Dolphins assistant Caldwell to take leave
DAVIE, FLA. » Miami Dolphins assistant coach Jim Caldwell will take a leave of absence to address health issues that he says “require my full attention.”
Caldwell was hired in February to be the Dolphins’ assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach. He was expected to help in the development of secondyear quarterback Josh Rosen, who is rebooting his career after a shaky rookie season with the Cardinals.
Caldwell will instead spend this season as a consultant.
The precise nature of his health issue was not disclosed by Caldwell or the Dolphins.
In a release issued by the Dolphins, the 64-year-old Caldwell said, “I will be stepping back due to some medical complications that require my full attention.”
Man charged in shooting of Giants draft pick
TOPEKA, KAN. » An 18-year-old Kansas man has been charged in the April attack that wounded New York Giants draft pick Corey Ballentine and killed one of his Washburn University teammates, Dwane Simmons.
Francisco Alejandro Mendez was charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and five counts of aggravated battery in the April 28 attack, the Shawnee County district attorney’s office said.
Ballentine, who was shot in the rear end, missed the Giants’ rookie minicamp.
Hamilton denied pole
SILVERSTONE, ENGLAND » By only six milliseconds — 0.006 — Lewis Hamilton was left in an unusual position on Saturday: Missing out on pole for the British Grand Prix.
But after being outpaced by Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas, Hamilton will not start from the front of the grid at the British GP for the first time since 2014.
Hamilton was quizzed by a reporter on why there is a “contention because people say you live in Monaco and your accent isn’t maybe as British as others because you spend a lot of time in the U.S.”
“I don’t have a good answer for that,” Hamilton said. “It is crazy because I remember growing up and watching Jenson Button and all the youngsters coming through and everyone migrated to Monaco. Nobody ever said anything about it. But, of course, when I did, they had something to say.”
Storm look into allegations
SEATTLE » The Seattle Storm say they are looking into allegations on social media that Natasha Howard physically threatened and abused her wife.
Howard’s wife posted a minute-long, expletive-filled video on Twitter from March in which she yelled at Howard about being threatened by the Storm forward.