Blaney wins at Daytona, Reddick earns final playoff berth

Ryan Blaney won for the second consecutive week when the race Aug. 28 at Daytona International Speedway ended under caution in overtime with a typical fiery finish.

Tyler Reddick took the 16th and final spot in the playoffs with a seventh-place finish. Reddick needed only to beat Richard

Childress Racing teammate Austin Dillon and hope for a repeat winner to earn his first playoff berth. Reddick and Dillon were both in contention to make a desperate last gasp push for the win in the two-lap overtime sprint to the finish.

NFL

RAVENS’ DOBBINS INJURED >> Running back J.K. Dobbins injured his left knee early in the Ravens preseason finale at Washington.

Dobbins went down in pain after being tackled by Jimmy Moreland and Jordan Kunaszyk on a screen pass from Lamar Jackson. Dobbins was attended to on the field, went to the blue injury tent and was carted off the sideline and ruled out for the remainder of the game.

EAGLES TRADE FOR MINSHEW >> The Jaguars traded backup quarterback Gardner Minshew to Philadelphia for a conditional draft pick in 2022. The Jaguars received a sixth-round pick that would become a fifth-rounder if Minshew plays 50% of snaps in three games.

Golf

TIE FOR THE LEAD >> From back-to-back eagles to back-to-back shots in the water, Bryson DeChambeau had a little bit of everything in the BMW Championship, a wild ride at Caves Valley that ended with him tied for the lead with Patrick Cantlay.

Right went it looked as though DeChambeau would use sheer power and a remarkable touch with the putter to run away from the field, his blunders on the back nine made him settle for a 5-under 67 and still looking like the player to beat.

Golf

ILLINOIS BEATS NEBRASKA >> Under a new coach, with fans packed into the stands for the first time since 2019 and its backup quarterback at the helm, Illinois beat Nebraska, 30-22.