Brady focusing on beating Patriots
Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady knows most of the talk surrounding Sunday night’s game against the New England Patriots will revolve around him playing there for the first time since leaving in free agency after 20 years with the franchise. Brady guided the Patriots to six Super Bowl titles and said he has fond memories, but this week is to be treated as a business trip.
“I’m not going to necessarily reminisce,” Brady said on the “Let’s Go!” podcast. “I don’t think this is the moment for that. I’ll have plenty opportunities to reminisce about my football career — none of it, none of which I really care to do right now because I’m so much in the moment. I’m not going to be thinking about 20 years of history. I’m going to be thinking about one night of football, a Sunday night game coming off a really tough loss.”
Dodgers lose at Las Vegas
Las Vegas built a seven-run lead but had to hang on to beat the Oklahoma City Dodgers 11-9 on Monday night at Las Vegas Ballpark. The Aviators had seven runs on the board by the third inning. Zach Reks and Matt Davidson hit home runs that helped OKC rally back to within 8-7. But Las Vegas (64-61) used a three-run seventh inning — all runs coming with two outs — to take control of the Triple-A West baseball game.
OKC (64-60) had Tuesday off and will begin its final home stand of the season at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday against El Paso.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: Hall of Fame broadcaster Jaime Jarrín will retire as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Spanish-language announcer following the 2022 season, ending a 64-year run with the team. Jarrín, 85, began calling Dodgers games in 1959 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998, becoming just the second Spanish-language announcer to receive the honor.
Extra points
SOCCER: Oklahoma City Energy FC plays the Indy Eleven at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Taft Stadium. The United Soccer League clubs will play each other for the second time in four days after OKC beat the Eleven 2-0 Sunday at Taft.
MAXWELL AWARD: Texas quarterback Casey Thompson accounted for 332 yards and six touchdowns to help the Longhorns beat Texas Tech 70-35 on Saturday. On Tuesday, he was named the Maxwell Award Player of the Week. Thompson, who played high school ball at Southmoore and then Newcastle, is the son of former OU quarterback Charles Thompson.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: T.J. Webb of Seminole State College was named National Fastpitch Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year for Division I junior colleges. Webb is the recruiting coordinator for a program that is 111-9 over the past three seasons.