WASHINGTON (AP) β Rookie Joe Panik hit his first major league home run, a three-run shot, as the San Francisco Giants emphatically ended Washington’s 10-game winning streak, 10-3. Buster Posey also went deep for the Giants for his 15th homer of the year.
PHILADELPHIA (AP)β Philadelphia beat St. Louis 5-4 as Adam Wainwright failed in his bid to become the first 16-game winner in the big leagues while continuing his August struggles. The right-hander fell to 15-8, allowing five runs and six hits in six innings, dropping to 2-3 with a 6.49 ERA in five starts this month.
CLEVELAND (AP) β Cleveland backup quarterback Johnny Manziel (man-ZEHL’) has been fined $12,000 by the NFL for flipping his middle finger at Washington’s sideline in a game this week, a person familiar with the penalty has told the Associated Press. Manziel said he was reacting to taunting by the Redskins during Monday night’s nationally televised game.
PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) β Adam Scott and Cameron Tringale are the 36-hole co-leaders at The Barclays, the opening event of the PGA Tour playoffs. Three dozen players were within five shots of the lead, a group that includes British Open and PGA champion Rory McIlroy, who roared into contention with a 65.
WASHINGTON (AP) β The Washington Post says it will stop calling Washington’s football team the “Redskins” on its editorial page because its editorial board says the term “unquestionably offends not only many Native Americans but many other Americans, too.” But the Post will continue to use “Redskins” in the news and sports sections.
