Morning Sports Update: Rob Gronkowski’s injury deemed ‘minor’
The Patriots may have dodged a bullet with Rob Gronkowski, the Red Sox win again, and the Olympics continue with a controversial finish.
— Rob Gronkowski’s injury isn’t considered serious
Sounds like whatever caused #Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski to pull up at practice is as minor as it seemed. No worries.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 16, 2016
–Shaunae Miller’s head-first dive at the finish line beats Allyson Felix: It took a head-first dive, Superwoman-style, for Miller to spring an Olympic upset Monday over America’s top female sprinter in the 400 meters and deny her a record fifth gold medal. (Boston.com)
— Ortiz’s homer lifts Red Sox over Indians 3-2: Ortiz hit a go-ahead, two-run drive in a three-run sixth inning, and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 3-2 to extend their winning streak to four. (Boston.com)
— NFL threatens to suspend 4 players, over PED probe spat: The league’s latest message to James Harrison, Clay Matthews, Mike Neal and Julius Peppers came with an ominous and onerous threat: Answer our questions in the next 10 days, or start your suspension. (Boston.com)
— Don’t try to surprise Adrian Beltre with a beverage shower or he’ll fight you with a broom: Beltre’s worries were legit, beverage baths can easily go awry. (Deadspin)
— Cubs apologize for song, fire employee involved: The Cubs said an employee played Prodigy’s “Smack My Bitch Up” after Chapman pitched the ninth inning of a 6-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. That employee was fired Monday. (ESPN.com)
— Groome scheduled to debut Monday: According to a source, the Red Sox’ first-round pick (No. 7 overall) is tentatively scheduled to make his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Red Sox next Monday if his bullpen session goes as planned this week. (WEEI.com)
— Butler ejected after fight with Jeffrey: Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler and Bears receiver Alshon Jeffrey had each other by the face mask after a play in 11-on-11 drills roughly halfway through the teams’ joint practice Monday in Foxborough. They began yanking each other around, and slamming into each other. (Boston.com)
— Patriots quarterbacks through the years
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