Fulton Sun | Sports

Strasburg to pitch against Flaherty in Game 3 of NLCS WASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to some superb pitching, the countdown is on to the Washington Nationals' first World Series appearance in franchise history. Published Oct. 14 2019 @ 12:50am

Watson, Hyde lead Texans to 31-24 victory against Chiefs There were plenty of people standing on the Houston Texans sideline that felt they had something to prove Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. Just about all of them succeeded, too. Published Oct. 14 2019 @ 12:45am

Correa homers in 11th, Astros top Yankees 3-2; ALCS tied at 1 HOUSTON (AP) — In a battle of the bullpens, Carlos Correa felt the greatest relief. Injured down the stretch and slumping this month, Correa hit a leadoff home run in the 11th inning that lifted the Houston Astros past the New York Yankees 3-2 on Sunday night, tying the American League Championship Series at one game each. Published Oct. 14 2019 @ 12:45am

Mississippi shows Missouri defense has plenty to improve on COLUMBIA — After four weeks of pure domination, judging the performance of Missouri's defense in Saturday's 38-27 win against Mississippi is tricky. by Colin O'Brien Published Oct. 14 2019 @ 12:40am

Rain gives teams an additional day to strategize at Talladega TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — When rain stopped NASCAR's playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway, a gaggle of Chevrolet drivers headed into a private room for a meeting about alliances. Published Oct. 14 2019 @ 12:35am

Chiefs' Reid shoulders responsibility for loss to Texans The first finger Andy Reid points after the Kansas City Chiefs lose a game is at himself, regardless of the score, the opponent or whatever may have transpired on the field. The old coach willingly shoulders more than his share of the blame. Published Oct. 14 2019 @ 12:30am

NFL Capsules: Wilson's 3 touchdowns lead Seahawks' rally past Browns CLEVELAND (AP) — Chris Carson scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 3:30 left, Russell Wilson threw two TD passes and ran for one and the Seattle Seahawks rallied for a 32-28 win Sunday against the mistake-prone Cleveland Browns and improved to 3-0 on the road for the first time in 39 years. Published Oct. 14 2019 @ 12:20am

Mercedes driver Bottas wins Japanese Grand Prix SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — A blistering start from Valtteri Bottas from third on the grid helped the Finnish driver win the typhoon-hit Japanese Grand Prix as Mercedes wrapped up a sixth-consecutive Formula One constructors championship Sunday. Published Oct. 14 2019 @ 12:15am

Griffin saves par on last hole to win Houston Open HUMBLE, Texas (AP) — Six feet away from his first PGA Tour victory, Lanto Griffin never felt calmer. Published Oct. 14 2019 @ 12:10am

Simone Biles sets all-time medal record at gymnastics worlds STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Everyone counts Simone Biles' medals except Simone Biles. Winning her 24th and 25th world championship medals in beam and floor Sunday put the United States gymnast top of the all-time medal charts for the championships. Published Oct. 14 2019 @ 12:00am

College women's soccer: William Woods 5, Williams Baptist (Ark.) 1 WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. — Sophomore forward McKenzie Gourley responded with three goals to steer the Lady Owls to their fourth straight AMC win over the Lady Eagles on Friday. by Ryan Boland Published Oct. 13 2019 @ 6:00am

High school cross country: Hornets' Wolfe takes fifth at Hannibal HANNIBAL — Fulton sophomore Shaun Wolfe finished fifth in the varsity boys' division in 17 minutes, 30.29 seconds to guide the Hornets cross country team at the Frank Lemons Invitational on Saturday. by Ryan Boland Published Oct. 13 2019 @ 6:00am

College men's soccer: Williams Baptist (Ark.) 1, William Woods 0 WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. — The Owls tumbled to 3-10 on the season and 1-5 in the American Midwest Conference after being shut out by the Eagles on Friday. by Ryan Boland Published Oct. 13 2019 @ 6:00am

College football: Westminster 33, MacMurray (Ill.) 30 Sophomore quarterback Wyatt Ellis' 3-yard touchdown run with 2 minutes, 7 seconds left in the game rallied the host Blue Jays to the UMAC win over the Highlanders on Saturday. by Ryan Boland Published Oct. 13 2019 @ 6:00am

High school football: Bulldogs race past Indians VANDALIA — The South Callaway Bulldogs' offense has discovered a dynamic gear. by Ryan Boland Published Oct. 13 2019 @ 6:00am

College volleyball: William Woods 3, Hannibal-LaGrange 0 Freshman outside hitter Lanie Lowry posted 10 kills to help direct the Lady Owls to a 29-27, 25-16 and 25-23 AMC sweep of the Lady Trojans on Thursday night at Anderson Arena. by Ryan Boland Published Oct. 13 2019 @ 6:00am

High school football: Cody Cash, T-Birds leap into share of EMO lead KINGDOM CITY — The North Callaway Thunderbirds turned the chase for the Eastern Missouri Conference title into chaos. by Ryan Boland Published Oct. 13 2019 @ 6:00am

Junior high volleyball: FMS ends season 1-2 at Warrenton tourney WARRENTON — The Lady Hornets prevailed in one of their three matches at the season-ending Black Hawk Middle School Tournament on Saturday. by Ryan Boland Published Oct. 13 2019 @ 6:00am

High school football: McNeil breaks out in career effort At the start of the third quarter and with tongue firmly in cheek, Fulton Hornets head coach Trey Barrow posed a simple question to Zaylin McNeil. by Josh Mosley/For the Fulton Sun Published Oct. 13 2019 @ 6:00am

Tigers outlast Mississippi, take lead in SEC East The Tigers (5-1, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) won a defensive battle in the first half and an offensive shootout in the second half, topping Mississippi 38-27 on Saturday night at Faurot Field. by Colin O'Brien Published Oct. 13 2019 @ 1:00am

Scherzer no-hit try goes into 7th, Nats top Cards to lead 2-0 ST. LOUIS — Max Scherzer was strength and fire. Anibal Sanchez was artistry and deception. Two different styles, two absolute gems for the Washington Nationals. Published Oct. 13 2019 @ 12:55am

Texans-Chiefs game highlighted by tantalizing Watson-Mahomes duel KANSAS CITY — The relationship between Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Texans counterpart Deshaun Watson goes back well beyond the 2017 draft, when along with Mitchell Trubisky they were considered among the best prospects at their position. Published Oct. 13 2019 @ 12:30am

Gallagher leads Canadiens past Blues MONTREAL — Despite playing their third game in four nights, the Montreal Canadiens were good enough to beat the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Published Oct. 13 2019 @ 12:25am