Dolphins suspend LB Timmons indefinitely
The Miami Dolphins suspended veteran outside linebacker Lawrence Timmons indefinitely Tuesday after he went AWOL on the eve of the team’s season opener. Timmons signed a two- year, $ 10 million contract in March but has not played a regular- season game.
Timmons wanted to rejoin the team this week, but coach Adam
Gase was angered by his disappearance, which occurred the day before the Dolphins’ game Sunday at the San Diego Chargers.
◆ Santana Moss said Robert Griffin III took credit for coach
Mike Shanahan and offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan being fired by theWashington Redskins.
During a weekly radio appearance in Washington, Moss said it bothered him that Griffin acted like the Shanahans’ treatment of him was what got them fired after the 2013 season. Griffin responded on Twitter, saying, ‘‘ To openly lie about me is a betrayal.’’
◆ The Jacksonville Jaguars claimed receiver Jaelen Strong off waivers from the Houston Texans, giving them some depth with Allen
Robinson and rookie Dede Westbrook on injured reserve. ◆ The New York Jets waived receiver Kalif Raymond, two days after his fumbled punt against the Oakland Raiders.
NBA Durant sorry for tweets
Golden State Warriors star
Kevin Durant acknowledged a controversial Twitter incident and apologized for comments critical of his former team and coach, calling the tweets ‘‘ idiotic’’ and ‘‘ childish.’’
The tweets Sunday were in response to a fan who questioned Durant’s reasoning behind leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder to join the Warriors in July 2016. Durant, speaking in the third person, responded by saying he didn’t like the organization or playing for Billy Donovan.
NHL Devils’ Boyle has leukemia
New Jersey Devils forward Brian Boyle has been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a type of bone- marrowcancer that the team’s doctor says can be treated with medication. Boyle says he hopes to start playing hockey again soon. It is the same disease former NHL forward Jason Blake played through after being diagnosed in 2007.
GOLF Tiger’s tourney has no sponsor
Formerly known as the Quicken Loans Invitational, the tournament hosted by Tiger Woods in the Washington area is currently without a title sponsor or host course. It is listed on the schedule as ‘‘ The National,’’ and it will be played June 28- July 1 at a stillunknown location.