Los Angeles Times (Sunday)

Chargers’ Murray injures ankle

- Staff and wire reports

Chargers linebacker Kenneth Murray Jr. suffered his third ankle injury since the start of training camp Saturday and is questionab­le to play Monday.

He went down early in practice and was attended to by trainers before being carted off the field. Murray was scheduled to undergo further testing.

The Chargers host Las Vegas on Monday night at SoFi Stadium.

— Jeff Miller

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski will miss his return trip to New England because of a rib injury. Gronkowski was downgraded to out by the team and did not travel with the Super Bowl champions for Sunday night’s anticipate­d matchup with the Patriots. Gronkowski was listed as doubtful on Friday. ... The Indianapol­is Colts placed three-time All-Pro left guard Quenton Nelson on injured reserve, a move that will keep him out at least three weeks . ... The Baltimore Ravens activated running back Le’Veon Bell

from the practice squad and put defensive end

Wolfe on injured reserve.

ETC. Theegala takes one-shot lead

In his first weekend contention on the PGA Tour, California rookie Sahith Theegala is handling the pressure and his golf just fine in the Sanderson Farms Championsh­ip in Jackson, Miss.

Theegala began the back nine at Country Club of Jackson with three straight birdies, had an eagle chip spin 360 degrees around the cup and finished with a fiveunder-par 67 to take a oneshot lead into the final round.

Cameron Tringale had two eagles from long range with his putter and his wedge and matched his career best on the PGA Tour with a 62. He was one shot behind, along with Sam Burns and Denny McCarthy, who each shot 65.

Inbee Park birdied three of her last five holes to match Jin Young Ko with a sixunder 65 and the two top South Koreans in the world tied for the lead Saturday in the ShopRite LPGA in Galloway, N.J . ... Danny Willett began his third round in sunshine and ended it in torrential rain and high winds, playing some fine golf in between on the Old Course at St. Andrews in a six-under 66 that left the Englishman with a three-stroke lead at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championsh­ip.

Defenseman Jakob Chychrun broke a tie with 5:52 remaining with his second goal in Arizona’s 4-3 victory over the Ducks in Glendale,

Ariz.

Adam Henrique, Isac Lundestrom, and Rickard Rakell scored for the Ducks. Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves.

Brandon Brown became the second NASCAR driver to earn his first national series victory with a win in the Xfinity Series race shortened by darkness at Talladega Superspeed­way . ... Tate Fogleman smashed his way to his first career NASCAR national series victory with an overtime win in the Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeed­way.

Ons Jabeur and Garbine Muguruza advanced to the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic final when their semifinal opponents were unable to play.

The Maui Invitation­al is relocating to Las Vegas this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing travel restrictio­ns in Hawaii.

It will be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino from Nov. 22-24. The original field of eight schools remains in place for the marquee early season event.

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THE CHARGERS’ Kenneth Murray Jr. leaves a game last month.
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