http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/04/sports/despite-struggles-ryan-fitzpatrick-remains-jets-starter.html 2016-10-04 06:49:52 Despite Struggles, Ryan Fitzpatrick Remains Jets’ Starter Fitzpatrick, who has thrown nine interceptions in the past two games, still gives the team its best chance to win, Coach Todd Bowles said. === Jets Fitzpatrick threw three more interceptions Sunday in a 27-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, giving him nine in his past two games. The Jets are 1-3 and are facing tough road games against Pittsburgh and Arizona during the next two weeks. While some fans and media speculated about Fitzpatrick’s job security, Coach Todd Bowles said Monday that he was not considering a quarterback change right now. Fitzpatrick has thrown 10 interceptions for the season, but Bowles said Fitzpatrick still gave the Jets the best chance to win. The former starter Geno Smith, Bryce Petty and the rookie Christian Hackenberg are also on the roster. SAN DIEGO MAYOR BACKS STADIUM MEASURE Faulconer said he gave his endorsement only after the team agreed to concessions that protect the city. Those concessions are not legally binding. A mayoral spokesman said the concessions provided a framework for negotiations if the measure passed. Many observers think the measure, which would raise the hotel occupancy tax by 4 percent, will fall short of the two-thirds majority necessary for passage. The former slugger Mark McGwire, who admitted using steroids, joined the former commissioner Bud Selig, the Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and seven others on the Today’s Game Era ballot to be considered for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in December. The ballot is part of changes to the election process announced by the Hall’s board of directors in July. It includes five players, three executives and two managers who made their biggest impact from 1988 on. Harold Baines, Albert Belle, Will Clark, Orel Hershiser, Davey Johnson, Lou Piniella and John Schuerholz round out the 2017 candidates on the new ballot. Voting will be held Dec. 5 during the winter meetings in Maryland. To be enshrined, candidates must receive votes on at least 75 percent of the ballots cast by the 16-member Today’s Game Era Committee. RENTERIA TO MANAGE Renteria, 54, took over a team with one playoff appearance since its 2005 championship year. And he received a second chance in Chicago after the Cubs let him go following the 2014 season so they could hire Joe Maddon. Ventura announced Sunday after the White Sox’ final game of the season that he would not return. ROCKIES DIAMONDBACKS BRAVES LOOK TO FUTURE Venus Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, lost in the first round of the China Open to the wild-card player Peng Shuai of China, 7-5, 6-1, in Beijing. Angelique Kerber of Germany, the world’s top-ranked female player, defeated Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4, in her opening match. Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain advanced to the final 16 by dispatching Yulia Putintseva of Russia, 6-2, 7-6 (5), in her second-round match. Three hours after declaring he had retired, the world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury took to Twitter for a second time on Monday to announce, “I’m here to stay.” The contradictory tweets came almost two weeks after Fury, an Englishman, called off his title rematch against Wladimir Klitschko for a second time. The official reason given then was that Fury was “medically unfit,” with no details provided. Fury had earlier been charged by the agency U.K. Anti-Doping over a positive test. Fresh reports emerged on Friday of drug issues. Fury has not fought since defeating Klitschko in Germany in November 2015 to claim the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Organization and International Boxing Federation titles.