It wasn’t the ultimate race of the NASCAR Cup Collection common season this 12 months, however Saturday’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 nonetheless held loads of significance.

Particularly for Harrison Burton, who acquired his first profession win and put himself within the playoffs.

Burton took the checkered flag in extra time at Daytona Worldwide Speedway. He additionally handed the Wooden Brothers their one hundredth all-time victory.

It adopted an thrilling Wawa 250 Xfinity Collection race received by Ryan Truex Friday evening. The climate cooperated each days.

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Harrison Burton wins the 2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400

Harrison Burton takes the checkered flag in extra time and places himself within the playoffs. It is also his first profession win and the one hundredth all-time victory for the Wooden Brothers.

One other crash with two laps to go

Josh Berry goes airborne and flips the wrong way up, sliding on his roof. Warning flag flies once more.

Berry provides a thumbs-up after climbing out of his automobile.

The Large One, Half 2

Three-wide for a number of laps was a recipe for precisely what occurred, a mammoth crash on the very entrance of the sphere with 9 laps remaining. Some 14 automobiles had been concerned, give or take.

Chief Michael McDowell, popping out of Flip 2, acquired contact from second-running Ryan Blaney and misplaced management. His automobile started to get airborne however returned to its 4 wheels because it smacked the surface wall.

A who’s who of contenders had their nights ended.

As cleanup started, the highest 5 on the leaderboard started to Austin Cindric, Josh Berry, Kyle Busch, Christopher Bell and Austin Dillon.

Again to inexperienced with 16 laps left

Warning over. Inexperienced flag flies. Sixteen closing laps left at Daytona.

Warning flag comes out after John Hunter Nemechek slide

Kyle Larson bumps John Hunter Nemechek from behind, inflicting him to slip off the monitor to the left. The yellow flag flies with 20 laps to go.

Daniel Suarez particulars Stage 2 hearth

Daniel Suarez lasted solely 37 laps in the course of the Coke Zero Sugar 400 Saturday. The again of his No. 99 Chevrolet caught hearth on pit street and burned brightly earlier than his crew put it out. 

Here is why:

“I used to be doing my pit cease similar to each single weekend,” Suarez stated. “The No. 11 (Denny Hamlin) was proper behind me and the No. 21 (Harrison Burton) was proper in entrance of me, so sadly I acquired boxed in. We all know that each single time we do a pit cease, we drop a bit little bit of gasoline and that’s utterly regular. 

“Sadly, the No. 11 was leaving his pit stall proper behind me, and since he was ready for me to go away, his exhaust fired up the little gasoline I dropped. As a result of I used to be nonetheless parked there, that went up the again of my automobile the place the gasoline cell is and it simply grabbed it. It was a really unlucky state of affairs. I don’t know what we might have finished in a different way. Simply unhappy that we’re out of the race this fashion, however I’m glad I’m wonderful and the whole workforce was wonderful.”

Joey Logano wins Stage 2

Effectively, we knew it wasn’t going to be clear perpetually.

Following a easy Stage 1, a wreck swallowed a number of automobiles and some others left as a result of mechanical points throughout Stage 2. Joey Logano received it.

Outcomes:

1. Logano
2. Ryan Blaney
3. Brad Keselowski
4. Kyle Larson
5. Todd Gilliland

Multi-car wreck in Stage 2

Ross Chastain throttles again, Corey LaJoie faucets Noah Gragson from behind, and Gragson loses management. That stops a bunch of visitors. A wreck includes LaJoie, Gragson, Martin Truex Jr., Ty Gibbs, Alex Bowman, Denny Hamlin and others.

It additionally brings out the warning flag.

Josh Berry wins Stage 1

Thirty-five clear laps down at Daytona Worldwide Speedway, and it’s Josh Berry who grabs the highest spot in Stage 1.

He captures his first stage win ever.

Rounding out the highest 5: Joey Logano, Chris Buescher, Austin Cindric and Ryan Blaney in that order.

Coke Zero Sugar 400 goes inexperienced at Daytona

The twenty fifth race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Collection is below means at Daytona Worldwide Speedway.

Forty drivers began the race, 12 have locked up berths for playoffs that begin in two weeks, and loads of others know that is their final finest probability to get a win and the automated playoff berth that comes with it.

Coke Zero Sugar 400 beginning lineup

We’re below half-hour to race time at Daytona Worldwide Speedway. Right here is the beginning grid.

Row 1

1. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Entrance Row Motorsports Ford

2. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Entrance Row Motorsports Ford 

Row 2

3. Joey Logano, No. 22 Crew Penske Ford

4. Ryan Preece, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 3

5. Josh Berry, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

6. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 4

7. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

8. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Crew Penske Ford

Row 5

9. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

10. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 6

11. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

12. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

Row 7

13. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

14. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Crew Penske Ford

Row 8

15. Noah Gragson, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

16. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Row 9

17. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

18. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

Row 10

19. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

20. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wooden Brothers Racing Ford

Row 11

21. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

22. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Row 12

23. Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

24. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Row 13

25. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

26. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Row 14

27. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

28. Daniel Hemric, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Row 15

29. Parker Retzlaff, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet

30. Zane Smith, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 16

31. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Membership Toyota

32. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Row 17

33. Cody Ware, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford

34. Corey Lajoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 18

35. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

36. Justin Haley, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

Row 19

37. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

38. BJ McLeod, No. 78 Reside Quick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 20

39. Joey Gase, No. 44 NY Racing Crew Chevrolet

40. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Membership Toyota

Olympic distance runner Parker Valby serves as ‘honorary occasion official’

Parker Valby took two weeks off from coaching after making her Olympic debut in Paris this summer time. She began operating once more on Thursday, simply forward of her involvement with the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona Worldwide Speedway this weekend.

“It is tremendous cool studying every part about NASCAR and racecar driving,” she stated. “Perhaps it is my future profession.”

The 21-year-old Tampa native will function an honorary occasion official Saturday.

She visited Daytona Seashore as soon as earlier than — for a middle-school surf camp — however that is her first journey to the Speedway.

Valby plans to take part within the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Shane van Gisbergen lands Cup Collection experience with Trackhouse in 2025

Trackhouse Racing introduced Saturday it should have a 3rd full-time entry within the NASCAR Cup Collection subsequent season. Its driver: Shane van Gisbergen.

During the last two years, the 35-year-old has run six Cup Collection races. He received the primary occasion he entered, the Chicago Road Race, in July of 2023.

This 12 months, SVG has competed full-time within the Xfinity Collection and loved three wins and 5 top-five finishes.

And his new Chevrolet automobile quantity? No. 88, digits linked to Dale Earnhardt Jr. and different notable NASCAR winners. The constitution comes from Stewart-Haas Racing.

Olympic swimmer Bobby Finke talks about being honorary starter of in the present day’s race

Bobby, we all know you’ve been busy profitable Olympic medals and all currently. However have you ever practiced waving the inexperienced flag?

“I’ve not, and I’m actually nervous for tonight,” stated Finke, the honorary starter of the Coke Zero Sugar 400. “I’m terrified of dropping it. Hopefully, I don’t mess up.”

The 24-year-old is a Tampa native who attended the College of Florida. He captured gold within the 1,500-meter freestyle and silver within the 800-meter freestyle in the course of the 2024 Paris Video games.

He introduced his medals with him to Daytona Worldwide Speedway Saturday.

“I’m form of studying to carry them with me all over the place since you by no means know,” Finke stated.

Betting odds for Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona

Let’s begin with the rundown from Exhausting Rock Bets, and keep in mind, these payouts (+1200, +1600, and many others.) are primarily based on a wager of $100. Wager $10 and win 10% of that and, sure, do your individual math.

+1200: Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin

+1300: Ryan Blaney

+1400: Brad Keselowski

+1500: Kyle Bush, Chase Elliott, William Byron

+1600: Michael McDowell, Bubba Wallace, Chris Buescher

+1750: Kyle Larson

+2000: Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell

+2250: Martin Truex Jr., Ross Chastain, Alex Bowman

+2500: Austin Cindric

+3000: Ty Gibbs, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

+4000: Austin Dillon, Erik Jones, Noah Gragson, Chase Briscoe, Todd Gilliland

+5000: Josh Berry, Corey LaJoie, Daniel Suarez, Ryan Preece, Justin Haley

+6000: Carson Hocevar, John Hunter Nemechek

+7500: Zane Smith, Austin Hill, Daniel Hemric, Harrison Burton

+10000: Shane Van Gisbergen

+20000: Parker Retzlaff, Joey Gase, BJ McLeod, Cody Ware

Discover something completely different concerning the above numbers? The payouts up high are rather a lot larger than the norm, whereas these on the backside are rather a lot decrease.

Why? It’s a plate-race, youngsters, and long-story-short, virtually anybody can win. Effectively, that explains why the chances for the longshots aren’t so long as ordinary.

Why are the favorites’ payouts greater? As a result of whereas anybody can win, it’s a lot, a lot simpler to lose certainly one of these crapshoots.

NBC adjustments business format for Coke Zero Sugar 400, further 2024 Cup Collection races

The TV viewing expertise will probably be a bit completely different for the Coke Zero Sugar 400.

NBC Sports activities is not going to present full-screen commercials throughout green-flag motion. Saturday at Daytona is the primary of three races with the newly carried out technique, becoming a member of Atlanta on Sept. 8 and Talladega on Oct. 6.

The community plans to make use of solely split-screen ads below inexperienced.

Speedway says gross sales numbers are nice for race weekend

Speedway president Frank Kelleher dropped by the infield media heart and dropped a bag of numbers on the desk.

Ticket purchases for tonight’s race have come from all 50 states, 56 nations, six continents and eight Canadian provinces. In accordance with Frank, all trackside suites and all reserved tenting spots bought out. 

NASCAR Cup Collection playoff standings

Bubba on the bubble?

That is the case with two regular-season races to go. Wallace sits one level again of Ross Chastain and the ultimate of 16 postseason spots. Twelve drivers have already punched their tickets by way of wins this 12 months, leaving 4 openings.

Listed here are the highest 20 drivers within the playoff standings.

1. Kyle Larson, 782 factors, 4 wins
2. William Byron, 728, three
3. Christopher Bell, 703, three
4. Tyler Reddick, 814, two
5. Ryan Blaney, 732, two
6. Denny Hamlin, 711, three
7. Chase Elliott, 804, one
8. Brad Keselowski, 677, one
9. Alex Bowman, 627, one
10. Joey Logano, 561, one
11. Daniel Suarez, 526, one
12. Austin Cindric, 460, one
13. Martin Truex Jr., 682
14. Ty Gibbs, 644
15. Chris Buescher, 621
16. Ross Chastain, 606
17. Bubba Wallace, 605
18. Kyle Busch, 513
19. Chase Briscoe, 491
20. Todd Gilliland, 455

This Afternoon: A 50% probability of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a excessive temperature close to 89. East northeast wind round 10 mph. New rainfall quantities of lower than a tenth of an inch, besides larger quantities doable in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A slight probability of showers and thunderstorms earlier than 11 p.m., then a slight probability of showers and thunderstorms after 3 a.m. Principally cloudy, with a low round 76. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Likelihood of precipitation is 20%.

When is the Coke Zero Sugar 400?

The inexperienced flag for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 is about for 7:53 p.m. Saturday at Daytona Worldwide Speedway.

The right way to watch/take heed to the Coke Zero Sugar 400

NBC will broadcast the race on TV with radio protection from MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Telegram chief government Pavel Durov is anticipated to look in court docket Sunday after being arrested by French police at an airport close to Paris for alleged offenses associated to his fashionable messaging app, sources advised AFP.

The Franco-Russian billionaire, 39, was detained at Le Bourget airport north of the French capital on Saturday night, one of many sources stated, talking on situation of anonymity.

Durov had arrived from Baku, in Azerbaijan, one other supply near the case stated.

France’s OFMIN, an workplace tasked with stopping violence towards minors, had issued an arrest warrant for Durov in a preliminary investigation into alleged offenses together with fraud, drug trafficking, cyberbullying, organized crime and promotion of terrorism, one of many sources stated.

Durov is accused of failing to take motion to curb the legal use of his platform.

“Sufficient of Telegram’s impunity,” stated one of many investigators, including they have been shocked Durov got here to Paris realizing he was a needed man.

Platform of ‘privateness’

The encrypted messaging app, primarily based in Dubai, has positioned itself as an alternative choice to US-owned platforms, which have been criticized for his or her industrial exploitation of customers’ private information.

Telegram has dedicated to by no means disclosing any details about its customers.

In a uncommon interview given to right-wing speak present host Tucker Carlson in April, Durov stated he acquired the concept to launch an encrypted messaging app after coming beneath stress from the Russian authorities when working at VK, a social community he created earlier than promoting it and leaving Russia in 2014.

He stated he then tried to settle in Berlin, London, Singapore and San Francisco earlier than selecting Dubai, which he praised for its enterprise atmosphere and “neutrality”.

Individuals “love the independence. Additionally they love the privateness, the liberty, (there are) a whole lot of explanation why any person would change to Telegram,” Durov advised Carlson.

He stated on the time that the platform had greater than 900 million lively customers.

By basing itself within the United Arab Emirates, Telegram has been in a position to defend itself from moderation legal guidelines at a time when Western international locations are pressuring giant platforms to take away unlawful content material.

Telegram permits teams of as much as 200,000 members, which has led to accusations that it makes it simpler for false info to unfold virally, in addition to for customers to disseminate neo-Nazi, paedophilic, conspiratorial and terrorist content material.

Competitor messaging service WhatsApp launched worldwide limits on message forwarding in 2019 after it was accused of enabling the unfold of false info in India that led to lynchings.

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Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag has revealed his frustration at Manchester United’s lack of objectives this season.

United have scored solely three objectives on this marketing campaign: one within the 1-1 draw with Manchester Metropolis within the Group Defend earlier than shedding on penalties, one within the 1-0 win over Fulham final week and one once more of their 2-1 defeat to Brighton on Saturday.

“We would have liked to be extra medical in each bins and the way we concede the objectives may be very gentle,” the Dutchman stated the after the defeat to Brighton on the Amex stadium.

“It shouldn’t have occurred, we must be higher organised in such moments. Additionally alternatively, if you create the probabilities we did, we should always rating extra objectives, particularly the one with the overload, the place everybody thought it was a aim.”

“Additionally, earlier than half-time, we created possibilities. One of the best probability was from Amad after the cross of Diogo Dalot and, after that, Mason Mount had an excellent probability.”

“I feel we had, earlier than half-time, three or 4 good alternatives and, from there, two excellent possibilities the place we must be successful at half-time.”

However United went into the interval 1-0 down after a aim from former United striker Danny Welbeck. Within the second half they equalised via Amad Diallo, after which thought they’d gone forward with a aim from Alejandro Garnacho after 72 minutes, however it was dominated out for offside as Joshua Zirkzee had touched the ball on the road.

“I am dissatisfied as a result of we should always have taken at the least a draw. We might have received as properly however, ultimately, you haven’t any factors and that’s disappointing as a result of it might have been very completely different.”

“We have now to study, you possibly can’t drop factors so unnecessarily. When you shield the aim like we do, you then drop factors. Soccer is about particulars. We have now to do higher in such events.”

“We have to be constant so that may be a step backwards. When you can’t win, then take the draw. We have now to maintain enhancing, work onerous and that’s our job to do. Additionally, we have now to work on either side of our field sport to be more practical as a result of soccer, on the finish of the day, is about scoring objectives.”

Aligned with Ten Hag’s frustration at scoring so few objectives, he additionally despaired on the two objectives United conceded in opposition to Brighton. For Welbeck’s aim, United did not clear a cross into the penalty space, after which within the fifth minute of added time Joao Pedro was left unmarked on the again put up with two different Brighton gamers to attain the winner.

“It’s disappointing, particularly when over lengthy components within the sport, you’ve gotten management and we’re controlling the sport in possession and we’re doing so properly. We conceded two pointless objectives, very avoidable. That’s our feeling, we concede two gentle objectives the place we should always act higher as a crew. We have now to speak, we have now to be aligned in such moments what to do and everyone is aware of their job and, as a crew, we shield our aim.”

“I feel there have been some excellent components within the sport. We had a number of management in possession, we created good possibilities, we confirmed resilience, we got here again after which we scored what we thought was a successful aim, so it was dangerous luck that the ball was on the road. It’s touched by Zirkzee in order that’s a pity, you must take this, it’s a disappointment however I can take a number of positives from the efficiency.”

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Out of his trip and much faraway from the playoff image, Harrison Burton modified his fortunes with a lap to recollect Saturday night time at Daytona Worldwide Speedway.

Burton handed two-time Cup Sequence champion Kyle Busch on the ultimate lap in additional time to choose up his first profession victory and a spot in NASCAR’s postseason.

The 23-year-old Burton, who already misplaced his trip within the famed No. 21 Ford with Wooden Brothers Racing subsequent season, took the lead due to an enormous push from little-known Parker Retzlaff.

Busch fought again and had an opportunity down the stretch. He even received to Burton’s bumper and compelled Burton under the double-yellow line. However NASCAR officers dominated the contact precipitated Burton to cross the road and didn’t penalize him.

“In addition to simply flat-out wrecking him, there was nothing else I might do,” Busch stated.

Busch completed second, adopted by Christopher Bell, Cody Ware and Ty Gibbs. It was Burton’s first win in 98 profession Cup begins, and it was the a hundredth victory for the Wooden Brothers.

“I cried the entire victory lap,” Burton stated. “I, clearly, received fired from this job. I wished to do all the pieces for the Wooden Brothers that I might. They’ve given me an incredible alternative in life and to get them (No.) 100 on my manner out is wonderful. We’re within the playoffs now. Let’s go to Darlington and see what occurs.”

Burton’s dad, former NASCAR driver Jeff Burton, known as the race for NBC Sports activities and radioed down to supply his congratulations. He additionally hustled down from the published sales space to have fun together with his son in victory lane.

“It’s been the toughest three of years of my life, clearly the toughest three years for a few of these guys’ lives,” Harrison Burton stated. “To win it the way in which we simply did it, to beat the perfect within the enterprise — Kyle Busch — throughout the road, it’s fairly unbelievable.”

Nobody noticed it coming, despite the fact that Daytona typically offers distinctive winners. Burton had one top-five finishes and 5 top-10s in his three-plus years driving at NASCAR’s high degree.

Now, he will get to vie for a championship that might be much more unbelievable.

13 drivers are locked into the 16-man playoff discipline due to wins: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Bell, Tyler Reddick, William Byron, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski, Austin Cindric, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Alex Bowman and Burton.

5 different winless drivers are vying for the three remaining spots: Martin Truex Jr., Gibbs, Chris Buescher, Bubba Wallace and Ross Chastain. The common season ends subsequent week at Darlington.

All 5 contenders had been concerned in crashes at Daytona. The scariest ones got here late.

Extra aerials

Josh Berry’s No. 4 Ford flipped and slammed into an inside retaining wall whereas the wrong way up and sliding on its roof. Berry needed to wait a number of minutes inside his automobile as security crews flipped the automobile over. However Berry flashed a thumbs-up to the group after getting helped out.

Berry was main the race with two laps to go when Austin Cindric received turned sideways by Busch and slammed into Berry.

It was the second time in lower than every week {that a} Cup automobile flipped. Corey LaJoie went for a wild trip at Michigan Worldwide Speedway on Monday, and NASCAR modified the vehicles in hopes of elevating liftoff velocity and maintaining vehicles on all 4 tires.

“We received to determine the way to hold vehicles on the bottom,” driver Joey Logano stated. “We’re not doing very nicely proper now.”

Michael McDowell’s No. 34 Ford seemed prefer it was headed for a flip just some laps earlier. Cindric turned McDowell sideways with whereas bump-drafting, and McDowell’s automobile lifted off the bottom after getting hit within the driver’s-side door by Logano.

McDowell’s automobile stopped simply wanting flipping.

Pit highway meltdown

Daniel Suarez’s No. 99 Chevrolet had a meltdown on pit highway – actually.

Suarez’s trunk caught fireplace following a pit cease, an odd sequence of occasions that ended his night time after 37 laps.

It began when Suarez and Denny Hamlin received stacked up behind Harrison Burton on pit highway. Hamlin’s engine appeared to backfire whereas his exhaust hovered over spilled gas. That sparked a hearth that unfold to the learn of Suarez’s automobile. By the point Suarez turned a lap beneath warning, the fireplace had engulfed all the rear of his automobile.

“Only a unhealthy deal,” Suarez stated. “I might really feel warmth in my again, however I couldn’t see it. Very unlucky.”

Up subsequent

NASCAR strikes to Darlington Raceway for the final probability for drivers to safe these coveted playoff spots.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Trey Lance performed a bunch within the preseason for the Dallas Cowboys — and completed with a bevy of interceptions.

The third-string quarterback threw 5 interceptions — the final on the ultimate play on the Los Angeles purpose line — because the Chargers beat the Cowboys 26-19 in a preseason finale Saturday.

Derius Davis ran 70 yards for a landing on LA’s first play and Simi Fehoko caught a 78-yard scoring move to start out the second quarter.

Lance ran for a landing and threw for a rating however one other of the 5 interceptions was undrafted rookie Tre’mon Morris-Brash’s 25-yard pick-6 with Dallas trailing by a degree within the fourth quarter.

It may very well be Lance’s final in depth motion for the Cowboys.

The 2021 No. 3 total choose by San Francisco performed many of the preseason — with none turnovers earlier than going through the Chargers — as Dallas tries to determine if Lance might be a part of the membership’s future.

For now, the expiring 12 months on Lance’s rookie contract might be spent because the third QB behind Dak Prescott and Cooper Rush. The Cowboys traded for Lance final 12 months after he misplaced the battle to be Brock Purdy’s backup with the 49ers.

Proprietor and basic supervisor Jerry Jones was extra involved with the amount of snaps than the frequency of errors for a quarterback with a small pattern measurement going again 4 years, together with his school days.

Lance was on the sphere for all 93 performs after getting 116 snaps complete within the first two preseason video games.

“I hate that these 5 interceptions are going to be a stat on a recreation that I couldn’t have requested for extra reps and a greater scenario to observe him play,” Jones mentioned. “He wanted that, as a result of the one factor he’s lacking greater than something is the shortage of reps, a lot much less NFL reps.”

Easton Stick was on the throwing finish of Fehoko’s lengthy TD, however was simply 11 of 28 for 109 yards with an interception in any other case because the Chargers attempt to kind out the backup plan behind Justin Herbert.

All of the starters sat for each groups in a recreation that was a Dallas-area reunion for the gamers who scored each of LA’s offensive touchdowns.

Davis performed on the TCU group that completed because the nationwide runner-up to Georgia in the course of the 2022 season. Fehoko, a fifth-round choose by the Cowboys in 2021, was waived by them after the preseason final 12 months.

Davis, a receiver/kick returner, took an end-around handoff from Stick and beat all people to the LA sideline, slicing again inside with out getting touched.

“The best way he labored the sideline was unimaginable,” coach Jim Harbaugh mentioned. “A lesser man wouldn’t have scored on that play. I used to be proper there. I did not assume he was going to have the ability to get a flip.”

Stick, who began 4 video games final season after Herbert broke a finger on his throwing hand, hit Fehoko in stride alongside the sideline within the second quarter. Fehoko slipped by Andrew Sales space’s tried deal with, tip-toed to remain inbounds and ran free the ultimate 30 yards.

Lance confirmed extra indicators of inaccuracy, throwing behind a receiver on Tony Jefferson’s second-quarter interception and lacking wide-open operating again Deuce Vaughn within the flat.

Lance recovered with good contact on a throw to rookie Ryan Flournoy as they linked for the second week in a row on a fade route for a rating.

His second interception was in the long run zone, ending an 11-play drive to the Chargers 6-yard line within the third quarter. Lance ran 46 yards for a TD on the following possession.

The final three Dallas possessions ended on interceptions by Lance, capped by Robert Kennedy kneeling simply contained in the purpose line on a play from the LA 20 with 7 seconds remaining.

“I really feel like I do know who I’m,” mentioned Lance, who was 33 for 49 for 323 yards and had 90 yards speeding. “My confidence is not going anyplace. Simply flip the web page and play ball.”

Vaughn, a second-year operating again whose roster standing is in query, ran 9 occasions for 53 yards.

Harm setback

The Cowboys introduced earlier than the sport that cornerback DaRon Bland, who set an NFL report with 5 interception returns for touchdowns final season, will miss six to eight weeks due to a stress fracture in his foot. Bland could have surgical procedure. He led the NFL with 9 interceptions final season, his second.

Sitting rookies

Three rookie offensive linemen did not play, which suggests they need to be within the opening day lineup. Chargers proper deal with Joe Alt, the fifth total choose within the draft, had performed the primary two preseason video games. So had Dallas’ first-round choose, Tyler Guyton, and third-rounder Cooper Beebe. Guyton seems set to start out at left deal with, Beebe at middle.

Up subsequent

Each groups open the season Sept. 8. The Chargers are dwelling towards the Las Vegas Raiders. The Cowboys go to Cleveland.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the Nationwide Institute of Allergy and Infectious Illnesses, is recovering at dwelling after being hospitalized with West Nile virus, a spokesperson mentioned.

Fauci, a longtime public well being official who turned a family identify as a part of the White Home Coronavirus Process Pressure, is anticipated to get better totally, the spokesperson mentioned.

About 1,000 People are hospitalized every year with essentially the most extreme type of West Nile virus, which is unfold by the chunk of contaminated mosquitoes. One other 1,500, on common, are recognized after creating signs, though consultants estimate that as a lot of 80% of infections within the US are by no means recognized.

There isn’t any vaccine or particular remedy for West Nile. Most circumstances are gentle, inflicting flu-like signs and a rash. In about 1 in 150 circumstances, the virus invades the mind and nervous system, which might result in mind swelling, mind injury or dying. About 100 individuals die from West Nile infections within the US every year.

The heaviest virus exercise is normally seen in August and September. As of August 20, 216 circumstances have been reported this 12 months in 33 states, with 142 neuroinvasive circumstances, in keeping with preliminary information from the US Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention.

CNN’s Brenda Goodman contributed to this report.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the previous high U.S. infectious illness knowledgeable, hung out within the hospital after being contaminated with West Nile virus and is now recovering at residence, a spokesperson confirmed Saturday.

Fauci is predicted to make a full restoration, the spokesperson stated on situation of anonymity because of safety issues.

West Nile virus is usually unfold via the chunk of an contaminated mosquito. Whereas most individuals do not expertise signs, about 1 in 5 can develop a fever, headache, physique aches, vomiting, diarrhea, or rash, in accordance with the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention. About 1 out of 150 contaminated individuals develop a severe, generally deadly, sickness.

CBS Information’ chief medical correspondent, Dr. Jonathan LaPook, wrote in a social media publish that he spoke Saturday with Fauci, who stated he was seemingly contaminated from a mosquito chunk that he bought in his yard.

“Dr. Fauci was hospitalized about ten days in the past after growing fever, chills, and extreme fatigue,” the publish on X stated. It stated Fauci spent every week within the hospital.

As chief White Home medical adviser, Fauci was the general public face of the U.S. authorities through the COVID-19 pandemic, a job that made him each a trusted voice to tens of millions and in addition the goal of partisan anger. He left the federal government in 2022 however was again earlier than Congress in June to testify as a part of Republicans’ yearslong investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and the U.S. response to the illness.

Fauci final summer time joined the school at Georgetown College as a distinguished college professor.

There are not any vaccines to stop West Nile, or medicines to deal with it. As of Aug. 20, the CDC had recorded 216 instances in 33 states this 12 months. It is best prevented by avoiding mosquito bites.

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PARIS (AP) — The message is evident: Paralympians should not taking part. They’re competing.

Various athletes getting ready for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Video games have proclaimed that on their social feeds over the previous few days, reminding the world that Olympians should not the one athletes coming to Paris searching for gold.

The video games will probably be underway subsequent week with the opening ceremony on Wednesday. Athletes and the video games’ personal social and inventive groups have been taking a extra aggressive method to their messaging, leaning into disabilities and being prepared to danger discomfiting their viewers to introduce athletes and their personalities, not simply their disabilities.

The Worldwide Paralympic Committee has launched a number of YouTube movies to point out the edgier aspect of its rivals, together with : “ Paris 2024: What Actually Issues ” and “ Paris 2024: 100 Days to Go – Welcome to the Paralympics.” The tagline for each: “That is the Paralympics… they’re not enjoying video games.”

‘A Man With No Arms’

When you didn’t know the characters, the “What Actually Issues” collection opens on a jarring be aware. A genial 5-foot-6-inch man grasps a automobile’s steering wheel along with his foot. He leans over to his passenger and says with a sideways smile, “Is that this your first time using in a automobile with a man with out arms?”

The man with no arms is Paralympic silver medalist Matt Stutzman, who has constructed up a model because the “Armless Archer.” He maneuvers the automobile along with his toes: left foot on the pedals, proper foot on the steering wheel.

Stutzman’s passenger is Chuck Aoki, a wheelchair rugby participant becoming a member of Stutzman on Group USA. Within the YouTube collection, Stutzman hosts Aoki and para monitor and subject athlete Scout Bassett telling their tales from a special perspective with humor thrown in.

“There’s that connection; it’s like an unstated bond,” stated Stutzman, who earned a silver medal within the males’s particular person compound open on the London video games in 2012. “I may not know who Bassett is, however we each know that we each needed to undergo one thing particular to even get to the extent the place we’re at in sport.”

Edgy takes

The IPC has obtained criticism for leaning into the disabilities of their athletes, however spokesman Craig Spence stated the irreverent method was vital.

“When you converse to Paralympians, they’ve bought a fantastic humorousness. They’re not wrapped up in cotton wool and shielded from society,” Spence stated in an interview earlier this 12 months.

“They wish to snort about themselves,” he stated. “Like all of us do, and that’s why we’ve tried to be actually edgy on the Paralympic TikTok account.”

Spence stated the criticism the IPC had obtained got here largely from individuals outdoors the group of individuals with disabilities, and the feedback usually ask who the admin is on the account — implying it’s somebody making enjoyable of disabilities. However based on Spence, the “admin” is 2008 Paralympian Richard Fox from Britain.

A number of movies have gone viral on the account. One video captured single-leg bicycle owner Darren Hicks successful time trial para-cycling gold in Tokyo with an altered audio sounding like a Marine drill sergeant yelling “left, left, left.”

One other audio that had viewers in shock within the feedback part featured double-arm amputee Zheng Tao bumping into the wall along with his head to say gold on the London 2012 video games.

For Stutzman, this content material allows him and his teammates to inform the world they don’t seem to be disabled individuals; they’re athletes with a variety of capabilities who occur to have disabilities.

“It took the Paralympic Video games and archery to make the world a believer that individuals with bodily disabilities can actually do what everyone else can do,” Stutzman stated.

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Ana Escamilla is a scholar within the undergraduate certificates program within the Carmical Sports activities Media Institute on the College of Georgia.

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Former world champion Floyd Mayweather went the gap towards John Gotti III in an exhibition battle on Saturday evening in Mexico Metropolis.

The 47-year-old Mayweather fought Gotti in an eight-round battle with no judges in Enviornment Ciudad de Mexico.

It was a rematch of a battle that resulted in a large brawl in Florida final June.

Mayweather, who retired from boxing in 2017 with an unbeaten file in 50 bouts, dominated the battle from the second spherical, when the fighter nichnamed “Cash” requested for a change of referee.

On the finish of the battle, Mayweather and Gotti III embraced within the ring as Mexicans followers loudly booed.

Mayweather is taken into account one of many biggest boxers in historical past. Throughout a profession that spanned 21 years, he gained world titles in 5 totally different divisions and beat rivals together with Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De la Hoya, Shane Mosley and Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez.

Along with Gotti, in his exhibition fights since 2018, Mayweather has confronted three Japanese fighters and Logan Paul, a YouTuber and WWE wrestler.

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