By TERESA M. WALKER\ NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Another Tennessee Titans player, fullback Khari Blasingame, and another staff member have tested positive for the coronavirus, while the rest of the NFL returned no new positives on Sunday, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The Titans’ outbreak is now at 20 cases,…… read more »
By TIM REYNOLDS Jimmy Butler is clearly not ready to go home quite yet. With a triple-double, he joined NBA Finals lore — and the short-handed Miami Heat might have made this title matchup a series after all. Butler finished with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Heat beat the Los Angeles…… read more »
By JIMMY GOLEN and KYLE HIGHTOWER The NFL postponed this week’s game between New England and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs after “positive COVID-19 tests on both teams.” Patriots starting quarterback Cam Newton and Chiefs practice squad quarterback Jordan Ta’amu were both added to the NFL’s COVID-19 reserve list released on Saturday afternoon.…… read more »
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons will be without kicker Younghoe Koo, defensive end Takk McKinley and safeties Ricardo Allen and Keanu Neal for Monday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers. Coach Dan Quinn initially ruled out three players and said McKinley would be a game-time decision, but the fourth-year end was…… read more »
By CHARLES ODUM ATLANTA (AP) — The deep Atlanta Braves bullpen is preparing for its biggest test. There will be no off days in the best-of-five NL Division Series against the Miami Marlins, which begins Tuesday in Houston. Manager Brian Snitker may have to maneuver his pitching staff through five games in five days. Braves…… read more »
By PAUL NEWBERRY ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Mailman delivered for Georgia in his first college start, teaming with a dominant defense to lead the Bulldogs to an eye-opening victory in the first Top 10 matchup of the college football season. Stetson Bennett threw for 240 yards and a touchdown, solidifying his hold on the…… read more »
By JOHN ZENOR The Auburn Tigers once seemed virtual locks to have at least one 1,000-yard rusher every season. After a two-year drought in that category, the seventh-ranked Tigers (1-0) are off to a slow start in the running game and likely still searching for a go-to tailback. They’ll continue that search Saturday against one…… read more »
By GEORGE HENRY ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are banged up on defense at just the wrong time. Facing a Green Bay offense Monday that leads the NFL in scoring and ranks second in total offense, the Falcons will limp in to Lambeau Field with five starters ailing on a unit that’s given up…… read more »
By STEVE MEGARGEE Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Friday that Allen Lazard’s core injury provides an opportunity for other wide receivers to step forward — an indication the Packers may be without their top two wideouts when they face the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night. Lazard didn’t practice for a second straight day…… read more »
By HILLEL ITALIE Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, the dominating St. Louis Cardinals pitcher who won a record seven consecutive World Series starts and set a modern standard for excellence when he finished the 1968 season with a 1.12 ERA, died Friday. He was 84. The Cardinals confirmed Gibson’s death shortly after a 4-0 playoff…… read more »
