Rapinoe plays final US game on Sunday vs. South Africa
Whether she was advocating for equal pay and racial justice or just scoring a rare goal off a corner kick, Megan Rapinoe was always unabashedly authentic during her soccer career.
On Sunday, Rapinoe will play her final game in a U.S. jersey when the United States faces South Africa at Chicago's Soldier Field at 2:30 p.m. on TNT. She'll have a few more regular-season games for the Reign, including a send-off match for local fans in Seattle on Oct. 6.
Teammate Julie Ertz played her final match for the United States, an emotional 3-0 victory over South Africa, in an exhibition on Thursday night.
Baseball
BRAVES ACE FRIED RETURNS TO IL >>
The Atlanta Braves placed ace Max Fried on the 15-day disabled list with a recurring blister issue on his left index finger, with the hope that extra rest will have him ready for the NL Division Series.
The team hopes Fried will be able to go in either Game 1 or 2 of the NLDS.
Pro football
PANTHERS RULE OUT QB YOUNG >> Andy Dalton will start for the Carolina Panthers at quarterback on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks after rookie Bryce Young was ruled out
with a sprained ankle.
Panthers head coach Frank Reich said Young is expected to miss 1-2 weeks, meaning his status for the team's Week 4 game against the Minnesota Vikings is uncertain. EQUIPMENT VALUED AT $100,000 STOLEN FROM PARKING LOT AT SOLDIER FIELD >> Lawn mowers and other equipment valued at around $100,000 have been stolen from a parking lot at Soldier Field, home to the Chicago Bears, a spokesperson said.
The equipment belonging to a subcontractor
was taken sometime overnight Wednesday, stadium spokesperson Luca Serra said.
The equipment was wedged between a trailer and a fence, he said.
Golf
EUROPE RALLIES IN SOLHEIM CUP >>
With the help of a hole-in-one, a holeout from the fairway and a chip-in, Europe rallied against the United States after being swept in the opening foursome matches at the Solheim Cup, winning two of the afternoon fourball matches to reduce
the Americans' lead to 5-3.
Emily Pedersen made a hole-in-one on the par-3 12th to ignite the Europeans' comeback after the U.S. had its best-ever start, then Gemma Dryburgh holed out from the fairway on the 16th and Leona Maguire chipped in from off the green on the 18th.
The Europeans also got a boost from home-crowd favorite Carlota Ciganda, the only Spaniard in the team. After sitting out the morning session, Ciganda made six birdies in a 4 and 2 win with Linn Grant against Ally Ewing and Angel Yin.