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Georgia star safety LeCounte injured in motorcycle wreck

"His injuries are not life- covery in the game. For the will likely go with junior
threatening and a full recov- season, he leads the team Christopher Smith at the
ery is expected," Courson with three interceptions. safety spot.
said in a statement.
"He's lucky to be alive," After Saturday's game,
Courson did not say how Blocker-LeCounte told the LeCounte talked about how
long LeCounte might be out Atlanta Journal-Constitu- the defense was going to have
of action for No. 5 Georgia tion. "He was wearing his to press on in the wake of in-
(4-1). The Bulldogs have a helmet and (that) saved his juries to several key players,
huge game next weekend, life." including fellow safety Lewis
facing No. 8 Florida (3-1) in Cine, who sustained an ankle
the annual "Cocktail Party" The Journal-Constitution injury.
clash in Jacksonville. said LeCounte sustained a
shoulder injury, bruised ribs "Sorry to say it, but it really
LeCounte's mother, Erika and several cuts and scrapes. is the next man up in this
Blocker-LeCounte, said her He did not have any broken profession," LeCounte said.
(AP) — Georgia star safe- top defensive players, was son was struck by two cars bones and no surgery will be "A couple of guys got dinged
ty Richard LeCounte was taken to the trauma center at while driving his motorcycle required. up and we're ready to come
injured in a motorcycle Piedmont Athens Regional Saturday night, just hours back next week and fix what
accident shortly after the Medical Center. He was still after the Bulldogs had flown "God spared him his life, we we need to fix. We have a
Bulldogs returned to Ath- being treated Sunday, ac- home from their 14-3 victory can't ask for more," his moth- lot of guys waiting to get the
ens from their victory at cording to Ron Courson, the over Kentucky. er said. "Glory to God." chance to show what they are
Kentucky. school's director of sports able to do, and I'm excited for
medicine. LeCounte had a career-high If LeCounte is out for an ex- those guys."
LeCounte, one of the team's 13 tackles and a fumble re- tended period, the Bulldogs

Sam Mewis scores to help Man City retain Women's FA Cup

(AP) — Sam Mewis emu- Valérie Gauvin nodded Ever- the victory with a low finish
lated fellow American ton level on the hour. A after being set up by Stanway.
Carli Lloyd by scoring in chance to win the game in
an FA Cup final for Man- regulation time wasn't taken It sealed City's third Women's
chester City as the defend- by Mewis when the August FA Cup triumph in four sea-
ing champions beat Ever- recruit fired over with a cou- sons — a winning streak that
ton 3-1 after extra time on ple of minutes to go. began with Lloyd netting in
Sunday. the 2017 victory over Bir-
Everton goalkeeper Sandy mingham.
Mewis, whose goal in the MacIver thwarted City's pur- It was a double American
semifinal secured the trip to suit of a winner before Geor- triumph under the Wembley
Wembley Stadium, headed in gia Stanway found a way past arch with Rose Lavelle also
the opener in the 40th min- her at the near post in the picking up the trophy after
ute of the 50th Women's FA 111th minute. a successful introduction to
Cup final. English soccer.
And with the final touch of ic-delayed FA Cup final at sea's men but his side ended
After City was unable to con- the game, Canadian forward Mewis wasn't the first Amer- Wembley in 2020. Christian up losing to Arsenal.
vert its control into goals, Janine Beckie wrapped up ican to score in a pandem- Pulisic also netted for Chel-

Rublev beats Sonego for 5th title of 2020 season

(AP) — Andrey Rublev won his with his powerful ground strokes and ing Djokovic's number of wins.
fifth ATP title of the season af- "I am happy that I won the title here, I dropped just one point in his first No other player won more than 28
ter beating unheralded Lorenzo am happy that I will compete in Lon- four service games. matches.
Sonego 6-4, 6-4 at the Erste Bank don for the first time", Rublev said.
Open on Sunday. However, he faced two break points Sonego appeared in his second ca-
"It's going to be a really good chal- at 5-4 but saved them both to close reer final, after winning in Antalya in
The 23-year-old Russian credits lenge for me to see what exactly I out the opening set. 2019.
keeping his emotions in check for need to improve to be at that level to
turning 2020 into his most successful be able to compete against top eight The second went with serve until The 42nd-ranked Italian had lost
season. payers." 4-4, when Rublev's strong returning in qualification a week ago but was
Rublev said he might have to work earned him another break. added to the main draw to replace
"I am complaining a lot on court but even more on his temperament. the injured Diego Schwartzman. He
that is the thing that I need to change. Rublev, who didn't drop a service didn't drop a set in his way to the fi-
I think this week I did it really well, game in the entire tournament, nal, which included a 6-2, 6-1 quar-
I was not really complaining much, "It can be even better if we compare wrapped up the win in the next game, terfinal win over Djokovic.
I was not really showing emotions with the top players. I did a good job when Sonego hit a return long on the
much. It was one of the calmest this week and this is the right direc- Russian's first match point. "This was my best tournament in my
weeks I have ever played," said the tion and I need to move in this way life, I played my best tennis in my life,
eighth-ranked Rublev, who entered and to be always positive," he said. "This tournament is really special for sure, I beat the No. 1 player in the
the top 10 last month. for me because my grandmother was world," Sonego said.
Rublev became the first player in Austrian so I have Austrian blood. It's
Rublev has won three of his last four this shortened season with five titles, a really special title for me," Rublev "It's an amazing week. Today was not
tournaments, improving to 7-2 in ca- one more than Novak Djokovic. No said. so easy because Rublev has confi-
reer finals, and Sunday's win earned other player has won more than two dence, this was his fifth final in one
him a berth for the season-ending tournaments. By winning the final, Rublev im- year," he added. "This is amazing."
ATP Finals in London. In the final, Rublev dominated play proved to 39-7 for the season, match-