The Green Bay Packers’ worst fears about the severity of receiver Jordy Nelson’s knee injury have come true. The team said Monday only that the star receiver suffered a ”significant right knee injury” that would cost him the season. Nelson, one of the top targets for NFL MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers, was injured Sunday in a preseason game at Pittsburgh.
Florida State running back Dalvin Cook plans to head back to the field after a jury found him not guilty of punching a woman in the face outside a bar in June following a shouting match. It took the seven-member jury only about 20 minutes to deliver its decision Monday after a one-day trial that included testimony from the alleged victim, one of her friends and several of Cook’s teammates.
David Wright’s return sparked a home run derby. Wright hit a long homer on his first major league swing in 133 days, Wilmer Flores went deep twice and the New York Mets set a franchise record with eight long balls in a 16-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. Yoenis Cespedes, Juan Lagares, Travis d’Arnaud, Daniel Murphy and Michael Cuddyer also connected for the NL East leaders, who
Tampa Bay’s Jameis Winston is making strides as an NFL quarterback. Monday night’s 25-11 preseason victory over the Cincinnati Bengals may not count in the standings, but it was welcomed by a team trying to change the culture of a franchise that hadn’t posted a win – exhibition or regular season – at Raymond James Stadium since 2013. ”Obviously people are going to look at this as a preseason game
By Tony Jimenez LONDON (Reuters) – The Solheim Cup can sometimes create niggly moments between the two teams but the players generally end the week as friends, according to European wildcard selection Catriona Matthew. The Scot was given the perfect 46th birthday gift on Tuesday when she was one of captain Carin Koch’s four wildcard picks for next month’s matches, along with Germany’s Caroline Masson, Swede Caroline Hedwall and Karine
By Tony Jimenez LONDON, Aug 25 (Reuters) – The Solheim Cup can sometimes create niggly moments between the two teams but the players generally end the week as friends, according to European wildcard selection Catriona Matthew. The Scot was given the perfect 46th birthday gift on Tuesday when she was one of captain Carin Koch’s four wildcard picks for next month’s matches, along with Germany’s Caroline Masson, Swede Caroline Hedwall
By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – A star running back for Florida State University’s football squad may return to the field on Tuesday, one day after he was acquitted of a misdemeanor battery charge that he punched a young woman in the mouth outside a bar. Cook, who had been suspended from the team pending the outcome of the trial, was immediately reinstated and considered eligible to practice and
Former NBA All-Star Andrei Kirilenko was named president of the Russian Basketball Federation (RFB) on Tuesday. The 34-year-old Kirilenko, who was unanimously elected by all 215 members who attended the conference, said there was “a deep crisis of trust” within the RFB. Kirilenko, who spent a significant part of his career with the Utah Jazz and helped Russia win the 2007 European championship, announced his retirement as a player in
By Tony Jimenez LONDON (Reuters) – Europe captain Carin Koch has named Karine Icher, Caroline Hedwall, Caroline Masson and Catriona Matthew as her four wildcard picks for next month’s Solheim Cup against the United States. Frenchwoman Icher, Swede Hedwall, German Masson and Scot Matthew join Suzann Pettersen, Gwladys Nocera, Charley Hull, Melissa Reid, Anna Nordqvist, Azahara Munoz, Sandra Gal and Carlota Ciganda in Koch’s 12-strong team.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced late Monday that it will open a preliminary investigation into 408,000 2014–2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs, after receiving several complaints about the vehicles rolling away after being shifted into park. – The Detroit News reports that NHTSA has received 14 complaints describing incidents where a Grand Cherokee has rolled away when the gearshift indicated Park. NHTSA’s Preliminary Evaluation paperwork indicates that five crashes
