LONDON (AP) — Geoff Capes, a British shot putter who was a three-time Olympian and won the World’s Strongest Man competition twice in the 1980s, has died. He was 75.
Capes' death was announced by British Athletics on Wednesday, without disclosing further details.
Capes represented Britain at the Olympics in 1972, 1976 and 1980. His best result was a fifth-place finish in Moscow in 1980.
He won gold in the shot put in the Commonwealth Games in 1974 and 1978, and he set the British record with a throw of 21.68 meters in 1980. That remains the longest ratified throw by a Briton.
Capes, a former policeman, was crowned World’s Strongest Man in 1983 and 1985.
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FILE - Geoff Capes of England throws the shot to win the fold medal in the men's shot put event at the Tenth Commonwealth Games, in the Queen Elizabeth II Park Stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb. 2, 1974. (AP Photo/Pool, File)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Young is back in as Carolina's starting quarterback.
Panthers coach Dave Caneles said Young would start Sunday against the Denver Broncos after Andy Dalton was diagnosed with a sprained thumb on his right throwing hand sustained during a car crash on Tuesday in Charlotte.
Dalton did not practice Wednesday and is listed as day to day. There is a chance he could be the No. 2 quarterback this week depending on his recovery.
“Bryce has been an absolute stud through this whole process. He has been engaged,” Canales said. “He has been involved in what we were doing and is excited about the opportunity."
Young said Canales has not told him who will be the team's starting QB moving forward if he plays well this week.
The Broncos have the league's fifth-pass pass defense.
Canales informed Young of the decision to start him on Tuesday night after Dalton was checked out by the team's medical staff. However, the team chose not to announce it until after practice.
The start will give Young, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft, another opportunity to prove himself before the Nov. 5 trade deadline. He is 2-16 as an NFL starter and was benched two games into the season because of his ineffectiveness.
He was replaced by Dalton, who won his first start but has lost four straight since.
“I’m fired up for him to have another opportunity and just get in there and play some football,” Canales said of Young.
Young said it has been “challenging” being demoted and watching mostly from the sideline over the last five games. He has gotten mop-up work twice since being benched.
“I had to lean on my faith, lean on the people in this locker room and lean on family,” Young said. “I’m super grateful where I am at. ... There is stuff that is out of my control and stuff that will go well in life and stuff that won’t. But there is a lot of things in my life that I’m super grateful for and through good and bad I want to focus on that outside of football.”
Dalton said he and his wife had just picked their three children from school on Tuesday and he was driving at the time of the two-car crash. His family did not need to be go to the hospital.
“All things considered I am glad that I am feeling how I am feeling and that my family is feeling how they're feeling,” said Dalton, who had his right hand wrapped in an elastic bandage. “I am thankful for the Lord's protection. It was obviously a scary deal and you never want anything like that to happen.”
Dalton said the driver of the other car also escaped serious injury.
“The good thing is everybody is safe,” he said.
Dalton did not elaborate on the circumstances surrounding the crash.
The Panthers did get some good news on Wednesday as veteran wide receiver Adam Thielen returned to practice after missing the last four games with a hamstring injury.
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Carolina Panthers quarterback Andy Dalton speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Landover, Md. The Commanders 40-7. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Carolina Panthers quarterback Andy Dalton (14) talks Washington Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota (18) after an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Landover, Md. The Commanders 40-7. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young throws a pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young watches from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
