All about Cabrera grand slam, Djokovic win over Federer, Amateur Championship

Major champions Henrik Stenson and Sergio Garcia missed out on a chance to stake their claim for Europe's Ryder Cup team with underwhelming performances at the Wyndham Championship.

Report: Chargers CB Watkins tears ACL

Los Angeles Chargers safety Jaylen Watkins tore his ACL in a Saturday night preseason game, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday. Watkins, a backup, and special teams player with Philadelphia the past four seasons was placed on the reserve/injured list. He started on Saturday against the Seattle Seahawks in an exhibition game.

Stenson, Garcia do little for Ryder Cup hopes

Major champions Henrik Stenson and Sergio Garcia missed out on a chance to stake their claim for Europe's Ryder Cup team with underwhelming performances at the Wyndham Championship. With a tie for 20th at Sedgefield, Swede Stenson made no inroads towards automatic selection for the Sept. 28-30 event in Paris despite a closing 64 that left him eight strokes behind winner Brandt Snedeker.

Cabrera grand slam leads Indians over Orioles, 8-0

Melky Cabrera hit a grand slam during a six-run fourth inning that broke the game open for Cleveland, and the Indians defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 8-0 in the finale of a weekend series Sunday at Progressive Field. The Indians won two of three in this series and finished the season with a 5-2 record versus the slumping Orioles, who fell back to 50 games under .500 at 37-87.

Melky Cabrera's sixth-inning home run improves his slash line to .315/.367/.468 in 23 games since being promoted from Triple-A Columbus. Two-run shot gave Tribe a 4-3 lead on the Reds.

— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) August 16, 2018

Djokovic beats Federer to win in Cincinnati

Novak Djokovic finally got the title that had been missing from his resume as the Serb defeated Swiss world number two Roger Federer, his greatest rival, 6-4 6-4 to win the Cincinnati Masters on Sunday. The championship was the only ATP Masters 1000 title the former number one had failed to win in his illustrious career and he finally broke the ice on his sixth try.

Novak Djokovic emphatically defeats Roger Federer 6-4 6-4 in Cincinnati to become the first player to win all nine Masters 1000 titles. A remarkable athlete and true tennis legend!

— George Bellshaw (@BellshawGeorge) August 19, 2018

Golf: Hovland wins U.S. Amateur Championship

Viktor Hovland of Norway described his week as "flawless" after becoming the first Scandinavian man to win the U.S. Amateur Championship on Sunday. Hovland never trailed en route to a comprehensive 6&5 win over American Devon Bling in the 36-hole title decider at Pebble Beach adjacent to the California coast.

Sherman: NFL 'will be flag football soon'

Richard Sherman took to Twitter Sunday to voice his dislike of the NFL's new helmet rule. The veteran San Francisco cornerback blasted the new regulations in a series of tweets, and he proclaimed the NFL "will be flag football soon" because of its player-safety mandates.

Bertens stuns world number one Halep for Cincinnati title

Dutch surprise Kiki Bertens saved a championship point before going on to earn a shock Cincinnati Masters final triumph 2-6 7-6(6) 6-2 over a fatigued world number one Simona Halep on Sunday. Bertens came back from the brink against Romania's top seed in an exhausting second set tiebreaker, then won five of the final six games in the decider to lift the sixth and biggest title of her career.

Snedeker seals wire-to-wire Wyndham win

Brandt Snedeker saw off a challenge from Taiwan's C.T. Pan to claim a three-stroke win at the Wyndham Championship on Sunday and raise his hand for Ryder Cup duty. Snedeker finished well outside the eight automatic qualifiers for the American team after last week's cut-off but his victory at Sedgefield Country Club thrusts him into the conversation for Jim Furyk's four captain's picks.

Wickens airlifted to a hospital in IndyCar crash; race halted for 2 hours

Driver Robert Wickens was taken to a local hospital by helicopter and racing was stopped after a violent crash on the ninth lap in the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway. The Verizon IndyCar Series race was red flagged and did not restart for approximately two hours after the crash, which occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. Eastern time.

USA Gymnastics ex-doctor moved from prison after alleged assault

Disgraced USA Gymnastics ex-team doctor Larry Nassar has been removed from a federal prison where he has been held, records showed on Sunday, less than a month after his lawyers alleged he was assaulted. Nassar was at a federal transfer facility in Oklahoma City after being removed from a penitentiary in Tucson, Arizona, Federal Bureau of Prisons records showed. It was not clear to which prison he would be sent.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)