RENTON, Wash. —
After being released by
the Buffalo Bills, running
back Fred Jackson is look-
ing for an opportunity to
reunite with former team-
mate Marshawn Lynch in
Seattle.
Jackson traveled to
Seattle to meet with the
Seahawks on Tuesday, but
coach Pete Carroll cau-
tioned that no deal has
been struck. Carroll said
Jackson would be going
through a physical.
“This is a visit for us.
It’s not a signing,” Carroll
said. “We have tremen-
dous respect for Fred as a
player. He’s obviously got
a wealth of background,
he’s tough, he’s sharp, he’s
smart, so we need to see
where he is right now at
34 years old and see what
he looks like.”
Jackson, an eight-year
veteran, became a free
agent on Monday when
the Bills cut the respect-
ed team leader and fan
favorite. The interest in
Jackson emerged when
Seattle learned that back-
up running back Robert
Turbin suffered a signif-
icant high-ankle sprain
in Saturday’s preseason
game against San Diego
and there is no estimate
of when he’ll be able to
return.
Turbin has served as
Lynch’s backup since
being drafted by the
Seahawks in 2012.
“He feels pretty good
about it but it definitely
showed up in the MRI
and all of that,” Carroll
said.
NEW YORK — Nick Kyrgios
does what he wants and says
what he wants on a tennis
court, seemingly no matter the
ramifications, and amid all the
near-napping, cursing and rack-
et smashing, he troubled Andy
Murray for moments at the U.S.
Open.
Only for brief moments,
though.
In the tournament’s most-an-
ticipated first-round matchup,
the No. 3-seeded Murray hit 18
aces, saved 11 of 14 break points
and, perhaps most important-
ly, stayed steady in the face of
Kyrgios’ various distractions,
putting together a 7-5, 6-3, 4-6,
6-1 victory Tuesday night.
“Obviously, for me, it’s
important when you’re playing
against him,” Murray said, “to
just concentrate on your side of
the court.”
This was Kyrgios’ first match
since he was essentially put on
probation by the ATP, with the
threat of a 28-day suspension
and $25,000 fine if he mis-
behaves at one of the tour’s
sanctioned events over the next
six months. Those parameters
don’t apply at the U.S. Open,
however, because Grand Slam
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Former Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson
(22) scores against the Pittsburgh Steelers during
a preseason game
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Ex-Bills RB Fred Jackson meeting with the Seahawks
LOS ANGELES — Eight
months after finishing as the run-
ner-up to Boston, Los Angeles has
officially been chosen as the U.S.
candidate for the 2024 Olympics,
city officials announced Tuesday.
After a week of delays over con-
cerns about the potential costs
to taxpayers, the City Council
voted unanimously, 15-0, to allow
Mayor Eric Garcetti to sign an
agreement with the U.S. Olympic
Committee over bidding for the
games. Soon after, the mayor and
the USOC announced that an
agreement to make Los Angeles
the official bidder was in place.
Los Angeles is throwing itself
into a contest — along with Paris;
Rome; Budapest, Hungary; and
Hamburg, Germany — that some
cities have grown increasingly
hesitant to enter in recent years,
as the financial pitfalls of host-
ing the games have become more
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In this Aug. 1984 file photo, competitors run in the men’s 5,000
meters at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The US Olympic
Committee selected Los Angeles as replacement candidate for 2024
games on Tuesday.
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SLEEPING ONTHE JOB
Los Angeles to be U.S.
bidder for 2024 games
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Nick Kyrgios rests on his chair before the third set against Andy Murray during the U.S. Open on Tuesday
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ANTICS FROM KYRGIOS
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UH football
ticket sales
at record
low as
kickoff nears
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HONOLULU — As
the University of Hawaii
football team prepares
for its first game of the
season Thursday against
Colorado, ticket sales are
at a record low.
As of Monday, just over
15,000 season tickets had
been sold, a stark com-
parison to last year’s more
than 17,200 and on pace
to be the lowest number
on record, according to
Hawaii News Now.
Some students say the
team’s lackluster perfor-
mance over the past few
years was causing low
morale and ticket sales.
“No offense, but our
record hasn’t been the
best these past couple
years” said Royce Masuda.
Those who attend
despite the team’s tepid
win record will have to
battle rush hour traffic to
make the 7 p.m. Thursday
kickoff, possibly present-
ing an additional chal-
lenge for students who
have to attend Friday
morning classes.
“I got a lot of home-
work,” said Ulu Matagiese
on why she wouldn’t be
attending.
Despite the low num-
bers, some students like
Jason Dela Cruz are excit-
ed “to raise that school
spirit up.”
Shane Swift is going to
support the visiting team.
“I’m from Colorado,
so whenever a Colorado
team comes I go to that
game,” Swift said.
WHO
: Hawaii (0-0)
vs. Colorado (0-0)
WHEN
: Thursday
TIME
: 7 p.m.
WHERE
: Aloha
Stadium
TV
: Live nation-
ally on CBS
RADIO
: ESPN 1420
AM . “Countdown To
Kickoff” will begin
at 5 p.m. KHLO
in Hilo and KKON
in Kona will also
carry the game.
SERIES
INFORMATION
:
5th meeting. Tied
2-2, last meeting
was Sept. 20 in
Boulder Colo.
