Betts hurts back, won't return

David Elfin The Washington Times - August 22, 2009, 08:23PM

Ladell Betts, who got rocked on his fourth carry of the night, won’t return because of a strained back. With starter Clinton Portis done following five carries for 26 yards, No. 3 back Rock Cartwright is now running behind the first team.

— David Elfin

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David Elfin

David Elfin has been following Washington-area sports teams since the late 1960s. David began his journalism career at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, the University of Pennsylvania (B.A., history) and Syracuse University (M.S., telecommunications). He wrote for the Bulletin (Philadelphia), the Post-Standard (Syracuse) and The Washington Post before coming to The Washington Times in 1986. He has covered colleges, the Orioles …