Sports Digest: Maine cyclist Clara Brown finishes eighth in women’s C1-3 individual time trials at the Paralympics

PARALYMPICS Clara Brown, the cyclist who grew up in Falmouth and now lives in Cumberland, placed eighth in the womens C1-3 individual time trials at the Paris Paralympic Games on Wednesday.

Brown covered the 14.1-kilometer course in 22 minutes, 58 seconds.

Maike Hausberger of Germany won the gold medal in 21:30.45.

Brown, making her second trip to the Paralympics, will compete again on Saturday in the four-lap, 56.8 kilometer C1-3 road race.

In other cycling news, Tandem cyclists Hannah Chadwick, who is blind, and her pilot, Skyler Samuelson Espinoza of Freeport, placed sixth in the 3,000-meter individual pursuit on Sunday, the same position they occupied earlier in the Paris Games in the 1,000-meter time trial.

BASKETBALL NBA: Memphis forward GG Jackson II had surgery to repair the fifth metatarsal in his right foot, and the Grizzlies said Jacksons status will be re-evaluated in three months.

The Grizzlies updated Jacksons status for an injury they first announced Aug.

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Jackson hurt his foot on a layup playing basketball in Texas last week.

COLLEGES FOOTBALL: LSU running back John Emery has a torn anterior cruciate ligament that will sideline him for the rest of what is his sixth season with the No.

18 Tigers, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because LSU has not announced the injury, which occurred during practice in Baton Rouge on Tuesday and was first reported by The Advocate of Baton Rouge.

Emery, whose career has been marked by absences caused either by injuries or academic ineligibility, was LSUs most productive running back in the Tigers season-opening, 27-20 loss to Southern California in Las Vegas on Sunday night.

He rushed for 61 yards, highlighted by a 39-yard burst down the middle of the field in the third quarter.

He also had a 10-yard reception.

SOCCER AWARDS: Lionel Messi may be considered by many as the greatest soccer player of all time, but the Argentina star was omitted from the list of nominations to win this years Ballon dOr award the sports most prized individual honor.

The record eight-time winner and holder of the trophy did not feature in a list of 30 players in the running for the award, which will be presented Oct.

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Also excluded was Messis great rival, five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo.

It was the first time since 2003 that neither player made the list.

Vinicius Junior, Rodri, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Harry Kane are among the names nominated.

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