Titans rookie Davis injured
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans rookie wide receiver Corey Davis will miss at least a week after hurting his hamstring in training camp, and coach Mike Mularkey said the No. 5 overall pick will be week to week with the injury. “I’m not worried, because there’s nothing I can do about it,” Mularkey said after the team’s public practice Friday night at Centennial High School. “There’s nothing in my control. He’s just going to try to get better every day. I’ll know more in a week.” Davis had an MRI after hurting his hamstring during a one-on-one drill during practice Thursday, and Davis called it a slight sprain and not as bad as he originally believed. The former Western Michigan star was the first wide receiver drafted in April, and he has been working with veteran receiver Rishard Matthews on the first-team offense. With the injury, veteran Eric Decker, signed as a free agent in June, steps into Davis’ spot, with rookie Taywan Taylor working in the slot.
SWIMMING
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EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — In his first USA Swimming-sanctioned event after a 10-month suspension for his behavior at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Ryan Lochte finished fifth in the men’s 100meter backstroke final with a time of 55.16 seconds Saturday at the U.S. Open. Arkady
Vyatchanin was first with a time of 53.91, with Christopher Reid (54.54), Xavier Mohammed (54.62) and Brock Bonetti (54.99) also ahead of Lochte, who qualified for the finals by placing seventh in the preliminary meet with a time of 55.59.
BASEBALL
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Oakland Athletics outfielder Matt Joyce received a two-game suspension without pay Saturday for directing a gay slur toward a fan in Anaheim, and he will take part in a public outreach initiative with PFLAG, a family and ally organization supporting the LGBTQ community. Major League Baseball made the announcement, saying Joyce’s penalty was set to begin that day, when he also apologized through the team. Joyce said he is “beyond sorry,” and the A’s also made a statement insisting his language was unacceptable and wouldn’t be tolerated. The A’s are donating more than $54,000 of Joyce’s lost salary to PFLAG. The exchange occurred in the eighth inning of the Los Angeles Angels’ 8-6 win Friday night after Angels first baseman C.J.
Cron made a diving stop of Joyce’s hard-hit grounder. As Joyce returned to the dugout, he uttered several profanities at the fan, called him a gay slur and challenged him to fight, according to Associated Press photographer Mark J. Terrill, who overheard the exchange. Terrill said he didn’t hear the first part of the exchange. Joyce acknowledged Saturday that at one point he did invite the fan to “meet me outside.”