Brees is expected to start for Saints

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees “looked good” in his f irst practices since returning from rib fractures and a punctured lung, and is slated to start against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, coach Sean Payton said.

Brees has missed four games since his injury, suffered when he was sacked against San Francisco.

Dwayne Haskins was set to start at quarterback for Washington against Seattle because Alex Smith is out with a right calf injury. ... Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford ( rib injury) was questionable for Sunday’s game in Tennessee. ... The San Francisco 49ers will finish out the regular season practicing and playing home games in Arizona after a ban on contact sports in their home county was extended into January.

Atlanta Hawks f irst- round pick Onyeka Okongwu will miss at least the f irst two games of the regular season because of a foot injury.

The Tampa Bay Rays signed right- hander Michael Wacha to a $ 3- million, one- year contract.

Jin Young Ko took a one- stroke lead in the LPGA Tour’s CME Group Tour Championship with a five- under 67 in Naples, Fla.

LAFC can qualify for its f irst tournament f inal when it faces Club América on Saturday in the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals in Orlando, Fla.

Already the f irst U. S. team to beat two Mexican clubs in the same Champions League, LAFC will face an América squad that has a record 13 national titles.

— Kevin Baxter

Canelo Alvarez is set to end the longest ring absence of his 15- year professional career Saturday when he takes on England’s Callum Smith for two super- middleweight titles in San Antonio.

Gennady Golovkin made his record 21st defense of his middleweight titles, knocking down Kamil Szeremeta four times before their f ight was stopped after the seventh round in Hollywood, Fla. Golovkin surpassed Bernard Hopkins’ division record for title defenses.