The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Bills QB expected to miss next game

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Buffalo Bills rookie QB Josh Allen was diagnosed with a sprained right elbow on his throwing arm and is not expected to play at Indi- anapolis this weekend, a person with direct knowl- edge told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person described Allen’s status as week to week, as opposed to being out indefinite­ly. Coach Sean McDermottw­ould only list Allen as week to week on Monday and wouldn’t rule him out for this weekend.

■ The Giants signed former Broncos WR Bennie Fowler and placed LB RayRay Armstrong and WR Cody Latimer on injured reserve. The Giants (1-5), who will face the Falcons (2-4) on Monday, also signed LB Ukeme Eligwe and CB Grant Haley from their practice squad and waived CB Donte Deayon.

■ The Raiders released LB Derrick Johnson.

■ The 49ers signed QB Tom Savage to a one-year deal.

■ The Chiefs waived safety Leon McQuay and signed OL Jeff Allen.

College football: Injured DE Nick Bosa is leaving school to focus on getting ready for the NFL draft, Ohio State said. The junior All-American from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., had four sacks this season when he suffered a core muscle injury on Sept. 15 in the third game of the season. He had surgery five days later, and no timetable was set for his return.

■ Louisville suspended sophomore tight end Kemari Averett indefinite­ly after his arrest on a domestic violence charge. Averett, recruited as a three-star prospect out of Atlanta, was arrested and charged with first-degree wanton endangerme­nt and domestic violence (fourth-degree assault), according to the Louisville Courier-Journal. He remained in Louisville Metro Jail after his arraignmen­t Tuesday morning, according to the report. His bail was set at $10,000.

Track and field: The sport’s governing body will not apply rules to limit natural testostero­ne levels in female runners until the Court of Arbitratio­n for Sport concludes an appeal case brought by Olympic champ Caster Semenya. The IAAF said it agreed to postpone the intended Nov. 1 start for eligibilit­y rules until CAS gives a verdict “expected on or before” March 26. That target date is six months and two days before the start of the 2019 world championsh­ips. If the IAAF’s rules for athletes with difference­s of sex developmen­t (DSD) are upheld by the court, female runners will be forced to medicate to reduce their testostero­ne levels for six months before racing internatio­nally from 400 meters through the mile. Semenya is the current 800meter world champ and a likely favorite for a fourth world title to add to her two Olympic gold medals. The IAAF expects a February appeal hearing for Semenya, who could have sought an interim ruling from CAS to freeze the rules if the track body pressed ahead with its planned start date.

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