move.Cutler has missed 15 games since the start of the 2010 season, and he has a history of injuries to his right thumb dating to his childhood.Cutler said he had surgery on it when he was 11 or 12. He missed the fin

OMAHA, Neb. -- Connor Jaeger had to swim nearly a mile to earn another race at the Olympics.Abbey Weitzeil claimed her second individual event in Rio with a frantic dash from one end of the pool to the other.The final night of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials came down to the long and short of it, a pair of races that couldnt provide more of a contrast.Jaeger used a powerful finishing kick to pull away from Jordan Wilimovsky in the 1,500-meter freestyle Sunday night, while Weitzeil claimed victory in the 50 free just ahead of Simone Manuel.The metric mile was a two-man race all the way. By the end, no one was within a half-lap of the leaders.Jaeger got a strong kick off the next-to-last wall and began to get some separation on his only challenger. Pulling away on the final lap, he finished in 14 minutes, 47.61 seconds.Hes the fastest American ever, so its fun to just try and hang with him as far as I can, said Wilimovsky, who touched in 14:49.19 -- more than 17 seconds ahead of third-place finisher Michael McBroom.Jaeger and Wilimovsky had already locked up their berths in Rio before they dove in the pool. Jaeger also won the 400 free, while Wilimovsky had earned a spot for the U.S. in the open-water event at Rio.Now, hell become the first U.S. swimmer to compete in both the pool and the ocean at the same Olympics.Its really, really cool, Wilimovsky said. Obviously open water has only been around (at the Olympics) since 2008, so its not that old.Jaeger won a silver medal in the 1,500 at last years world championships. Four years ago, he finished sixth in the event at the London Olympics.Were going to have to be better in Rio, said Jaeger, who was more than 6 seconds off his personal-best time. The 50 free was a carbon copy of the 100 free.Weitzeil won in 24.28 seconds and Manuel was next at 24.33 -- the same 1-2 finish they had in the two-lap race. Madison Kennedy missed out on a trip to Rio by 15-hundredths of a second.Im super stoked, Weitzeil said. I came to this meet in 2012 as a 16-year-old just making the cuts, just came to participate. To go from then to now in four years, winning events that I was thinking about during that time, its just amazing. It hasnt set in what Ive actually done.Four other swimmers who already earned spots on the Olympic team were farther back.Olivia Smoliga finished fourth, while Dana Vollmer, Lia Neal and Amanda Weir brought up the back of the pack.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/paul-newberry .Dee Gordon Jersey . 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Gerson Bautista Jersey . -- Jimmy Walkers first PGA Tour trophy came with a special gift tucked inside.LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The struggling Chicago Bears might have to get by without quarterback Jay Cutler.Coach John Fox said Cutler has a sprained right thumb that does not appear to require surgery and would not rule him out for this weekends game against the Dallas Cowboys.If he is not ready, Brian Hoyer will start.Its hard for me to give timelines, Fox said on Tuesday. Well evaluate tomorrow. Weve got practice tomorrow, were on a short week already. If Jays ready to do it, fine. If not, well go with Brian Hoyer.Cutler topped a long list of players injured in Mondays 29-14 loss to Philadelphia.The defense was hit hard, with Fox confirming to WBBM-AM 780 on Tuesday night that linebacker Lamarr Houston tore the ACL in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season.Linebacker Danny Trevathan is scheduled for surgery Wednesday morning on a sprained thumb. Nose tackle Eddie Goldman (sprained ankle) left the field on a cart.But once again, the Bears find themselves in a familiar spot with their quarterback hurt.Cutler has not played in all 16 games since 2009, his first season in Chicago, and if he is sidelined, that would be a big blow for the Bears. They are 0-2 in their second season under Fox after finishing last in the NFC North a year ago, and the last thing they need is to have to get by without their quarterback.Its not clear when the injury happened. Cutler reportedly suffered ligament damage to his thumb during the season-opening loss at Houston. He was not on the injury report leading up to the Eagles game.Fox said the thumb didnt appear to affect Cutler in practice last week and he was a full participant.Cutler said Monday night he couldnt pinpoint when the injury occurred but acknowledged he was having trouble early in the game.It worsened when he tried to plant his hand breaking his fall on a strip-sack by Philadelphias Destiny Vaeao in the third quarter. Cutler played two more series and exited the game affter the Eagles Nigel Bradham stepped in front of a badly underthrown pass intended for Alshon Jeffery, who was about 10 yards up the field.ddddddddddddCutler headed to the locker room. But before he left the field, he got an earful from injured linebacker Pernell McPhee on the sideline.Should the Bears have pulled him earlier?Medical people come to you and say he cant go, then he cant go, Fox said. I dont know if he was left in any longer than anyone couldve guessed. Our training staff comes to you and says hes got a thumb injury, thats when we made our move.Cutler has missed 15 games since the start of the 2010 season, and he has a history of injuries to his right thumb dating to his childhood.Cutler said he had surgery on it when he was 11 or 12. He missed the final six games of the 2011 season when he broke the thumb trying to make a tackle following an interception against San Diego. The Bears won that game to improve to 7-3, but went into a tailspin on the way to an 8-8 finish.Now, Cutler is hurt again. And he has plenty of company.I like our roster, I like our choices and well do everything we can to get everybody ready for Dallas, Fox said.Game notesS Adrian Amos and CB Bryce Callahan exited Mondays game with concussions, S Chris Prosinski bruised his right calf and RB KaDeem Carey strained his hamstring. ... Fox basically brushed off a question about the McPhee-Cutler confrontation, saying he has not seen it. My understanding is youre going to have conversations, he said. These guys are competitive, theyre going to hold each other accountable. Youre going to have not confrontations, but conversations. Thats always been the case on any football team Ive ever been around. ... ... The Bears released FB Paul Lasike.---AP NFL websites: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '