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Teddy Bridgewater Shows 'Toughness' In Return From Injury As Broncos Beat Chargers
Lee Elder Dies At Age 87,
When Denver Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridge- water limped back into the huddle Sunday with a lower right leg injury, he helped the Broncos stay in the AFC's jumbled playoff race.
So much so that the Bron- cos, now 6-5 after a 28-13 win over the Los Angeles Charg- ers at Empower Field at Mile
High, will face the Kansas City Chiefs next Sunday night at Arrowhead Stadium with a chance to move into first place in the AFC West.
"When you win it doesn't really matter what you're going through, you feel good,'' Bridgewater said. " ... We'll see how I feel in the morning.''
Grizzlies' Ja Morant Avoided Significant Knee Injury
JA MORANT
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant avoided a serious knee injury but is expected to miss at least a "couple of weeks," coach Taylor Jenk- ins told reporters ahead of Sunday's game against the Sacramento Kings.
Jenkins said Morant avoided any tears or ligament damage to his left knee but added that there was no offi- cial timetable for his return.
"We're so thankful we avoided a significant injury," Jenkins said. "We expect a full recovery, and this is noth- ing long term that we're wor- ried about."
Morant suffered the left knee sprain in the first quarter of Friday's loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
Compete At The Masters
Gervonta 'Tank' Davis Vs Isaac 'Pitbull’ Cruz Will Be A Good Fight Sunday Night On Showtime PPV; Don't Miss It
GERVONTA 'TANK' DAVIS AND ISAAC CRUZ
LEE ELDER
emotional experiences that I have ever witnessed or been involved in," Elder said fol- lowing the ceremony, per Joel Beall of Golf Digest. "It is certainly something that I will cherish for the rest of my life."
Elder also broke the color barrier at the Ryder Cup, help- ing the United States team win in 1979.
He found even more suc- cess later in life on the PGA Champions Tour, earning nine wins.
TEDDY BRIDGEWATER
Lee Elder, who broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and paved the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow, has died at the age of 87.
The Texas native won four times on the PGA Tour, in- cluding the 1974 Monsanto Open that earned him the ini- tial invite to the Masters Tour- nament.
Elder said he received threats leading up to his first appearance at the Masters, ul- timately renting two houses so people wouldn't know where he was staying.
In 2021, he was celebrated by the tournament as an hon- orary starter alongside Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player and received a large ovation from the crowd.
"For me and my family, I think it was one of the most
Was 1st Black Golfer To
Unbeaten five-time world champion and boxing’s hottest attraction Gervonta “Tank” Davis (25-0) will defend his WBA Lightweight Championship against hard-
hitting Isaac “Pitbull’’ Cruz ( 22-1) on Sunday, De- cember 5 live on SHOWTIME PPV from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in a Premier Box- ing Champions event.
Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez Headline 2022 Baseball
Hall Of Fame Ballot
BARRY BONDS AND ALEX RODRIGUEZ
Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz will get their first shot at Cooperstown, while Barry Bonds, Curt Schilling, Sammy Sosa and Roger Clemens will get one last opportunity on the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.
The 30 names being con- sidered were revealed Mon- day: Bobby Abreu, Barry Bonds, Mark Buehrle, Roger Clemens, Carl Crawford, Prince Fielder, Todd Helton, Ryan Howard, Tim Hudson, Torii Hunter, Andruw Jones, Jeff Kent, Tim Lincecum, Justin
Morneau, Joe Nathan, David Ortiz, Jonathan Pa- pelbon, Jake Peavy, Andy Pettitte, A.J. Pierzynski, Manny Ramirez, Alex Ro- driguez, Scott Rolen, Jimmy Rollins, Curt Schilling, Gary Sheffield, Sammy Sosa, Mark Teix- eira, Omar Vizquel, Billy Wagner.
The list includes 13 new players and 17 holdovers from the 30 previously considered by the Hall. Much of the focus will be on Bonds, Schilling, Sosa and Clemens in their final year of eligibility on the Baseball Writers Association of America ballot.
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