Off the wire

FOOTBALL

Averett charged, suspended

Louisville tight end Kemari Averett was charged Tuesday with putting a gun to his girlfriend’s head and threatening to kill her, which also led to his suspension from the team. The sophomore remains in Louisville Metro jail on $10,000 bond after pleading not guilty and faces an Oct. 26 hearing. University police charged him with first-degree wanton endangerment and fourth-degree assault. According to the arrest citation, Averett, 20, realized his laptop was missing from a backpack returned by his girlfriend after the two had been studying Sunday night. The woman was unaware the laptop was missing, the report added. Averett approached her car and put a gun to her temple, threatening to kill her, the citation said. The report added that Averett threatened to shoot the car and told her he would “have my people looking for you.” The suspension is indefinite, and Coach Bobby Petrino said Averett is barred from the team facility and activities.

Mara disappointed with Giants

The co-owner of the New York Giants is embarrassed by the team’s second consecutive 1-5 start and he wants star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to make his highlights on the field instead of getting recognition from off-the-field comments. Speaking before the fall meeting of the NFL owners Tuesday, John Mara was clearly miffed by the disappointments of a season he had hoped would make fans forget the 3-13 campaign a year ago that led to the firings of coach Ben McAdoo and general manager Jerry Reese. New general manager Dave Gettleman and Coach Pat Shurmur turned over more than half the roster, spent almost $80 million rebuilding the offense line, made Beckham the highest-paid receiver in the league with a $95 million deal and had high hopes heading into the season.

Chiefs make moves

The Kansas City Chiefs waived safety Leon McQuay and signed offensive lineman Jeff Allen on Tuesday, giving them some additional depth up front after recent injuries to Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and

Mitch Morse. Duvernay-Tardif, the starter at right guard, broke a bone in his left leg two weeks ago and landed on injured reserve. Morse sustained a concussion in Sunday night’s loss in New England, creating a void at center heading into this week’s game against Cincinnati. Jordan Devey is likely to start at center and Andrew Wylie at right guard. Allen, 28, was a second-round pick of the Chiefs in the 2012 NFL Draft, and spent four solid seasons in Kansas City. He signed a fouryear deal with Houston as a free agent in 2016, but was released in mid-July with an injury settlement after dealing with a concussion and other injuries.

GOLF

Davies leads by two Laura Davies recovered from two early bogeys Tuesday for a 2-under 70 that gave her a two-shot

lead going into the final round of the Senior LPGA Championship in French Lick, Ind., as she goes for a second senior major. In slightly warmer weather on The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort, Davies, 55, played bogey-free over the last 11 holes and was at 6-under 138. Brandi Burton had a 66, the best score of the tournament, and was two shots behind. Silvia Cavalleri (69) and Jane Crafter (71) were three shots behind at 141. Juli Inkster, who was one shot behind Davies starting the second round, shot 80 to fall 11 shots behind.

TENNIS

American upsets No. 5 seed

American Tennys Sandgren upset fifth-seeded Lucas Pouille of France 6-4, 6-4 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Stockholm Open. Sandgren hit 14 aces and won 90 percent of points on his first serve, breaking once in each set to wrap up the victory in 1 hour, 16 minutes. No. 8 Fernando Verdas- co of Spain and Ernests Gulbis of Latvia also advanced. Verdasco beat Matthew Ebden of Australia 6-4, 6-2, while Gulbis ousted Swedish wild-card entry Mikael Ymer 6-4, 6-3. The four highest seeds, including No. 1 John Isner, have a bye into the second round.

GYMNASTICS

Bono resigns

USA Gymnastics has lost its latest leader, Mary Bono, just five days after announcing that she had been appointed to run the troubled federation on an interim basis. Bono, a former congresswoman, resigned Tuesday after complaints about her opposition to Nike’s support for former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Bono was also widely criticized for her connection to a law firm that advised the gymnastics federation as it delayed revealing what it knew about sexual abuse committed by its national team doctor, Larry Nassar, who is serving a prison term of 40 to 175 years for the abuse. The federation announced Friday that Bono would be its interim president and chief executive, replacing Kerry Perry, who was forced out in September after just nine months in the job.

TRACK AND FIELD

New rule suspended

The governing body of track and field will not apply rules to limit natural testosterone levels in female runners until the Court of Arbitration for Sport concludes an appeal case brought by Olympic champion Caster Semenya. The IAAF said Tuesday it agreed to postpone the intended Nov. 1 start for eligibility rules until CAS gives a verdict “expected on or before” March 26. That target date is six months and two days before the start of the 2019 world championships in Doha, Qatar. If the IAAF’s rules for athletes with differences of sex development (DSD) are upheld by the court, female runners will be forced to medicate to reduce their testosterone levels for six months before racing internationally from 400 meters through the mile.