Washington football player arrested, charged with raping 2 women

SEATTLE » A University of Washington football player has been arrested and charged with raping two women in Seattle and court documents say he played in two College Football Playoff games for the school after at least one of the allegations was known to the university.

Seattle police officers arrested 18-year-old Tylin “Tybo” Rogers on Friday and booked him into King County Jail, KING-TV reported. He was charged Tuesday with second-degree rape and third-degree rape and his bail was set at $150,000 in each case, according to court documents.

Rogers has been suspended from all team activities until further notice, the University of Washington athletic department said in a statement Tuesday.

A Seattle Central Community College student told police she was raped in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood last year. According to court documents, Rogers and the 19-year-old woman met and started messaging after matching on the Tinder dating app in August 2023. Rogers went to her apartment to hang out on Oct. 23 and assaulted her, according to court documents.

A 22-year-old University of Washington student reported that she was raped in November 2023 in the University District, police said.

The woman met Rogers at a Halloween party at the university and then matched with him on Tinder, according to court documents. Police said the two made plans a couple weeks later to hang out and that upon entering her apartment Rogers was immediately forceful and assaulted her. The woman told police at one point Rogers “used one of his hands to strangle her.”

N.Y. officials approve $780M stadium for NYCFC next to Mets

NEW YORK » New York City officials approved a plan Thursday to build a 25,000-seat stadium for Major League Soccer’s New York City Football Club next to the New York Mets’ stadium, Citi Field.

The $780 million soccer stadium, expected to open in 2027, will anchor a 23-acre (redevelopment project in the Willets Point neighborhood that will also include housing, a new public school, retail stores and a hotel.

The new stadium will be New York City’s first venue dedicated to professional soccer.

Oklahoma State’s Smith retires after 33 years as wrestling coach

STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA » Oklahoma State wrestling coach John Smith announced his retirement Thursday, ending a 33-year run that produced five NCAA team championships, 33 individual NCAA champions and 23 conference titles.

Smith, 58, compiled a 490-73-6 dual record and had 153 All Americans with the Cowboys.

Before entering coaching, Smith had a distinguished career as a wrestler, winning six consecutive world championships from 198792, including gold medals at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics. A three-time All American with the Cowboys, he became the first wrestler to win the James E. Sullivan Award as the nation’s top amateur athlete in 1990.

Djokovic takes revenge over Musetti

MONACO » Novak Djokovic looked sluggish at times and hit several unforced errors but raised his game on important points to advance to the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday.

The top-ranked Serb, a two-time Monte Carlo champion, gained revenge over Lorenzo Musetti, who beat him last year at the Country Club in the third round. Djokovic converted five of six break points and progressed with a confidence-boosting 7-5, 6-3 win.

Second-ranked Jannik Sinner also advanced to the quarterfinals with a solid 6-4, 6-2 win over Jan-Lennard Struff.