College football notebook: Maryland WR Jones tears ACL
Maryland wide receiver Jeshaun Jones will miss the 2019 season after tearing his left ACL in practice, the school announced Tuesday.
NFL notebook: Raiders’ Brown reportedly has frostbite
Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown might have come up with a new reason to miss training camp — frostbite.
NBA notebook: Raptors’ Lowry won’t follow Leonard’s path
All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry understands why Kawhi Leonard would leave for the Los Angeles Clippers, but the longtime leader of the Toronto Raptors has no desire to bolt Canada.
Pan Am sprints leave Lima crowd cold
The athletics at the Pan Am Games failed to get off to a blazing start on Tuesday with even the presence of Olympic 100 meters champion Elaine Thompson unable to light up a dreary afternoon in Lima.
MLB notebook: Mariners’ Beckham gets 80-game PED ban
Seattle Mariners infielder Tim Beckham was suspended 80 games without pay by Major League Baseball on Tuesday after testing positive for the performance-enhancing drug Stanozolol.
Barty unfazed by shock early exit in Toronto
World number one Ash Barty fell at the first hurdle in a U.S. Open tune-up at the Rogers Cup on Tuesday but the Australian was not about to let the shock defeat rattle her confidence ahead of the season’s final Grand Slam.
Britain’s Olympic champion Mears retires to follow music career
Britain’s first Olympic diving champion Chris Mears, who won gold with his 3m springboard synchronized partner Jack Laugher, has retired from competition to pursue his music career.
Big-serving Isner reaches Montreal second round
American John Isner fired down 26 aces to help secure a 6-3 3-6 7-6(6) win over Australian Jordan Thompson on Tuesday and reach the second round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal.
Barty suffers shock second-round loss in Toronto
World number one Ash Barty’s preparations for the U.S. Open got off to a rocky start as the Australian suffered a shock 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 loss to American Sofia Kenin in the second round of the Rogers Cup on Tuesday.
Rooney says he always had an eye on management
Wayne Rooney, fresh from signing a deal on Tuesday to become a player-coach at Derby County from next January, told reporters that he had always hoped to become a manager once his playing days were over.
