SAN DIEGO (AP) β The Bears got the better of the Chargers in last night’s NFL game in San Diego, 22-19. Chicago took the lead on a 25-yard touchdown pass from Jay Cutler to Zach Miller with 3:19 left to secure the win. Cutler finished 27 of 40 for 345 yards, one interception and one lost fumble, while Philip Rivers threw for 280 yards and a touchdown in San Diego’s fifth consecutive loss.
OAKLAND (AP) β There’s just one unbeaten team left in the NBA and it’s the reigning champion Golden State Warriors. They improved to 8-0 last night with a 109-95 victory over Detroit. Klay Thompson led the way with 24 points as Stephen (STEH’-fehn) Curry hit just seven of his 18 shots to finish with 22.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) β Ohio State coach Urban Meyer has announced that J.T. Barrett is once again his starting quarterback. Meyer benched Barrett last week after his arrest for driving while impaired. Barrett has a date in court today on the charge.
UNDATED (AP) β Key players for both the Los Angeles Angels and Cleveland Indians could miss the start of the 2016 season. Albert Pujols (POO’-hohlz) of the Angels has undergone a procedure to repair the planter plate in his right foot, while Michael Brantley of the Indians has had surgery to repair a torn right labrum. Each team hopes to have its star player back by the start of the campaign.
MOSCOW (AP) β The Russian government is fighting back after charges were made that the country operated a vast state-sponsored doping program. A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin (POO’-tihn) says the allegations that were in a report by the World Anti-Doping Agency commission are not supported by evidence.
