Dallas assistant Derek Dooley to be Missouri’s offensive coordinator.

FOOTBALL Dooley joins Missouri

Dallas Cowboys wide receivers coach Derek Dooley joined Missouri Coach Barry Odom’s staff Friday as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Dooley replaces Josh Heupel, who left last month to become Central Florida’s head coach. Dooley, the 49-year-old son of former Georgia coaching great Vince Dooley, spent the past five seasons with the Cowboys after going 15-21 in three seasons as Tennessee’s head coach. He was 17-20 as head coach at Louisiana Tech from 2007-2009. Dooley served on Nick Saban’s staffs with LSU and the Miami Dolphins. Dooley played at Virginia.

Jackson heads to draft

Lamar Jackson announced on Twitter that he will leave Louisville to enter the NFL Draft, one season after becoming the youngest Heisman Trophy winner. The Cardinals’ junior quarterback tweeted Friday that he talked with his family before announcing the decision, which was confirmed by Louisville football spokesman Rocco Gasparro. Jackson’s decision was somewhat expected after compiling statistics better in some areas than his Heisman-winning numbers as a sophomore. He finished third in this year’s Heisman voting. Jackson thanked Cardinals Coach Bobby Petrino, teammates and fans in the tweet. He wrote, “It has been nothing short of an honor to be a member of #CardsNation and to play for this university.”

TENNIS Simon advances

Gilles Simon recovered from a slow start to beat top-seeded Marin Cilic 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the Maharashtra Open semifinals on Friday at Pune, India. It was the 33-year-old Simon’s sixth victory out of seven ATP Tour matches against the sixth-ranked Cilic, as the Frenchman looks to win his first title since 2015. Second-seeded Kevin Anderson survived a scare in the other semifinal before beating fourth-seeded Benoit Paire 6-7 (6), 7-6 (2), 6-1 in 2 hours and 20 minutes. Anderson has beaten Simon in all three of their previous meetings, which came on outdoor hard courts — the same surface used at the Maharashtra Open.

Thiem withdraws

Top-seeded Dominic Thiem withdrew from his Qatar Open semifinal against Gael Monfils on Friday due to a cold and fever. In today’s final, Monfils of France will play the winner of the semifinal between Andrey Rublev of Russia and Guido Pella of Argentina. The fifth-ranked Thiem, the only remaining seeded player in the draw, did not drop a set on the way to the semifinals. But there were signs of illness Thursday when the Austrian coughed through his answers after winning his quarterfinal. The Australian Open starts in 10 days.

Siniakova moves up

Defending champion Katerina Siniakova defeated Maria Sharapova 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday in her first meeting with the five-time major winner to reach the final of the Shenzhen Open. The sixth-seeded Siniakova hit 10 aces to set up a final today with top-ranked Simona Halep, who beat fourth-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu 6-1, 6-4. In the first semifinal Friday, Halep had 15 winners and four service breaks as she maintained her perfect record against her doubles partner, improving to 6-0 against Begu.

Kyrgios rebounds

Nick Kyrgios dropped his serve twice in the first set but rebounded to reach the Brisbane International semifinals with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over former finalist Alexandr

Dologolov on Friday in Brisbane, Australia. In his first semifinal on home soil, Kyrgios will play either defending champion Grigor Dimitrov or Kyle Edmund for a spot in the final. Teenage wild-card entry

Alex De Minaur followed up his upset victory over Milos Raonic with a routine 6-4, 6-0 victory over Michael Mmoh to reach his first tour-level semifinal. He’ll play

Ryan Harrison, who led 7-6 (6), 4-2 when Denis Istomin retired from their quarterfinal match with a hip strain. Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich reached her first tour-level final with a 7-6 (3), 6-4 semifinal win over seventh-seeded

Anastasija Sevastova. Sasnovich, who has a career-high ranking of No. 85, will meet either defending champion Karolina Pliskova or No. 3-seeded seed Elina Svitolina in the championship match.

BASKETBALL Dr. J falls ill at game

Hall of Famer Julius Erving fell ill at the Philadelphia 76ers’ game Friday night and was taken to a hospital. There was no immediate update on his condition. “Philadelphia 76ers legend Julius Erving fell ill at tonight’s game and was taken to a local hospital, where he is currently being evaluated. He is expected to be released after the evaluation,” said a statement on behalf of Erving’s management team and the Sixers. Erving, 67, attended the game and rang the ceremonial Liberty Bell before tipoff. The dunker more commonly known as “Dr. J” was honored by the team to mark 35 years since he threw down his famous cradle dunk against the Los Angeles Lakers. Erving led the Sixers to their last NBA championship in 1983 and was the 1981 NBA MVP.

Gophers’ Lynch plans appeal

University of Minnesota men’s basketball star Reggie Lynch plans to appeal his suspension and ban from campus stemming from a school investigation that found him responsible for sexual misconduct, a source close to the player said Friday. He will not play for the Gophers while this process plays out, however, Athletic Director Mark Coyle said Friday. Lynch, 23, and his accuser were informed late Thursday that he would be suspended until at least August 2020 for an incident in his dorm room at Roy Wilkins Hall on April 28, 2016. The suspension was to begin Tuesday unless Lynch or his accuser appealed, according to Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action office records obtained by the Star Tribune of Minneapolis.

MOTOR SPORTS Gordon, Hughes in ’18 class

Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon and record-setting pilot and eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes are among seven people selected for the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. The 2018 class was announced Friday at Daytona International Speedway. The other inductees are drag-racing-car builder John Buttera, Indianapolis Motor Speedway founder Carl

G. Fisher, motorcycle great Fred Merkel, three-time Indianapolis 500 champion owner U.E. Pat Patrick and sports-car legend Bob Tullius. They will be inducted March 13 at Daytona Beach, Fla.

FIGURE SKATING Shibutani twins on top

The ice should sizzle when dancing to a Latin beat. Maia and Alex

Shibutani made sure it did Friday to outdistance their top competition at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Not that Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue, or Madison Chock and Evan Bates weren’t smokin’. Far from it as all three couples staked early claims to the trio of berths available for Americans at the Pyeongchang Olympics next month. But with hefty competition from French and Canadian duos, only one podium spot is likely to come the Americans’ way. Latin music, including a rhumba, is required this year for the short dance. The brother-sister combination — the “Shib Sibs” — showed speed and strength and even a tad of wickedness in the routine. The two-time defending champions and three-time world medalists punctuated their program with eight side-by-side twizzle turns. The women’s free skate was scheduled for Friday night.

BASEBALL Rangers, Fighters open deal

The Texas Rangers and Japan’s Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters are starting a multiyear agreement this year that will involve baseball and business operations. Former Texas ace Yu Darvish is among the players who came to the majors from the Fighters. The latest big name to come to the U.S. from Nippon Ham is Shohei Ohtani, who signed with the Los Angeles Angels in December with the intention of being a pitcher and everyday player. Rangers General Manager Jon Daniel said Friday part of the reason for the agreement is that both franchises are building stadiums. The Rangers plan to advise the Fighters on their stadium in Sapporo, Japan. Nippon Ham will have a staff member work in the Rangers’ system as an instructor during spring training and the regular season. Texas personnel also will travel to observe operations of the three-time Japan Series champion Fighters, who play in the NPB Pacific League.