Surgery ends year for QB Fitzpatrick
WASHINGTON — Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick had arthroscopic surgery on his right hip Tuesday, officially ending his chances of returning this season, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
Fitzpatrick, 39, suffered a partial dislocation, or subluxation, of his hip in the season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers and has been on injured reserve since.
The procedure, according to the person familiar with the situation, was said to be “minor,” but it ends Fitzpatrick’s time with his ninth NFL team and raises questions about his future beyond 2021.
Browns lose Njoku: Cleveland tight end David Njoku, the Browns’ leading receiver, was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list and could miss Sunday’s crucial matchup against AFC North-leading Baltimore.
SOCCER Revolution’s Gil wins MVP award
Spanish midfielder Carles Gil, who guided the New England Revolution to the best regularseason record in MLS history, was voted the league’s most valuable player. Despite missing six matches, he led the league in assists (18) and added four goals.
Gil, 29, becomes the first New England player to win the award since Taylor Twellman in 2005.
MLS also announced it will require clubs to include at least two nonwhite finalists for coaching and other technical jobs and also specified penalties for organizations that violate that policy.
One finalist must be Black, an effort to further diversify a league that scores high in employing Latino coaches but enters the offseason with only three of 28 MLS teams having a Black coach.
MISCELLANEOUS Jones heads class for boxing Hall
Roy Jones Jr., often considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world in the 1990s, headlines the International Boxing Hall of Fame’s class of inductees for 2022. James Toney and Miguel Cotto, who won multiple titles, also are part of the class of 2022.
Lynx coach to lead U.S. women: The Minnesota Lynx’s Cheryl Reeve will be the next USA Basketball national women’s team coach. The WNBA coach was an assistant on the last two Olympic teams, under Geno Auriemma in 2016 and Dawn Staley in 2020.
Michigan OC honored: Michigan offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Josh Gattis is the Broyles Award winner for the nation’s best assistant college football coach. Another Bryoles finalist, Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, has been hired by Ohio State. The Buckeyes demoted coordinator Kerry Coombs after the second game of the season.
Barty tops WTA: Ash Barty’s Wimbledon title and hold on the No. 1 ranking helped her win WTA Player of the Year for the second time