GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The only thing that could stop Davante Adams and the Green Bay Packers' offense Thursday was the little blue injury tent adjacent to their bench.

The Pro Bowl receiver was having the most productive game of his career -- 10 catches for 180 yards -- before being forced off the field because of a toe injury midway through the fourth quarter.

"It's tough, because I feel like those are the type of moments that I'm built for," Adams said.

With Adams being examined, the Packers had first-and-goal at the 1-yard line.

They threw all four times: Incomplete. Incomplete. Incomplete. Incomplete.

Game over.

Well, that didn’t officially end the Packers’ chances in a 34-27 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night. Aaron Rodgers & Co. -- sans Adams -- actually had one more possession, but the Eagles picked off a deflected pass near the goal line in the final minute.

To that point, it had been the Adams show.

Rodgers practically told the Eagles this coming in, and they still couldn’t stop it. Five days after the Packers quarterback proclaimed “four targets ... is obviously not enough” for Adams, Rodgers rectified that.

Adams caught six passes in the first quarter, the most by a Packers player in a first quarter since Greg Jennings in 2011. By halftime, he had eight catches for 158 yards -- 12 more yards than the entire Philadelphia offense.

But when the Packers needed Adams for the final two drives, he was out.

Troubling trend: So this is what happens when a real offense -- with a real quarterback -- comes to town.

Three weeks of praise heaped upon the Packers’ defense might have been the overreaction of the first month of the NFL season.

At least that’s what it looked like Thursday, when Carson Wentz and the Eagles rolled into Lambeau Field. And wait until the Packers have to play Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys next weekend. Or Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs later next month.

Good thing the Packers (3-1) feasted on the likes of Mitchell Trubisky, Kirk Cousins and an aging Joe Flacco for three important early-season victories before the schedule turned tougher.

The Packers’ pass rush disappeared. They entered the game with 12 sacks -- tied for third in the NFL through Week 3. They had none Thursday night.

They came in allowing 11.7 points per game. They gave up nearly twice that in the first half.

And the run defense. Oh, the run defense. The Eagles gashed the Packers for 176 yards on the ground.

“That’s been our in biggest issue, and we’ve talked in the room about it,” Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine said the day before the game. “We’ve got to get a handle on the explosive plays -- not just the runs but the passes. The praise we’re receiving as a defense, our guys know that we’re nowhere near where we can be. The film doesn’t lie.”

Promising trend? Maybe Green Bay's first loss of the season won’t be the end of the world. If the Packers had won, Matt LaFleur would’ve been the first rookie head coach in franchise history to start a season 4-0. He would’ve been the fourth NFL rookie head coach to do it in the past 15 seasons. But two of the previous three didn’t make the playoffs in that season: Josh McDaniels (2009, 6-0) and Dan Quinn (2015, 5-0).

Eye-popping Next Gen Stat: Adams reached 20.7 mph on his 58-yard reception. That was his fastest max speed on a reception in the past four seasons, according to NFL Next Gen Stats research.

ROCKFORD, Ill. – Mother Nature has scored a victory against the Must See Racing Sprint Car Series’ attempt to compete at Illinois’ Rockford Speedway this weekend.

Track and series officials announced Thursday evening that the sprint car portion of this weekend’s National Short Track Championship program at the quarter-mile bullring has been canceled and will not be rescheduled.

Potential weekend schedule adjustments due to a projected washout on Friday, as well as additional wet weather expected to span from Sunday through the middle of the coming week and heavy travel distances for many of the Must See Racing teams, all contributed to the decision.

The National Weather Service is calling for a 100 percent chance of rain on Friday, as well as a 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms for Sunday’s matinee program.

“This early decision, while difficult and disappointing, is our genuine best effort to do the right thing for everyone involved,” said Must See Racing President Jim Hanks. “Whenever possible, we try to avoid unnecessary and avoidable lost time and travel expenses for both our race teams and valued fans.

“Based on a forecast that predicts a realistic chance of rain for the day on Sunday, as well as additional rain coming into the weekend that may compact the schedule further, the track and MSR have determined that it is the best decision to cancel the sprint car portion of the event, rather than ignore the risk and forecast of probable inclement weather.”

The Rockford rainout is the third such weather-related postponement or cancellation for Must See Racing this season, after a postponement from June 1 at Michigan’s Berlin Raceway and the cancellation of the Lake Erie (Pa.) Speedway event that was scheduled for June 15.

With the Rockford weekend scrapped, the Must See Racing Sprint Car Series now looks toward its championship doubleheader, Oct. 18-19 at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C.

GAS CITY, Ind. – Chris Windom made a statement on Thursday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway, leading from start to finish en route to winning the second annual James Dean Classic.

Windom, who qualified sixth but ended up on the pole thanks to the feature inversion, took off on the initial start and never looked back. He kept a hard-charging Justin Grant at bay throughout the 30-lap distance for his first USAC sprint car victory at the Gas City quarter-mile and his fourth of the season.

“It definitely feels good to check this one off the list,” said Windom in victory lane. “I’ve had a lot of podiums here without a win in these USAC races. Starting on the front row was key tonight. The track was hooked up all night long and it was tough to pass cars, but I’m glad we were able to get it done.”

The road to victory wasn’t all smooth for the Canton, Ill., native, however – as he explained afterward.

“This is a testament to my guys; we actually blew a drive shaft out of it right before the feature and had to bust our butts to get it changed,” Windom noted. “We got it back together, though, and got us a win here finally. It’s always sweet, but when we can overcome something like that and win the race without even really being able to look at the track beforehand … it’s a pretty neat deal for all of us.”

Windom’s march was only slowed by a trio of caution flags, which began on lap seven after Thomas Meseraull spun to a halt in the infield after the engine expired on his No. 00 sprinter.

The second caution of the night waved with six to go, when Scotty Weir looped his car around in the fourth corner, followed by a final caution for debris that set up a three-lap sprint to the checkered flag.

None of that was of any consequence to Windom, however, as he pulled away on the final restart and crossed the finish line in front by .808 seconds in the end.

Tyler Courtney, who rolled off seventh, made a last-lap pass of Grant to secure runner-up honors and left Grant to settle for the final step on the podium as part of a NOS Energy Drink sweep of the top three spots.

Kevin Thomas Jr. crossed in fourth and USAC National Sprint Car Ironman Chase Stockon was fifth.

Point leader C.J. Leary, Brady Bacon, hard-charger Jason McDougal, Isaac Chapple and Max Adams completed the top 10.

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The Philadelphia Flyers say forward Nolan Patrick will miss the start of the regular season as he continues to deal with migraines.

According to the team, Patrick was diagnosed with migraine disorder after consulting with the Flyers' medical staff and a specialist from the University of Michigan.

The 21-year-old will not accompany the Flyers on their trip to Europe for a preseason game in Switzerland on Monday and then their regular-season opener against the Blackhawks in Czech Republic on Oct. 4. He is listed as week-to-week.

Patrick was the team's first-round pick in 2017. He recorded 13 goals and 18 assists in 72 games last season.

NAPA, Calif. – Tony Romo is halfway to cancelling his weekend plans.

The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current NFL analyst for CBS is currently slated to be in the announcers’ booth Sunday when the Minnesota Vikings visit the Chicago Bears. But he might have to call an audible if he continues on his current pace, as the 39-year-old turned some heads with a 2-under 70 in the opening round of the Safeway Open.

Romo is the ultimate longshot this week, listed at 50,000-to-1 to win according to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook. His previous record while playing as an amateur on a sponsor exemption is less than sterling: three missed cuts in three starts, with no score lower than a 74 at the AT&T Byron Nelson in May.

But that changed Thursday in Napa, where Romo rolled in a 50-footer for birdie on his first hole of the day and birdied each of his final two holes to get into red figures and move inside the top 20 after the early wave.

“Every time I play in one of these events, get lucky enough to get an exemption, I kind of get a chance to see what you’re not good at,” Romo said. “Very apparent it was putting over the last year so just a lot of work put into it. I’ve been putting well, so it was nice to come out here and keep that going.”

Romo’s scorecard included five birdies against three bogeys, and he rolled in 122 feet worth of putts. He was the low man in his threesome, beating playing partner Beau Hossler by four shots and Michael Gellerman by seven shots. His opening-round score also beat Hideki Matsuyama (Even) as well as last week’s winner Sebastian Munoz (1 under) and defending champ Kevin Tway (1 under).

It was a stark change for Romo, a plus-1.1 handicap who has spent most of his time in three previous Tour starts lingering near the bottom of the leaderboard.

“If you’re going to do something, you want to do it well. It’s embarrassing to stink, and I stunk a lot,” Romo said. “Same thing I did in football. You just start from the beginning, you’re not very good, not very good, and then all of a sudden you make the leap somewhere and all of a sudden you can be more efficient and you can do things a little bit better.”

Friday will mark the first time that Romo enters the second round at a Tour event with realistic hopes of making the cut. How does he view the prospect of staying the weekend in Napa and potentially causing a late switch in the CBS booth for Sunday’s football coverage?

“It’s a good problem to have,” Romo said.

NAPA, Calif. – Perhaps no player on the PGA Tour better embodies the esoteric vibe of Napa more than Adam Scott.

You can almost picture it: Scott sitting alongside a row of vineyards, wearing a light layer while swilling a nice pinot and steering an erudite discussion on the topics of the day. With the bustle of Silicon Valley just a short drive away, the entire wine enterprise around these parts is built on the premise that nothing good should ever be rushed.

So in saunters the affable Aussie, thoughtful and contemplative as ever, to what seems like an ideal setup.

“I get the feeling that it’s fairly mellow,” Scott said. “I probably should stick around for a bit longer to be able to enjoy all it has to offer.”

The mere fact that this is Scott’s first Safeway Open appearance may on the surface seem strange given the symmetry between player and surroundings.  But in years past this event kicked off the new wraparound season, two years ago following directly behind the Presidents Cup, so it was never on the radar for a player who is not shy about taking breaks when needed.

But with a beefed-up fall leading into a pivotal Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne, Scott shifted some pieces around and added Napa to his schedule. That decision has worked out so far, with the Aussie out to an early lead after firing a 7-under 65. A typical weakness became a strength Thursday for Scott, who made a 53-foot bomb for eagle on No. 5 and added three other makes from outside 8 feet.

True to form, Scott took a healthy sabbatical after a T-5 finish last month at East Lake. He spent time with his wife and two kids, scrambled to get out of the Bahamas ahead of Hurricane Dorian, and generally spent little time pondering fairways and greens.

“I think it’s easy to walk away from hitting balls for a couple weeks, but it’s not easy to switch your mind out of thinking about your swing or thinking about your chipping or your putter or what driver setting you want this year,” Scott said. “But I did. I kind of had it all lined up to where I could walk away and walk back into it last week and feel at least confident enough that I’m not going to be horrible when I tee off today.”

At age 39, Scott is at something of a crossroads as he embarks on a new season. He remembers all too well what it was like to spend his prime toiling in the shadow of Tiger Woods, and he’s now an elder statesman compared to some of the Tour’s new wave of stars.

But he quietly cobbled together a strong season last year, closing with top-10 finishes in all three playoff events. After starting the year ranked 41^st in the world, Scott is now up to 15^th and within reach of his first top-10 spot since May 2017.

What he hasn’t gotten amid that ascent, though, is a win. Scott’s last worldwide victory remains the 2016 WGC-Mexico Championship, the last year it was played at Doral and one week after he won the Honda Classic. Since then, there have been a number of near-misses, including runner-up results this year at Torrey Pines and Muirfield Village.

“It’s not like I’ve been leading by six every week and losing. It’s hard to give yourself chances out here,” Scott said. “I would like to have a lead going into Sunday and see what I can produce, to be honest, because I’ve been four and five (shots) back and I have a good front nine and then you’re in the mix. It’s a lot to ask all the time when you’re as far behind as I kind of was.”

There’s still plenty of time before that scenario might come to fruition, as Scott knows more than most that one round a week does not make. But it’s a strong start for one of the game’s most laid-back stars, who just might be spending a little more time in wine country if he keeps up this pace.

NAPA, Calif. – As the clock continues to tick on U.S. Presidents Cup captain Tiger Woods’ window to add four more players to his roster, there’s at least one participant who sees merit in the reigning Masters champ writing down his own name.

Adam Scott has been a fixture on International Presidents Cup teams for nearly two decades, and he raced out to an early lead with an opening 65 at the Safeway Open. Asked if it matters whether or not Woods picks himself for one of his captain’s selections for the upcoming matches at Royal Melbourne, Scott didn’t hesitate.

“It does because he’s Tiger. I mean, he matters. That’s the bottom line,” Scott said. “It’s better when he plays than when he doesn’t, even if he only plays two matches. It’s better for the event if he does. I guess he has to decide if it’s better for his team or not.”

Woods and International captain Ernie Els will each round out their 12-man roster with four picks following the WGC-HSBC Champions in early November. Notable candidates for Woods’ selections include Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler, Patrick Reed, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson and reigning U.S. Open champ Gary Woodland.

Woods’ self-selection seemed like a mere formality after his green jacket performance in April, but an underwhelming summer and knee procedure last month have cast some doubt on his best course of action. He’s expected to play just one tournament before making his selections, the Zozo Championship next month in Japan, and will likely add only the Hero World Challenge before the matches in Australia.

Scott described a potential singles’ match with Woods in Melbourne as “an incredible memory for my career,” but he echoed the uncertainty regarding Woods as a potential playing captain.

“It’s hard to know exactly where Tiger’s at with everything,” Scott said. “When he wins the Masters you think he’s going to win another five majors straightaway, and then right now we don’t know exactly how his health is. He’s played kind of infrequently, and how many more of these Cups are there for him?”

NAPA, Calif. – Phil Mickelson found reason to be optimistic even after opening his new season in disastrous fashion.

Mickelson was only a few holes into his first competitive round in more than a month when he peeled two straight approach shots out of bounds on the par-5 fifth hole at the Safeway Open, leading to a quadruple-bogey 9. The blunders came on a hole where Mickelson made triple bogey during last year’s final round at Silverado Resort & Spa, and they proved to be a big reason why he’s near the bottom of the early leaderboard following a 3-over 75.

“I tried to carve, kind of cut a 5 (iron) and then ultimately a 6-iron out of the rough, and the ball just kind of shot left off the face out of bounds. And it happened twice,” Mickelson said. “So that hole has bitten me.”

Mickelson made just three birdies on the day, the last coming when he curled in a 23-foot putt on the 18^th green to give the afternoon fans reason to cheer. But his tee-to-green game was just as wayward as it was during his underwhelming summer, as Lefty found just 3 of 14 fairways and hit only 11 greens in regulation.

Trailing co-leaders Adam Scott and Andrew Landry by 10 shots and in danger of missing the cut, Mickelson has plenty of work ahead of him on a course where he has finished no worse than T-17 in each of the last three years. But after speaking early in the week about a more optimistic attitude and sunnier disposition inside the ropes, Mickelson didn’t allow one bad round to alter his early-season outlook.

“If it were a few months ago, I would let it get to me a lot more than it did today,” Mickelson said. “I actually have a lot more confidence and energy and excitement to play, and my attitude’s just a lot better. So I’ll come out tomorrow, I’m going to shoot a good round. I’ll shoot 6, 7 under par tomorrow. I really believe that. I believe the game is close enough to do that.”

Mauricio Pochettino has always spoken highly of Jose Mourinho and has great respect for the former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester United manager, even describing him as the "best in the world" in January 2018, but there are signs that the Tottenham coach is now beginning to adopt the more destructive elements of the Portuguese's character.

For so long, Spurs under Pochettino have appeared to be a team on the up, with everyone marching in unison towards the same goal of delivering tangible long-term success to the club. But the cracks in the facade are starting to show and Pochettino is doing as much as anybody to inflict the damage.

Tuesday's Carabao Cup defeat on penalties to Colchester United, who are 10th in League Two, was a humiliation for a Spurs team that contested the Champions League final less than four months ago and, perhaps unsurprisingly, it prompted a brutal assessment of his players' shortcomings by Pochettino after the game.

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Pochettino spoke of "different agendas" within his squad and the need to "build togetherness" among "unsettled" players. If his postmatch remarks were an isolated incident, they could be taken as a natural release of frustration after seeing a route to silverware closed off by a team three divisions below the Premier League. But Pochettino has been chipping away for months now, with the Argentine allowing the build-up to June's Champions League final against Liverpool to be dominated by speculation over his future and whether he would leave the club in the summer.

Since then, he has admitted during the preseason tour of Singapore that he would probably have quit had Spurs won the Champions League in Madrid, has complained about the club's transfer policy and been heavy-handed in his dealings with midfielder Christian Eriksen, who lost his place in the starting line-up after refusing to sign a new contract.

Rewind just over 12 months and there are similarities between Pochettino's recent approach and Mourinho's during what turned out to be his final six months at United. Harmony has gone out of the window and Pochettino is becoming increasingly outspoken, both against his bosses in the boardroom and the players in the dressing room.

It is never a good combination for a manager to fight battles on two fronts, as Mourinho discovered at United, and also at Chelsea, where his previous reign ended in December 2016 after months of sniping at his players and distracting off-field controversies. In both instances, bad results ultimately cost Mourinho his job, but the mood music did not help in either situation.

In Pochettino's defence, he is not in Mourinho's league yet when it comes to damaging power battles, but the early signs are there and it does not bode well for him or Spurs.

Recent results offer proof that something is not right. The Colchester defeat was bad enough, but in the Premier League, Spurs have lost 10 times in 2019 -- more than any of their "Big Six" rivals -- and have not picked up three points on the road since January.

The excuse of playing at Wembley no longer works, considering Spurs have been in their new stadium since April, but the return to their roots has done little to develop a sense of unity. Even Harry Kane, the poster boy of Tottenham's rise to prominence in recent years, has begun to question the development of the team by voicing his frustrations after a 2-0 lead was thrown away during the 2-2 Champions League draw against Olympiakos in Athens last week.

"We're not young any more, we're not inexperienced," he said. "We've played in a big games for club and country. I can see why the manager is frustrated because he's been here for six years now and we're still making similar mistakes to the ones we were in his first year."

Those mistakes could be down to Pochettino, or a result of the players not listening to his message, but either way it reflects badly on the coach because, whatever his message is, it is not getting through.

It was a similar story at both Chelsea and United under Mourinho. Over time, players can switch off from the instructions of their manager and the only way to solve that problem is by changing one or the other. Managers tend to be the fall guy in that situation and perhaps that is why Pochettino is beginning to be more critical and outspoken, because he has to spark a reaction somehow.

There is no doubt that Pochettino is cutting an unhappy figure right now and the next two games, against Southampton and Bayern Munich -- both at home -- could be crucial in shaping his future. He simply has to find a way to stop the rot in the Premier League, but the draw against Olympiakos has also increased the pressure to beat Bayern in the Champions League next Tuesday.

These are challenging days for the Tottenham manager, but if he continues to go down the Mourinho path of confrontation and criticism, it is difficult to envisage a positive outcome.

Barbados Tridents 192 for 5 (Duminy 65, Charles 58, Carter 51, Pierre 2-24) beat Trinbago Knight Riders 129 (Bravo 28, Walsh 5-19, Duminy 2-24) by 63 runs

The fastest CPL fifty ever, a superb catch in the field and two wickets with the ball, JP Duminy dazzled in every possible manner as Barbados Tridents ended their eight-match losing streak in home games and trounced Trinbago Knight Riders by 63 runs.

Building on a 110-run opening stand between Johnson Charles and Jonathan Carter, Duminy raced away to fifty in just 15 balls, breaking Evin Lewis' record of 17 balls set earlier this month. He struck seven sixes and four fours during his 20-ball 65 to power Tridents to 192 for 5.

Tridents' dominance, however, wasn't entirely down to Duminy's efforts. Knight Riders were 74 for 3 in eight overs in their chase, with Darren Bravo and Denesh Ramdin at the crease and Kieron Pollard and Jimmy Neesham yet to come in. At this stage, USA legspinner Hayden Walsh stepped up in grand style, picking 5 for 19, including three wickets in one over, to break the back of the chase as Knight Riders were bundled out for 129 in 17.4 overs.

Charles, Carter set the platform for Tridents

Openers Charles and Carter started solidly for Tridents, scoring 28 for 0 in the first four overs. Carter, promoted to open in place of Alex Hales, had hogged most of the strike till then, facing 18 balls for 19 runs but Charles then made up for it by smashing Ali Khan for three fours in the fifth over.

Sunil Narine, returning from a finger injury, pulled things back by bowling a maiden to Carter but Charles, at the other end, ensured the bad balls were put away and brought up his half-century off 33 balls. The duo took the side to 100 at the end of the 13th over before Carter decided to switch gears. The left-hand batsman reached his maiden CPL fifty, off 44 balls, with back-to-back fours of Narine. The bowler, however, had the last laugh and had Carter caught at the deep midwicket three balls later.

Duminy tees off with a record fifty

Khary Pierre dismissed Charles and Alex Hales in the 15th over while giving away just four runs. Next over, Narine conceded only two and it started to look like Tridents would have to settle for a much lower total than they were aiming for at one stage. Duminy, however, had other ideas. After scoring only three from his first eight balls, he smashed Ali Khan for three sixes and a four in the 18th over. Pollard was forced to turn to Neesham for the damage control but that move was ineffective. Duminy hit Neesham's first five balls for 4, 6, 6, 4, 4 - the second six taking him to fifty as Tridents plundered 49 from overs 18 and 19. Duminy smashed the first ball of the 20th over - bowled by Pollard - for yet another six but fell on the next ball. Tridents, however, had enough on the board by then.

Knight Riders start strongly

Knight Riders started the chase well, with Narine hitting Jason Holder for a four and a six in the first over, and they were also helped by some sloppy fielding from Tridents. The second over saw four extra runs in overthrows and four byes, apart from a boundary each from Narine and Lendl Simmons, as Knight Riders raced to 29 for 0. After Narine fell to Holder, bowled for 19 off 9, Colin Munro kept the scoring rate up, hitting a six each off Holder and Duminy. Harry Gurney dismissed Simmons and kept troubling Ramdin with frequent changes of angle and an assortment of slower balls, but Knight Riders had reached 67 for 2 by the end of the Powerplay.

Duminy's super catch before Walsh turns the tables

It was Duminy who, once again, brought Tridents back in the game. Munro had raced to 22 off 12 balls when he mistimed a loft against Raymon Reifer towards long-off. Holder ran backwards from mid-off but was never in with a chance. Sprinting from long-on, Duminy completed the catch and sent the set batsman back. Knight Riders were 69 for 3 in the seventh over.

That soon became 75 for 4 when Walsh castled Ramdin in the ninth over. The worst, however, was yet to follow for Tridents. In his next over, Walsh first dismissed Pollard caught by Holder at long-off, the fielder taking off in a celebratory run after the catch. Neesham failed to read the googly and was taken at slip first ball. Seekkuge Prasanna survived the hat-trick ball but was caught off the next when he mistimed the slog to deep square leg. Knight Riders were suddenly reeling at 83 for 7, with Walsh's figures reading 2-0-4-4.

Any lingering Knight Riders' hopes were dented in Walsh's final over. Two balls into the over, Bravo smashed the legspinner for a massive six but the bowler responded by tossing one wide outside off. Bravo once again went for it, only to top-edge it to backward point. Duminy then wrapped up the game by picking up the last two wickets.