 winners.
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