NBA wardrobe change: no more home, road uniforms
NEW YORK — NBA teams are making a wardrobe change, with the traditional home and road uniforms going back in the closet.
The league said Tuesday it is eliminating the old apparel designations starting with the 2017-18 season, when Nike becomes the official outfitter. Instead, there will be four primary uniforms for each team.
The host team will pick which of its uniforms will be worn for each game and the visitors will select one of the contrasting ones from their collection. Previously, white uniforms were the default for home teams.
Nike, which is replacing Adidas, says its uniforms are the NBA’s lightest ever and absorb sweat faster, with changes to the neck, back shoulder and armhole to enhance agility. They were tested by members of last summer’s gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic basketball team.
Lulay, Moore, Jackson named CFL’s top performers
TORONTO — Quarterback Travis Lulay and receiver Nick Moore of the B.C. Lions and Toronto Argonauts returner Martese Jackson were named the CFL’s top performers of the week Tuesday.
Lulay relieved injured starter Jonathon Jennings and threw for a career-best 436 yards and three TDs on Saturday night in leading B.C. past the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 41-26, their third straight road win. Lulay’s performance was a CFL record for most passing yards coming off the bench.
Moore was Lulay’s favourite target, registering 10 catches for 220 yards and a touchdown.
Jackson accumulated 339 return yards (148 punt return, 191 kickoff return) and a touchdown in Toronto’s 33-25 road loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday night. Playing in just his second CFL game, Jackson also had a 105-yard kickoff return TD called back due to penalty.
Ex-boxing champ arrested in Arkansas
MAUMELLE, Ark. — Former middleweight boxing champion Jermain Taylor has been arrested after allegedly biting a woman’s arm and face, and threatening to kill her.
Police in Maumelle, Ark., say the 38-year-old Taylor was arrested at his home about 3 a.m. Tuesday. He was later released. Court records do not show that charges have been filed.
Taylor is currently serving a six-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to nine felony charges in 2015, including a shooting that critically wounded his cousin, Tyrone DaWayne Hinton.
Taylor failed to attend a court hearing in June in a lawsuit filed by his cousin over the shooting.
Russian team claims gold in synchronized swimming
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Russia won its sixth straight women’s team technical synchronized swimming title for its fourth gold medal of the world championships on Tuesday.
The team of Maria Shurochkina, Veronika Kalinina, Daria Bayandina, Anastasia Bayandina, Maryna Goliadkina, Darina Valitova, Polina Komar, Vlada Chigireva performed last and maintained the team’s unbeaten record in the event with 96.0109 points.
Chinese swimmers Wang Qianyi, Wang Liuyi, Guo Li, Xiao Yanning, Tang Mengni, Feng Yu, Liang Xinping and Yin Chengxin claimed silver with 94.2165, followed by Japan on 93.1690 for its first medal of the championships.
Chigireva and Shurochkina equaled Daria Korobova’s three gold medals in this event. Only Russian compatriots Aleksandra Patskevich, Alla Shishkina and Angelika Timanina have more with four.
Ex-ski coach to appeal sex-crime convictions
MONTREAL — A former high-performance Canadian ski coach convicted of 37 sex-related charges involving the exploitation and sexual assault of his young female students is appealing the verdict.
Bertrand Charest’s lawyer argues the trial judge erred in several instances and that his client should be acquitted on all charges or granted a new trial.
Quebec court Judge Sylvain Lepine called Charest a sexual predator when he convicted him last month on charges involving nine of the 12 women who’d accused him.
The crimes date back more than 20 years when he trained aspiring professional downhill skiers.
Quebec’s director of criminal and penal prosecutions acknowledged an appeal had been filed, but declined further comment.
Sharks re-sign Sorensen to 2-year deal
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks have re-signed restricted free-agent forward Marcus Sorensen to a two-year contract Tuesday.
The 25-year-old Sorensen had one goal and three assists in 19 games for the Sharks last season in his first year in North America. He also had 17 goals and 17 assists in 43 games for San Jose’s AHL affiliate.
Sorensen was originally drafted in the fourth round by Ottawa in 2010 but never signed with the Senators. He remained in his native Sweden until signing as a free agent with San Jose in May 2016. Sorensen added one goal and one assist in six playoff games for the Sharks