About seven months and two weeks removed from tearing two knee ligaments in a December game against the Rams, Wentz took a handful of reps, mainly leading the
second-team offense."I thought he was comfortable," Eagles coach Doug Pederson said. "He did some nice things today. It was very, very limited obviously, but we didn't do too
much. I think we had 30 offensive plays. It was good. It was a good first start
for everybody."The Eagles practiced for about two hours and weren't in pads. None of their drills involved serious contact or tackling. The team doesn't usually practice
in pads or tackle for the first three days of practice.Nick Foles, who replaced Wentz and led the Eagles to the Super Bowl, worked with the first offense Thursday in Wentz's place. Foles said he doesn't need any
commitment at some point from the coaches that he is or isn't the starter for
the Sept. 6 season opener against the Atlanta Falcons at Lincoln Financial
Field.Wentz said he hasn't yet received medical clearance for contact. Pederson offered no timetable for when the team expects Wentz to be cleared for contact
practices and also didn't say if Wentz would play in the preseason.Also undetermined, or just unannounced: How far along Wentz is right now toward full recovery and whether Wentz can expect to be cleared to start on
Sept. 6."I'm not going to push him or get him out there sooner than he has to," Pederson added. "I want to make sure that he's 100 percent. He looked good
today Bennie Fowler III Jersey , and we're just going to continue to progress."Wentz said any decision to clear him for contact practice or a preseason game would be made in conjunction with Pederson and the team's medical staff. Wentz,
who set the team record for touchdown passes in a season last year with 33,
didn't specify if he believes it's necessary to play in the preseason."My goal is Sept. 6," he said. "We'll see what happens with all that. But when I'm ready, I'll be ready."Pederson sidestepped questions about the long-term plan for Wentz, or even a plan for when Wentz would take snaps with the first-team offense.Asked when he needed to switch from a rehab mindset to a season preparation approach for his quarterback, Pederson said that he wasn't in any hurry to make
that decision."We got a lot of time," Pederson said, when asked about shifting from rehab mode to season preparation. "Six weeks is a lot of time. A lot time. We're still
evaluating everybody. I can't tell you exactly when that's going to be during
camp, but ... I'm not going to push him. He and I are married to this
deal Chris Harris Jr Jersey , you know what I'm saying?"Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia said Thursday he was ”falsely accused” in a 1996 sexual
assault allegation that resurfaced this week, and he indicated that the matter
has not been an issue as he has climbed from job to job in the years since.
Patricia held a brief news conference one day after a Detroit News report that he and a friend were indicted 22 years ago by a Texas grand jury on one
count each of aggravated sexual assault. They were accused of assaulting a woman
on South Padre Island. The accuser did not testify and the case was
dismissed.”I was innocent then, and I am innocent now,” Patricia said.The Lions said Wednesday night that a pre-employment background check did not turn up the incident. The team said Patricia was 21 at the time and on spring
break in Texas. The Lions said they were standing by Patricia.An NFL spokesman said Thursday the league ”will review the matter with the club to understand the allegations and what the club has learned.”OLYMPICSTOKYO (AP) – The Japanese city of Sapporo seems to be having second thoughts about bidding for the 2026 Winter Olympics and could focus instead on the 2030
Games.Sapporo held the 1972 Winter Olympics and is one of seven cities showing interest in 2026. The International Olympic Committee will decide in October
which bids are serious. The winner will be picked in September 2019.Akihiro Okumura, a spokesman for the city’s bid promotion department, tells The Associated Press that public opinion polls seem to indicate a preference for
2030.”Sapporo has not made an official decision yet,” he told AP in an email. He said the city and the Japanese Olympic Committee were still mulling all
possibilities.He said recent opinion polls conducted by local media and the Sapporo chamber of commerce indicated ”it might be better for Sapporo to bid for 2030 instead of
2026. This is actually one of the factors we need to consider for the
decision.”The other interested cities are: Stockholm, Sweden; Calgary, Canada; Sion, Switzerland; Milan-Turin Theo Riddick Jersey , Italy; Erzurum, Turkey; Graz, Austria.UNDATED (AP) – Questions over the integrity of sample-collection bottles led to frustration from athletes this year at Winter Olympics, including two who
tightened their bottles so tightly, they cracked the caps.Independent observers released their report Thursday about the anti-doping operation in Pyeongchang.In all, there were 3,189 tests conducted that led to 15 positive tests, six of which led to anti-doping rules violations that were upheld. Two of those
involved Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky , who gave back his bronze medal
after testing positive for meldonium.Observers said doubts about the credibility of the anti-doping program stemming from the Russian scandal at the Sochi Games in 2014 led to behavior
that ”revealed underlying feelings which included skepticism, doubt and
fears.”Among the athletes’ top concerns was the integrity of the urine-collection bottles Matt Prater Jersey , which were found to be susceptible to being opened without leaving any evidence. Media reports about the flaw circulated only weeks
before the Olympics started. A different style bottle was used in Pyeongchang,
but the confusion ”created an atmosphere of suspicion,” and two athletes broke
the bottles in an attempt to screw on the lids tight enough to ensure no one
could tamper with their samples.BASEBALLNEW YORK (AP) – Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price says video games may have contributed to his carpal tunnel syndrome, but are not the cause of the
condition.Price is set to start Saturday at Toronto. He has not pitched since May 3.The 32-year-old left-hander is 2-4 with a 5.11 ERA in seven starts during his third season with the Red Sox. He returned to Boston on Tuesday for tests after
experiencing numbness in his pitching hand during a bullpen session and was
diagnosed with carpal tunnel.Price threw about 40 pitches before Thursday night’s game at Yankee Stadium. He will be treated with a procedure similar to acupuncture and hopes to avoid
surgery.The 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner is a longtime video game enthusiast. Earlier this season, Price said he and his teammates have been spent many hours
playing the popular Fortnite.HORSE RACINGTrainer Bob Baffert says Justify is doing well and is still on track for the Preakness after the Kentucky Derby winner was treated for a bruised heel on his
left hind foot.Baffert says Justify was irritated by some gravel on Sunday morning outside the barn at Churchill Downs after winning the Derby on a muddy track. Baffert
said on a conference call Thursday that Justify’s feet were tender following the
race but added the problem is behind him after quick treatment.Justify is undefeated in four starts and expected to be a heavy favorite against Tampa Bay Derby winner Quip and others at Pimlico Race Course in
Baltimore on May 19. He returned to the track at Churchill Downs to gallop
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