Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill acknowledged Wednesday that he could have handled himself better in the initial moments of a weekend traffic stop that left him handcuffed and pulled out of his car by police officers near the team’s stadium.

Hill also said he wants one of the officers involved in the incident dismissed from the police force.

Hill said he wishes he did some things “a bit differently” on Sunday morning, including leaving the window of his car down when officers instructed him to do so. He rolled up the window instead. The incident escalated quickly from there.

“I will say I could have been better,” Hill said. “I could have let down my window in that instant. But the thing about me is, I don’t want attention. I don’t want to be cameras-out, phones-on-you in that moment. But at the end of the day, I’m human. I’ve got to follow rules. I’ve got to do what everyone else would do.

“Now, does that give them the right to literally beat the dog out of me? Absolutely not,” Hill continued. “But at the end of the day, I wish I could go back and do things a bit differently.”

Miami-Dade Police Director Stephanie Daniels launched an internal affairs investigation on Sunday afternoon and one officer was transferred to administrative duties.

Injury-plagued Rams put three on injured reserve >> Receiver Puka Nacua, guard Steve Avila and offensive tackle Joe Noteboom have been placed on injured reserve by the Los Angeles Rams after their injury-filled season opener.

Nacua reaggravated his knee injury in the first half of Los Angeles’ 26-20 overtime loss at Detroit last weekend. The record-setting wideout will miss at least the next four games to rest his knee.

Avila sprained a ligament in his knee in the first half in Detroit, while Noteboom sprained his ankle. Noteboom has a significant injury history with the Rams, while Avila played every snap in all 17 games last year during his rookie season.

Watson denies sexual assault allegations >> Just one game in, Deshaun Watson’s third season with the Browns is already headed in a bad direction.

In addition to talking about his shaky performance in the season opener, Cleveland’s quarterback was confronted Wednesday with questions connected to new sexual assault allegations brought against him in a civil lawsuit.

On Monday, a woman in Texas accused Watson of sexual assault and battery in October 2020 while he played for Houston. Watson said he was unaware of the allegations until they went public in the media.

“I found out exactly whenever everyone else found out,” said Watson, who is expected to start Sunday at Jacksonville.

Watson’s appearance on the dais came about an hour after his attorney, Rusty Hardin, released a statement saying the QB “strongly denies” the claims in the lawsuit.

MLB

Blue Jays pitcher Francis loses another no-hit bid >> Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis has lost a no-hit bid on a leadoff homer in the ninth inning for the second time in four starts.

Francisco Lindor connected on an 0-2 fastball Wednesday, sending a no-doubt drive over the right-field wall to give the New York Mets their first hit and tie the score 1-all.

The right-hander walked one, struck out one and twice hit a batter with a pitch. He threw 111 pitches, 68 for strikes.

Francis also took a no-hitter into the ninth against the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 24 before Taylor Ward homered leading off the inning.

Rays pitcher Uceta suspended 3 games for intentionally throwing at Phillies’ Castellanos >> Tampa Bay pitcher Edwin Uceta was suspended for three games and fined for intentionally throwing at Nick Castellanos, an action that prompted the Philadelphia Phillies outfielder to say “that’s like my 2-year-old throwing a fit.”

Rays manager Kevin Cash was suspended for one game and also fined an undisclosed amount by Michael Hill, Major League Baseball’s senior vice president for on-field operations.

Cash was to serve the suspension during Wednesday night’s game at Philadelphia. If Uceta appeals to MLB special assistant John McHale Jr., the penalty would be delayed until the appeals process is concluded.

Tennis

United States BEATs Chile at Davis Cup >> Brandon Nakashima and Reilly Opelka won their singles matches to give the United States an unassailable 2-0 lead over Chile in the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals at Zhuhai, China.

Nakashima beat Alejandro Tabilo 7-6 (5), 2-6, 7-6 (3) after Reilly Opelka defeated Cristian Garin 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (3) to give the Americans an early lead following the 2 hour, 26-minute opener. The two singles matches lasted in excess of five hours. Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram played doubles, which they won 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) against Tomas Barrios Vera and Matias Soto to seal a 3-0 sweep.

Gymnastics

Authorities find no smoking gun in Nassar records >> Thousands of documents turned over by Michigan State University reveal nothing new about what the school might have known about years of sexual abuse committed by Larry Nassar, the campus doctor who assaulted female athletes, the state attorney general said Wednesday.

“It was surprising to me that we did not find anything that was incriminating,” Attorney General Dana Nessel said at a news conference.