Bolt hurt in finale; U.S. 2nd
LONDON — Usain Bolt ended his stellar sprinting career in excruciating pain. The retiring Jamaican great crumpled to the track with an injury to his left leg Saturday as he chased a final gold medal for the Jamaican 4x100-meter relay team at the world championships. Having to make up lots of ground on the anchor leg, Bolt suddenly screamed, stumbled and somersaulted as he came down, his golden farewell shattered by the first injury he has experienced at a major competition. “He is still the best in the world,” said Justin Gatlin, Bolt’s American rival who ended up with 100meter gold and relay silver after Britain upset the United States. Bolt’s teammates on the once-fabled Jamaican sprint squad were far from unmatchable, leaving Bolt far too much ground to make up in the final 100 meters as both Britain and the United States were ahead and Japan was even. As Bolt fell to the ground, the crowd still went wild because the home team went on to win gold in 37.47 seconds, .05 seconds ahead of the Americans. Japan was third in 38.04. “It’s a cramp in his left hamstring, but a lot of the pain is from disappointment from losing the race,” Jamaican team doctor Kevin Jones said. “The last three weeks have been hard for him, you know. We hope for the best for him.”
BASEBALL
› MIAMI — Miami Marlins president David Samson said a signed $1.2 billion agreement has been submitted to Major League Baseball to sell the franchise to a group that includes former New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter, and the team expects to close on the deal in early October. The MLB ownership committee will review the transaction Wednesday at an owners’ meeting in Chicago, Samson said Saturday. He anticipates team owners will approve the deal in September and closing will take place shortly after the end of the regular season. Jeter plans be a limited partner in the group led by venture capitalist Bruce Sherman, who will be the controlling owner. Jeter, a 14-time All-Star shortstop, will be in charge of the business and baseball operations, Samson said. At least 75 percent of the major league clubs must approve the sale by Jeffrey Loria, who has owned the team since 2002. Loria, 76, has long been criticized for his frugal ways and for the public financing that helped build Marlins Park, which opened in 2012. The Marlins haven’t been to the postseason since 2003 and ranked last in the National League in attendance 11 of the past 12 years.
HOCKEY
› The Detroit Red Wings are considering legal action to stop white nationalists from using their logo, as seen at a “disturbing” rally Saturday in Charlottesville, Va. The team said in a statement that it “vehemently” disagreed with the rally and was in no way associated with it. There is a Michigan-based white nationalist group called the Detroit Right Wings that uses the Red Wings’ logo. The group posted on its Twitter account that members had arrived in Charlottesville, and the logo of the NHL club could be seen on items held by people at the rally. The Red Wings said they are “exploring every possible legal action as it pertains to the misuse of our logo in this disturbing demonstration.” The University of Virginia, which is in Charlottesville, called off all sports events Saturday, including a men’s soccer exhibition game against Wright State.