#SportsReport: Verlander agrees to 2-year contract with Mets

Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat New Orleans Saints 17-16. Tom Brady throws two touchdown passes in the final three minutes. The win keeps the Buccaneers in first place in NFC South.

Trea Turner has agreed to a $300 million, 11-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. The deal includes a no-trade clause. Turner joins a team that made it to the World Series this year.

Justin Verlander has agreed to a two-year, $86.7 million contract with the New York Mets. Verner will replace Jacob deGrom, who signed a $185 million, five-years contract to Texas last week.

Neymar scores a goal in his return from injury and Brazil beats South Korea 4-1. Neymar's goal is his 76th with the national team. Pelé is watching the match on TV while hospitalized in Brazil to treat a respiratory infection.

Croatia beat Japan 3-1 in a penalty shootout to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup. Dominik Livakovic saved three penalties from Takumi Minamino, Kaoru Mitomo and Maya Yoshida. Mario Pasalic converted the clinching penalty.

Heisman Trophy is presented on Saturday night at the Lincoln Center in New York. Quarterbacks Stetson Bennett of Georgia, Max Duggan of TCU, C.J. Stroud of Ohio State and Caleb Williams of Southern California are the finalists.

Kyrie Irving is no longer an athlete at Nike. The company suspended him last month over his tweet with an antisemitic link.

Trae Young and Nate McMillan have smoothed over their disagreement regarding his not attending a game last Friday. Young was out with a sore shoulder. He was in the lineup for Monday's game against Oklahoma City.

World Cup betting down in Las Vegas but higher than expected. Sportsbook directors expect betting action to increase during the knockout stage. The Qatar World Cup is playing in November and December.

Sean Lewis is leaving Kent State to become offensive coordinator at Colorado for new coach Deion Sanders. Lewis was college football’s youngest Division I coach when he took over the Golden Flashes in 2018.

Gapare scores 15 off the bench to lead UMass over Albany (NY) 87-73 on Monday night. Gapare had five steals for the Minutemen (7-1). Isaac Kante was 5 of 5 shooting and 4 of 4 from the free throw line to add 14 points. Keon Thompson recorded 13 points and shot 4 for 8 from field and 5 for 6 from line.