Morning Sports Update: Brady, Gronk, Edelman will reportedly sit out Patriots’ preseason opener
The Patriots will reportedly play it safe for their preseason opener, the Red Sox get banged up in a loss to the Yankees, and U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky does it again in Rio.
Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, and Julian Edelman will reportedly sit out the Patriots’ preseason opener: Edelman is expected to sit amid concerns over his left foot, while Brady and Gronkowski would be healthy scratches. (BostonHerald.com)
Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman are not playing tomorrow night against the Saints, per source.
— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) August 10, 2016
David Ortiz’s X-rays came back negative after taking foul ball to the shin: “My heart sunk a little bit when I saw it, but fortunately, I just saw him back there,” said Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski. “He’s doing much better. It’s not broken. He looks like he’s moving around pretty good right now, considering how he was.” (MLB.com)
Bruins reportedly unlikely to land Jimmy Vesey: Citing two sources, Joe Haggerty of CSNNE.com reports that Boston is not among the free agent’s top three choices despite getting a meeting with him. (CSNNE.com)
Katie Ledecky and U.S. win 4x200m relay: The win makes three golds already for Ledecky.
“Ledecky passes her…and Cook can’t do anything about it.” @RowdyGaines on the call. https://t.co/BWGaUNiTHM https://t.co/TN9P9VdBVz
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 11, 2016
Carmelo Anthony becomes USA Basketball’s all-time leading scorer: Melo scored 31 in a tight win over Australia, pushing him ahead of LeBron James.
https://twitter.com/usabasketball/status/763554553820225536
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