Update on the latest sports
APMLB-SCHEDULE
Reds beat Brewers
UNDATED (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds cooled off the Milwaukee Brewers this afternoon while also staying ahead of San Diego for the second NL wild card.
Jonathan India smacked a three-run homer and Sonny Gray tossed six shutout innings to lead the Reds to a 5-1 victory over the Brewers in Milwaukee. India also scored the game’s first run on Joey Votto’s (VAH’-tohz) sacrifice fly in the first inning off Brett Anderson.
India’s blast made it 4-0 in the fifth, one inning before Nick Castellanos (kas-tee-AH’-nohs) went deep.
Gray allowed three hits in his second straight scoreless start, running his shutout streak to 13 innings.
Anderson worked 4 2/3 innings before leaving the game with tightness in his right hip.
Milwaukee had won 12 of 15 before its lead in the NL Central was trimmed to 8 1/2 games over Cincinnati.
In Thursday’s other major league action:
— Pedro Severino launched a grand slam and had a career-high six RBIs as the Orioles clobbered the Angels, 13-1. Keegan Akin allowed one run over seven innings to help Baltimore win its second straight since a 19-game losing streak. Akin blanked Los Angeles after Shohei Ohtani (SHOH’-hay oh-TAH’-nee) smacked his major league-leading 41st home run on the game’s second pitch.
MLB-NEWS
Hoskins out for rest of season
UNDATED (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies’ fading playoff hopes have taken another blow.
Rhys Hoskins says he will miss the rest of the season with an abdominal tear that requires surgery. Hoskins leads the Phillies with 27 homers and 71 RBIs despite playing through the injury all season.
He spent two weeks on the injured list, returned to the lineup Sunday and hit two homers in a win at San Diego.
The Phillies have dropped six of their last eight to fall five games behind the NL East-leading Braves.
NFL-NEWS
Tannehill among 9 Titans on COVID-19 list.
UNDATED (AP) — The Tennessee Titans’ coronavirus outbreak has grown to nine people. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill was among three players added to the reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday.
General manager Jon Robinson says Tannehill, tight end Geoff Swaim and linebacker Justin March-Lillard are joining four other players on the reserve/COVID-19 list. That makes three Titans starters out, along with coach Mike Vrabel and special teams coordinator Craig Aukerman.
Meanwhile, Bills coach Sean McDermott has expressed frustration with his team’s relatively low vaccination rate while saying there’s little more he can do to persuade his players to get the shot. The Bills are considered to be at the lower end of the NFL scale in having about 80% of their players vaccinated. McDermott’s comments came two days after four unvaccinated Bills players were required to go into five days of self-isolation after having contact with a team trainer who tested positive for COVID-19.
In other NFL news:
— Odell Beckham Jr.’s comeback is closer to completion. The Browns wide receiver took his first snaps in team drills during Thursday’s practice, a major step in his return from season-ending knee surgery. Beckham suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in Week 7 last season against Cincinnati and wasn’t a part of Cleveland’s run to the playoffs.
— Giants running back Saquon (SAY’-kwahn) Barkley participated in 7-on-7 drills for the first time this preseason during the final day of joint practices between the Giants and Patriots. It was the latest step in his nine-plus months of rehabilitation from surgery after he suffered a torn ligament in his right knee.
— Patriots quarterback Cam Newton returned for the first time since what coach Bill Belichick called a “misunderstanding” of NFL COVID-19 protocols last week. Newton is trying to hang onto the starting job as he competes with Mac Jones, who was taken 15th overall in this year’s draft.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-MEMPHIS
Rasheed Wallace added to Memphis staff
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis coach Penny Hardaway has added 16-year NBA veteran Rasheed Wallace as an assistant coach on a staff that also features former coach Larry Brown.
Wallace won the 2004 NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons where he was coached by Brown. He was a four-time All-Star and reached 14 postseasons.
The announcement comes a day after five-star Emoni Bates announced his commitment to Memphis for the upcoming season.
NHL-NEWS
Couturier, Svechnikov get 8-year pacts
UNDATED (AP) — NHL forwards Sean Couturier (koo-TOOR’-ee-ay) and Andrei Svechnikov (SVEHCH’-nih-kahv) have accepted eight-year contracts.
The Philadelphia Flyers have inked Couturier to a $62 million package that counts $7.75 million against the salary cap. The deal begins next season and runs through 2029-30.
The 2020 Selke Trophy winner had 18 goals and 41 points as Philadelphia’s top-line center last season.
Svechnikov’s contract with the Carolina Hurricanes also carries an average annual value of $7.75 million a year. The 21-year-old Svechnikov has been a fixture and physical presence on Carolina’s top line alongside Sebastian Aho (AH’-hoh) and Teuvo Teravainen (TOO’-voh tehr-uh-VY’-nehn).
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Rory McIlroy holed an eagle putt from just outside 10 feet on the par-5 16th on his way to an 8-under 64, giving him a share of the lead with Jon Rahm and Sam Burns through one round of the PGA’s BMW Championship.
McIlroy hasn’t opened with a score this low since a 64 at the Tour Championship last year.
Rahm had five birdies on the front and kept bogeys off his card, the 15th time in his last 17 rounds he’s shot in the 60s.
Sergio Garcia is one shot back and one ahead of Abraham Ancer (AN’-sur) and Patrick Cantlay.
