Saturday, June 2, 2012

Sports Shorts

mlb: Pavano extortion case closed

Police in Connecticut said they have closed an investigation into allegations of a blackmail attempt against ex-Yankee Carl Pavano without an arrest because the pitcher and family declined to provide statements.

Orioles OF Nick Markakis has a hamate fracture of his right wrist and will undergo surgery today. Recovery time is expected to last three to four weeks.

The Dodgers returned Matt Kemp on the 15-day disabled list because of a left hamstring strain. Kemp had returned from the DL on Tuesday.

The Rockies placed shortstop Troy Tulowitzki on the 15-day DL because of a left groin strain.

nhl: After 20 years, Lidstrom retires

Niklas Lidstrom retired after 20 seasons with the Red Wings. He was a four-time Stanley Cup winner, a seven-time Norris Trophy winner as the league’s top defenseman.

Bob Hartley, who won a Stanley Cup in 2001 as Colorado coach. was namedthe new Flames coach.

NFL: Goodell gets more response time

Commissioner Roger Goodell has been granted a 21-day delay for responding to a defamation lawsuit filed against him by Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma. Goodell’s lawyers now must respond by July 5.

Former Steelers WR Hines Ward has been hired by NBC Sports to work as an analyst for its NFL and college football coverage.

etc.: Mayweather to be locked up

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is set to begin a three-month jail sentence in Las Vegas today from a 2010 a domestic violence case.

Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, facing trial next week on charges he sexually abused 10 boys, asked a state appeals court to delay the proceedings against him.

Lauren Hall-Gregory, a former star player at Hofstra, was named NYU’s women’s basketball coach.

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