Green has ankle surgery

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A.J. Green had ankle surgery on July 30 and is expected to miss the start of the season, another significant setback for the Bengals’ offense.

Green hurt his left ankle during the opening practice of camp July 27 in Dayton, landing awkwardly after cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick bumped into the star receiver while breaking up a pass.

Coach Zac Taylor said Green had surgery on July 30 and likely won’t be ready for the start of the season. Cincinnati opens at Seattle on Sept. 8 and then hosts San Francisco. The Bengals visit Buffalo the third week followed by a Monday night game at Pittsburgh on Sept. 30.

“He’s going to miss some regular-season games,” Taylor said. “How many, I don’t know. Very hopefully he’s back at the beginning of the regular season and it’s not more than a couple of games.”

It’s the second straight season that Green has suffered a significant injury. He missed half of last season with an injured right toe that required surgery. The Bengals went easy with him during offseason workouts, and he felt fully recovered for the start of training camp.

Tennis

PETERSON UPSETS STEPHENS AT CITI OPEN >> Top-seeded Sloane Stephens has been upset in straight sets in the first round of the Citi Open. Rebecca Peterson beat Stephens, 6-2, 7-5, on Tuesday at the hardcourt tournament that serves as a tune-up for the U.S. Open. Stephens was coming off a third-round loss at Wimbledon. Stephens is ranked eighth and Peterson is 70th. Stephens won the Citi Open in 2015 and reached the 2017 doubles final. Peterson, from Sweden, will face American Sachia Vickery or Italian Camila Giorgi in the second round. In other action in Washington, eighth-seeded Monica Puig of Puerto Rico defeated American Allie Kiick, 6-4, 6-2. Coco Gauff, the 15-year-old who reached the fourth round at Wimbledon and got into the Citi Open as a qualifier, faces Zarina Diyas later Tuesday. In the men’s draw, JoWilfried Tsonga faces second-seeded Karen Khachanov.

MLB

CUBS ACQUIRE PHELPS FROM BLUE JAYS >> The Cubs added bullpen depth by acquiring right-hander David Phelps from Toronto for minor league righty Thomas Hatch. As part of the trade announced July 30, the Blue Jays agreed to send cash to Chicago to offset some of Phelps’ contract, which includes a $2.5 million base salary for this year, a $1 million club option for 2020 and numerous performance bonuses. Phelps will cost Chicago a maximum of $1.25 million. The Cubs are responsible for the $819,892 remaining of his 2019 salary and the first $430,108 of the performance bonuses Phelps earns. The 32-year-old tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow March 17, 2017, during his final pitch in a spring training outing against the Angels, had surgery March 26 and did not return to the major leagues until this June 17. He had a 3.63 ERA in 17 relief appearances with the Blue Jays, going 0-for-2 in save chances. He is 30-33 with a 3.88 ERA over 245 games in seven seasons with the Yankees (2012-14), Miami (2015-17), Seattle (2017) and Toronto. To open a 40-man roster spot for Phelps, the Cubs moved left-hander Xavier Cedeño to the 60-day injured list.