AP Sports Summary for Friday, August 23rd, 2024:
Bagent leads Chicago to 34-21 preseason win over Chiefs; Bears' Coleman taken away on a stretcher
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Backup quarterback Tyson Bagent ran for a touchdown on the opening drive of the Bears' game against the Chiefs on Thursday night, and they went on to win 34-21 in a preseason finale in which both teams sat nearly all their starters. The game was halted briefly after the first play of the second half, when Chicago cornerback Douglas Coleman III made a tackle along the Kansas City sideline and lay motionless on the ground. He was tended to by doctors as players from both teams took a knee, and eventually was immobilized on a stretcher and driven out of Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs open the season Sept. 5 against Baltimore. The Bears play Tennessee in their opener three days later.
Bears' Douglas Coleman III immobilized, taken from field on stretcher after tackle against Chiefs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bears cornerback Douglas Coleman III was immobilized on a stretcher and taken from Arrowhead Stadium on a cart Thursday night after making a tackle on the Chiefs' Cornell Powell on the first play of the second half in the preseason game. Coleman had his head up when he came in to make the tackle near the Chiefs sideline. The former CFL standout went down on impact and remained motionless on the ground as trainers from both teams checked on him. They were quickly joined by doctors who removed his facemask but left his helmet on while strapping him to the backboard.
Aaron Rodgers and the Jets' starters will not play in the preseason finale against the Giants
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and the rest of the New York Jets' starters won't play in the preseason finale against the Giants on Saturday night. Coach Robert Saleh announced his decision Thursday, a day after the Jets' joint practice with the Giants. Rodgers said Tuesday he didn't have a preference as to whether he played in the game, which will be the Jets' final dress rehearsal leading into the regular-season opener at San Francisco on Sept. 9. That will mark the first game action for the 40-year-old Rodgers since he tore his left Achilles tendon on his fourth snap in his debut with the Jets last year.
Chiefs make Creed Humphrey NFL's highest-paid center with 4-year, $72 million deal, AP source says
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs and Creed Humphrey have agreed to a four-year, $72 million extension that makes him the highest-paid center in NFL history, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract had yet to be signed. Humphrey will be guaranteed $50 million. The numbers of the contract outpace the total value of the five-year, $60 million deal the Saints signed with Erik McCoy and the $42 million that was guaranteed Frank Ragnow on his four-year, $54 million contract with the Lions.
Richardson struggles with accuracy, consistency in Colts' 27-14 preseason win over Bengals
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Anthony Richardson led a touchdown drive on his first series against Bengals backups, but the rest of his night was a struggle, even though the Colts won the preseason game 27-14. The Indianapolis quarterback got his first significant chunk of playing time with the rest of the offensive starters and showed he still has work to do on his accuracy and consistency. The fourth overall pick in the 2023 draft played the first five offensive series, finishing 8 for 14 for 86 yards.
Verstappen under pressure in front of his home crowd as F1 returns at the Dutch Grand Prix
ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) — Home star Max Verstappen is under pressure in the Formula 1 standings ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix. He enters the first race after the summer break without a win from any of the previous four. It's his longest winless run since 2020. McLaren and Mercedes are both closing in on Verstappen and his Red Bull team, which started the year in such dominant style. Beating Verstappen at his home race would be a real statement of intent.
Mariners fire manager Scott Servais in midst of a midseason collapse
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners fired manager Scott Servais on Thursday with the team in the midst a two-month collapse that included squandering a 10-game lead in the division and slipping to the fringes of playoff contention in the American League. The team tabbed former Seattle catcher Dan Wilson to take over for Servais. The decision came on the heels of a disastrous 1-8 road trip that dropped the Mariners to 64-64 after being 13 games over .500 in mid-June. The Mariners trail Houston by five games in the AL West and are 7 1/2 back in the wild-card standings. Servais was 680-642 in charge of the Mariners.
'Trust your tappers': Blind teenage swimmer David Kratochvíl is Czech medal hopeful at Paralympics
TACHOV, Czech Republic (AP) — Teenage swimmer David Kratochvil headlines Czech medal hopefuls at the upcoming Paralympics in Paris. The 16-year-old Kratochvil used to play hockey until losing his sight about 10 years ago. A decision to switch from the ice rink to the swimming pool proved the right one. He set world records in 50 and 200 meter backstroke last year and went on to win his first gold at the world championships in the 400-meter freestyle race. He is currently training for six events at the Aug. 28-Sept. 8 Paralympic Games. His parents are his "tappers." They let him know when to turn or finish a race by tapping his head or back. Kratochvil says "You have to trust your tappers."
Keegan Bradley goes from last man in to leading BMW Championship
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — Keegan Bradley went from sweating whether he would get to the BMW Championship to taking the lead at Castle Pines. He had to wait all of Sunday afternoon at the PGA Tour playoffs opener before getting the 50th and final spot in the BMW Championship field. He was feeling a lot more peaceful at Castle Pines and it showed. He made six birdies for a 66 and was in the lead. Hideki Matsuyama missed a 2-foot birdie putt on the final hole after a three-hour rain delay and was one behind. Xander Schauffele shot 69 and Scottie Scheffler shot 71.
Charley Hull shoots 67 to lead wind-swept Women's British Open. Nelly Korda is one back
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Charley Hull rolled in a 6-foot putt on No. 18 for the last of her six birdies to shoot 5-under 67 and take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Women's British Open. It is the year's fifth and final major in the female game and being staged at the home of golf. Hull is seeking her first major title and has plenty of high-profile company at the top of the leaderboard after a day when gusts of up to 40 mph (64 kph) played havoc with the best female golfers in the world. Top-ranked Nelly Korda birdied her last two holes to join fellow major champion Ruoning Yin of China on 4 under.
AP-Scorecard
Here are the scores from yesterday's sports events:
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INTERLEAGUE
Final Chicago Cubs 10 Detroit 2
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final N.Y. Yankees 6 Cleveland 0
Final Oakland 3 Tampa Bay 1
Final Toronto 5 L.A. Angels 3
Final Houston 6 Baltimore 0
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Washington 8 Colorado 3
Final St. Louis 3 Milwaukee 0
Final Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati 0
Final Atlanta 3 Philadelphia 2
Final N.Y. Mets 8 San Diego 3
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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON
Final Indianapolis 27 Cincinnati 14
Final Chicago 34 Kansas City 21
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WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final New York 79 Dallas 71
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TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE
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INTERLEAGUE
Colorado at N-Y Yankees 7:05 p.m.
Arizona at Boston 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Kansas City 8:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Minnesota 8:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at Oakland 9:40 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle 10:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at L-A Dodgers 10:10 p.m.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Houston at Baltimore 7:05 p.m.
L-A Angels at Toronto 7:07 p.m.
Texas at Cleveland 7:10 p.m.
Detroit at Chi White Sox 8:10 p.m.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 6:40 p.m.
Chi Cubs at Miami 7:10 p.m.
Washington at Atlanta 7:20 p.m.
N-Y Mets at San Diego 9:40 p.m.
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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON
Jacksonville at Atlanta 7 p.m.
Miami at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
San Francisco at Las Vegas 10 p.m.
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WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Chicago at Connecticut 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Washington 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Las Vegas at Minnesota 9:30 p.m.
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