National Sports

WINNIPEG — A moose that was on the loose for two days in Winnipeg and almost delayed the start of a Canadian Football League game has died after being tranquilized.

NEW YORK — Garbine Muguruza made her debut at No. 1 on Monday, joining U.S. Open champion Rafael Nadal in making Spain the first country since the United States 14 years ago to top the WTA and ATP rankings.

The impatience and short-term thinking in modern-day soccer was highlighted Monday when Frank de Boer was fired by Crystal Palace only four Premier League games into his task of changing the ingrained playing style of the English team.

Sunday's Games NFL Buffalo 21 N.Y. Jets 12 Atlanta 23 Chicago 17 Baltimore 20 Cincinnati 0 Pittsburgh 21 Cleveland 18 Oakland 26 Tennessee 16 Jacksonville 29 Houston 7 Philadelphia 30 Washington 17 Detroit 35 Arizona 23 L.A.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — A marquee season opener between two NFC heavyweights turned into a defensive slugfest. The Green Bay Packers — not the menacing Seattle Seahawks — landed the momentum-swinging punch.

HUNGARY, Hungary — Brooklyn Moors led Canada at the artistic gymnastics World Challenge Cup by winning a gold and bronze medal at the weekend competition. Moors, from Cambridge, Ont.

NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal against Kevin Anderson in the U.S. Open final shaped up as quite a mismatch — and that's exactly what it was.

GARDEN CITY, Kan. — Anne-Catherine Tanguay won the Symetra Tour's Garden City Charity Classic on Sunday at windy Buffalo Dunes to put herself in good position to earn an LPGA Tour card.

HOUSTON — With all eyes on the tunnel leading under the stands, J.J. Watt emerged. He raised a Texas flag skyward before screaming "let's go," sending NRG Stadium into a frenzy.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers signed veteran forward Chris Kelly to a professional tryout contract on Sunday. Kelly played in all 82 regular season games last season for the Ottawa Senators and scored five goals and seven assists.