NFLPA suspends Narayan
The NFL Players Association indefinitely suspended the registration of a financial adviser accused of cheating several professional athletes out of millions of dollars in a Ponzislike scheme.
The move by the NFLPA comes a day after the Securities and Exchange Commission announced it had obtained a court order freezing Ash Narayan’s assets. Denver Broncos quarterback Mark
Sanchez, San Francisco Giants pitcher Jake Peavy and retired Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt were among the athletes cheated out of more than $30 million. . . .
Johnny Manziel reported a hit-andrun accident to Dallas police earlier this week, and a representative of the troubled quarterback says he wasn’t seriously injured. Manziel remains unsigned after the Browns cut him in March after two tumultuous years. . . .
Dez Bryant faces a lawsuit from his former landlord regarding allegations of more than $60,000 in damages to a house the Dallas Cowboys receiver leased. The suit was filed last week.
Olympics: McIlroy opts out
Golfer Rory McIlroy became one of the most high-profile sports stars to
opt out of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics because of concerns about the Zika virus, saying yesterday it is “a risk I am unwilling to take.”
The fourth-ranked McIlroy was scheduled to play for Ireland as golf makes its return to the Olympics for the first time since 1904.
McIlroy is not the first golfer to opt
out. Adam Scott, Marc Leishman, Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel and Vijay Singh have also said they won’t compete at Rio, mostly because of scheduling commitments as well as the Zika virus. . . .
Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus face one-year suspensions from international weightlifting competition following the retesting of samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, which might prevent lifters from those countries competing at the Rio Games in August.
Soccer: Portugal, Ireland in
Portugal came back twice from the brink of elimination yesterday, and Ireland found a late goal to stun Italy and stay in the European Championship. Portugal and Ireland earned the final two slots.
Belgium confirmed its place in the supposedly easier half of the knockout bracket by beating Sweden 1-0. . . .
Charles Aranguiz and Jose Pedro Feunzalida scored in the first half and defending champion Chile returned to the Copa America championship with a soggy 2-0 victory over Colombialast night in Chicago.
Misc: Woods not ready
Tiger Woods said he is making progress in his rehab but still won’t put a timetable on when he’ll return to competitive golf. Woods, who hasn’t played on the PGA Tour in 10 months after two back surgeries last year, isn’t yet able to play 36 holes a day and practice how he’d like. . . .
Two-time champion and secondranked Inbee Park withdrew from the U.S. Women’s Open next month because of a left thumb injury. . . .
Jared Oliva homered and JC Cloney pitched seven strong innings, leading Arizona to a 3-0 victory over UC Santa Barbara in a College World Series elimination game in Omaha, Neb. The Wildcats play Oklahoma State tomorrow in the Bracket 1 final.