Annapolis native Phipps signs deal with Bayhawks

Veteran goalie Brian Phipps signed a two-year deal Monday, committing to the Chesapeake Bayhawks through his 10th Major League Lacrosse season. The former No.1-ranked high school goalie at Severn, Phipps was selected 23rd overall by the Bayhawks out of Maryland in the 2010 MLL draft. “It was a no brainer signing Brian to a two-year deal.

Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto said Ichiro Suzuki will be in spring training with the club and hinted the veteran outfielder could be on the roster when the club opens the season in March with a pair of games against the A’s in Tokyo. Dipoto said there were no guarantees Suzuki, a native of Japan who turns 45 later this month, will have a spot on the 25-man roster when the rest of the regular season begins back home. Suzuki made the Mariners roster out of this season’s spring training but moved into a special assistant role with the front office in May. ... Angels rookie RHP/DH Shohei Ohtani underwent Tommy John surgery. Ohtani, 24, hit .285 with 22 HRs and 61 RBIs in 326 at-bats. He went 4-2 with a 3.31 ERAin 512⁄ innings but last pitched Sept. 2. Angels GMBilly Eppler said he expects Ohtani to return as a hitter next season but not pitch until 2020.

Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher said he was just trying to get the attention of junior LB Tyrel Dodson when he grabbed the team co-captain’s face mask after Dodson was involved in a scuffle with Arkansas LB Dee Walker during Saturday’s game. Dodson tweeted after the game that Fisher “did the right thing.” ... Clemson freshman QB Trevor Lawrence has a neck strain and not a concussion. Lawrence started Saturday’s win over Syracuse but left after he was hit near the head during the second quarter. ... Texas Tech freshman QB Alan Bowman still was under observation after suffering a partially collapsed lung during Saturday’s loss to West Virginia, but he was expected to be released from the hospital soon. . ... The Mountain West Conference suspended official Jim Adams for two games due to what it referred to as “inappropriate He means a lot to this team, organization, and sport,” Bayhawks owner Brendan Kelly said. Phipps, a native of Annapolis, is a three-time AllStar (2011, 2016, and 2017). After starting 10 games in his rookie season with the Bayhawks, Phipps was claimed by the Ohio Machine in the 2012 MLL expansion draft. In 2016, after four years with the Machine and a 2015 season in which he made 206 saves, the Bayhawks traded goalie Tyler Fiorito to Boston and used their second-round draft pick to reacquire Phipps. Phipps is the coach at Archbishop Spalding, where he also serves as a history teacher. MORE MLL: In an effort to better accommodate its rookies and MLL players who are currently NCAA coaches, the 2019 MLL schedule will shift to a postMemorial Day start, beginning Friday, May 31, 2019. MAJOR ARENA SOCCER LEAGUE: The Blast resigned forward Jamie Thomas and defender Mike Deasel and added defender Jayme Kapinos to the roster. Thomas, who is entering his third season in the MASL, had seven goals and one assist last season. Deasel joined the Blast late last season after recovering from a torn ACL. Kapinos is entering his fifth season after taking last year off and will join his twin brother, Blast goalkeeper Joey Kapinos, in Baltimore. NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUE: The Washington Spirit has exercised contract options on five players for the 2019 season. Players whose options were exercised for the 2019 season are: Whitney Church, Mallory Eubanks, Estelle Johnson, Andi Sullivan and Kelsey Wys. Midfielder Rose Lavelle ( USA), forward Mallory Pugh (USA), defender Rebecca Quinn (Canada) and defender Taylor Smith (USA) will remain on the club’s roster as Federation Players. The club has extended new contract offers to the following players: Estefanía Banini, Meggie Dougherty Howard, Caprice Dydasco, Cali Farquharson, DiDi Haracic, Ashley Hatch, Tori Huster, Joanna Lohman, Cheyna Matthews, Francisca Ordega, Arielle Ship and Havana Solaun. COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Towson University junior quarterback Tom Flacco was named STATS Football Championship Subdivision National Offensive Player of the Week. Flacco, the brother of Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, accounted for 438 yards of total offense and four touchdowns in Towson’s 4427 win over The Citadel. Meanwhile, the Tigers are ranked No. 23 in the STATS poll and No. 24 in the American Football Coaches Association poll. — conduct toward game management personnel” during Nevada’s 28-25 win against Air Force on Saturday. During the game, Adams grabbed the neck area of a Nevada student manager serving as the ball boy, shook him and was verbally abusive, ESPN reported.

C Jahlil Okafor was scheduled to undergo an MRI on his right ankle a day after suffering an injury during a preseason game, ESPN reported.

Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said G Corey Crawford was medically cleared to play. Crawford was placed on IR on Dec. 27 with a concussion. ... Bruins GM Don Sweeney said D Torey Krug suffered a left ankle injury during a preseason game Saturday. Krug will be re-evaluated in three weeks. ... The Canadiens named D Shea Weber their captain. Weber, 33, succeeds Max Pacioretty, who was traded to the Golden Knights during the offseason. ... F Scott Hartnell retired. Hartnell, 36, finished his 17-year career with 327 goals and 380 assists for 707 points in 1,249 regular-season games with three teams. ... F Radim Vrbata retired. Vrbata finished his 16-year career with 284 goals and 339 assists for 623 points in 1,057 games with seven teams.

A Nevada woman filed suit against five-time world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo, alleging that he raped her in a Las Vegas hotel in 2009 and then had a team of “fixers” obstruct the criminal investigation and trick her into keeping quiet for $375,000. Las Vegas police told The AP that they reopened a sexual assault case from 2009 brought by the woman. Ronaldo called the allegations “fake news.”