IN BRIEF
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have lost another receiver for the season.
Jaelen Strong said Monday he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee at San Francisco. Strong announced the news in two Instagram posts, saying “this lil setback setting me up for a greater comeback.”
Strong caught three passes for 38 yards and a touchdown in a 44-33 loss to the 49ers. It was his debut with the team.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Serena Williams is returning to competition with an exhibition match Saturday in Abu Dhabi against French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.Williams has not competed since winning the Australian Open last January while she was pregnant. She will face Latvia's Ostapenko at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship.
TOYOYAMA, Japan — Ichiro Suzuki, who became a free agent in November when the Miami Marlins declined their option to sign him for the 2018 season, still hasn't given up hope of remaining in Major League Baseball.Suzuki was quoted by Kyodo news agency on Saturday as saying: “I feel like a big dog at a pet shop that hasn't been sold. Of course, I want to play baseball next year.”The 44-year-old Suzuki has said he wants to play until he's 50.
PITTSBURGH — James Harrison's long tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers is over.The AFC North champions released the five-time Pro Bowl linebacker and 2008 NFL defensive player of the year on Saturday to make room for right tackle Marcus Gilbert. Gilbert is returning from a suspension for violating the league's performance-enhancing substance policy.The 39-year-old Harrison is the franchise's all-time leader in sacks, piling up 80.5 during his 14 seasons with the Steelers and 82.5 during his career. Harrison briefly retired in September 2014 following a forgettable 2013 season in Cincinnati but returned when the Steelers ran into injury trouble.Harrison's playing time dipped significantly this season. He has been active in just five of Pittsburgh's 14 games despite being injury-free.
CINCINNATI — Marvin Lewis knew what everybody was wondering: Is this his farewell to Cincinnati?“I guess everybody's writing me off,” Lewis said, after his Bengals rallied for a 26-17 win over Detroit on Sunday.The Bengals (6-9) have one more left Sunday at Baltimore. Lewis is 0-7 in the postseason, the worst mark in NFL coaching history.
