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Now he faces a short week to try to end those droughts and will be without a key player in strong safety Eric Reid. Reid injured his posterior cruciate ligament on Sunday at Seattle and will miss at least Thursday night's home game for the 49ers (0-2) against the Los Angeles Rams.

The offense has been near flawless, the defense has been much improved and the special teams has generated big plays to help Oakland to its first 2-0 start in 15 years.

After the Tigers spent the day expecting to face Oakland's Jharel Cotton, he was scratched a few minutes before Monday night's game with a strained groin. His replacement, Raul Alcantara, held Detroit scoreless for 3 2/3 innings to set up an 8-3 victory.

The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team kept its perfect record intact on Saturday with a pair of sweeps over Sacramento City College and Fresno City College in the opening day of the Cabrillo College Classic.

Greinke pitched eight innings of two-hit ball and Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the San Francisco Giants 2-0 on Saturday night.

Golovkin retained his middleweight titles Saturday night, fighting to a 12-round draw with Alvarez in a brutal battle that ended with both fighters holding their hands aloft in victory. It was a fight neither deserved to lose and, when the scores were tallied, neither did.

Christian Chapman threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end David Wells with 54 seconds left, capping a wild ending sparked by a darkness delay in San Diego State's 20-17 victory Saturday night.