(TSX / STATS) -- NAPA, Calif. -- Oakland Raiders Running back Marshawn Lynch talked for the first and only time on the final day of training camp, but did not elaborate on his decision to remain seated on a cooler, eating a banana, during the national anthem.

Asked about addressing the "elephant in the room" with regard to his actions, Lynch said, "I think the elephant left the room because a little mouse ran in here. Didn't they say elephants are scared of mice or something? That (expletive) left the room." (MORE)

(TSX / STATS) -- IRVINE, Ca. -- The holdout of Los Angeles Rams All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald moved into the third week, with reports that he could be so entrenched in this contract dispute into the regular season.

So, what originally seemed a mild distraction is moving in a more serious direction. (MORE)

(TSX / STATS) -- CHICAGO -- The Cincinnati Reds' 2018 tryout tour may have uncovered a potential star in Phillip Ervin.

Ervin drove in four runs, including a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, as the Cincinnati Reds blew an early nine-run lead and then outlasted the Chicago Cubs 13-10 on Thursday afternoon. (MORE)

(TSX / STATS) -- NEW YORK -- Luis Severino and Steven Matz looked as if they would be linked together in New York for years in the summer of 2015, when they made their major league debuts within six weeks of one another and pitched dynamically as rookies.

However, Severino and Matz never seemed further apart than Thursday night, when Severino took another step toward becoming the New York Yankees' long-desired homegrown ace and Matz sent the New York Mets back to the drawing board. (MORE)

(TSX / STATS) -- Victoria Azarenka said her participation in the upcoming U.S. Open is in doubt because she might not be able to bring her baby to New York as a result of her separation from his father.

Azarenka announced via Twitter on Thursday that she and her son's father are working "to resolve some of the legal processes." The two-time Australian Open champion also noted that she would need to leave her 8-month-old son, Leo, in California while playing at Flushing Meadows, "which I'm not willing to do." (MORE)