BY SALINA POST
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Hello and happy Tuesday, everybody, it’s Tyler Henry, back with another KINA Sports Update presented by Salina Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine…
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On Monday, news broke out of the NFL that Derwin James Jr. of the Los Angeles Chargers has been suspended without pay for one game for repeated violations of playing rules intended to protect the health and safety of players, including during this Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
NFL Vice President of Football Operations Jon Runyan issued the suspension for a violation of Rule 12, Section 2, Article 10 (a) which states that “it is a foul if a player lowers his head and makes forcible contact with his helmet against an opponent.”
James will be eligible to return to the Chargers’ active roster on Monday, Sept. 30, following the team’s Sept. 29 game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Staying in Kansas City, the Royals will be on the road for the rest of the regular season, opening a three-game series at Washington this evening before travelling to Atlanta later this week.
Earlier this week, the Cleveland Guardians secured the AL Central crown, punching one of the first tickets to this year’s MLB playoffs
The Royals, who have lost a league-worst seven straight games are currently tied with the Tigers for the ALs second Wild Card spot, and only a game ahead of the Twins.
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