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Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson's disease WASHINGTON (AP) Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre told a congressional committee Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinsons disease.

Favre made the announcement as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi.

Favre does not face criminal charges, but he has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded by a welfare program in the state.

He was also an investor a biotech company with ties to the case that said it was developing concussion drugs.

It is unclear if Favres disease is connected to his football career or head injuries.

Mets and Braves set for showdown in Atlanta with playoff dreams at stake in rivalry's next chapter NEW YORK (AP) All summer long, one massive series kept looming on the schedule.

Three games between the Mets and Braves in Atlanta during the final week of the season.

With the NL East rivals locked in a heated wild-card race, surely it would come down to their head-to-head matchup.

And here we are.

If the banged-up Braves are going to earn a seventh straight playoff berth, theyll need a big performance at home.

If the surprising Mets are going to finish this postseason push, they can do it by toppling a familiar nemesis.

On the line at Truist Park beginning Tuesday night nothing less than a chance to play in October.

49ers star RB Christian McCaffrey heads to Germany to see a specialist for his Achilles injury SANTA CLARA, Calif.

(AP) San Francisco 49ers All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey has traveled to Germany to consult with a specialist about his Achilles tendinitis.

Coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed that McCaffrey made the trip in hopes of resolving an issue that has bothered him since early in training camp and has forced him onto injured reserve to start the season.

McCaffrey got hurt early in training camp and missed four weeks of practice before returning to the field on a limited basis before the season opener Sept.

9 against the Jets.

He was unable to play in the opener and was placed on injured reserve the following week.

Five backup QBs have already been pressed into starting duty with the NFL season just 3 weeks old Sixty-six quarterbacks started an NFL game last season and already five teams have had to turn to their backup QB through Week 3 this season.

Most were pressed into duty because of injuries to the starter although the Carolina Panthers benched Bryce Young for veteran Andy Dalton after the first overall draft pick in 2023 fell to 2-16 with two bad games.

Dalton promptly led the Panthers to their first victory.

Justin Fields has played so well in Russell Wilson's absence that he may keep the job.

Both Fields and Minnesota's Sam Darnold have their teams off to 3-0 starts.

'Nice college offense' is working out for Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders Part of the lead-up to Washington's game at Cincinnati was Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt calling the Commanders' system around rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels simple and a nice college offense.

That unit carved up the Bengals for 356 yards in a 38-33 victory that included Daniels completing 21 of 23 passes.

Taylor-Britt said quick throws were the difference.

But Daniels had more than three seconds per passing attempt thanks to improved offensive line play and balance provided by running backs Brian Robinson Jr.

and Austin Ekeler.

Coliseum employees who became familiar faces brace for what's next as A's move to Sacramento OAKLAND, Calif.

(AP) Many longtime Oakland Athletics employees are still working in their 70s, 80s and even 90s because they love being part of the games and cherish the community aspect of coming to work at a place with such history.

But some are planning to retire, having given their hearts and souls to this place and uncertain of what's next as the A's relocate to Sacramento for the next three years ahead of a planned move to Las Vegas in 2028.

The cycling sailors: Meet the pedal-pushers who keep the high-tech America's Cup yachts flying BARCELONA, Spain (AP) David Freddie Carr is helping to keep Britains yacht flying over the Mediterranean waves at the 37th Americas Cup by pounding on the pedals inside his cockpit.

Carr is a member of the select tribe of cyclors.

These cycling sailors are almost hidden in the hulls of the AC75 foiling yachts.

Their leg power allows the sails to be trimmed and masts rotated.

The 42-year-old Carr calls his role one of more extreme sporting environments thats ever existed." The efforts of Carr and his crewmates have put INEOS Britannia into the challengers final against Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli starting on Thursday off Barcelona.

Tyreek Hill's traffic stop can be a reminder of drivers' constitutional rights WASHINGTON (AP) The question of one's responsibility to comply with all instructions given by a law enforcement officer recently came up following a traffic stop involving Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill.

All American drivers have constitutional rights when pulled over on the road.

Black people are disproportionately targeted for traffic stops and searches.

Civil liberties experts say that in the event of a traffic stop, its best to cooperate and comply with law enforcement.

Motorists have the right to remain silent and the right to say no to a vehicle search.

Hill has acknowledged he could have handled the interaction better.

Pac-12 adding Utah State, in talks with Gonzaga, as Mountain West tries to hold UNLV, AP sources say The Pac-12 is adding Utah State as its seventh member and is in discussions with basketball powerhouse Gonzaga to also join the rebuilding conference in 2026, multiple people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

Utah State and UNLV were the main targets for the Pac-12 after a group of American Athletic Conference schools decided to stay put.

But the Mountain West was working to keep its remaining schools together and UNLVs decision remained uncertain.

The Mountain West did receive a commitment from Air Force to remain in the league after it drew interest from the AAC.

Barry Trotz using lessons winning Stanley Cup as coach to guide Preds to their first as GM NASHVILLE, Tenn.

(AP) Barry Trotz won a Stanley Cup as a coach and is showing no patience for rebuilding and a chance at a fuzzy, optimistic future.

Winning now isnt easy.

The man who coached the Washington Capitals to the Cup in 2018 spent his second offseason as Nashvilles general manager making the NHLs biggest free agency splash to position the Predators as contenders again.

He signed Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault and Brady Skjei for Nashville's version of Christmas morning.

Trotz says he just wants the Predators to be a threat and win their first playoff series since 2018 after Nashville's lone Stanley Cup Final in 2017..

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