Middle school football jamboree set for today

The Sumter Middle Schools Football Jamboree will be held on Wednesday at Furman Middle School's Craig Field beginning at 5 p.m.

There will be four 1-half scrimmages. The first scrimmage will have Chestnut Oaks taking on Alice Drive followed by Manning against Bates, Hillcrest against Ebenezer and R.E. Davis versus Furman.

Touchdown Club seeking members, sponsors

The Sumter Touchdown Club presented by FTC is looking for new members and sponsors for the start of its 29th season, which is set for Friday.

Membership is open to the public. The fee is $100 per year and includes a full buffet breakfast from Shoney's each week along with the ability to participate in all that the TD club offers. Sponsorships are $200 per year.

The club will hold its 12 meetings at Swan Lake Visitors Center beginning at 7:15 a.m. The visitors center is located inside the gates of Swan Lake-Iris Gardens on West Liberty Street.

There will be a guest speaker each week and four players will be honored by the club each week as well.

For those interested in becoming a member or a sponsor, go to www.sumtertdclub.com and click on the membership form or sponsorship form.

For more information, go to the website or call Lee Glaze at (803) 968-0773.

Phillies get Bautista from Mets, designate Leiter Jr.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired veteran slugger Jose Bautista from the New York Mets for a player to be named later or cash.

Bautista batted .196 with 11 homers and 42 RBIs for the Braves and Mets this season. The Phillies entered Tuesday night's game against Washington 3 games behind Atlanta in the NL East.

A six-time All-Star for Toronto between 2010-2015, Bautista has 342 career homers. The right-handed hitter is expected to come off the bench for the Phillies.

Philadelphia has been active, acquiring infielder Asdrubal Cabrera and two-time All-Star catcher Wilson Ramos last month and first baseman Justin Bour and lefty reliever Luis Avilan in August.

Right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. was designated for assignment to clear room on the 40-man roster for Bautista.

From staff and wire reports