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Oakland Athletics (48-81, fifth in the AL West) vs. Washington Nationals (43-85, fifth in the NL East)
Washington; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
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Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has fractured rib cartilage after taking a hit during the fourth quarter of Thursday night’s 27-24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Coach Brandon Staley said a CT scan Friday morning confirmed the injury. Staley said the third-year quarterback is day-to-day and that his status will be evaluated again on Monday. The Chargers don’t return to the practice field until Wednesday, when they will start preparing to host Jacksonville on Sept. 25. Herbert only missed one play and still threw the ball effectively after the injury.
CHICAGO — By sending unknown rookie Hunter Gaddis to the mound Thursday in a makeup game at Progressive Field, the Cleveland Guardians sent a message to the Chicago White Sox:
SAN DIEGO — The Chargers have talent advantages over the Kansas City Chiefs.
Marcus Stroman won at Wrigley Field for the first time since signing with the Cubs, pitching no-hit ball into the sixth inning during a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Stroman, who signed a $71 million, four-year contract, had been 0-5 with a 7.11 ERA in nine previous starts at Wrigley Field this season. Zach McKinstry homered and tripled as the Cubs extended a winning streak to four for the first time since mid-August. Colorado has lost three of four and dropped to a major league worst 22-48 on the road.
The Arizona Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders look to shake off season-opening losses when the two 2021 playoff teams meet in Week 2. The Cardinals got blown out at home by Kansas City in the opener, while the Raiders lost a close game on the road to the Chargers. Both teams made the playoffs as wild cards last season and come into this year with high hopes of returning to the postseason.
Maryland’s football stadium will have a new name next month. The athletic department announced Friday a partnership with SECU, which is a state-chartered credit union. The deal includes renaming the venue SECU Stadium starting Oct. 1. It is currently called Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium. SECU is set to pay Maryland Athletics $11 million guaranteed, including a $2.5 million gift supporting programs and facilities. That includes the construction of a basketball performance center. The partnership is for 10 years. The school says Capital One and Maryland Athletics mutually agreed to terminate their current agreement.
Aston Villa further eased the pressure on manager Steven Gerrard with a scrappy 1-0 win over Southampton in the English Premier League earned by Jacob Ramsey’s 41st-minute goal. The midfielder’s first goal of the season lifted Villa to 13th place with a victory that built on its battling point against Manchester City two weeks ago. In between the league paused following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and there were tributes to the late monarch before the game. It was a forgettable game between two teams still searching for a consistent identity. Southampton slipped to a third defeat in four games.
SAN DIEGO — What is the insanely productive state of Alex Morgan's game, a goal-scoring avalanche in the debut season for San Diego Wave FC? How do you explain the absurd level of play at 33, as she shreds defenders like a spry 20-something?
Ross Chastain heads into the first elimination race of NASCAR’s playoffs in a pretty comfortable position above the cutline. Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, Chase Briscoe and Kevin Harvick are trying to stave off elimination Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. And yet Chastain can’t relax, even as he sits ninth in the 16-driver field. The bottom four in the standings will be eliminated when the checkered flag falls at the Tennessee short track, and Chastain can’t guarantee he won’t be knocked below that cutline. He’s angered enough fellow drivers this year that any payback headed his way could be delivered at a most inopportune time.
Real Madrid has denounced the use of racist language to denigrate forward Vinícius Júnior. The Brazilian has been the focus of a debate in Spanish sports talk shows and sports news programs about the appropriateness of him dancing when he scores goals. But Madrid was moved to issue a statement in defense of its player after a guest on a televised sports talk show reportedly said Vinícius, who is Black, should stop “doing the monkey.” The club added it will take legal action against anyone who uses racist language against its player.
MINNEAPOLIS — While waiting for a flight last weekend, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve opened Twitter and saw Anthony Edwards' name trending. She clicked to see why.
A lawsuit alleging the rampant sexual abuse of underage athletes at a competitive cheerleading gym in South Carolina has been amended to name six more coaches as defendants and three more accusers. The accusers — now seven female and two male — say in the federal lawsuit amended Thursday that they were sexually abused by coaches at Rockstar Cheerleading and Dance in Greenville, which is in the northwestern corner of the state. The accusers’ lawyers allege that sexual abuse at the gym could date back two decades. According to the lawsuit, the abuse ranged from rape and forced oral sex to molestation and pressuring children as young as 13 to send nude photos of themselves to coaches.
A goal in stoppage time by 37-year-old Álvaro Negredo has given Cádiz a much-needed 1-0 win at Valladolid in the Spanish league. It was Cádiz’s first goal of the season and its first victory after it lost the first five games by a combined score of 0-14. The goal by the veteran striker, who has played at several clubs including Manchester City and Sevilla, helped lift Cádiz out of last place. The loss left Valladolid in 18th place, right in front of Cádiz in the relegation zone.
Manchester City and prolific striker Erling Haaland visit Wolverhampton in the English Premier League. The hosts have allowed a league-low four goals through six games. Haaland has 10 goals in six league games. City trails first-place Arsenal by one point, as does Tottenham, which hosts winless Leicester City. Barcelona hosts struggling Elche aiming to bounce back from its first loss of in any competition at Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Thiago Motta makes his debut as Bologna coach against a winless Empoli side in Serie A. Bayern Munich is under pressure against Augsburg after three consecutive Bundesliga draws, and Borussia Dortmund hosts promoted Schalke for the return of the Ruhr derby.
Green Bay Packers defensive backs talked boldly before the season about the possibility of being the NFL’s best secondary. It didn’t take long for them to get a reality check. The Packers are preparing for Sunday night’s game with the Chicago Bears while trying to figure out what went wrong in a season-opening 23-7 defeat at Minnesota. The Packers allowed Minnesota's Justin Jefferson to score two touchdowns while catching nine passes for a career-high 184 yards.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Dolphins’ offensive line concerns got more serious Friday when coach Mike McDaniel said right tackle Austin Jackson (right ankle) will go on the short-term injured reserve list, meaning he’ll miss at least four games, and left tackle Terron Armstead is questionable …
Queen Elizabeth II has been remembered and honored with touching tributes as the English Premier League resumed after a two-week break prompted by the death of the long-serving monarch with wins for Fulham and Aston Villa. Fulham scored three goals in six minutes in the second half in a 3-2 win at Nottingham Forest. Villa beat Southampton 1-0. They were the first two of seven matches taking place in this round of the top-flight from Friday-Sunday. Three games have been called off because of logistical issues and on safety grounds while authorities make preparations for the queen’s funeral on Monday. The entire round of fixtures was postponed last weekend as a mark of respect.
LAS VEGAS — The horde snaked through MGM Grand on Wednesday in matching white hats.
The No. 13 Miami Hurricanes (2-0) will face a new starting quarterback Saturday night in College Station, Texas, according to published reports.
Hertha Berlin was just seconds from claiming its second Bundesliga win in coach Sandro Schwarz’s return to former club Mainz. But Mainz defender Anthony Caci scored in the last minute of injury time for 1-1 to prolong Hertha’s winless streak against the team to seven games. Schwarz was given a warm welcome by Mainz officials for his first match back at his old club after a stint in charge of Dynamo Moscow. Lucas Tousart scored on the half-hour mark for Hertha. Mainz's equalizer came in the 94th minute when Hertha's defense failed to clear a hopeful cross. The ball fell for Caci to sweep it beyond a host of defenders inside the far post.
Dango Ouattara has scored again as Lorient extended its best start in the French league by beating promoted Auxerre 3-1. The Brittany club has six wins in eight matches and moved level on points with leader Paris Saint-Germain. PSG has one match in hand and travels to Lyon on Sunday. Ouattara has delivered four assists and scored four goals. He put his team in the driving seat in the 15th minute then Terem Moffi and Enzo Le Fée gave the visitors a comfortable 3-0 halftime lead.
TAMPA, Fla. — If Friday morning’s practice is any indication, the Bucs’ injury-besieged corps of receivers is getting a bit healthier.
Serie B champion Lecce won at Salernitana 2-1 for its first win since returning to the top division. Gabriel Strefezza scored the winner from beyond the area following a counterattack in the 83rd minute of the all-southern matchup. Salernitana equalized when Lecce midfielder Joan Gonzàlez redirected a corner into his own net. Gambia forward Assan Ceesay put Lecce ahead on a counterattack that he finished off by dribbling around the goalkeeper and slotting into an empty net from a sharp angle. Salernitana remained 10th while Lecce moved up to 14th.
NEW YORK — After a summer in which the Nets declined to offer Kyrie Irving a guaranteed max contract in the vicinity of $250 million, setting off a whirlwind sequence in which he and Kevin Durant attempted to flee Brooklyn before being compelled to remain, things should have been quiet. Irvi…
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks and Evander Kane have reached an agreement to settle the grievance that the NHL Players’ Association filed on the forward’s behalf in January.
The pressure is mounting on Suns owner Robert Sarver. After receiving a one-year suspension for making racist/misogynistic remarks, PayPal says it will drop its sponsorship of the NBA franchise should Sarver remain the owner of the team.
Myles Garrett is on the verge of setting a Browns record. He's more worried about going 2-0. Cleveland's star defensive end enters Sunday's game against the New York Jets needing just two sacks to surpass linebacker Clay Matthews for the most in team history. Matthews had 62 sacks in 16 seasons for the Browns. Garrett is in his sixth year and just reaching his prime. Garrett had two sacks in the Week 1 win at Carolina and just missed a few others. The Browns are trying to go 2-0 for the first time since 1993, when Bill Belichick was their coach.
The Los Angeles Rams and the Atlanta Falcons both look to bounce back from season-opening losses when they meet at SoFi Stadium. The Super Bowl champions need a win to avoid the franchise's first 0-2 start since 2011, while the Falcons are hurting after a late collapse cost them the chance for a positive start to the year. The Rams will be looking for improved play from several stars after dismaying performances in the opener, including All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey. The game is a homecoming for Falcons rookie receiver Drake London, who grew up in Ventura County and went to USC.
Juraj Slafkovsky set high standards for himself in the lead up to being selected by the Montreal Canadiens with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft two months ago. That's why his competitive debut with the Canadiens left him disappointed following a loss to Buffalo in the Sabres six-team prospects tournament. The 18-year-old from Slovakia finished with an assist, and assessed his outing by saying he at times tried too hard and has room for improvement. Miscues aside, Slafkovsky showed signs of brilliance by putting on display his rare combination of size, speed and deft play-making ability.