FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) β The New England Patriots remain one of the NFL’s five unbeaten teams, improving to 7-0 with a 36-7 rout of Miami. Tom Brady threw for 356 yards and four touchdowns, including a pair of scoring strikes to Julian Edelman. The Dolphins finished the game without four-time Pro Bowl defensive end Cameron Wake, who was carted off the field with an Achilles tendon injury.
IRVING, Texas (AP) β Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle is taking time away from the team to deal with an unspecified personal issue while already ruled out of Sunday’s game against Seattle with a back injury. Coach Jason Garrett declined to discuss the specifics of Randle’s absence. Randle is under investigation by the NFL for a possible violation of its personal conduct policy following a domestic dispute in which he was not charged.
BEREA, Ohio (AP) β An NFL spokesman says Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel’s (man-ZEHLZ’) recent domestic incident remains under review. Manziel was interviewed at the team’s complex Wednesday night by investigators looking into whether he violated the league’s personal conduct policy during an Oct. 12 argument with his girlfriend. League spokesman Brian McCarthy says “no decision has been made” on Manziel, who was not arrested after being questioned by police in Avon, Ohio.
MIAMI (AP) β The Miami Marlins have hired Don Mattingly as manager and announced that Dan Jennings has been let go as general manager. Mattingly went 446-363 in five years with the Dodgers and won the NL West the past three seasons. Team officials said after the season that Jennings would resume his old job as GM after serving as interim manager, but he didn’t return to the office and hadn’t been involved in offseason decisions.
TORONTO (AP) β Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos has stepped down after six seasons at the post, rejecting an offer to stay on in a diminished role under new president Mark Shapiro (shah-PY’-roh). His departure comes the same day Sporting News announced Anthopoulos was chosen executive of the year after guiding the Blue Jays to the AL East title and their first playoff berth in 22 years. The Jays were able to catch the Yankees in the standings once Anthopoulos acquired David Price and Troy Tulowitzki (too-loh-WITS’-kee) for several prospects at the trade deadline.
