FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Antonio Brown says he is finished with the NFL, after being released by his second team this season. In a Twitter rant this morning, the star wide receiver also took shots at other people in football who have been accused of sexual misconduct. After his off-field antics got him released by the Oakland Raiders, Brown signed with New England. He played one game with the Patriots before being let go amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Boston Red Sox left-hander David Price will have surgery Thursday to remove a cyst in his left wrist that ended his season early. The 2012 Cy Young winner is expected to be ready for the start of spring training. Price last pitched on Sept. 1 and made just two appearances since the end of July. The defending World Series champion Red Sox were mathematically eliminated from postseason play on Friday night.
PARMA, Italy (AP) _ Israel has qualified for the Olympic baseball tournament for the first time. Israel routed South Africa 11-1 today with the help of former major leaguer Danny Valencia, who hit a three-run homer. Baseball is returning to the Olympics after being dropped for 2012 and 2016. The United States will attempt to qualify at a November tournament in Mexico.
SINGAPORE (AP) — Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel has won the Singapore Grand Prix, ending a 13-month winless streak in Formula One. It’s the first win for the four-time F1 champion since the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton was fourth, but he still has a 65-point lead over Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas, who finished fifth.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — American Olympians Madison Chock and Evan Bates have won the ice dance title at the U.S. International Classic in Salt Lake City. For the second straight year, Americans Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko earned silver. Canadians Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus took the bronze.
