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Tua Tagovailoa is dealing with another concussion. What we know and what happens next

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa is now dealing with the third diagnosed concussion of his NFL career, all of them coming in the last 24 months. And there are now questions about his future — both short-term and long-term. The Miami Dolphins quarterback was hurt in his team’s 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night, sustaining the injury on a play where he collided into Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin. Tagovailoa, who was rushing successfully for a first down, initiated the contact by lowering his shoulder into Hamlin instead of sliding as many quarterbacks do on a scramble.

Opinions on what Tagovailoa should do next vary after his 3rd concussion since joining Dolphins

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Nick Saban has a message for Tua Tagovailoa: Listen to experts, then decide what happens next. Antonio Pierce had another message: It’s time to retire. Saban, Pierce and countless others within the game were speaking out Friday about Tagovailoa, the Miami Dolphins’ quarterback who is now dealing with the third concussion of his NFL career — all coming within the last 24 months. He was hurt in the third quarter of the Dolphins’ 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night, leaving the game after a scary and all-too-familiar on-field scene.

Chiefs trainer defends response to eye injury sustained by Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder defended his medical staff’s response to the eye injury sustained by Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy last week. Burkholder said Friday that he spoke with their medical staff and exchanged text messages with Baltimore coach John Harbaugh to “clear the air.” Van Noy injured his right eye in the third quarter of the first NFL game last week, which Kansas City won 27-20. He said later that he was “disappointed” about how long it took for the Chiefs doctors to see him in the locker room after leaving the field. Van Noy was seen by Ravens physicians.

Driver charged with killing NHL’s Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors say the driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road had a blood-alcohol level of .087. That’s above the .08 legal limit in New Jersey. At a virtual court hearing Friday, they say 43-year-old suspect Sean Higgins also has a history of road rage. A judge has ordered him detained until trial. Gaudreau, known as “Johnny Hockey,” was home in South Jersey for his sister’s wedding the next day. Defense lawyers say Higgins is a married father with no criminal history before the August 29 crash.

Chiefs WR Marquise Brown to have shoulder surgery next week, will be placed on IR

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs are putting wide receiver Marquise Brown on injured reserve because of the dislocated shoulder joint he sustained in the preseason against Jacksonville. He will have surgery next week in Vail, Colorado. The designation will keep Brown out for at least four games, though the Chiefs are bracing for it to be much longer. The rest of the Chiefs’ wide receivers were productive in last week’s season-opening win over Baltimore. They will be counted upon again on Sunday against Cincinnati.

Solheim Cup begins with half-empty grandstands and fans stuck waiting for buses to course

GAINESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The opening match of the Solheim Cup began in front of half-empty grandstands surrounding the first tee at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, with transportation issues preventing fans from getting to the golf course. Fans posted on social media that they were stuck for hours Friday morning waiting in lines for buses at Jiffy Lube Live, a concert venue near the golf course about 40 miles west of Washington, D.C. The LPGA Tour issued a statement of apology and said it had made “significant changes” to the transportation system.

Whitehead becomes 1st CHL player to verbally commit to playing NCAA hockey

Braxton Whitehead says he has verbally committed to playing Division I hockey at Arizona State beginning in 2025. It is the first NCAA commitment for a player from the Canadian Hockey League since a lawsuit was filed last month challenging the organization’s longstanding ban on players it deems to be professionals. NCAA bylaws consider the CHL’s Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League professional entities and bar players from there from being eligible to play in the college ranks. Whitehead says he plans to play again this season with the WHL’s Regina Pats.

Max Verstappen has a ‘monster’ to tame in Baku as Red Bull’s era of F1 dominance comes under threat

Lando Norris is only one of Max Verstappen’s problems at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The other is his own car. Verstappen needs to tame a car he’s called a “monster” to hold off Norris and defend his Formula 1 title. More broadly, the Red Bull team’s years of dominance in F1 seem to be nearing their end. Verstappen and Red Bull haven’t won any of the last six races going into the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday. McLaren is just eight points behind Red Bull in the constructor’s standings, so the lead could change hands in Azerbaijan.

Korda and Corpuz remain perfect and propel the US to an early lead over Europe in the Solheim Cup

GAINESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz have become the first American duo to win three straight alternate-shot matches in the Solheim Cup. They took control on the back nine Friday against Charley Hull and Esther Henseleit to help the United States open an early 3-1 lead. Two U.S. rookies also won their opening matches. Lauren Coughlin teamed with Rose Zhang for a 3-and-2 win over Celine Boutier and European rookie Albane Valenzuela. Sarah Schmelzel and Lilia Vu beat Carlota Ciganda and Linn Grant, 3 and 2. Europe is seeking to capture the cup for a record fourth consecutive time.

Mauricio Pochettino says his US men’s players should aspire to achieve like American women

NEW YORK (AP) — Mauricio Pochettino began his tenure as U.S. men’s national soccer team coach saying his players should aspire to achieve as much as the American women. Pochettino says “we are here because we want to win” and “we have many examples next to us we need to follow.” While the U.S. men haven’t reached the World Cup quarterfinals since 2002 and have never won the sport’s top tournament, the American women have won four World Cups and five Olympic gold medals. A 52-year-old Argentine, Pochettino was hired to replace Gregg Berhalter, who was fired in July after the Americans were eliminated in the first round of the Copa America.