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Falcons WR Julio Jones (hamstring) out vs LA Chargers

(AP) — Atlanta Falcons The hamstring injury also
receiver Julio Jones will forced Jones to sit out against
miss his fourth game of the Chicago Bears in Week
the season because of a 3 and the Carolina Panthers
lingering hamstring in- in Week 5. The Falcons (4-8)
jury. lost both games.
Even if Jones is able to play
The team ruled out Jones for the remainder of the regular
Sunday's game in Los Ange- contest, this will be his sec-
les against the Chargers after ond-fewest games of his 10-
he was held out of practice all year career. He played five
week. games in 2013 before going
down with a season-ending
Two other starters — safety foot injury.
Riccardo Allen (concussion)
and offensive guard James Jones ranks second on the
Carpenter (groin) — also will Falcons this season behind
sit. Calvin Ridley with 51 recep-
tions for 771 yards and three
After missing a Week 12 vic- touchdowns.
tory over the Raiders because
of his hamstring issue, Jones Running back Todd Gurley, was starting right tackle Ka- that assistant offensive line
returned to the field for last who has been slowed by a leb McGary, listed as ques- coach Bob Kronenberg will Diversity coaching fellow
week's loss to the New Or- chronic knee problem, was tionable due to a personal not travel with the team. No Nick Jones will handle Kro-
leans Saints. He made six re- cleared to play against the matter, reason was given, but it may nenberg's duties on Sunday.
ceptions for 94 yards. Chargers. The only other be related to COVID-19 pro-
player on the injury report The Falcons also announced tocols.

Dombrowski hired as Phils' president of baseball operations

(AP) — Whether rebuild- to welcome him to Philadel- postseason and contending Florida Marlins in 1991, two
ing or reloading, small phia." for world championships,” years before their first game, While he's always been able
market or large, Dave Middleton said. and was the chief architect to land top players — both by
Dombrowski has been a Andy MacPhail is the Phil- of their 1997 World Series buying free agents and trad-
big success at every major lies' current president and The 64-year-old Dombrows- championship. Then he over- ing away prospects — Dom-
league stop. has planned to retire after ki has led baseball operations saw an ownership-mandated browski is taking over a fran-
the 2021 season. He said in for four teams over more fire sale, helping to ultimately chise that might not be posi-
His next challenging project: October he would be willing than three decades in the ma- rebuild a Marlins squad that tioned to spend freely due to
a Philadelphia Phillies team to step aside sooner to make jors, taking a trio of franchises won another title in 2003, al- existing big contracts and the
that's gone nine years with- way for a new baseball opera- to the World Series. His clubs though Dombrowski had left burden of the coronavirus
out a winning record. tions boss. have won four pennants and for Detroit by then. pandemic.
two Series titles.
Dombrowski joined the Phil- Philadelphia reassigned gen- Dombrowski turned a Tigers Middleton has spent aggres-
lies as president of baseball eral manager Matt Klentak Dombrowski was the young- team that lost an American sively in recent seasons, most
operations on Friday. within the organization after est general manager in base- League-record 119 games in notably signing slugger Bryce
finishing 28-32 last season. ball history when he took 2003 into a perennial winner. Harper to a $330 million, 13-
“This is a great day for the Joe Girardi remains as man- over the Montreal Expos in Detroit won four straight year deal in 2019. The team
Philadelphia Phillies,” man- ager. 1988 at 31 years old, and he division titles from 2011- has millions more tied up in
aging partner John Middle- played a major role in putting 14 and AL pennants in 2006 deals for Zack Wheeler, An-
ton said in a statement. “Da- “Between David and Joe Gi- the small-market club on a and 2012 before cutting him drew McCutchen, Jean Se-
vid Dombrowski is one of rardi, we now have two of path to contention with its loose after the 2015 season. gura and Aaron Nola.
the most accomplished ex- the best people in place to set fruitful farm system.
ecutives this great game has us on the path back to where He joined the Red Sox as The spending spree could
ever seen, and we are thrilled we want to be, and that is the He joined the expansion president of baseball opera- be at an end, at least for now.
tions the following August A person familiar with the
and made a number of key Phillies’ finances told the AP
acquisitions — including ace last week the club lost $145
Chris Sale, slugger J.D. Mar- million during the pandem-
tinez and manager Alex Cora ic-shortened 2020 season
— that led to Boston's 2018 played without fans. The
World Series championship. person spoke on condition of
anonymity because the team
Dombrowski was fired by the hadn’t officially released the
Red Sox in September 2019 figures.
amid a disappointing follow-
up to the championship run. Philadelphia finished four
games below .500 last season
Known for aggressively pur- in Girardi's first season, one
suing major league talent, win shy of ending a nine-year
Dombrowski has also over- playoff drought. The Phillies
seen the drafting and devel- haven’t had a winning sea-
opment of a number of stars, son since taking five straight
including Rondell White, division titles, two National
Cliff Floyd, Josh Beckett, League pennants and one
Justin Verlander and Rick World Series crown from
Porcello. 2007-11.