Latest / The Sports Reset: Daily Sports News / Rams roll behind Stafford, Dream beat Liberty, Caleb Williams week-to-week
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- Rams roll behind Stafford! This is The Sports Reset for Tuesday September 22nd In the NFL, the Los Angeles Rams beat the New York Giants 28 to 6. Matthew Stafford threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns, while Davante Adams caught eight passes for 195 yards and two scores. Stafford moved into sixth place in career touchdown passes, and returning star Aaron Donald helped hold New York to 182 yards. In MLB, the Baltimore Orioles edged the Toronto Blue Jays 4 to 3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Nationals 9 to 2, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Minnesota Twins 5 to 2. In the WNBA, Angel Reese had 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Atlanta Dream beat the New York Liberty 95 to 84, while the Phoenix Mercury slipped past the Dallas Wings 87 to 86. In WTA tennis, Kaitlin Quevedo rallied past Nadia Podoroska in three sets to win the SP Open final. Looking ahead, MLB’s final week brings a Tampa Bay Rays–New York Yankees doubleheader, with Tampa Bay holding a six-game AL East lead and 15-game winner Nick Martinez scheduled for Game 1. The San Diego Padres visit the Los Angeles Dodgers after winning five straight, while the Dodgers enter on a four-game run; the Houston Astros also open a key series at the Seattle Mariners. In the WNBA, the Minnesota Lynx visit the Indiana Fever with the Lynx trying to secure the top playoff seed, and the Los Angeles Sparks face an Aces team riding five straight wins in Las Vegas. The NHL preseason includes the New York Islanders at the New York Rangers and the Florida Panthers at the Carolina Hurricanes. Beyond the scoreboard, the NFL’s Chicago Bears say quarterback Caleb Williams is week-to-week with a right hamstring injury, though his MRI brought a favorable prognosis.