Skeeters ride bats to win

Javier Betancourt

drove in three runs and

Derek Norris had three hits and two RBIs as the Sugar Land Skeeters held off Somerset 9-7 in an Atlantic League game at Somerset, Mass. …

Johnny Manziel missed another practice and will almost certainly miss his second game in a row for the Montreal Alouettes because of a concussion. The 2012 Heisman Trophy winner was placed in concussion protocol last week, days after being hit hard at the goal line in an Aug. 11 loss at Ottawa. Montreal (1-8) has a walkthrough Thursday before hosting the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night. …

Jodie Taylor scored two goals in the second half as Seattle beat the Dash 2-0 on Tuesday night at Seattle. The outcome keeps the Dash two points out of a playoff spot with just two games remaining to play. …

A former South American soccer official convicted on corruption charges in the sprawling FIFA bribery scandal was sentenced in federal court to four years in prison. Jose

Maria Marin, a former president of Brazil's soccer federation, also was ordered to forfeit $3.3 million and pay a $1.2 million fine in connection with his participation in a scheme to accept bribes in exchange for the media and marketing rights to various soccer tournaments, according to the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.