Tagovailoa has procedure on his ankle
Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa underwent a procedure for a high-ankle sprain and will sit out Saturday against Arkansas.
Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said Tagovailoa had what’s known as a “tightrope” procedure on his right ankle Sunday. He said it’s the same injury the 2018 Heisman Trophy runner-up suffered in the Southeastern Conference championship game last season, just to the other ankle.
Saban predicted “a full and speedy recovery” for Tagovailoa, who was injured during Alabama’s 35-13 win over Tennessee on Saturday night.
No. 1 Alabama has an open date before facing No. 2 Louisiana State on Nov. 9. Tagovailoa promised teammates he would be back for that game. He played in the playoff semifinal game against Oklahoma 28 days after his injury last season.
Ohio State edged past Clemson to No. 3 in the Associated Press poll, and Wisconsin fell seven spots to 13th after being upset 24-23 at Illinois ahead of a showdown with the Buckeyes on Saturday . ... Florida Atlantic coach Lane Kiffin was fined $5,000 and reprimanded by Conference USA for criticizing officiating by posting on Twitter a photo of blind officials after the team’s 36-31 defeat to Marshall on Friday. ... South Carolina dismissed reserve defensive back Jamel Cook from the team after his arrest Friday. Cook was charged with seconddegree domestic violence and was released on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond. Cook, a junior, sat out last season after transferring from USC. with a 69 to place second for his best finish in nearly a year.
Thomas finished at 20under 268 and moves to No. 4 in the world ranking.
Danielle Kang closed with a two-under 70 to win the Buick LPGA Shanghai for the second consecutive year. She had a tournamentrecord 16-under 272. The American, 27, began the round one stroke behind compatriot Jessica Korda, who shot a 72 to finish one behind . ... Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium ended a drought of more than seven years without a victory, shooting a one-over 72 at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-enYvelines, France, to win the French Open by one at 12under 272 . ... The final round of the PGA Tour Champions’ Dominion Energy Charity Classic in Richmond, Va., was postponed until Monday because of rain. Tommy Tolles and Scott Parel share the lead.
Andy Murray won his first ATP Tour final since having hip surgery in January. He defeated fellow three-time Grand Slam event champion Stan Wawrinka 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the European Open in Antwerp, Belgium. ... Jelena Ostapenko beat former doubles partner Julia Goerges 6-4, 6-1 to win the Luxembourg Open . ... Belinda Bencic defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 in the Kremlin Cup final in Moscow.
In Chester, Pa., FabriceJean Picault scored a goal and assisted on Marco Fabian’s extra-time tally to help the Philadelphia Union beat New York 4-3 and eliminate the Red Bulls from the MLS playoffs. Third-seeded Philadelphia will play at No. 2 seed Atlanta in the second round Thursday night . ... Debinha scored on a free kick in extra time to end a tie, and the North Carolina Courage went on to beat Reign FC 4-1 in Cary, N.C., to advance to the National Women’s Soccer League title game next weekend. On Sunday, the Courage will host the Chicago Red Stars, who beat the Portland Thorns 1-0 in the other semifinal.
Eric Cooper, an umpire who worked an American League Division Series two weeks ago, has died. He was 52. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Cooper’s death Sunday. Cooper died after having a blood clot while recovering from knee surgery.