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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said junior DE Nick Bosa will be out indefinitely after having surgery on a “core muscle.” The AllAmerican suffered an abdominal injury during last weekend's game against Tulane. Meyer said there's no timetable yet for Bosa's return . ... California coach Justin Wilcox announded Wednesday that sophomore LB Cameron Goode will miss the rest of the season with a lower-body injury. Goode suffered the injury in Cal's season opener and didn't play in the next two games. Cal plans to apply for a sixth year of eligibility for Goode, who should be fully recovered for spring practice in 2019 . ... Miami coach Mark Richt announced that senior S Jaquan Johnson and junior WR Ahmmon Richards will miss the 21stranked Hurricanes' game against FIU on Saturday. Johnson injured his hamstring against Toledo last weekend, while Richards injured his knee in the season opener against LSU and will sit out his third straight game . ... Former Minnesota OL Nick Connelly died Wednesday, four months after he was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was 22. Connelly started the first five games of 2017 for the Gophers before retiring because of concussions.
GOLF: Tiger Woods made an eagle putt from just over 25 feet on the par-5 18th hole for a 5-under 65 and a share of the lead with Rickie Fowler after the opening round of the Tour Championship in Atlanta. World No. 1 Justin Rose and Gary Woodland both shot 66 . ... Lucas Herbert of Australia fired a first-round 8-under 63 to take a one-stroke lead at the European Tour's Portugal Masters in Vilamoura. England's Eddie Pepperell and Matt Wallace and Ireland's Shane Lowry were a shot back.
NBA: All-Star G Jimmy Butler would prefer a trade to the Clippers, ESPN reported. Butler, 29, asked the Timberwolves to trade him before the team's media day Monday.
SOCCER: ESPN reported that Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo likely will receive a one-match ban in the Champions League for tugging the hair of Valencia defender Jeison Murillo during the Italian champ's 2-0 win Wednesday . ... Willian scored in the seventh minute to help Chelsea stay perfect with a 1-0 Europa League win over host PAOK Thessaloniki.
TENNIS: Top-ranked Rafael Nadal announced Wednesday that he will miss the China Open in Beijing and the Shanghai Masters next month because of the discomfort in his right knee that forced him to retire during the U.S. Open semifinal on Sept. 7 . ... Camila Giorgi beat two-time defending champ and No. 1 seed Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in the second round of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
ALSO: The NHL suspended Canadiens F Max Domi for the rest of the preseason for sucker-punching Panthers D Aaron Ekblad during an exhibition Wednesday . ... NASCAR promoted Steve Phelps to president . ... The title fight between WBA heavyweight champ Manuel Charr and Fres Oquendo on Sept. 29 in Cologne, Germany was called off after Charr failed a doping test . ... Conor McGregor signed a new eight-fight deal with the UFC . ... Longtime UCLA women's gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field will retire after next season. Kondos Field, 59, has led the Bruins to seven national titles in 28 seasons.