The Denver Broncos closed out the preseason with a 41-0 rout of the Los Angeles Rams after a pair of joint practices with coach Sean McVay's team

TJ Friedl scored the go-ahead run in the 11th inning on a two-out balk by Nabil Crismatt and the Cincinnati Reds rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 on Saturday night

No. 6 Southern California opened the season with a 56-28 victory over San Jose State

Defender Nkosi Tafari scored late in second-half stoppage time to rally FC Dallas to a 1-0 victory over Austin FC

The Texas Rangers stopped their season-worst eight-game losing streak and stayed in first place in the tightened-up AL West with a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins

Will Grier had a hand in four touchdowns in a 31-16 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in a preseason finale

Chris Buescher won the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway, eliminating fan favorite Chase Elliott from the playoffs and sending Bubba Wallace into the postseason

New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso left Saturday night against the Los Angeles Angels after getting hit by a pitch leading off the eighth inning

Baker Mayfield looked comfortable in his final tuneup as Tampa Bay’s new starting quarterback, throwing a touchdown pass while playing less than a quarter in the Buccaneers’ 26-20 preseason-closing victory over the Baltimore Ravens

Jordan Wicks gave up two hits and struck out nine over five innings in his major league debut, and the Chicago Cubs held on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6

Lionel Messi did not speak with reporters after his Major League Soccer debut, a violation of the league’s media rules

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Daewood Davis was carted off the field in an immobilized position after a collision in the fourth quarter of a preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars