Rodgers could return today
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list, clearing the way for the reigning most valuable player to return Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks.
Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19 before their last game, preventing him from joining his teammates for a 13-7 loss at Kansas City that snapped the Packers’ seven-game winning streak.
Though Rodgers didn’t practice all week, coach Matt LaFleur said the 37year-old quarterback would start if available. The Packers also activated cornerback Isaac Yiadom.
Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was placed on the COVID-19 list and will miss Sunday’s game against Detroit . ... Tennessee placed wide receiver Julio Jones on injured reserve after he hurt a hamstring in practice.
Sam Huff, the hard-hitting Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the New York Giants reach six NFL title games from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s and later became a popular player and announcer in Washington, died Saturday. He was 87.
Robert Hight topped funny car qualifying in the season-ending NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona. Mike Salinas was the fastest in top fuel, Greg Anderson led the pro stock lineup and Karen Stoffer topped pro stock motorcycle . ... Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas won the sprint race to take pole position for the São Paulo Grand Prix.
Right-hander Jhoulys Chacin is staying with the Colorado Rockies, agreeing to a guaranteed $1.25-million, one-year contract . ...
Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Dave Joerger is taking a leave of absence to undergo chemotherapy for cancer . ... Former champion Max Holloway won a unanimous decision over Yair Rodriguez in the UFC Fight Night main event.
Westlake Village Westlake, considered the No. 1 girls' tennis team in the nation, faced its toughest test of the season Friday from rival Palos Verdes Peninsula in the Southern Section Open Division championship match, which ended in a 9-9 tie, forcing it to go to a tiebreaker. Westlake won in games 72-68 and came away with its first title in 30 years.