Irish lose WR Davis; QB Buchner to start
Notre Dame receiver Avery Davis will miss the season after tearing a ligament in his right knee, and the Fighting Irish on Saturday named Tyler Buchner as the starting quarterback in their opener against Ohio State on Sept. 3.
Davis, a senior and team captain who was penciled in to start at slot receiver, was injured during practice Friday. Davis missed the final month of last season after tearing the ACL in his left knee but was still third on the team in yards receiving with 386 on 27 catches.
Buchner played in 10 games last season, mostly as a backup, and threw for 298 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions last season. He also ran for 336 yards and three scores.
MLB
Jays snap Guardians’ streak
Teoscar Hernandez ripped a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning, Matt Chapman also connected and the host Blue Jays took a 2-1 victory that halted the Guardians’ season-high winning streak at six.
Hernandez and Chapman homered off Guardians starter Triston McKenzie, who has lost three of his last four decisions. McKenzie (8-9) allowed two runs and five hits in 6‰ innings.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. extended his hitting streak to 22 games with a double in the first as the Blue Jays snapped a threegame losing streak.
† Max Muncy went 4-for-5 with a homer and four RBI as the visiting Dodgers extended their winning streak to 12 games with a 13-3 victory over the Royals.
MISCELLANEOUS
Spaun leads, Smith looms
J.J. Spaun did just enough right at the end to fashion a 2-under 68 and keep his one-shot lead in the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee, with Cameron Smith lurking.
Enjoying a banner year with his first major at the British Open, and under scrutiny for reports that he is headed to Saudifunded LIV Golf, Smith birdied his last hole for a 67 that left him two shots behind. Sepp Straka carded a 68 that had him one shot off of the lead.
† Wyatt Kaiser and Carter Mazur each scored twice as the U.S. beat winless Austria 7-0 to improve to 3-0 in group play in the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton, Alberta.
† Simona Halep advanced to the National Bank Open’s final in Toronto, beating American Jessica Pegula 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.