Ex- USC receiver London is injured
Atlanta Falcons rookie wide receiver Drake London probably will be held out of practice this week because of a right knee injury, but the No. 8 overall pick from USC isn’t expected to miss significant time.
London was injured in the Falcons’ preseason opener at Detroit, going out on the f irst series after catching a 24- yard pass.
Coach Arthur Smith said Sunday that London wasn’t likely to practice this week, including joint workouts with the New York Jets ahead of an Aug. 22 preseason game at the Meadowlands.
New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson will have arthroscopic surgery on his injured right knee Tuesday in Los Angeles. ... Miami Dolphins cornerback Trill Williams tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the team’s preseason opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, coach Mike McDaniel confirmed. ... Nick Mullens completed seven of nine passes for 94 yards and one touchdown, and the host Las Vegas Raiders beat the Minnesota Vikings 26- 20. the NBA’s Christmas Day slate. The Lakers will reportedly play at Dallas.
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Chelsea Gray had 33 points, seven rebounds and nine assists, and the host Las Vegas Aces ( 26- 10) wrapped up the best regular- season record in the WNBA, defeating Seattle 109- 100 in a regular- season finale. ... Alyssa Thomas scored 16 points as Connecticut held off visiting Minnesota 90- 83 in the final WNBA game for Sylvia Fowles, who had 12 rebounds and is the only WNBA player to reach 4,000 career rebounds. ... Natasha Howard scored 18 points as host New York beat Atlanta 87- 83, sending the Liberty to the WNBA playoffs against the secondseeded Chicago Sky. ... Elena Delle Donne scored 22 points, and Washington rolled to a 95- 83 home win over Indiana, which finished on an 18- game skid.
Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain won the National Bank Open, beating Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 3- 6, 6- 3,
6- 3 at Montreal. ... Simona Halep won the National Bank Open for the third time, beating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6- 3, 2- 6, 6- 3 at Toronto.
Matthew Coronato scored two goals, and the United States ( 4- 0- 0) hung on for a 3- 2 win over Sweden to win Group B in the world junior hockey championship at Edmonton, Canada. The defending champion Americans advance to Wednesday’s quarterfinals.