STRANGER GIVES GIRL WHO LOST BASEBALL CARDS IN FIRE 25,000
PRATHER, CALIF. » A 9- year- old girl who lost her collection of baseball cards when a wildfire destroyed her family’s central California home received a huge surprise when firefighters presented thousands of new, donated cards and put her on the phone with Buster Posey her favorite player.
Reese Osterburg didn’t get a chance to save her 200- card collection when the Creek Fire forced her family to evacuate from their home in Pine Ridge.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Fresno County unit posted a plea on Facebook asking for baseball card donations.
A San Jose man who heard about the plea on the radio donated more than 25,000 baseball cards he had been collecting since the 1990s.
“I thought, you know what, rather than sell these on eBay, I’m just going to donate them,” Kevin Ashford told NBC Bay Area. “I’m gonna donate them all and put a smile on a little girl’s face.”
Dalton out Sunday. FRISCO, TEXAS » The Dallas Cowboys declared quarterback Andy Dalton out Saturday for their game in Philadelphia because of a concussion, clearing the way for rookie Ben DiNucci’s first start. DiNucci will appear in prime time Sunday night against the Eagles ( 2- 4- 1) in his home state of Pennsylvania.
Dalton got a concussion in the third quarter against Washington on hit that led to linebacker Jon Bostic’s ejection.
Burton wins 2nd straight to disrupt Xfinity Series playoffs.
MARTINSVILLE, VA. » Harrison Burton played the spoiler for a second consecutive week by winning Saturday at Martinsville Speedway to disrupt the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs.
Burton’s back- to- back wins prevented Noah Gragson and Ross Chastain from advancing to next week’s Xfinity Series championship race at Phoenix. The title will instead be decided between Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric, Justin Allgaier and Justin Haley.
The Xfinity Series is crowning its first new champion in three years; Tyler Reddick was promoted to Cup after winning the last two crowns.
Wimbledon champ Halep tests positive.
Wimbledon champion Simona Halep has tested positive for COVID19 and says she has “mild symptoms.” The 29- year- old Romanian player said on Twitter that she is self- isolating at home and “recovering well from mild symptoms.” Saquon Barkley has surgery. EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. » New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley has had surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee.
Clarke, Karlsson share PGA Tour Champions lead in Boca Raton.
BOCA RATON, FLA. » Darren Clarke eagled the par- 5 18th hole for a 10- under 62 and a share of the second- round lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ TimberTech Champions. Winless on the 50- and- over tour, the 52- year- old star major champion from Northern Ireland had eight birdies in the bogeyround at The Old Course at Broken Sound. Robert Karlsson of Sweden birdied the 18th for a 66 to match Clarke at 13- under 131.
Donaldson leads at Cyprus Open.
PAPHOS, CYPRUS » Jamie Donaldson will look to seal his first European Tour title in more than six years after taking a one- stroke lead at the end of the third round of the Cyprus Open on Saturday.
Refs blew East Carolina- Tulsa call, conference admits.
The American Athletic Conference said Saturday that replay officials in the East CarolinaTulsa game erred when overturning a fumble call that would have ended what turned out to the Golden Hurricane’s game- winning drive.