News
Alexa Guarachi’s first-round exit at the US Open gave her enough time to go to Turkey for the WTA event in Istanbul. She leaves Turkey with her 2nd career WTA doubles title, and her 22nd career doubles title overall (she has 20 in ITF events).
First Sunday of the NFL season! Congratulations to Dre Kirkpatrick, who played in his 100th regular season game today!
The following Alabama players appeared in their first NFL games today: Raekwon Davis, Trevon Diggs, Anfernee Jennings, Henry Ruggs, Jonah Williams, and Jedrick Wills.
See game notes below for particulars from games.
Eddie Jackson covered some of the funeral expenses for an 8-year-old shooting victim in Chicago.
Some highlights:
Transactions
NFL Week 1 Inactives
- Mack Wilson (knee)
- Jalen Hurts
- Deionte Thompson
- T.J. Yeldon
Game Results
TENNIS TEB BNP Paribas Tennis C’ship Istanbul, Doubles Final: 1-seed Alexa Guarachi / D Krawczyk defeated 2-seed Perez / Sanders 6-1, 6-3. ITF Cagnes-sur-Mer 80K, Singles Qualifying Rd 1: Erin Routliffe lost to Varvara Lepchenko 6-3, 6-4. SOFTBALL Toda Medics 4, Hitachi 1. Kelly Kretschman (Toda – DP) – 1-3, 1 single, 1 sacrifice. Athetes Unlimited: Team Piancastelli 8, Team Reed 7. Haylie McCleney (Reed – CF) – 0-4. BASKETBALL Western Conference Semifinals Gm 6: Denver 111, LA Clippers 98 (series tied 3-3). JaMychal Green – 20 minutes, 11 points (4-6 2pg, 1-3 3pg), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 fouls. BASEBALL Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit 2. Matt Foster – 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K. Spencer Turnbull (L, 4-3) – 5 IP, 5 R, 8 H, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR allowed; 97 pitches. GOLF Evans Scholars Invitational final: Trey Mullinax – 66-70-68-71, -13, T7 Lee Hodges – 71-68-71-69, -9, T28 ANA Inspiration final: Kristen Gillman – 69-72-71-72, -4, T24 Stephanie Meadow – 70-71-73-76, +2, T51 Sanford International final: Dicky Pride – 65-69-68, -8, T12 ECGT Windance final: Steven Setterstrom – 71-73-69--213, 3rd GSGA Public Links Championship final: Matt Hughes – 70-75, +3, T6 Safeway Open final: Bud Cauley – 68-68-69-68, -15, T14 FOOTBALL Las Vegas 34, Carolina 30. Josh Jacobs – 25 rushes, 93 yds, 3 TD; 4 catches, 46 yds. Henry Ruggs – 3 catches, 55 yds. Seattle 38, Atlanta 25. Jarran Reed – 2 tackles. Julio Jones – 9 catches, 157 yds. Calvin Ridley – 9 catches, 130 yds, 2 TD; 1 rush, -1 yds. Baltimore 38, Cleveland 9. Mark Ingram – 10 rushes, 29 yds; 1 fumble recovery. Marlon Humphrey – 1 tackle, 1 PD, 1 INT (8 yd return) Anthony Averett – no stats Ronnie Harrison – no stats Buffalo 27, New York Jets 17. Levi Wallace – 2 tackles, 1 TFL Quinnen Williams – 3 tackles, 1 QBH Chicago 27, Detroit 23. Eddie Jackson – 6 tackles Da’Shawn Hand – 1 tackle Reggie Ragland – 1 QBH Green Bay 43, Minnesota 34. JK Scott – 1 punt, 40 yds. In 20 – 1. Irv Smith – 1 catch, 11 yds New England 21, Miami 11. Anfernee Jennings – 1 tackle. Raekwon Davis – no stats Tua Tagovailoa – DNP Washington 27, Philadelphia 17. Landon Collins – 5 tackles, 2 TFL. Jonathan Allen – 3 tackles, 0.5 sack (6 yds), 1 QBH Daron Payne – 2 tackles, 0.5 sack (1.5 yds), 1 QBH, 1 FF Shaun Dion Hamilton – 2 tackles Ryan Anderson – 1 tackle Cam Sims – no stats Los Angeles Chargers 16, Cincinnati 13. Damion Square – 2 tackles Tony Brown – no stats Arizona 24, San Francisco 20. Kenyan Drake – 16 rushes, 60 yds, 1 TD; 2 catches, 5 yds. Dre Kirkpatrick – 3 tackles New Orleans 34, Tampa Bay 23. OJ Howard – 4 catches, 36 yds, 1 TD. Los Angeles Rams 20, Dallas 17. Amari Cooper – 10 catches, 81 yds. Trevon Diggs – 3 tackles.
