Washington Redskins tight end Jeremy Sprinkle was fined a total of $84,231 for two separate unnecessary roughness calls in last week's game against the Minnesota Vikings.

The fine is worth more than two game checks for Sprinkle, who is making $645,000 this season.

Sprinkle was fined $56,156 for the first unnecessary roughness call and $28,075 for the second. One of the calls was for lowering his helmet on a hit delivered to Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes on the second play of the third quarter.

Rhodes was taken to the medical tent on the sidelines and evaluated for a concussion after the play.

PITTSBURGH -- Veteran receiver Donte Moncrief, who was signed by the Steelers in free agency with the hope that he could replace some of the production lost with the departure of Antonio Brown, was waived by the team Saturday.

By signing Moncrief, the Steelers were likely going to lose a third-round compensatory pick that they initially gained for losing running back Le'Veon Bell. However, by releasing Moncrief before Week 10, the Steelers should regain that third-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft.

Moncrief signed a two-year, $9 million contract with the Steelers in March, and he got off to a rough start with his new team when a dislocated finger limited him in training camp. He played 90% of the offensive snaps and was targeted 10 times in the season-opening loss to the New England Patriots but had a dismal performance with four drops.

A week later, a pass from quarterback Mason Rudolph went through his hands against the Seattle Seahawks and led to Rudolph's first career interception.

Moncrief never found his footing after that, and he was demoted from the starting lineup in favor of rookie Diontae Johnson the following week. He then was inactive in Week 3 and Week 5 and had just one more catch -- an 11-yard reception against the Los Angeles Chargers.

He finishes his short stint in Pittsburgh with four receptions for 18 yards.

In Moncrief's place, the Steelers promoted practice squad running back Tony Brooks-James to fortify the depleted running back group ahead of Sunday's meeting with the Indianapolis Colts.

South London and Wolverhampton also among clubs to take titles at Mansfield’s Berry Hill Park

Leeds City retained their senior men’s title while Aldershot’s senior women were back on winning form at the Saucony English Cross Country Relays, as the morning and lunchtime rain gave way to rainbows and some wintery sun.

Leeds won at Mansfield’s Berry Hill Park despite an early setback, when opening stage runner, Phil Sesemann, who was third fastest on the longer stages last year, took a tumble when first leg eventual ‘winner’ Sam Stabler slowed on a downhill section.

They recovered, thanks to Matthew Grieve and Graham Rush, before Emile Cairess saw off a potential challenge by the in-form Marc Scott to given them a comfortable victory.

His Cambridge & Coleridge took silver as Bedford & County held off Aldershot, whose A team only disposed of their B outfit on the final stage.

In contrast, Aldershot’s women were ahead from near the end of the first lap when Emily Hosker-Thornhill finally shook off the attentions of Lincoln’s Abbie Donnelly to repeat her first leg ‘win’ of last winter.

Niamh Brown and Lauren Hall then completed the job and secured victory over Leeds and Cambridge.

Once again, Jess Judd was quickest over the longer later legs.

Vale Royal retained their under-15 girls’ title, thanks to Holly Weedall’s fastest split over the longer stages, but Ipswich Harriers’ Ruby Vinton, the Inter-Counties champion, was intrinsically quicker on the opening stage.

Will Barnicoat ensured that Windsor repeated their road relay victory in the under-17 men’s event with the fastest of the longer stages.

South London Harriers won the two youngest boys age groups, as Wolverhampton & Bilston matched their tally in the girls’ events, with under-13 and under-20 victories.

There, Amelia Samuels gave them a good start with perhaps the best run of their age group as Bracknell’s Amelia Quirk was best over the longer second and third circuits.

St Mary’s Joe Wigfield was the quickest of all in the under-17 men’s race, which was won by Shaftesbury.

Aldershot’s women also took the under-17 race as Pippa Roessler was the best of the longer stage runners after Sale’s Lara Crawford was much quicker over the shorter opener.

PERRIS, Calif. – Mike Grosswendt has publicly addressed rumors regarding this year’s reduction in purse for the three-day Budweiser Oval Nationals at Perris Auto Speedway.

Grosswendt’s All Coast Construction Company has been the presenting sponsor of the Oval Nationals for nearly a decade, and rumors were swirling that Grosswendt cut a portion of the purse due to USAC moving the last race of the year to Arizona.

He said this week that the rumors of that were untrue.

“Last year we put a lot of money into the event and it was spectacular,” Grosswendt said. “This year I had to cut back. Anybody that knows me or that knows me on social media knows that my wife was diagnosed with cancer. We decided to cut back expenses to see how it played out. Fortunately, it turned out very well. She is cancer-free now.  It took a year of aggressive treatment and her remarkable attitude.

“In that time, it came to my attention that a lot of people think that I cut the purse because USAC moved the crowning of the champions (the final race) to Arizona and the Western World,” Grosswendt continued. “I have to tell you, I was hugely disappointed, as was Don (Kazarian, Perris promoter). We put a lot of money and time into making the Oval Nationals a natural crowning of the champions. To read about it in the news that it was being yanked away and sent to Arizona was extremely hard to swallow, but cutting the purse had nothing to do with that.

“It was strictly a family decision based on what we were going through.”

While disappointed, Grosswendt understands and accepts USAC’s decision.

“I get it,” the longtime sponsor said. “I am just one of thousands of sponsors in racing.  The average race car owner throws more money into the sport than I do every year.  I am over it. I respect USAC and the guys I deal with like Richie Murray, Rich Forman, Levi Jones and the late Dick Jordan … all of the guys back east. It was their business decision (moving the last race to Arizona).

“I am looking forward to the Oval Nationals and it looks like it is shaping up to be another great event.”

ENSENADA, Mexico — The BFGoodrich Tires 52nd annual SCORE Baja 1,000 will feature competitors from a number of different motorsport disciplines on Nov. 19-24.

Among those expected to take part across the various classes include Dakar Rally winners Nasser Al-Attiyah and Toby Price, 2009 Formula One champion Jenson Button, Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi, Coca-Cola 600 winner Casey Mears, Formula Drift veteran and Pikes Peak Int’l Hill Climb champion Rhys Millen and NASCAR veteran Brendan Gaughan.

Winners of the top two divisions of the 2019 Dakar Rally in South America, Al-Attiyah and Price will be paired with 2010 SCORE Trophy Truck season champion Jesse Jones. The talented trio will pilot Jones’ new No. 76 Mason Motorsports-built all-wheel drive Ford F-250.

Al-Attiyah is a Qatari rally driver, sport shooter and sheik. He was the 2006 Production World Rally Champion, a 13-time Middle East Rally Champion, 2014 and 2015 WRC-2 champion, three times winner of FIA cross-country rally Cup (2008, 2015 and 2016) and the 2011, 2015 and 2019 Dakar Rally winner.

He currently competes in the World Rally Championship and Middle East Rally Championship for the Qatar World Rally Team. His three victories in the Dakar Rally make him the only Middle Easterner and West Asian to win the competition more than once.

Price, whose racing career has been primarily on motorcycles, has competed before in SCORE Baja races in SCORE Trophy Truck with Jones as driver of record as well as driving in several of Robby Gordon’s Stadium Super Truck series events over the past several years.

Price is an Australian off-road and enduro motorcycle racing world champion riding for the Red Bull Factory KTM Rally Team. He is a two-time motorcycle champion in the Dakar Rally, having won in 2016 and 2019. In 2016 he won five of the stages to dominate the race and this year he won while riding with a broken wrist.

After warming up with two domestic desert races in the U.S., Button will be the driver of record in the No. 203 Chevy Silverado (Builder-Mason Motorsports) in the highly competitive Trophy Truck Spec class.

His second driver will be long-time friend Chris Buncombe. Buncombe is a former LeMans Series racer who is a former Le Mans 24 Hours LMP2 class winner.

Button won the 2009 Formula One World Championship driving for Brawn GP. He currently competes in the Japanese Super GT Series driving a Honda NSX-GT for Team Kunimitsu.

Rossi, the International open-wheel racer who won the 2016 Indianapolis 500 as a rookie, became the sixth former winner of the great American race to compete in the Baja 1,000 when he raced in Class 7 in last year’s race with Jeff Proctor.

Proctor won his class in the SCORE Baja 1,000 in 2015 and ’16 and finished second in last year’s race with Rossi in his No. 709 Honda Ridgeline factory-supported race truck. The team’s third driver will be off-road veteran Pat Dailey.

Class 7 is the division for Unlimited, six-cylinder production appearing trucks or SUVs.

Returning to the desert after a few years in Indy car racing and 15 years in the NASCAR Cup Series, Casey Mears comes from one of the legendary families of motorsports.

A third generation racer, Mears returns to Baja in the dusty trail of his grandfather, Bill Mears, his father, Roger Mears, his uncle, Rick Mears, and his brother, Roger Mears Jr. All of this group, except Casey Mears, have at least one SCORE Baja 1,000 race win.

Despite the heritage and growing up in the deserts of Baja, Nevada and California, Casey Mears will still be considered a SCORE rookie in this year’s SCORE Baja 1,000 as he has never raced or navigated in a SCORE race.

For this year’s SCORE Baja 1,000, Casey Mears will be the driver of record for the No. 42 Axalta Ford Raptor (Geiser Brothers-built). His second driver will be veteran desert racer Doug Fortin, a three-time SCORE Baja 1,000 overall winner.

In a pairing of former Formula Drift racers, Millen and France’s Stephan Verdier have teamed up for this year’s race to run together in the unlimited Class 1. Millen is driver of record in the Ford-powered, Rhys Millen Racing-built No. 167 open-wheel desert race car with Verdier as his principal additional driver.

Millen is a Formula D champion, Global RallyCross racer and is also a noted Hollywood stunt driver with numerous movies and commercials to his credit. His famous father Rod Millen is a former desert racer, stadium off-road racer, rally racer and overall champion of the Pikes Peak Int’l Hill Climb.

Verdier is a retired Pro Skier who has competed in the X Games both in skiing and rallycross. He is a former pro drifting racer and Global RallyCross competitor. Like Millen, Verdier is also a prominent Hollywood stunt driver.

Las Vegas NASCAR Cup racer and second-generation desert racer, Gaughan has competed in nearly 500 total in his long career in the three top tier NASCAR race series. This year he has scaled back his NASCAR schedule, having raced in four NASCAR Cup Series races with a high finish of eighth at Talladega Superspeedway. He is competing full-time in the unlimited Class 1 in the SCORE World Desert Championship.

Driving the No. 162 South Point Racing Chevy-powered HMS open-wheel desert race car in the unlimited Class 1, Gaughan opened the season with a fifth place finish in the SCORE San Felipe 250 and followed that with an eighth place finish in his class in the SCORE Baja 500 and ninth at the SCORE Baja 400.

He is currently in fourth place in the Class 1 season points as just 12 points separate second through fourth place entering the season finale.

Discriminatory chants prompted a Serie A game between Roma and Napoli to be briefly suspended on Saturday.

Referee Gianluca Rocchi made the decision in the second half after Roma fans aimed anti-territorial chants at Napoli.

Such chants are often used by supporters to deride an opposing club's city and are treated by officials in the same manner as racist chants -- which an Associated Press photographer next to the pitch also heard being aimed at Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly.

By that point, Rocchi had already ordered an announcement to be made over the Stadio Olimpico's public address system asking fans to stop the chants.

During the suspension, Rocchi gathered teams in the centre circle, then Roma forward Edin Dzeko encouraged fans to applaud rather than jeer the opposition.

The game resumed after a few minutes.

"Since my Italian is not good I didn't really understand what happened, but I'm against any sort of territorial discrimination," Paulo Fonseca, Roma's Portuguese coach, said.

He said incidents like these happen "in many matches all over the world," adding: "To me, it was more important to see our captain [Dzeko] talk to the fans and see that it didn't occur again."

Roma led 2-0 at the time of the suspension before going on to win 2-1.

Chelsea continued their strong run of form in the Premier League as they defeated Watford 2-1 at Vicarage Road. Tammy Abraham opened the scoring after just five minutes following a tremendous pass from Jorginho, with Christian Pulisic adding to the lead as Abraham turned provider.

Gerard Deulofeu halved the deficit from the penalty spot, after a controversial VAR review, with just over 10 minutes remaining, but Chelsea held on to claim all three points and keep the pressure on Liverpool and Manchester City.

Positives

Chelsea kept the ball on the deck and played some slick, fast-paced football that caused the Hornets all sorts of problems. They consistently worked their way up from the back and found openings in really tight positions, further showcasing the kind of cohesion and team chemistry that has been built up over the course of the last few months.

-- Carlisle: Pulisic Watch

-- Ogden: Pulisic not a Premier League star just yet

Negatives

Chelsea kept the ball on the deck and played some slick, fast-paced football that caused the Hornets all sorts of problems. They consistently worked their way up from the back and found openings in really tight positions, further showcasing the kind of cohesion and team chemistry that has been built up over the course of the last few months. Chelsea also fired 16 shots, 10 on target, yet only managed two goals.

Manager rating (out of 10)

8 -- Frank Lampard put forward a formation and team that knows how to keep it tight and work their way through the middle, and it worked wonders for the Blues. The former Chelsea midfielder quite clearly has this team playing for the name on the front instead of the back, and that kind of leadership shows on the pitch.

Player ratings (1-10; 10 = best, players introduced after 70 minutes get no rating)

GK Kepa Arrizabalaga, 7 -- Was a non-factor for large periods of the game but was comfortable enough when called upon. Couldn't do much about the penalty which was well taken, but made a vital save from opposing goalkeeper Ben Foster in the final seconds to seal the win.

DF Cesar Azpilicueta, 6 -- Continually gave the ball away in dangerous positions and serves as one of the biggest worries for Lampard within his starting XI.

DF Kurt Zouma, 7 -- Cleaned things up at the back with confidence and composure, and produced a few vital challenges in the second half that helped the Blues to maintain their lead.

DF Fikayo Tomori, 7 -- Shows good positional play at times but needs to work on his decision-making, which can be described as shaky at best. In terms of his pace, though, nobody comes close to his level.

DF Emerson, 6 -- Has a tendency to be a bit too instinctive both in a defensive and attacking sense. Allows the ball to run past him more often than not and comes across as overconfident at times.

MF Jorginho, 7 -- Provided one of the assists of the season with a wonderful through ball for Tammy Abraham's opener. Turned from hero to villain by conceding a sloppy penalty, and also picked up a yellow card for time wasting which will lead to a suspension.

MF Mateo Kovacic, 8 -- Offers the kind of stability in the middle of the park that Chelsea so desperately need. Whenever he's on the ball, there are few reasons to worry.

MF Willian, 6 -- From time to time he'll pick out a great opening out of absolutely nothing, but gives the ball away far too often.

MF Mason Mount, 6 -- Had a thunderous effort tipped onto the bar by Foster early in the second half. Needs to learn how to adapt to the No. 10 role after a tough game.

MF Christian Pulisic, 8 -- The American's great vision allows him to spot passes that nobody else can. Shows endless creativity from pillar to post, and did well to finish off the second goal of the game.

FW Tammy Abraham, 8 -- Did brilliantly to loft the ball over Foster for the opener to continue his strong start to the season, and also put the ball on a plate for Pulisic's goal. Always looks like a threat and has great awareness in and around the box.

Substitutes

DF Reece James, N/R -- Allowed the seconds to tick down in the few moments he was on the pitch.

MF Callum Hudson-Odoi, N/R -- Looked active when coming on but wasn't given much time to make an impact.

FW Michy Batshuayi, N/R -- Helped to run down the clock and preserve Chelsea's advantage.

Netherlands 134 for 3 (Cooper 41, ten Doeschate 34*, Ackermann 29*) beat Papua New Guinea 128 for 8 (Siaka 39, Bau 29, Kila 27*, Glover 3-24) by seven wickets

The upstart Papua New Guinea juggernaut finally ran out of steam on Saturday night at Dubai International Stadium as the defending co-champions Netherlands ran roughshod over the Barramundis batting order with a wondrous bowling performance to set up a seven-wicket win, repeating as champions of the T20 World Cup Qualifier in what may be the final edition of the tournament. Roelof van der Merwe's twin strikes early in the contest were backed up by Brandon Glover's searing spell, which brought a sluggish wicket to life as he claimed three wickets.

While there was plenty contributed by the next generation of Dutch stars like Glover, the old guard gave a vintage performance as well to remind everyone of their contributions past and present. After Ben Cooper set the table with 41 off 33 balls to start the chase, Ryan ten Doeschate flicked a trio of sixes, including the match-clincher to take Netherlands across the line with an unbeaten 34 off 23 balls.

More to follow...

The woman who was driving the car that hit and killed the girlfriend of Cleveland Browns defensive end Chris Smith in September will not face criminal charges, police told Cleveland.com on Saturday.

Petara Cordero was killed while standing on the shoulder along Interstate 90 in Cleveland on Sept. 11. A passenger, she had exited Smith's vehicle after his 2019 Lamborghini had a tire malfunction and hit the median.

A car driven by a 47-year-old woman, who had admitted to drinking prior to the crash, smashed into the passenger side of Smith's car, which struck and killed Cordero.

Police told Cleveland.com that the woman driving the vehicle that hit Smith's car was not impaired, driving recklessly or speeding, and toxicology results showed she was not legally drunk.

Smith and Cordero had a daughter together in August. Cordero was 26.

ESPN's Jake Trotter and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots have activated N'Keal Harry to their 53-man roster after designating him to return off injured reserve, according to a source, which makes the rookie wide receiver eligible to play in Sunday night's road game against the Baltimore Ravens.

Harry, the Patriots' first-round draft pick from Arizona State (32nd overall), had been placed on IR on Sept. 2. He had gotten hurt in a joint practice Aug. 6 with the Detroit Lions but played two days later in the preseason opener, hobbling off after making two receptions.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Friday that Harry had responded well since returning to practice on Oct. 15.

"I think he works hard -- special-teams role, offense," Belichick said.

The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Harry, who has a background as a punt returner, joins Julian Edelman, Phillip Dorsett, Mohamed Sanu and undrafted rookies Jakobi Meyers and Gunner Olszewski at wide receiver.

Harry had a travel bag in front of his locker Friday, which foreshadowed him being elevated to the roster.

"He's missed a lot of football, missed a lot of training camp, missed eight regular-season games," Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said, "so he's just got to try to work at it every day, and it's going to be up to him to put the effort in.

"Everyone's there to help him, but you've got to go out there and you've got to do it and earn it and earn the trust of your teammates and coaches and stuff. It's good to have him out there."

The other player the Patriots have designated for return off IR, left tackle Isaiah Wynn, is eligible to play for the first time Nov. 24 against the Dallas Cowboys. Wynn, a 2018 first-round pick, began practicing this week as he returns from a turf toe injury.