ATLANTA -- Matt Ryan had little to show for his two possessions -- no completions, no first downs and no fun.At least he could then enjoy watching Matt Schaubs successful homecoming.Making a successful return to his first NFL home, Schaub passed for 179 yards, leading three scoring drives, and the Atlanta Falcons beat the Washington Redskins 23-17 on Thursday night.It was good to be back in the Georgia Dome, Schaub said.Schaub began his career with the Falcons as Michael Vicks backup from 2004-06. He played seven seasons as Houstons starter and the past two years with Baltimore and Oakland.Schaub, 35, played most of the first half and solidified his status as Ryans top backup.After Ryan was 0 for 4, Schaub moved the offense by finding Aldrick Robinson for long passes of 47 and 68 yards. The two also were together last season in Baltimores camp.I worked with him a lot last year, Schaub said. So I kind of just picked up where we left off.Schaub completed 10 of 15 passes for 179 yards, giving Atlanta a 13-3 halftime lead.Falcons rookie J.D. McKissic returned a kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown to open the second half.Redskins starter Kirk Cousins completed each of his five passes for 39 yards on his only possession.Good first step, as preseason game number one ought to be, Cousins said.Colt McCoy played the remainder of the first half, completing 7 of 11 passes for 53 yards. McCoy led Washington to its only scoring drive of the half, a 41-yard field goal by Dustin Hopkins.Atlanta led 23-3 before rookie quarterback Nate Sudfeld led Washington on two touchdown drives. The 6-foot-6 Sudfeld completed 10 of 15 passes for 89 yards, including a 6-yard scoring pass to tight end Marcel Jensen.ROOKIE WATCHRedskins: RB Keith Marshall, a seventh-round pick from Georgia, had two catches for 10 yards, but lost 2 yards on three carries.It was a great experience, Marshall said. Ive been dreaming about it since I was a little kid. ... I feel like Ive had a great camp so far.Undrafted rookie RB Robert Kelley from Tulane possibly gained ground in the competition for a backup spot. He had seven carries for 40 yards, including a 1-yard scoring run in the third quarter.Falcons: McKissic could use special teams to help him earn a roster spot at receiver. He had a 14-yard punt return in the fourth quarter after his big kickoff return. ... LBs Deion Jones and DeVondre Campbell had a deflection and big stop, respectively, on the same second-quarter possession. ... RB Brandon Wilds had nine carries for 25 yards, including a 1-yard scoring run.INJURY UPDATERedskins: Among players held out were TE Jordan Reed (thumb), WR Jamison Crowder (hamstring), WR Reggie Diggs (knee), and LT Trent Williams (sore knee).Falcons: S Kemal Ishmael left with a shoulder injury, but is expected to be back for Sundays practice. ... Rookie S Keanu Neal (trunk), TE Levine Toilolo (hand) and RB Terron Ward (ankle) were held out, but are expected to participate in some fashion in Sundays practice, according to coach Dan Quinn.POSITION BATTLESRedskins: It was difficult to learn much about the depth chart at running back. Matt Jones, Chris Thompson and Marshall combined for no yards on eight carries. Jones had only two carries, and his status as the starter is firm.Falcons: There was evidence of why coach Dan Quinn lists wide receiver as one of the teams deepest positions. With Julio Jones having no catches on his only series on the field, there were 15 completions to 10 players. Robinson was the standout with three catches for 118 yards. Mohamed Sanu had two catches for 18 yards. Eric Weems had a 48-yard catch. Justin Hardy and rookie Devin Fuller had 17-yard receptions.NO ROOM FOR RYANThe Falcons opened their first possession at their 1. Ryan was low on one pass attempt to Jones and high on another on the three-and-out possession.Weve got to do a better job of being able to punch that out and change the field position, Ryan said.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFLChicago White Sox Pro Shop .ca! Hi Kerry, Heres an interesting one. I know its common knowledge that all players are responsible for their sticks. We witnessed that when Zack Kassian hit Edmontons Sam Gagner in the face after a missed check. Chicago White Sox Store . Coach Tom Thibodeau says the former MVP will probably start travelling with the team in the next few weeks. Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee at Portland in November and was ruled out for the remainder of the season by the Bulls. https://www.cheapwhitesox.com/ . Still, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke thought taking him out before the fifth inning was an unusual move. "Im looking up at the board and hes got two hits given up and one run, and Im taking him out after the fourth inning," Roenicke said. Chicago White Sox Gear . It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. White Sox Jerseys 2020 . 10 Texas Rangers jersey for one last time. Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons.RIO DE JANEIRO -- Australian Olympic team mission chief Kitty Chiller on Tuesday laughed off mens basketball center Andrew Boguts critical tweets over problems he is encountering at the Olympic Village.Australian team members have criticized the village for its lack of readiness while enduring a variety of difficulties delaying their check-in. A fire then broke out on Sunday, and team shirts and a laptop were reported stolen on Monday.Bogut, who plays for the Dallas Mavericks, took to Twitter to vent his frustration at the various issues he has encountered in the village with a series of tongue-in-cheek tweets taking aim at the lack of a shower curtain and the size of the beds partnered by the hashtag #IOCLuxuryLodging.Hes the best man to fix a shower curtain as hes exactly the right height, Chiller said when asked about Boguts tweets. [The tweet] was a bit of fun. The village is what it is -- were all mucking in and doing stuff and theres no harm in it.Regarding the size of Boguts bed, Chiller added: Hes got a big bed with a nice big mosquito net. Hes like a princess in there.This is NBA point guard Patty Mills third Olympics, and he has no complaints about the village, nor is he jealous of the USA basketball team, which is staying on a luxury cruise liner.I much prefer to cuddle with my teammates, Mills jokked.dddddddddddd We all grew up together playing basketball, so we are a tight bunch.Damian?Martin, who will take part in his first Olympics and plays in Australias National Basketball League, is relishing every moment of the experience so far and is enjoying Boguts tweets.Andrews quick-witted, hes intelligent, he tells it how it is and its funny for other people to read his tweets,?Martin said. Its one of those things that well laugh about, and its part of the story of my first Olympics. Hes a funny guy and a lot of it is tongue-in-cheek.News of the Australian teams misgivings over the state of the village first broke on July 25, and Chiller hopes the focus will now move from their logistical problems to the athletes, adding that the womens water polo team will check into the village on Tuesday after being quarantined with illness.We had a bit of a turning point yesterday and its all about the athletes now, which is nice, Chiller said. Weve got 250 [athletes], and by the end of today itll be 300. Weve got our flag-raising on Wednesday to welcome Australia officially to the village, and thatll be the tipping point -- its Games on and the focus will be on the sport and the athletes. ' ' '
