The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)

Mack, Amukamara lead Bears over Seahawks

- The Associated Press

Khalil Mack had one of six sacks against Russell Wilson, Prince Amukamara returned an intercepti­on 49 yards for a touchdown and Chicago beat Seattle, 24-17, Monday night to give coach Matt Nagy his first career victory.

Mack had a strip-sack in the first half and consistent­ly pressured Wilson in another dominant performanc­e.

Amukamara jumped the route on a pass intended for Rashaad Penny near midfield for his first career touchdown, making it 24-10 with 6:37 left. It was his first intercepti­on since 2015 with the New York Giants.

Danny Trevathan then stripped Wilson with his second sack of the game. The Bears’ Leonard Floyd recovered the fumble, and Chicago hung on.

NHL

BARKOV NAMED PANTHERS’ CAPTAIN » Aleksander Barkov was announced as the 10th captain of the Panthers on Monday, with outgoing captain Derek MacKenzie ceremonial­ly and willingly handing the 23-year-old Finnish star his first Florida jersey with a “C” stitched onto the shoulder. MacKenzie held the job for two years, always knowing that a member of the Panthers’ young core would take the role one day.

Barkov is entering his sixth NHL season. He is coming off the best year of his career, with 27 goals and 51 assists for 78 points in 79 games.

He becomes the second-youngest current captain in the NHL, behind only Edmonton’s Connor McDavid. Among the other 20 captains in the NHL not counting Barkov or McDavid, and taking into account that nine teams currently have captain vacancies the average age is 32.

The Panthers, who started their preseason schedule with a Monday doublehead­er against Nashville, begin their 25th regular season on Oct. 6 at Tampa Bay.

MLB

TWINS BEAT TIGERS » Kohl Stewart pitched six solid innings for Minnesota, and Eddie Rosario homered before leaving with an injury in the Twins’ 6-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.

Gabriel Moya pitched the opening inning for Minnesota before Stewart (2-1) took over and worked through the seventh. He allowed an unearned run and three hits with three walks and five strikeouts.

Rosario hit a solo shot in the first, his 24th home run of the year. He left in the fourth after aggravatin­g a right quad injury on the play that gave Detroit its only run of the game.

Jorge Polanco added a solo homer of his own in the ninth.

Jordan Zimmermann (7-8) allowed five runs in 3 2/3 innings. He yielded a double and five singles in the fourth, when the Twins scored four times.

Nicholas Castellano­s had three hits and a walk for the Tigers.

Polanco hit a drive to right in the ninth that was barely foul. The play was reviewed and the call was upheld then Polanco promptly connected for a homer that was more toward rightcente­r.

Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire had a chance to manage against his son Toby, who is spending some time with the Twins as a coach. Toby Gardenhire is the manager of the Twins’ Class A affiliate in Cedar Rapids.

The Gardenhire­s came out for the lineup exchange before the game and posed for a picture with the umpires.

ORIOLES LOSE 107TH GAME » The Baltimore Orioles lost their 107th game, tied for most in a season since their arrival in 1954, falling to the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 Monday night.

Rookie Ryan Borucki pitched eight innings of three-hit ball for the Blue Jays, who have won 13 of 17 games between the two bottom teams in the AL East.

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