Longtime NFL coach Knox dies

Seahawks waive QB Morris

LOS ANGELES, May 14, (RTRS): Chuck Knox, a longtime NFL coach who won 186 regular-season games, died Sunday at age 86, the Seattle Seahawks confirmed.

Knox reportedly was suffering from dementia and recently entered hospice care.

Knox coached for the Los Angeles Rams (twice), Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks during his 22 seasons as a head coach. His regular-season record was 186-147-1, and he went 7-11 in postseason play. He guided four teams to conference championship games – the Rams three times in the 1970s and the Seahawks in 1983 – but never reached a Super Bowl.

Knox was selected NFL Coach of the Year three times (1973, 1980 and 1984) and was nicknamed “Ground Chuck” for his run-first offenses. Knox was an offensive line coach before landing the

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Rams’ job in 1973 and going 12-2, the first of five straight 10-win seasons with the franchise.

The Seahawks waived Stephen Morris less than a month after signing him as a potential backup to quarterback Russell Wilson.

While Morris has never taken a regular-season NFL snap, he has logged time with the Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars, who signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

The Seahawks now have three quarterbacks on the roster, Wilson, backup Austin Davis and 2018 seventh-round pick Alex McGough.

The nephew of NFL great Junior Seau is at New York Giants rookie minicamp in a bid to follow his uncle’s legacy.

Ian Seau,

a linebacker, went undrafted out of Nevada before spending training camp with the Rams in 2016 and then spending time on the Bills’ practice squad last season. Junior Seau played 20 years in the NFL but took his own life in 2012 and was posthumously found to have the degenerative brain disease CTE. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

Former Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy is set to make his MMA debut as part of the “Dana White Tuesday Night Contender Series” in a heavyweight fight June 12.

He will be facing another former NFL player, Austen Lane, a defensive end who was drafted in the fifth round by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2010. Lane also played for the Detroit Lions and spent time with the Chicago Bears in a career that spanned from 2010-14.

Lane, 30, is 4-0 as a professional fighter. The fight was announced during the broadcast of UFC 224 Saturday night in Brazil. Hardy has gone 3-0 in his amateur fights since his last game in the NFL with the Cowboys in 2015. complished the feat in August 1976.

Luis Castillo (3-4) allowed three runs two earned and four hits in six innings with eight strikeouts. Raisel Iglesias got three straight outs for his seventh save, finishing a four-hitter.

The defending NL champion Dodgers finished a 1-5 homestand and have lost seven of eight. At 16-23 they are fourth in the NL West, just one game ahead of San Diego. Rich Hill (1-2) gave up three runs two earned six hits and four walks over 5-2/3 innings.

Cincinnati has won six straight games following an 8-27 start yet remains last in the NL Central.

White Sox 5, Cubs 3 In Chicago, Matt Davidson hit a solo homer and a tiebreaking sacrifice fly off Kyle Hendricks (3-3).

Lucas Giolito (2-4) matched a career high with seven walks, tossed three wild pitches and hit a batter, but pitched two-hit ball for 5-2/3 innings in his first victory since April 26. Bruce Rondon got his first save as the White Sox (10-27) stopped a sevengame slide and became the last major league team to reach 10 wins.

The Cubs (21-16) had won five in a row.

Yankees 6, Athletics 2 In New York, Giancarlo Stanton went 4 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs in a game that started after a 2-hour, 45-minute rain delay.

Luis Severino (6-1) struck out seven in six innings as New York won for the 19th time in 22 games to remain tied with rival Boston for the best record in the majors at 28-12. Aaron Hicks drove in two runs, Aaron Judge extended his RBI streak to seven games and the Yankees took two of three from Oakland to win their seventh consecutive series.

After a 7-2 homestand, New York plays 19 of its next 25 games on the road. Brett Anderson (0-2) was charged with four runs and eight hits in five innings.

Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3 In Toronto, J.D. Martinez hit his 10th homer, a two-run drive in the first off Joe Biagini (0-2), and a runscoring single against John Axford in the fifth.

Mookie Betts had two hits, two steals and slid into foul territory down the right-field line to catch Richard Urena’s sinking liner in the fourth.

Hector Velazquez (5-0) pitched two scoreless innings, and Joe Kelly got three outs for his second save.

Russell Martin had three hits for the Blue Jays, who lost for the eighth time in 11 home games.

Phillies 4, Mets 2 In Philadelphia, New York’s Jacob deGrom was removed after a 45-pitch scoreless and hitless first inning as a precaution in his first start after a stint on the disabled list caused by a hyperextended right elbow.

Pinch-hitter Nick Williams hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Paul Seward (0-3) in the sixth.

Aaron Nola (6-1) worked out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the first and allowed one run and nine hits in six innings. Edubray Ramos worked around a walk in the ninth for his first big league save.

New York has lost 17 of 25 after an 11-1 start.

Orioles 17, Rays 1 In Baltimore, Joey Rickard had his first big league multihomer game and drove in four runs following his recall from the minor leagues, and Baltimore scored its most runs since an 18-2 win over Oakland on Aug 16, 2015. Tampa Bay gave up its most runs since a 17-11 defeat at Toronto on Aug. 7, 2010.

Danny Valencia and Trey Mancini also homered for the Orioles, who have scored 58 runs in their last seven games. Valencia tied career highs with four hits and four RBIs.

Dylan Bundy (2-5) allowed two hits and four walks in seven scoreless innings.

Blake Snell (4-3) gave up five runs and six hits in 5-1/3 innings, and reliever Andrew Kittredge was sent to the minors after allowing six runs, six hits and one walk while failing to get an out.

Indians 11, Royals 2 In Cleveland, Corey Kluber (6-2) gave up two unearned runs in seven innings, scattering eight hits.

Yan Gomes had four hits, including a three-run homer. Jose Ramirez

Detroit Tigers pitcher Blaine Hardy throws against the Seattle Mariners in the first inning of a baseball

game in Detroit on May 13. (AP)

also hit a three-run shot and Michael Brantley had a two-run homer as the Indians had 15 hits.

Danny Duffy (1-5) allowed nine runs in 3-1/3 innings.

Braves 4, Marlins 3 In Miami, Sean Newcomb (4-1) allowed one hit in six innings and stretched his scoreless streak to 20 innings. Brian Anderson’s double in the second was the lone hit off the lefthander.

Arodys Vizcaino gave up a threerun pinch-hit homer to Justin Bour with one out in the ninth, then retired the next two batters for his seventh save, completing a four-hitter.

Ender Inciarte hit his third homer of the year and his second in two games. Jose Urena (0-6) allowed three runs in six innings.

Giants 5, Pirates 0 In Pittsburgh, Gorkys Hernandez homered off Ivan Nova (2-3) to spark a five-run sixth inning, Nick Hundley added a three-run drive against Richard Rodriguez and San Francisco stopped a season-high six game-losing streak.

Derek Holland (2-4) allowed four hits and five walks in 6-1/3 innings.

Astros 6, Rangers 1 In Houston, Dallas Keuchel (3-5) allowed three hits in seven shutout innings, struck out eight and walked one.

Evan Gattis and Carlos Correa homered for the second straight game.

Matt Moore (1-5) allowed three runs and six hits in three innings.

Brewers 7, Rockies 3 In Denver, Freddy Peralta (1-0) took a no-bid into the sixth inning of his major league debut and set a Milwaukee rookie record with 13 strikeouts. Peralta allowed one hit and two walks in 5-2/3 innings.

Jon Gray (4-5) gave up six runs and 10 hits in 5-1/3 innings.

Shaw and Jesus Aguilar homered for the Brewers, who opened a 7-0 lead by the sixth.

Padres 5, Cardinals 3 In San Diego, Clayton Richard (25) matched his career high with 10 strikeouts in eight innings for his first win since April 9.

Brad Hand got his 11th save, allowing Harrison Bader’s leadoff homer in the ninth, loading the bases with one out on two walks and a hit batter, then striking out Carson Kelly and Kolten Wong. Bader also had an RBI triple.

Adam Wainwright (1-3) re-aggravated an elbow injury that had landed him on the disabled list and left after 2-1/3 innings. Cory Spangenberg hit a go-ahead single in the third and Freddy Galvis followed with a sacrifice fly off John Gant.