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sports Diamars 13 september 2022

WR Brown 'always open' in sensational debut for Eagles

(AP) — A.J. Brown hung STOCK UP
an "Always Open" sign — Hurts. He perhaps had his
such as the kind you'd find signature performance with
at a diner — last week in the Eagles. He found instant
his locker. success with Brown and
threw for 243 yards over-
He can't be knocked for false all. Hurts ran 17 times, one
advertising. short of his career high, for
90 yards and a 1-yard touch-
Brown had a Philadelphia down. Philadelphia sealed
Eagles debut to remember, the win on Hurts' sneak that
and certainly one for the re- converted a fourth-and-1
cord book, in a 38-35 win from the Detroit 40 with 50
over the Detroit Lions on seconds left. He had 50 yards
Sunday. Brown had a career- rushing in the first quarter,
high-tying 155 yards receiv- the highest total by a Phila-
ing, the most yards receiving delphia quarterback since
by a player in his Eagles de- Michael Vick ran for 2 more
but. yards in the opening quarter
of a 2013 game against the
The Eagles traded the No. 18 New York Giants.
pick and a third-round choice
to Tennessee for Brown and Hurts did suffer a few too
signed him to a four-year many punishing hits as he
contract worth at least $57 ready had a close friendship was traded to the Eagles. Per- 54-yard pass from Hurts in tried to make plays with his
million. off the field. The chemistry is haps not as well known as he the second quarter. Hurts legs. But making plays on the
already there on the field. should have been playing for combined for 256 offensive run is one of the things he
Brown's 155 yards were the the Titans, Brown can rise yards alone (189 passing, 67 does best.
most by an Eagle since Alshon Brown just might turn out as into superstardom in Phila- rushing) in the first half. Oh,
Jeffery had eight catches for the best Eagles wide receiver delphia. and four Eagles had rushing KEY NUMBER
160 yards in December 2018 since Terrell Owens led them touchdowns. 216 — Yes, all the focus was
at the Los Angeles Rams. to the Super Bowl with one "A.J. made a lot of plays that on Brown's breakout de-
of the great single-seasons in gave us a lot of momentum," For an opener, not bad. but. But the Eagles ran for
Now that's an instant impact. franchise history in 2004. Hurts said. a whopping 216 yards and
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni rushed for four touchdowns.
"Sometimes the ball just Yes, the wideout bar has been WHAT'S WORKING said Hurts was in "complete Miles Sanders averaged 7.3
keeps finding you," Brown low since Owens left, but In simplest terms, Hurts-to- control" on noticing what the yards per carry and scored a
said. "I got hot kind of early." Brown surpassed the hype Brown. Heck, the offense in Lions were doing on defense. rushing TD for the first time
Brown and Jalen Hurts al- that followed him once he general. Brown hauled in a since 2020.

Estrada, Flores homer in late innings, European medalist

Giants beat Cubs 4-2 runner tests positive for

meldonium
(AP) — Thairo Estrada Estrada, Evan Longoria and streak of six scoreless innings
homered in the seventh, Austin Dean had two hits to begin his major league ca-
Wilmer Flores connected each for the Giants, who had reer.
in the eighth and the San lost five of six. MONACO (AP) — European Championship stee-
Francisco Giants held on Seiya Suzuki homered off plechase silver medalist Ahmed Abdelwahed has
to beat the Chicago Cubs Flores hit a two-run shot off Scott Alexander in the eighth been suspended after testing positive for meldoni-
4-2 on Sunday night. Hayden Wesneski (1-1) after to pull the Cubs within 4-2. um, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Monday.
Lewis Brinson walked for his
The Giants kept the Cubs' 18th homer of the season, Left-handed starter Wade The endurance-boosting heart medication has been
offense in check while using matching a career high and Miley gave up a run and banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency since 2016.
six pitchers on a bullpen day, snapping an 0-for-19 skid. four hits, struck out five and Athletes testing positive for it early that year included ten-
though Zach McKinstry had walked one in five innings nis star Maria Sharapova, who served a 15-month ban.
four hits for the Cubs, who Estrada led off the seventh for the Cubs. It was his sec-
have dropped 15 of 21. with his 13th of the season. ond outing after missing Abdelwahed's case was announced three weeks after he
The homer ended Wesneski's three months with a shoulder finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Eu-
injury. ropean track championships in Munich, Germany.

Zack Littell (3-3) threw 1 The AIU did not say when the 26-year-old Italian run-
2/3 shutout innings to earn ner tested positive. He has been provisionally suspended
the victory. Camilo Doval while a disciplinary case gets prepared.
worked around a hit bat-
ter and a triple in the ninth, Abdelwahed placed 14th in the Olympic steeplechase last
pitching 1 1/3 scoreless in- year in Tokyo.
nings for his 22nd save.

John Brebbia allowed a hit in
a scoreless first inning as the
Giants opener. San Francisco
relied on its bullpen to fill in
for Alex Wood, who went on
the 15-day injured list with a
shoulder injury on Sept. 3.