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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events: 

 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

 INTERLEAGUE
 Final  Cincinnati   7  Detroit   4
 Final  Seattle      8  Arizona   5
 Final  San Diego   10  Houston   2

 AMERICAN LEAGUE
 Final  Baltimore           4  N.Y. Yankees   3
 Final  Toronto            10  Oakland        8
 Final  Tampa Bay          11  Minnesota      4
 Final  Boston              4  Cleveland      3
 Final  Chicago White Sox  10  Kansas City    7
 Final  L.A. Angels         4  Texas          1
 
 NATIONAL LEAGUE
 Final  N.Y. Mets     11  Washington      9
 Final  Chicago Cubs   7  Pittsburgh      6
 Final  Washington     4  N.Y. Mets       3
 Final  Miami          3  Philadelphia    2
 Final  Milwaukee      4  St. Louis       0
 Final  Colorado       7  Atlanta         6
 Final  L.A. Dodgers   6  San Francisco   1
  
 TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
 Final  (5)Georgia        10  (3)Clemson                3
 Final  (1)Alabama        44  (14)Miami                13
 Final  (18)Iowa          34  (17)Indiana               6
 Final  (19)Penn St.      16  (12)Wisconsin            10
 Final  (21)Texas         38  (23)Louisiana-Lafayette  18
 Final  (2)Oklahoma       40  Tulane                   35
 Final  (11)Oregon        31  Fresno St.               24
 Final  (8)Cincinnati     49  Miami (Ohio)             14
 Final  (7)Iowa St.       16  N. Iowa                  10
 Final  (15)Southern Cal  30  San Jose St.              7
 Final  (13)Florida       35  FAU                      14
 Final  (6)Texas A&M      41  Kent St.                 10
 Final  Montana           13  (20)Washington            7
 Final  UCLA              38  (16)LSU                  27
   
 WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
 Final  Phoenix    87  Indiana     65
 Final  Minnesota  93  Washington  75

 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
 Final  Vancouver        2  Austin FC    1
 Final  Orlando City     3  Columbus     2
 Final  Miami            1  Cincinnati   0
 Final  Real Salt Lake   3  FC Dallas    2
 Final  Colorado         1  San Jose     0

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events:

 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

 INTERLEAGUE
 Final  Detroit  15  Cincinnati   5
 Final  Seattle   6  Arizona      5
 Final  Houston   6  San Diego    3

 AMERICAN LEAGUE
 Final  Tampa Bay      5  Minnesota           3
 Final  Toronto       11  Oakland            10
 Final  Boston         8  Cleveland           5
 Final  N.Y. Yankees   4  Baltimore           3
 Final  Kansas City    7  Chicago White Sox   2
 Final  L.A. Angels    3  Texas               2

 NATIONAL LEAGUE
 Final  Chicago Cubs    6  Pittsburgh     5
 Final  Miami          10  Philadelphia   3
 Final  N.Y. Mets       6  Washington     2
 Final  Colorado        4  Atlanta        3
 Final  St. Louis      15  Milwaukee      4
 Final  San Francisco   3  L.A. Dodgers   2

 TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
 Final  Virginia Tech  17  (10)North Carolina  10

 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
 Final  Nashville        3  New York City FC       1
 Final  New England      1  Philadelphia           0
 Final  Portland         2  Houston                0
 Final  Los Angeles FC   4  Sporting Kansas City   0

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(NEW YORK) — Former NFL wide receiver David Patten, three-time Super Bowl champion, died in a motorcycle crash in South Carolina on Thursday, the Richland County coroner said. Patten was 47.

The agent for the former New England Patriot, Sam Gordon, confirmed Patten’s death to ESPN.

“We are all very heartbroken,” Gordon said, adding that he had spoken with Patten’s widow.

Authorities said a motorcycle driver – identified by the coroner as Patten – crossed the median and caused a crash involving two other vehicles. One of the other drivers was taken to a hospital with undisclosed injuries.

“I am heartbroken by the news of David’s passing,” Patriots owner Robert Kraft said in a statement.

Patten played for five teams in his 12-year career, but enjoyed most of his success with New England. He caught the only offensive touchdown for the Patriots in their first Super Bowl win, during the 2001 season.

He retired as a Patriot in 2010, calling his time in New England the highlight of his career.

“It breaks my heart to hear of David’s tragic passing at such a young age,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said in a statement. “I am grateful to have coached David. He is an essential person and player in Patriots history, without whom we would not have been Super Bowl champions.”

Former teammates and coaches reacted to Patten’s death on social media Friday.

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Great Player, but Most of All A Great Man, Mentor and Brother #LoveYou #ChiefChief https://t.co/BjUo0Kwbi6

— Deion Branch #83 #84 (@deionbranch84) September 3, 2021

Shocked and saddened about the sudden tragic death of David Patten. Excellent player, even better person. Family guy, team guy, devout Christian. Prayers all directed this way. RIP David. You will be sorely missed.

— Charlie Weis (@charlieweissr) September 3, 2021

“If there is one thing I want people to know about David,” Gordon said, “it’s that as great a player he was, he was a better man.”

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(CHICAGO) — Chicago Cubs manager David Ross and president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer have both tested positive for COVID-19, the team said on Friday.

A spokesperson for the Cubs said that both men are quarantining and feeling fine. Both are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

In Ross’ absence, bench coach Andy Green will manage the club. Green previously served as manager of the San Diego Padres from 2016 to 2019.

All of Ross’ close contacts were tested on Friday, the Cubs said, with none returning a positive test. There was no immediate indication that any players would be unavailable.

The Cubs are one of seven teams in Major League Baseball that have failed to reach the 85 percent vaccination threshold required to enter relaxed COVID-19 protocols. They did, however, issue a vaccine mandate for non-playing employees, the team told ESPN Thursday.

That policy goes into effect next month, with employees needing to be fully vaccinated by October 4. A source tells ESPN that at least 90 percent of team employees have been vaccinated.

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(NEW YORK) — An agreement has been reached that will allow NHL players to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

The deal was brokered between the NHL, the NHL Players Association, the International Olympic Committee and the International Ice Hockey Federation, allowing NHL players to return to the Olympics after they were not allowed to participate in 2018. It does, however, contain an opt-out clause that would allow the NHL and NHLPA to pull players if the schedule for the upcoming NHL season is disrupted by cancellations and the Olympic break is needed to make up games.

NHL players not participating in the 2018  Games ended a string of five consecutive Olympiads where the league allowed its stars to compete on the international stage.

“As any Canadian kid, your dream is to play in the NHL, and then your dream is to play for Team Canada at the Olympics. I think that’s always how it is, and I’m no different,” Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid told reporters last week. “Obviously, with not going to the Olympics, it’s been a long time since we’ve been able to represent our country at a best-on-best tournament. So, my last time would have been a world juniors [in 2015], so it’s been a long time, and I’m certainly looking forward to, I guess, having the ability to chase down a spot and hopefully make the team and represent my country at the Olympics.”

The deal stipulates that the IIHF and IOC will pay for travel and insurance costs for players, and will cover players’ guests as well.

The NHL’s Olympic break is scheduled to run from February 3 to February 22. All-Star Weekend will begin on February 4, whether players participate in the Olympics or not.

Any NHL players who take part in the Olympics would be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, with limited exceptions on a case-by-case basis. Multiple league sources told ESPN that “an overwhelming majority” of NHL players have already been vaccinated.

Sources also say that players are being advised to prepare for strict protocols during the 2022 Games, which could include a bubble environment, daily testing, restrictions on movement and interactions, and even the possibility of wearing GPS devices to help with contact tracing and compliance.

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(SEATTLE) — With his NBA dreams on hold, a former college basketball star is now looking to reach the pros in another sport — football.

Former Baylor Bears standout Mark Vital has signed with the Seattle Seahawks, joining the practice squad as a tight end, the team said Thursday.

Listed at 6’5″ and 250 pounds, Vital started for the national title winning Baylor team last season. After he was not selected in the spring’s NBA draft, he briefly played with the Portland Trail Blazers summer league team.

Earlier this week, though, he said he would pursue a football career, and now he has taken the next step.

According to the Waco Tribune-Herald, Vital hasn’t played football since middle school. Still, one NFL scout described him as a “big, raw athletes” and highlighted his natural ball skills.

He wouldn’t be the first former college basketball player to succeed with Seattle, who converted George Fant to offensive tackle after signing him as an undrafted free agent in 2016. Fant later signed a $27.3 million contract with the New York Jets.

Vital scored 5.6 points and grabbed 6.7 rebounds per game in his senior year at Baylor. He was also a finalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award for the second consecutive season.

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(MINNEAPOLIS) — The season could be in jeopardy for one of college football’s best running backs.

Minnesota Golden Gophers star Mohamed Ibrahim left the team’s season opener against Ohio State with a lower left leg injury on Thursday night.

During a 1-yard run in the third quarter of that game, the senior appeared to injure his leg as he planted his foot. He limped off the field, and was seen entering the team’s injury tent. Several minutes later, video cameras spotted him with a walking boot on his leg, heading to the locker room for evaluation.

Minnesota head football coach P.J. Fleck said after the game that the injury occurred when Ibrahim “got kind of tangled up on a tackle.” He did not provide an immediate update on his star player’s status, saying “we’ll make sure he’s healthy at the point we bring him back.”

“Hopefully, it’s nothing major,” Fleck added, “but we don’t know that just yet.”

The nature of the injury has some concerned that Ibrahim could miss the remainder of the year.

Ibrahim gained 163 yards and scored twice on 30 carries in the game, playing a big role in keeping the Gophers close against No. 4 Ohio State.

Ibrahim was a third-team AP All-American in 2020, and recorded his ninth straight 100-yard rushing performance before the injury. He also scored his 33rd career rushing touchdown Thursday, moving past Laurence Maroney and into a tie for fourth-place on the program’s all-time list.

He also became the eighth Minnesota player to top 3,000 career rushing yards.

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland 8, Detroit 6
Boston 4, Tampa Bay 0
Cleveland 4, Kansas City 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 7, Washington 6
San Francisco 5, Milwaukee 1
N.Y. Mets 4, Miami 3
Atlanta 6, Colorado 5
Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh 5

TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
(22)Coastal Carolina 52, The Citadel 14
(24)Utah 40, Weber St. 17
(4)Ohio St. 45, Minnesota 31
(25)Arizona St. 41, S. Utah 14

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Minnesota 66, Los Angeles 57
Dallas 72, Atlanta 68
Seattle 85, New York 75
Las Vegas 90, Chicago 83

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(NEW YORK) — New York Mets acting general manager Zach Snyder was placed on administrative leave after pleading not guilty to driving while intoxicated in New York, the team announced Thursday.

“We were surprised and deeply disappointed to learn this morning about an alleged DUI involving Zack Scott. We take this matter very seriously,” the teamsaid in a statementon Wednesday. “We take this matter very seriously. Zack will not be traveling with the team for our upcoming road trip while we learn more and determine next steps.”

Snyder pleaded not guilty on Thursday.

The Mets have placed Zack Scott on administrative leave until further notice. Mets Team President Sandy Alderson will be assuming Zack’s responsibilities.

— New York Mets (@Mets) September 2, 2021

Snyder was driving in White Plains early Tuesday morning after police found him asleep at the wheel of his car at a traffic light, White Plains police Capt. James Spencer told ESPN.

Spencer said Snyder refused a breathalyzer test.

The team said Snyder was at owner Steve Cohen’s house in Greenwich, Connecticut for the Amazin’ Mets Foundation.

Scott was promoted to acting general manager in January after former general manager Jared Porter was fired following an ESPN report saying he sent sexually explicit texts to a female reporter while working for the Chicago Cubs.

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

INTERLEAGUE
Colorado 9, Texas 5
Chicago Cubs 3, Minnesota 0
Chicago White Sox 6, Pittsburgh 3

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Seattle 1, Houston 0
NY Yankees 4, LA Angels 1
Toronto 5, Baltimore 4
Boston 3, Tampa Bay 2
Detroit 8, Oakland 6
Cleveland 5, Kansas City 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 4
Arizona 8, San Diego 3
Cincinnati 12, St. Louis 2
Milwaukee 5, San Francisco 2
LA Dodgers 4, Atlanta 2
Philadelphia at Washington (Postponed)
Miami at NY Mets (Postponed)

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