College Football
Gurley might not be the guy upon return to Georgia
ATHENS, Ga. – Todd Gurley was a leading Heisman Trophy contender before his four-game suspension. Now that he will return for No. 16 Georgia against No. 9 Auburn this week, it’s no lock he even will start.
Gurley’s replacement, Nick Chubb, has made a strong case to keep the job.
Chubb ran for 170 yards and a touchdown Saturday in a 63-31 victory over Kentucky. He had 143 or more yards in each of his four games as Gurley’s replacement.
The NCAA suspended Gurley for taking $3,000 for autographed memorabilia and other items over two years. Georgia (7-2, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) was 3-1 without Gurley, losing to Florida two weeks ago.
MLB
Abreu, deGrom voted the league’s Rookies of the Year
NEW YORK – New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom was voted NL Rookie of the Year, joining AL winner Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox.
DeGrom received 26-of-30 first-place votes and 142 points in voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced Monday. Speedy Cincinnati outfielder Billy Hamilton was second with four firsts and 92 points.
Winless in his first seven starts, deGrom wound up 9-6 with a 2.69 earned-run average for the Mets.
Abreu received all 30 first place votes for 150 points in AL balloting, after the White Sox first baseman led the big leagues in slugging percentage at .581. Angels right-hander Matt Shoemaker was second with 40 points.
NFL
Palmer out for season, says he ‘cried like a baby’
TEMPE, Ariz. – Carson Palmer confirmed he is out for the season after tearing an anterior cruciate ligament in Sunday’s win over St. Louis.
The injury comes with Palmer playing some of the best football of his career on an Arizona Cardinals team that at 8-1 has the best record in the NFL.
He signed a three-year contract extension Friday.
Palmer says he is not an emotional person but “cried like a baby” Sunday night.
DA won’t file charges against 49ers’ McDonald
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Santa Clara County district attorney’s office has declined to file charges against San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald in a felony domestic violence investigation stemming from his Aug. 31 arrest.
Prosecutors said in a release that they were unable to charge McDonald because of conflicting versions of what happened, a lack of verifiable eyewitnesses and a significant lack of cooperation by the alleged victim, McDonald’s fiancee.
The arrest came only days after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced stiffer penalties for players accused of domestic violence.
Soccer
U.S announces rosters for upcoming exhibitions
CHICAGO – Lee Nguyen could make his first U.S. national team appearance in seven years, and DaMarcus Beasley is back for the first time since this year’s World Cup.
They were among 25 players selected Monday for exhibition games against Colombia in London on Friday and against Ireland in Dublin four days later.
Nguyen, a 28-year-old midfielder, was fourth in Major League Soccer this season with 18 goals for New England, the most among Americans. He made his national team debut in a 2007 exhibition against China and played twice in that year’s Copa America.
Three forwards on the roster could make their national team debuts: Jordan Morris, Miguel Ibarra and Rubio Rubin.
Associated Press
