LANDOVER, Md. -- Chicago Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson apologized Sunday night after he was seen taunting the Washington crowd seconds before he and his teammates gave up a Hail Mary touchdown with time expired to lose to the Commanders 18-15.

Video posted on social media showed Stevenson pointing toward the stands and raising his arms in the air with his back to the play when the ball was snapped. He was late to get to the play and missed the chance to prevent Zach Ertz from tipping the ball up for Noah Brown to catch in the end zone.

"To Chicago and teammates my apologies for lack of awareness and focus," Stevenson wrote on social media. "The game ain't over until zeros hit the clock. Can't take anything for granted. Notes taken, improvement will happen."

To Chicago and teammates my apologies for lack of awareness and focus .... The game ain't over until zeros hit the clock. Can't take anything for granted. Notes taken, improvement will happen. #Beardown

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The Bears, who were coming off their bye, had their winning streak ended at three.

"It comes down to that last play and we've practiced that play a hundred times since we've been here," Bears coach Matt Eberflus said. "I'll have to look at what the execution was on that, but we have a body on a body, boxing guys out like basketball at the very end. We have one guy at the rim that knocks the ball down. We've got a tip guy that goes behind the pile. I've got to look at it and detail it out and make sure we're better next time."

They had just gone ahead with 25 seconds left on Roschon Johnson's 1-yard touchdown run.

"When you lose a game like that, that's a tough one to swallow," Eberflus said. "Was excited how they battled back to have a chance to win that game. It's important to look at that, too."

Stevenson made seven tackles and had one pass defensed earlier in the game. He struggled in coverage as Chicago allowed Jayden Daniels to throw for 326 yards.

There were plenty of problems before the Hail Mary, including Caleb Williams fumbling an exchange with offensive lineman Doug Kramer earlier in the fourth quarter. Williams also at one point took a sack to knock the Bears out of field goal range and went 10 of 24 passing, his fewest completions of his young NFL career.

"I've got to be better," Williams said. "I've got to get the ball out of my hands. I've got to throw it out of bounds in that situation. The toughest part about the job is you want to go out and make plays and do special things, but you also have to understand that's the play."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The San Francisco 49ers moved the ball with little issue in the first half against the Dallas Cowboys but had only a pair of field goals to show for it.

The 49ers quickly corrected that problem to open the second half, marching 60 yards in 2:03 to regain the lead at 13-10. Rookie running back Isaac Guerendo, in for an ailing Jordan Mason, plunged in from 4 yards after tight end George Kittle caught a short pass from quarterback Brock Purdy and raced 43 yards to Dallas' 4.

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The touchdown is the first of Guerendo's young career after the Niners selected him in the fourth round of this year's NFL draft. It came after the 49ers averaged 7.64 yards per play in the first half, the most they'd averaged in the opening two quarters without a touchdown since at least 1991, according to The Associated Press.

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It's the sixth time in seven games the Cowboys have allowed points on the opening drive of the third quarter and the fifth touchdown in that situation.

It didn't take long for the 49ers to add to their new lead as Kittle caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Purdy in the right corner of the end zone to extend their advantage to 20-10 with 7:14 left in the third.

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For Kittle, the founding father of National Tight Ends Day, it was his sixth receiving touchdown of the season, tied for the second most in his career. The score came after cornerback Deommodore Lenoir's second interception of the season.

NEW YORK -- Jordi Fernandez kept the game ball from his first NBA win as a head coach, which he said will be a reminder of where he came from and where he hopes his career will lead.

"I'm going to put it in my office," Fernandez said, "because my wife does a great job decorating the house and she doesn't want my basketball stuff there."

The rookie head coach earned the victory in his third game Sunday when the Brooklyn Nets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-102. Fernandez, a native of Badalona, Spain, said his wife and kids were at the game, along with his parents, friends and extended family.

The celebration was the culmination of a 15-year journey that started when Fernandez left Spain at 26. He had begun coaching in his teens and, after coming to the U.S., worked his way up from head coach of the Canton Charge in the NBA G League to an assistant on playoff teams in Denver and Sacramento before getting his first chance to run his own NBA team last spring.

"So it's very special to come all the way from starting from the bottom in the NBA, and working really hard and move up, and move up, and some good moments, some tough moments, different teams, friends, memories," Fernandez said. "And it's really cool now you look and you have to enjoy this moment because there's only one time that you're a head coach and win a (first) game.

"On the other end, I also feel like, what's the next step? And we've got to move on to the next thing and I want to be in this league, I want to be with this club for a long time."

Fernandez deflected the credit toward his players, who treated him to a postgame celebration that Fernandez said was fun and wet.

"I mean, a guy from Europe, from Spain, being a head coach in the NBA, that's big time," said Nets guard Dennis Schroder, who is German.

Fernandez coached Canada's Olympic team this summer after leading the Canadians to their first men's basketball medal in 2023, a bronze at the World Cup. He was an assistant with Nigeria's Olympic team in the previous Olympics.

Now he has his own club in Brooklyn and, after Sunday, a new basketball.

"It represents a moment in my life," Fernandez said, "and you look at it and it's the beginning of something special."

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry exited their home opener against the LA Clippers early in the fourth quarter due to a left ankle sprain and was ruled out for the remainder of the game.

Curry first twisted the ankle with just under three minutes left in the third quarter. He immediately checked out of the game, limped to the sidelines and sat on the bench where he was tended to by trainer Drew Yoder.

Curry rocked back and forth on his chair for a few minutes before beginning to stretch out his ankle with a resistance band.

Curry attempted to check back into the game four minutes into the fourth quarter. Just seconds later, as Curry tried to fight through a screen, he aggravated the injury.

This time, he exited the court and went back to the locker room, with his limp much worse than before and using support from Gary Payton II as he walked.

He finished the night with 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting, including four made 3-pointers and six assists.

PHILADELPHIA -- Aleksei Kolosov made his NHL debut on Sunday for the Philadelphia Flyers becoming the first Belarusian goalie to start an NHL game.

Kolosov, 22, was recalled by the Flyers on Saturday night and immediately inserted into the lineup as the starter against the Montreal Canadiens.

The Flyers have gotten spotty goaltending so far from starter Samuel Ersson and backup Ivan Fedotov. When announcing Kolosov as his starter before the game, Flyers coach John Tortorella said the Flyers had not gotten the performances they needed from Fedotov so far this season.

"Ivan hasn't played well enough," Tortorella said. "We're trying to solve, trying to look at the situation and see where it goes."

Kolosov was a third round pick by the Flyers in 2021. He spent parts of four seasons in the KHL before coming over to North America for the first time at the end of last season, playing in two games with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the Flyers' AHL affiliate.

Kolosov and the Flyers had a tumultuous summer. First, the goalie chose not to take part in Philadelphia's rookie camp in July and later didn't report for the start of training camp, citing a desire to void playing in the AHL again.

Through his agent, he indicated to the Flyers that he wanted to play in the NHL or be loaned back to his Minsk team in the KHL. The Flyers wouldn't comply with the loan and there was a short stalemate between the sides before Kolosov agreed to come over near the end of training camp. He played in one preseason game with the Flyers before being sent down to Lehigh Valley.

Part of the agreement to get him to report included the Flyers telling him he would be given an opportunity at the NHL level at some point this season.

That opportunity came in Philadelphia's ninth game.

The Flyers feel Kolosov put the issues he experienced at the end of last season and in the summer behind him and that he's in a better place now after just a few weeks in the AHL.

"As far as attitude and where Kolosov's mind is right now, we have gotten good reports as far as how he has gone about his business down there," Tortorella said.

Kolosov started four games with the Phantoms before being recalled. He had a 3.29 GAA and an 0.875 save percentage.

Lynn Williams and Lindsey Horan scored minutes apart in the second half as the United States women rallied to beat Iceland 3-1 on Sunday in a friendly at GEODIS Park in Nashville.

Forward Emma Sears made her debut for the United States as a second-half substitute and scored in stoppage time. She also had an assist, becoming the first player with a goal and an assist in her first national team game.

"We don't want to lose, we don't like losing. The U.S. mentality is we're going to bring it, we're going to claw, we're going to fight, we're going to come back," Williams said. "So yes we were down, but I believe in us, we all believe in ourselves, and that's what it takes to win."

The United States also defeated Iceland 3-1 on Thursday in Austin in the first of the three matches on home soil. The Americans play Argentina on Wednesday in Louisville, Kentucky.

The matches are the first for the United States since the team won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics this past summer.

Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir scored on a corner kick to give Iceland the lead in the 31st minute. U.S. goalkeeper Casey Murphy leaped to get her fingertips on the ball, but it got past her and bounced into the goal after hitting the far post.

It was the first time the United States had trailed in 12 games under coach Emma Hayes.

The Americans had a good chance in the 62nd minute but Iceland goalkeeper Cecilía Ran Runarsdottir dove to push away Horan's free kick. But Williams broke through in the 72nd minute to tie the game before Horan's goal 3:45 later.

"It's honestly hard to find the words right now," Sears said about her goal to cap the scoring. "This feels super surreal to not only be surrounded by such amazing people but also players that I've looked up to for so many years. I super honored to have been invited to this camp and to learn and grow in this environment."

The United States recognized defender Kelley O'Hara with a half-time ceremony. O'Hara announced earlier this year that she was retiring. Her final professional season with Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League this year was cut short by injury.

The team also honored Mallory Swanson before the game for her 100th appearance for the United States. Her husband, Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson, was on hand for the ceremony.

Swanson's 100th game was the gold-medal match against Brazil at the Olympics. Swanson scored the lone goal in the 1-0 victory.

Among those missing from the U.S. squad for the three matches was Trinity Rodman, who was recovering from a back injury, and Crystal Dunn, who was absent for a personal commitment.

The U.S. will close out the year with a pair of matches in Europe. They play England at Wembley on Nov. 30 before facing the Netherlands in the Hague on Dec. 3.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this recap.

Goals from Lynn Williams, Lindsey Horan, and Emma Sears earned a 3-1 friendly victory and second consecutive win for the U.S. women's national team over Iceland.

Held at Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday, the game kicked off with plenty of the ball for the home side that maintained 64.2% possession during the first half. Nonetheless, it was Iceland that opened up the scoring thanks to a stunning 31st-minute goal directly off a corner from Karolina Vilhjalmsdottir.

Seeking to alter her approach by the midway point of the friendly, USWNT manager Emma Hayes responded by making a handful of impactful substitutions.

Following the half-time break, Alyssa Thompson, Emily Fox, and Horan entered the field. Shortly afterwards, Hayes then brought on Sophia Smith, Williams, and Sears. The tactical maneuvers paid off, leading to an equalizer from Williams in the 72nd minute and Horan's goal in the 76th, as well as Sears' goal in the 93rd.

With a win in hand and an undefeated streak under Hayes, the USWNT will play their third friendly this month when they face Argentina at Louisville, Kentucky's Lynn Family Stadium on Oct. 30.

Manager rating (scale of 1-10)

Emma Hayes, 8 -- Unafraid to throw numbers forward in the second half, Hayes was fearless with her attack-minded substitutions that earned the victory. The manager deserves credit for not only giving opportunities for young players, but for also being able to break down an Iceland XI that parked the bus throughout the 90+ minutes.

USWNT Player ratings (0-10; 10 = best; 5 = average)

GK Casey Murphy, 5 -- Murphy made just one error, but it was still costly after her poor positioning allowed Vilhjalmsdottir to find the back of the net in the first half.

DF Jenna Nighswonger, 6 -- Although she didn't have too much trouble defensively, going forward, more was expected of the player who occasionally went quiet against Iceland.

DF Emily Sams, 8 -- An impressive debut For the Orlando Pride player. Sams was confident and comfortable with her interventions that made her a reliable presence in the backline.

DF Emily Sonnett, 7 -- Sonnet provided important tackles and showed leadership as she barked orders in defense.

DF Casey Krueger, 6 -- A decent performance. Krueger helped win back possession and showcased her speed on both flanks but could have also been more accurate with her longer passes.

MF Mallory Swanson, 8 -- Swanson celebrated her 100th cap as the most dangerous player in the first half. The 26-year-old was a dynamic figure in the attack that eventually switched to a more central position in the frontline.

MF Sam Coffey, 6 -- Despite buzzing around the midfield, Coffey was at times caught off-guard when needing to shut down counters.

MF Korbin Albert, 6 -- Connected well with the midfield, but also wasn't able to create enough in the final third.

MF Yazmeen Ryan, 6 -- Ryan wasn't as dangerous as Swanson on the opposite flank and struggled with effectively breaking down the Iceland defense. That said, she did well to switch the field when needed and provided a couple of shots.

FW Olivia Moultrie, 7 -- Not bad for a player that just turned 19. Moultrie had a great connection with attack and dropped to the left after Swanson eventually moved up. A high ceiling for the player that has more to give.

FW Jaedyn Shaw, 6 -- Shaw showed off her attacking versatility up top but couldn't influence the game at the level she typically does in the final third. Hayes will need to figure out the best position for the 20-year-old San Diego Wave star.

Substitutes (players introduced after 70 minutes get no rating)

MF Alyssa Thompson, 8 -- The teenager was brought on during the half-time break and thrived on the left flank. Some much-needed energy from the player that provided key passes and a shot that hit the woodwork.

DF Emily Fox, 7 -- Credit to the full-back that had to step into a progressively chaotic formation that focused on the attack. Fox was an important distributor after being substituted in during the midway break.

MF Lindsey Horan, 8 -- Horan was a catalyst moving forward and clinched the goal that gave the USWNT the lead. Difficult to think of a current best XI without the captain.

FW Lynn Williams, 9 -- What more could you ask of the Gotham FC player that gifted her national team a goal and assist within 35 minutes of play.

MF Emma Sears, 9 -- A dream USWNT debut. Like Williams, Sears was arguably the hero of the night with her goal and assist.

FW Sophia Smith, 7 -- Excellent energy from the Portland Thorns marquee figure that took chances with her shots. Technically speaking, one of those shots could go down as a hockey assist for Williams' goal.