QB Fitzpatrick tests positive

Miami veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick tested positive for COVID19 and will be unavailable for Sunday’s regular-season finale against Buffalo, a source confirmed to ESPN. He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Thursday afternoon, the team announced.

More NFL: Packers All-Pro tackle David Bakhtiari is believed to have a season-ending knee injury suffered in practice on Thursday, according to multiple reports. ... Cardinals safety Chris Banjo will not play Sunday after being placed on the reserve/

COVID-19 list. ... Rams defensive lineman Michael Brockers has been placed on the COVID-19/reserve list. Brockers joined receiver Cooper Kupp on the list.

College football: Marshall linebacker Tavante Beckett, an Indian River High graduate, was named a secondteam All-American by the Football Writers Association of America, one of the five officially recognized All-America distinctions. Virginia Tech offensive lineman Christian Darrisaw also was a second-team choice. ... Miami quarterback D’Eriq King will undergo surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, but the school said he is expected to be available for the start of 2021 fall camp.

Elsewhere: Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani was banned for three games by the English Football Association after using a Spanish term for Black people which he said was intended as an affectionate greeting. Cavani was fined $136,500. ... The Canadian government, citing “national interest,” approved NHL training camps. It issued an exemption to the mandatory 14-day quarantine period for players and team staff to return to the country.