Denver quarterback Russell Wilson is confident a hamstring injury will not keep him out of Sunday’s game.
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Sports Digest: Mickelson compliments McIlroy as rhetoric seems to simmer
The back-and-forth jousting between PGA Tour players and those who left for the Saudi-funded LIV Golf continues.
Patriots notebook: Mac Jones expected to start against Jets
The second-year quarterback, who was pulled after three series against Chicago, reportedly took most of the snaps at Wednesday’s practice.
Sports Digest: U.S. figure skaters still waiting for medals from Beijing Games
Eight months after the Winter Olympics, Americans are still waiting for the results of a doping investigation into teenager Kamila Valieva.
Celtics notebook: Smart battling Embiid shows how Boston is ‘taking no mess this year’
Marcus Smart says he took a mature approach to his confrontation with Joel Embiid on Tuesday. ‘I could have cracked his head open but I didn’t.’
Patriots notebook: Starter or not, Zappe revels in ‘surreal’ NFL experience
Rookie Bailey Zappe, thrust into a starting role with the Mac Jones injury, will keep moving forward whether he is the No. 1 quarterback or not.
NFL notebook: Tagovailoa details journey through concussion protocols
Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is back practicing and is expected to start Sunday night against the Steelers.
Injured Bueckers says she’ll spend season as a UConn student coach
UConn star guard Paige Bueckers, out for the season with a knee injury, could leave for the WNBA but has vowed to return next year and will be a coach until then.
Tuesday’s college roundup: South Carolina ranked No. 1 in women’s preseason AP Top 25
The defending national champion Gamecocks are the unanimous No. 1 choice, while Indiana and Gorham’s Mackenzie Holmes are ranked No. 11.
Tatum, Brown each score 35 as Celtics open season by beating 76ers, 126-117
The defending Eastern Conference champions gave interim coach Joe Mazzulla a victory in his debut.