Jointly appointed officers Derrick Brooks and James Thrash are expected to hear and rule upon the appeals of the three players suspended after Thursday night's Steelers-Browns melee no later than Wednesday morning and possibly as early as Tuesday, NFL sources told ESPN.

The appeals for the three suspended players -- Myles Garrett, Maurkice Pouncey and Larry Ogunjobi -- will be heard on Monday and Tuesday, according to sources.

Brooks and Thrash, who will divvy up the cases by Monday morning, will make a ruling in time to determine whether the Browns or Steelers will have any of those players available for Week 12, when Cleveland hosts Miami and Pittsburgh plays at Cincinnati.

The NFL suspended Garrett for the remainder of this season, including the playoffs, and announced he will have to meet with the commissioner's office before being reinstated for 2020. Garrett ripped Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph's helmet off and clubbed him in the head with it in the final seconds of Cleveland's victory Thursday night.

The NFL also suspended Ogunjobi one game for shoving Rudolph in the back and to the ground shortly after Garrett struck the Steelers quarterback with the helmet. Pouncey, who jumped into Garrett, kicking and punching him after Rudolph had been struck, was suspended for three games.

Both Brooks and Thrash haven't always automatically signed off on the NFL's ruling. They have shown a willingness to be open- and fair-minded, reducing past suspensions if warranted.

• Thrash reduced then-Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict's suspension from five games to three games in 2017.

• Brooks reduced Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan's suspension from two games to one game in 2017.

• Brooks reduced then-Raiders receiver Michael Crabtree's suspension from two games to one game in 2017.

• Thrash reduced then-Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib's suspension from two games to one game in 2017.

One source told ESPN that he would not be surprised if at least one of the three suspensions announced Friday is reduced or overturned. But a lot will depend on their arguments issued early this week.

To help you set your lineups and avoid starting a player who won't take the field, we will post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their inactives lists, typically about 90 minutes before kickoff. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff ranks.

Refresh often for the latest information.

1 p.m. ET games

Offense

Devonta Freeman, RB, ATL: Foot -- OUT
Impact: Brian Hill is the biggest beneficiary of Freeman's injury.

Austin Hooper, TE, ATL: Knee -- OUT
Impact: Expected to miss about a month. Luke Stocker to start, but unlikely to make waves.

Marquise Brown, WR, BAL: Ankle -- Questionable
Impact: Played through injuries in the past. Willie Snead IV would step in if he can't go.

DaeSean Hamilton, WR, DEN: Knee -- Questionable
Impact: The just-activated Tim Patrick might make an impact.

Jeff Heuerman, TE, DEN: Knee -- Doubtful
Impact: Noah Fant becomes interesting as a TE flier.

Matthew Stafford, QB, DET: Back -- OUT
Impact: Jeff Driskel again will start, impacting all Lions receivers.

Ty Johnson, RB, DET: Concussion -- Questionable
Impact: Removed from protocol on Saturday, so should play.

Will Fuller V, WR, HOU: Hamstring -- OUT
Impact: DeAndre Hopkins and Kenny Stills get another week of increased targets.

T.Y. Hilton, WR, IND: Calf -- OUT
Impact: Zach Pascal gets QB Jacoby Brissett back.

Parris Campbell, WR, IND: Hand -- OUT
Impact: Devin Funchess might return from IR.

Seth DeValve, TE, JAX: Oblique -- Doubtful
Impact: Josh Oliver is the TE to have on the Jaguars.

Adam Thielen, WR, MIN: Hamstring -- OUT
Impact: Bisi Johnson gets a shot at No. 2 WR duties in Minnesota.

Deonte Harris, WR, NO: Hamstring -- OUT
Impact: Tre'Quan Smith is the Saints WR to take a flier on.

Le'Veon Bell, RB, NYJ: Ribs -- Questionable
Impact: Limited practice on Friday. Likely a game-time call.

Demaryius Thomas, WR, NYJ: Knee -- Questionable
Impact: With Robby Anderson also dinged up, avoid the Jets' offense.

Chris Thompson, RB, WAS: Toe -- OUT
Impact: Derrius Guice and Adrian Peterson likely to be involved in some sort of timeshare.

Paul Richardson Jr., WR, WAS: Hamstring -- OUT
Impact: No real reason to trust any replacement here with rookie Dwayne Haskins now at QB.

Vernon Davis, TE, WAS: Concussion -- OUT
Impact: Jeremy Sprinkle has yet to prove he's useful for fantasy purposes.

Defense

Kemal Ishmael, LB, ATL: Concussion -- OUT

Michael Pierce, DT, BAL: Ankle -- Doubtful

Jerry Hughes, DE, BUF: Groin -- Questionable

Donte Jackson, CB, CAR: Hip -- Questionable

Jeff Heath, S, DAL: Shoulder -- Questionable

Damon Harrison Sr., DT, DET: Groin -- Questionable

Romeo Okwara, DE, DET: Groin -- Questionable

Tracy Walker, S, DET: Knee -- Questionable

Tashaun Gipson Sr., S, HOU: Back -- Questionable

Bradley Roby, CB, HOU: Hamstring -- Questionable

Pierre Desir, CB, IND: Hamstring -- Doubtful

Taco Charlton, DE, MIA: Elbow -- Questionable

Raekwon McMillan, LB, MIA: Knee -- Questionable

Linval Joseph, DT, MIN: Knee -- OUT

Anthony Harris, S, MIN: Groin -- OUT

Marshon Lattimore, CB, NO: Hamstring -- OUT

Steve McLendon, DT, NYJ: Neck -- Questionable

Henry Anderson, DE, NYJ: Shoulder -- Questionable

C.J. Mosley, LB, NYJ: Groin -- OUT

Neville Hewitt, LB, NYJ: Neck -- Questionable

Brandon Copeland, LB, NYJ: Hip -- Questionable

Darryl Roberts, CB, NYJ: Calf -- Doubtful

Carl Nassib, DE, TB: Groin -- OUT

Carlton Davis, CB, TB: Hip -- Questionable

Montae Nicholson, S, WAS: Ankle -- Questionable

4 p.m. ET games

Offense

Chase Edmonds, RB, ARI: Hamstring -- OUT
Impact: Kenyan Drake and David Johnson should rotate at RB.

A.J. Green, WR, CIN: Ankle -- OUT
Impact: Apparently, the 11th time is not the charm.

Matt LaCosse, TE, NE: Knee -- Questionable
Impact: Don't bother waiting on him. Tom Brady has plenty of other options.

Dwayne Harris, WR, OAK: Foot -- Questionable
Impact: Zay Jones and Keelan Doss, if they're even active, could see some looks.

Jordan Howard, RB, PHI: Shoulder -- Questionable
Impact: Not expected to play. Miles Sanders and (potentially) Jay Ajayi could step up.

Alshon Jeffery, WR, PHI: Ankle -- OUT
Impact: Against the tough Patriots defense, don't expect any WR success from the Eagles.

Matt Breida, RB, SF: Ankle -- Doubtful
Impact: Tevin Coleman should get the majority of carries ...

Raheem Mostert, RB, SF: Knee -- Questionable
Impact: ... and perhaps all of them, if Mostert can't go.

Emmanuel Sanders, WR, SF: Ribs -- Questionable
Impact: Didn't practice all week. Deebo Samuel takes flight?

Dante Pettis, WR, SF: Back -- Questionable
Impact: Kendrick Bourne might be a flex option if Pettis can't go.

George Kittle, TE, SF: Knee -- Doubtful
Impact: Expect Ross Dwelley to be the man in his place.

Robbie Gould, K, SF: Quadriceps -- Doubtful
Impact: Chase McLaughlin made 3 of 4 FG attempts in his 49ers debut.

Defense

Jonathan Bullard, DE, ARI: Foot -- OUT

Terrell Suggs, LB, ARI: Hamstring -- Questionable

Geno Atkins, DT, CIN: Ankle -- Questionable

John Simon, DE, NE: Elbow -- Questionable

Danny Shelton, DT, NE: Ankle -- Questionable

Patrick Chung, S, NE: Heel -- Questionable

Lamarcus Joyner, S, OAK: Hamstring -- OUT

Nigel Bradham, LB, PHI: Ankle -- OUT

D.J. Jones, DT, SF: Groin -- OUT

Azeez Al-Shaair, LB, SF: Concussion -- Questionable

Ahkello Witherspoon, CB, SF: Foot -- Questionable

Official Sunday inactives should begin coming in at approximately 11:30 a.m. ET for the early games and 2:30 p.m. ET for the late games.

American ultra runner Walmsley wins global long distance crown in Patagonia as Britain enjoy success thanks to junior men’s champion Joe Dugdale

Jim Walmsley added to his growing list of running credentials when he captured the men’s long-distance title at the World Mountain Running Championships in Villa La Angostura, Argentina, on Saturday (Nov 16).

The American’s victory was part of a busy weekend that included shorter-distance championship races on Friday (Nov 15) and a gold medal for British runner Joe Dugdale in the junior men’s race.

During a superb 2019 season, Walmsley improved his course record in the Western States 100 earlier this year and set a world best for 50 miles.

Competing in the South American area of Patagonia this weekend he covered a 41.5km course that included high river crossings and a total ascent of 2184m in 3:12:16 to beat Italy’s Francesco Puppi by almost one minute as the top British runner and world trail running champion, Jonathan Albon, finished in fourth place and the team prize went to Spain.

Cristina Simion of Romania took the women’s long distance title in 3:49:57 to beat France’s Adeline Roche by nearly two minutes.

Friday’s races, saw more victories for the United States as Joe Gray won the men’s classic distance over 14km on an up-and-down course and Grayson Murphy the women’s event at the same distance, with runners battling through heavy rain and winds.

Gray took the title in 65:13, just eight seconds ahead of Maestri as Britain’s Andrew Douglas finished seventh after a mid-race fall and GB team-mate Jacob Adkin eighth.

Murphy, a 9:48 steeplechaser before she moved to mountain running, won in 75:20 with Elise Poncet of France 21 seconds behind and Britain’s Philippa Williams in third in 76:45 as she led the GB team to team bronze too.

Dugdale’s junior men’s win came in some of the worst of the weather as he ran 32:44 to hold off Sebih Bahar of Turkey by six seconds.

It’s team gold for GB in the junior men’s at the World Mountain Running Championships! #wmrapatagonia pic.twitter.com/5bM1lqvjyh

— WMRA (@WMRAmountainrun) November 15, 2019

With Dugdale’s team-mates Matthew Mackay and Matthew Knowles in fourth and fifth it meant Britain won the team title.

Angela Mattevi of Italy won the junior women’s title in 37:12 from Barbora Havlickova of the Czech Republic and Jade Rodriguez of France as Italy also took team gold.

Rory Best says he hopes to play in the Barbarians' next two games after captaining the side on his debut at Twickenham on Saturday.

The 33-31 defeat by Fiji had been billed as the former Ulster and Ireland hooker's final game before retirement.

However, the 37-year-old said: "We'll see how the body stands up and then we'll make a decision."

He will travel with the Baa-Baas squad to face Brazil next week, before they take on Wales in Cardiff.

Best, who won the last of his 124 Ireland caps when they were knocked out of the 2019 World Cup by New Zealand in the quarter-finals, said it was a great honour to be asked to play for the Barbarians.

"It was incredibly special. It is a unique club and I'm delighted to be invited to be a part of it," said Best.

"You be have to invited to play for them, you just don't get picked and any rugby fan knows what they are all about.

"It was brilliant. There were guys I've played against for years and some I didn't know so well. I really enjoyed it."

As is tradition with the Baa-Baas, players take to the field with their club socks along with the famous black-and-white jersey, with Best reflecting that it was quite a poignant moment as he adorned one Ulster sock and one Banbridge sock.

"They are both clubs that have meant a lot to me over a long period of time and I'm incredibly honoured to represent both of them here.

"I'm wearing both to try and keep everyone happy," he joked.

The Barbarians take on Brazil on Wednesday before travelling to Cardiff on 30 November, where Warren Gatland will coach the Baa-Baas in his first game since leaving Wales after the World Cup.

SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. — Brady Bacon collected his fifth Western World victory Saturday night, topping the NOS Energy Drink National Midget Series portion of the 52^nd annual event at Arizona Speedway.

Bacon, who led all 30 laps, said a last-minute decision was the key to victory.

“The guys gave me a good car,” Bacon praised. “We made a last-minute decision there in staging.  I was checking everybody else’s tires out and I’m like, I got to make a change here because they didn’t quite do as much track work as we were expecting. Western World has always been good to me at several different racetracks. It was good to me again tonight.”

Bacon launched from the outside of the front row in his FMR Racing/TRD – Black Watch Farms – Mobil 1/Beast/Speedway Toyota, taking the lead on the opening lap while a scramble for position ensued among the balance of the top five.

Outside second row starter Logan Seavey slotted into second on the first lap and engaged in his race-long pursuit of Bacon. Seavey trekked through the middle in one and two and the top side of three and four in his chase toward Bacon.

Seavey attempted to slide Bacon multiple times in turn one during the first third of the race to no avail as Bacon smoothly rode the cushion to fend off the Seavey challenge.

Just before midway, the top-four of Bacon, Seavey, Zeb Wise and Tyler Courtney ran in close-quarters nose-to-tail when a series of accidents slowed the action.

Rookie Jesse Colwell was the first to take a tumble in turn two on the 15th lap. On the restart, Colwell’s Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian teammate Tucker Klaasmeyer was the next to find trouble, flipping in the same area of the second turn.

Rookie Karsyn Elledge took the most serious spill of the event, flipping high and violently down the front straightway several times on the 17th lap.

The cushion was building up, and the path to victory was narrowing with rubber on the entry into the corners.  Seavey consistently cut through the middle and was able to steer his car up to the cushion where it worked just as well.  Seavey was able to drive up right to the tail of Bacon but was unable to faze the two-time USAC National Sprint Car champion.

“We biked up a couple times,” Bacon recalled. “That cushion was getting really big. It was so slick up to it, you could hit it really easy, then I almost didn’t catch the rubber there at the end.  I moved down, I think, just in time. I don’t know how close he was getting to me, but if he found it first, he was probably catching me pretty quickly.”

Seavey needed either a really good run into the corner or needed Bacon to make a mistake, both of which seemed to be just out of reach. Bacon held smooth and steady and closed out his first series victory of the year to become just the second driver in 2019 to win main events in all three of USAC’s National series, joining Tyler Courtney.

Bacon triumphed with a 0.482 second margin at the checkered over Seavey, Wise, Courtney and KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Rico Abreu who started 18th.

To see full results, turn to the next page.

SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. — Tyler Courtney completed a sweep of the Western World Championship USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series final weekend Saturday night at Arizona Speedway.

Courtney won the event for the second consecutive year, but came up 18 points shy in his quest to win a second straight series title as C.J. Leary wrapped up his first USAC title.

Courtney’s victory was his ninth of the season.

“What’s going through my mind is that we lost the championship,” Courtney said. “These guys worked their tails off all year to put us in contention for it. For the year, we just didn’t get it there. We know what it’s like to be the champions and especially for the first time, it’s truly something special and I hope they get to enjoy it.”

Entering the 30-lap feature, that landscape had been laid out. If Leary finished 11th or better, the championship would be his regardless of where Courtney finished.  With that on his mind, Courtney took care of the aspect he was fully in control of.

“I told (the crew) before the feature pushed off that I was going to bring back either the trophy or the steering wheel,” Courtney explained. “We brought home the trophy. To sweep the weekend in a sprint car is really cool. To win Western World in back-to-back years is pretty cool too.  But second in the championship sucks. We did all we could do. We came out here and we won the race tonight.  That’s nothing to hang our head on. For the season, nine wins on the year is pretty special. Winning any USAC race is tough with the competition we have year-in and year-out. It’s incredible.”

Courtney started fifth and worked his way into third by the opening lap and into the runner-up spot by lap five while pole sitter Josh Hodges, then the evening’s midget feature winner Brady Bacon, exchanged control at the front of the field.

On the 13th lap, Bacon ripped into traffic, threading needles as he scooted around the outside of Chris Gansen off turn four to escape a rapidly closing Courtney who, just moments before, had trailed by 1.5 sec., but had whittled it down to breadcrumbs by the halfway mark.

Courtney ran down Bacon in traffic, sliding underneath the two-time series champ between turns three and four to nab the position. Bacon immediately went back to work on the bottom of turn one under Courtney and emerged as the new leader at the exit of turn two.

Courtney had momentum in his back pocket, catching up to race side-by-side with Bacon into turn three on lap 17 where the two touched wheels – Bacon’s right rear and Courtney’s left rear – popping Courtney airborne before landing on all fours and continuing on, albeit while watching Bacon drive back by to the lead.

Courtney immediately jumped back on the bull and made a beeline from the top of turn four to the middle of turn one where the two nearly made contact again as Bacon slid above the cushion. However, Bacon made a quick recovery and turned down off two to dart back under Courtney and into the lead by turn three. The following lap was a rinse and repeat situation as Courtney slid Bacon in one while Bacon ducked back under and reassumed the top spot off two.

On the 20th lap, Bacon raced into one with Courtney a half car length behind. This time, the last car on the lead lap, Charles Davis Jr., was to the outside of Bacon between turns one and two. As Bacon drifted to the inside of Davis, he wasn’t able to slide all the way to the curb in order to propel him down the back straightaway.

As Bacon slid through the middle, Courtney stuck the line under Bacon and opened up an eight-car-length advantage with ten laps remaining.

By lap 25, however, Bacon had reeled in Courtney to within a couple car lengths distance when Justin Grant and Jason McDougal found trouble in turn two.

During the red-flag period, steam began to pour from Courtney’s resting car, which was revealed to be a result of a hole in the radiator. Earlier in the night, Courtney and the team qualified fourth, but were forced to swap out the engine before their heat race in the Clauson-Marshall-Newman Racing/NOS Energy Drink – Competition Suspension, Inc./Spike/Rider Chevy.

Friday night’s Western World midget winner Kevin Thomas Jr. was the man on the move on the lap-25 restart, sliding past Bacon in turn one for the second position as Bacon faded into a distant third.  Meanwhile, Courtney had gapped Thomas and Bacon to the tune of two seconds until a last lap yellow for a flat left rear tire on Chase Stockon necessitated a yellow flag.

A green-white-checkered finish wasn’t enough to knock Courtney off his game as he utilized a solid restart to distance himself from the pack once and for all, taking the checkered by a 1.299-second margin over Thomas, Bacon, Chris Windom and Leary, whose fifth-place finish secured a USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car driver championship.

To see full results, turn to the next page.

RINGOLD, Ga. — Jason Hiett banked $5,000 for winning the super late model portion of The Gobbler Saturday night at Boyd’s Speedway.

Hiett held off Jadon Frame for the victory with Donald McIntosh, Riley Hickman and John Owenby rounding out the top five.

Ahnna Parkhurst won the crate late model feature.

The finish:

Jason Hiett, Jadon Frame, Donald McIntosh, Riley Hickman, John Owenby, David Payne, Booger Brooks, Andy Standridge, Jay Scott, Jason Welshan, Ahnna Parkhurst, Brandon Brown, Christian Hanger, Jordan Rodabaugh, Ronnie Johnson, Heath Hindman, Andrew Littleton, Ray Cook, David Seibers, Robby Mason, Justin Litchford, Todd Morrow, Casey Turman, Todd Hernandez.

Cape Town Blitz 174 for 6 (Ackerman 43, Asif Ali 43, Phehlukwayo 2-34) beat Durban Heat 164 for 7 (Lubbe 83, Steyn 2-23, Mahlokwana 2-26) by 10 runs

Before we get to what happened on the field in Durban, let's take a moment to appreciate that something actually happened. After two washouts, at least two tornados and heavy rain for much of the last two-and-a-half weeks, Kingsmead was dry and cricket was played. The Heat weren't able to give their home crowd a victory but provided ample entertainment, as they fell 11 runs short of a competitive target of 175.

Ackerman shows the Heat what they missed

Marques Ackerman was named the Kwa-Zulu Natal Cricket Union's player of the year in May after his first summer in Durban in 2018-19. Still, he was not picked up by his home team, the Durban Heat, in the MSL draft, and he showed them what they are missing out on. Ackerman was the joint top-scorer in the Blitz innings, with 43 off 34 balls. The shot of his innings was a slog-sweep off his Dolphins team-mate Keshav Maharaj that went for six.

Bowl it wide

The Heat's plan to limit the Blitz's big-hitters was to bowl wide of off stump but it didn't always work. They bowled nine wides in the innings, seven to Asif Ali, including three from Andile Phehlukwayo in his third over. Kyle Abbott controlled his line a little better, especially at the death. He only bowled one wide and his last two overs cost just 12 runs, to ensure the Blitz were kept under 175.

Chances gone begging

Wihan Lubbe's 83 held the Heat's chase together but not without some luck. He sent the ball aerial several times and evaded Liam Livingstone twice. When he was on 25, Lubbe's miscued pull off Sisanda Magala teased Livingstone at midwicket but landed safely, costing just one run, and then when he was on 44, Lubbe lashed out at Anrich Nortje and sent his shot to deep midwicket, where Livingstone ran to his left and stuck out one arm but couldn't get his fingers to it and the shot went for four. Lubbe made his chances count and went on to add 39 more runs to his total and put Heat in a position to push for victory. Livingstone's day didn't get any better when he dropped Ravi Bopara in the final over, at deep point.

Right-arm, Left-arm

Ambidextrous Gregory Mahlokwana may be the find of the Blitz's campaign and he showed off both his offspin and left-arm spin in Durban. Best of all, he was rewarded in both disciplines when he had Sarel Erwee caught at extra cover off an arm ball delivered with the right arm and switched to left-arm spin which he used to bowl Dane Vilas. Mahlokwana delivered it quicker, Vilas moved outside his leg stump to make room, and his middle stump was pegged back.

Steyn's alive

Dale Steyn is still available to play for South Africa in white-ball cricket and is making a strong claim to be considered for next year's T20 World Cup. He is the joint leading wicket-taker in the tournament so far with six sticks at 19.33 and stepped up when most needed in this match. Steyn accounted for the early wicket of Alex Hales, caught at mid-on for a duck, and the late breakthrough of Lubbe, who pulled to short fine leg, and finished with figures of 2 for 23 in his four overs. Steyn set up the win before Sisanda Magala defended 20 off the final over to put Blitz on top of the points' table.

De Kock's poker face

Phehlukwayo's finishing skills made him the man who could take the Heat home, even though they needed 34 runs off the last three overs. They scored just six in the first five balls of the 18th over when Phehlulwayo tried to push for a second run off the last ball and was tricked into thinking he would get there. As Phehlukwayo ran towards the striker's end, Quinton de Kock put on a blank look, pretending the ball was not coming to him. Phehlukwayo didn't run his bat in, thinking he was home safe, when the ball arrived and de Kock broke the stumps to send him on his way.