Ohtani and Acuña win Hank Aaron Awards for outstanding offensive play

LAS VEGAS>> Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr. won the 2023 Hank Aaron Awards on Saturday, presented by Major League Baseball to the most outstanding offensive performer in each league.

The MLB award is picked by fan balloting combined with votes from a panel of Hall of Famers and former winners, a group that this year included Johnny Bench, Craig Biggio, Ken Griffey Jr., Derek Jeter, Chipper Jones, Pedro Martínez, Eddie Murray, Albert Pujols, David Ortiz, John Smoltz and Robin Yount.

Source: Reid, Mahomes fined a combined $150K for criticizing officials

Chiefs coach Andy Reid was fined $100,000 and quarterback Patrick Mahomes was fined $50,000 for criticizing officials following Kansas City’s 20-17 loss to Buffalo last week, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.

Reid and Mahomes violated the NFL’s policy about public criticism of game officials for comments about an offside penalty that negated a touchdown late in the fourth quarter.

Eagles CB Darius Slay Jr. had knee surgery and will miss the Seahawks game

PHILADELPHIA>> Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay Jr. had arthroscopic knee surgery last week and will miss at least Monday night’s game at Seattle.

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni declined to say how much time Slay was expected to miss.

Sources: NFL bans Eagles security chief from sideline for rest of regular season

The NFL has banned Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro from being on the sideline for the remainder of the regular season after he was ejected from a game earlier this month for a scuffle with 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw, two people familiar with the league’s decision told The Associated Press.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar falls and breaks hip at Los Angeles concert

LOS ANGELES>> Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was undergoing surgery for a broken hip Saturday after falling at a concert in Los Angeles. The NBA Hall of Famer, 76. was attending a show Friday night when he was injured.

EPL game abandoned after Luton captain Lockyer suffers cardiac arrest

BOURNEMOUTH, England>> Luton captain Tom Lockyer was responsive in the hospital after suffering cardiac arrest and collapsing on the field during the English Premier League match at Bournemouth. The game was abandoned soon after.

Flury wins downhill for second World Cup victory; Shiffrin skips the race

VAL D’ISERE, France>> Jasmine Flury claimed only her second World Cup win as the Swiss skier triumphed in a downhill race, while Sofia Goggia moved to the top of the discipline standings in the absence of Mikaela Shiffrin.

Paris wins downhill for first victory in more than a year

SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy>> Dominik Paris is back. The Italian skier dominated a World Cup downhill in Val Gardena to claim his first victory in more than a year — and for Italy a first home win there in the discipline in more than 20 years.

— The Associated Press