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Rams expect WRs Cooks, Kupp to clear protocol

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    • Previously covered the Falcons
    • Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Wide receivers Brandin Cooks and Cooper Kupp are expected to clear the concussion protocol before the Los Angeles Rams play the Denver Broncos on Sunday at Broncos Stadium at Mile High.

“We’re right on track,” Rams coach Sean McVay said after practice Friday, adding that doctors could give a final clearance as soon as Saturday. “Looking positive in that direction.”

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Cooks and Kupp progressed through the protocol this week after they were sidelined Sunday in a victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

“Just one of those things that’s part of the game,” said Cooks, who was placed into the protocol after a hit from Seahawks safety Tedric Thompson in the second quarter. “Things happen. It’s unfortunate, but it’s how you respond and it’s been a great week of just preparing and just getting back to football.”

Kupp notified the training staff at halftime that he did not feel all right after he hit his head on the turf inside the two-minute warning.

“Been able to go through this week and move through the protocol here and just being smart about making sure that I’m 100 percent,” Kupp said. “I wouldn’t be out there if I wasn’t for sure I was 100 percent, so it’s been a different week, for sure, just having to go through this protocol and not being able to practice. But it’s part of it, I understand it.”

Cooks and Kupp have played major roles in the Rams’ top-ranked offense, which is averaging 468.4 yards and 34.6 points per game and has propelled the team to a 5-0 start.

Cooks has caught 26 passes for 452 yards and a touchdown, and Kupp has 30 receptions for 438 yards and five touchdowns.

Soccer

Best stats from Wednesday's Champions League action

The Champions League showed no signs of slowing down Wednesday, with 26 goals scored in the eight matches on offer across the continent.

Here are 10 more compelling stats from the latest slate of European fixtures:

4: Paris Saint-Germain scored four goals in the first half of a Champions League match for the first time in club history Wednesday against Red Star Belgrade.

5: Lionel Messi has hit the post five times in his past four appearances, including twice in quick succession versus Tottenham at Wembley Stadium.

10: Harry Kane is the fourth quickest player in Champions League history to score 10 goals after Adriano, Sadio Mane, and Roberto Firmino.

12: Liverpool failed to get a shot on target in a Champions League match for the first time in 12 years, dating back to a 1-0 defeat to Benfica on Feb. 21, 2006.

21: Messi has registered more goals (21) and assists (6) versus English clubs than against opponents from any other country.

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30: Thanks to his hat-trick performance, Neymar is now level with Kaka as the highest-scoring Brazilian in Champions League history with 30 goals.

34: Red Star’s unbeaten streak in all competitions ended at 34 matches after a humiliating defeat to PSG at the Parc des Princes.

158: Neymar’s first and second goals against Red Star were only 158 seconds apart.

2005: Four Italian clubs won in the same Champions League matchday for the first time since November 2005.

2,941: Former Germany international Marko Marin celebrated his first Champions League goal in 2,941 days, dating back to a 2-2 draw between Tottenham and former club Werder Bremen in September 2010.

NFL

OBJ enters locker room before halftime in big loss

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. walked off the field and into the locker room before the final play of the first half of a 34-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night. He did not return to the sideline until after the opening kickoff of the second half.

There were two seconds remaining in the first half and the Giants were trailing 24-6 when Beckham strutted into the tunnel. The Giants ran one final play before halftime with their offense on the field.

Beckham was nowhere to be seen when Sterling Shepard caught a desperation 20-yard pass on the final play of the half. Two weeks ago, Beckham left early in a loss to the New Orleans Saints to get an IV. He returned in that game for the start of the second half.

It all seems to be spiraling out of control once again for Beckham and the Giants, who at 1-5 own the worst record in the NFL. According to a report by Fox Sports, the star receiver was fined for comments he made in an interview last week with ESPN’s Josina Anderson.

Beckham had two catches on four targets for 12 yards in the first half on Thursday night, as the Giants’ offense was a discombobulated mess. Quarterback Eli Manning was 10-of-23 passing for 163 yards with an interception as the Giants managed just two field goals in the opening 30 minutes.

But Manning was just 1-of-10 on passes of 3 or more air yards in the first half, according to ESPN Stats & Information. He had at least five passes that came close to being intercepted before halftime.

The Giants were clearly frustrated, from their quarterback to their receivers to their coach. Manning at one point showed a rare display of emotion when he yelled at running back Wayne Gallman after a miscommunication between the two on a second-quarter play.

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Odell Beckham Jr. continues to express his frustrations on the sidelines as he head-butts a cooling fan.

Coach Pat Shurmur was even caught on camera in the second quarter appearing to say, “Throw the ball!” after Manning dumped a second-and-long pass to Cody Latimer in the flat. Manning then dumped a third-and-long pass well short of the first-down marker before the Giants punted.

The frustration spilled into the second half, when Beckham banged his head and threw light jabs at a fan on the sideline. He needed to be calmed by rookie running back Saquon Barkley, who had just run for a 50-yard touchdown to make it 31-13 in favor of the Eagles.

Barkley, who finished with 130 yards rushing and 99 receiving, was the Giants’ lone positive from the disappointing effort. He had two 40-plus-yard runs in the contest and 229 total yards. The Giants had just two 40-plus runs from 2015 to ’17.

Beckham had six catches on 10 targets for 44 yards.

There was optimism with the Giants’ offense heading into Thursday night’s game. It had scored 30 points for the first time since the final week of the 2015 season Sunday against the Carolina Panthers.

Beckham said earlier in the week this was their opportunity to “reshape the season.” No NFC East team is above .500.

But instead of reshaping it into a positive, it only got worse for the Giants.

Soccer

Napoli striker Milik robbed at gunpoint after win over Liverpool

Naples, Italy – Napoli’s Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik was robbed at gunpoint on his way home after his team’s Champions League win over Liverpool, Italian police said on Thursday.

The 24-year-old was in his car heading towards his home at Varcaturo on the Domitian Coast 20km west of Naples at around 2 a.m. when his car was stopped by a high-powered motorcycle blocking the road.

The two assailants – whose faces were entirely covered by helmets – approached the footballer’s car and pointed a gun at him, ordering him to hand over his Rolex Daytona watch worth 7,000 euros ($8,000).

The robbers then sped into the countryside towards Licola, police said according to the AGI news agency.

As soon as he recovered from the shock, Milik went to the nearest police station to report the crime.

Attacks on professional players in the southern Italian city are frequent.

Italian international Lorenzo Insigne was robbed of jewelry, cash, and a luxury watch in 2016 and the club’s Slovakian captain, Marek Hamsik, was held up at gunpoint in the centre of the city four years ago.

Napoli beat last year’s Champions League finalists 1-0 with a 90th-minute Insigne goal to go top of Group C.

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