Saints’ Drew Brees to miss 1st start because of injury since 2006
Brees, who is recovering from a bruised rotator cuff in his right (throwing) shoulder, will be replaced in the lineup by 12-year veteran Luke McCown, head coach Sean Payton said Friday.
Washington cornerback DeAngelo Hall is expected to miss at least three to four weeks with a sprained toe on his right foot.
Hall was hurt on the opening drive in the second half of Washington’s 32-21 loss at the New York Giants on Thursday night.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter was placed under criminal investigation by Swiss authorities as a probe into soccer corruption reached the highest levels and left his grip on the top job in peril.
The Swiss attorney general’s office opened proceedings against Blatter for possible criminal mismanagement and misappropriation of FIFA money.
The announcements came as FIFA wrapped up a two-day executive committee meeting and marked another stunning day of turmoil for the governing body and Blatter, who have been targeted by American and Swiss investigations into corruption.
Washington closer Jonathan Papelbon was suspended for three games and fined by Major League Baseball for throwing a pitch in the “head area” of Baltimore’s Manny Machado on Wednesday.
The Boston Red Sox hired former Atlanta Braves general manager Frank Wren as senior vice president of baseball operations, a day after Mike Hazen was promoted to general manager.
Carl Edwards continued Joe Gibbs Racing’s dominance with a lap of 137.980 mph to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup pole at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.