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Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel escaped punishment from Formula One’s governing body after deliberately colliding with Lewis Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix last month. Vettel, who attended the F1 meeting in Paris, admitted to responsibility for the incident and apologized. He also posted a statement on his website in which he apologized for setting a bad example.
Former Michigan State star Keith Appling is expected to serve jail time after pleading guilty to carrying a concealed weapon and resisting police charges. Appling was arrested in August after driving away from a traffic stop in Detroit. Appling, 24, played for the Spartans from 2010-2014 and had two brief NBA contracts with the Orlando Magic.
Lanto Griffin won the Nashville Open Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title, waiting out weather delays and outlasting Abraham Ancer with an 18-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff.
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Brian Sears, driver of three Horses of the Year winners, headlined the latest class inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in Goshen, N.Y. Sears was joined by trotter Mr. Muscleman and the pacer Rock N Roll Heaven.
Max Runager, a former punter who helped the 49ers win Super Bowl XIX, died Friday in Orangeburg, S.C. He was 61. No foul play is suspected. Runager played 11 seasons in the NFL with the Eagles, 49ers and Browns.
Team New Zealand will receive $5 million from taxpayers to allow it to retain key personnel following last month’s America’s Cup win over Oracle Team USA in Bermuda.
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A published scientific paper found that women who produce higher-than-normal amounts of testosterone have up to a 4.5 percent advantage over their competition on the track, evidence the sport’s governing body will use to potentially sideline Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya and others with so-called intersex conditions.
Venus Williams LONDON — wiped tears from her eyes during her Wimbledon news conference Monday. She shook her head, fiddled with her hair and sat, silently.
The wave of emotion came as Williams attempted to answer a question about the two-car crash that police say she caused June 9 in Florida; a 78-year-old passenger in the other vehicle died 13 days later.
Williams’ 7-6 (7), 6-4 victory over Elise Mertens at the All England Club was the five-time Wimbledon champion’s first match anywhere since the accident — and the first time she has spoken about it publicly.
Well, she tried to speak about it before admitting, “I’m completely speechless.”
The moderator next to Williams temporarily halted the news conference, allowing her to leave for a bit. When the proceedings resumed, the moderator asked that the topic of the crash be avoided, saying, “Venus is willing to take a couple more questions about other things. Tennis, perhaps.”
The 10th-seeded Williams’ return to action was not the only noteworthy happening on Day 1 at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament.
Other on-court news included the exit of No. 3-ranked Stan Wawrinka. The three-time major champion and runner-up at the French Open just three weeks ago dealt with a bothersome left knee and bowed out 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to Daniil Medvedev, a 21-year-old Russian
After building up to a playoff run that ended in the second round yet again, the Washington Capitals are going through a salary-cap nightmare usually reserved for Stanley Cup champions.
The same struggles that led to the deconstruction of the Blackhawks and Kings over the years is affecting the Capitals, though those teams have a pile of Stanley Cup rings to ease the pain.
Now Washington is expected to take a step back next season as the balance of power shifts in the Eastern Conference and across the league.
“We maxed it out, both player-wise and salary-wise,” Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan said Monday. “It’s no different than the teams that have won in
WIMBLEDON HIGHLIGHTS
No. 1 Andy Murray, No. 4 Rafael Nadal, No. 7 Marin Cilic, No. 9 Kei Nishikori, No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 14 Lucas Pouille, No. 16 Gilles Muller, No. 18 Roberto Bautista Agut.
No. 5 Stan Wawrinka, No. 20 Nick Kyrgios, No. 21 Ivo Karlovic, No. 31 Fernando Verdasco.
No. 2 Simona Halep, No. 4 Elina Svitolina, No. 6 Johanna Konta, No. 8 Dominika Cibulkova, No. 10 Venus Williams, No. 11 Petra Kvitova, No. 13 Jelena Ostapenko, No. 15 Elena Vesnina, No. 17 Madison Keys, No. 18 Anastasija Sevastova.
No. 26 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, No. 31 Roberta Vinci.
Men — No. 2 Novak Djokovic vs. Martin Klizan, No. 3 Roger Federer vs. Alexandr Dolgopolov, No. 6 Milos Raonic vs. Jan-Lennard Struff. Women — No. 1 Angelique Kerber vs. Irina Falconi, No. 3 Karolina Pliskova vs. Evgeniya Rodina, No. 7 Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Ons Jabeur. ranked 49th who had never won so much as one Grand Slam match in his career.
“For sure, I wasn’t feeling the way I wanted to feel,” Wawrinka said.
“Apparently,” he said with a grin, “grass is not the best surface for my knee.” the past. We have the same kind of hangover, but we haven’t won a championship and we’re dealing with it now.”
The two-time Presidents’ Trophy-winning Capitals and the two-time Cup champion Penguins will be younger and the Rangers, Devils and Hurricanes almost certainly better — and that’s just the Metropolitan Division.
Elsewhere in the East, the Canadiens are reloading with the addition of longtime Washington defenseman Karl Alzner and the acquisition of forward Jonathan Drouin, and the Maple Leafs take
Wawrinka has won each of the other majors once apiece but Wimbledon has given him fits over the years. He has yet to get past the quarterfinals and this was his sixth exit in the first round.
Another seeded man hobbled by an injury departed another step toward being a championship contender by adding veteran winger Patrick Marleau to their young core. “The five-year plan changes every day,” Maple Leafs GM Lou Lamoriello said.
Out West, the Stars could be one of the favorites to reach the final after bringing in goaltender Ben Bishop, defenseman Marc Methot, center Martin Hanzal and winger Alexander Radulov.
“We like what we have on paper, but in the end the goal for us is to be a contender every year, to get in the playoffs every year,” Dallas GM Jim Nill said. “This game can humble you pretty quick, and it’s a tough league.”
It’s a league where turnover is the norm.
There were six new playoff teams last season who missed in 2015-16, and five when No. 20 Nick Kyrgios, a talented if temperamental Australian, stopped because of a hip problem. He dropped the first two sets against Pierre-Hugues Herbert of France before quitting.
Two of the four men who have divvied up the past 14 Wimbledon trophies won easily Monday: Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal.
Murray was asked about what advice he might give Williams. “I don’t know exactly what happened. I just read kind of more, like, headlines, rather than the whole stories about it. But it’s obviously horrific when anything like that happens,” he said. “I’m sure it must be tough for her to focus on her tennis just now. But I don’t know how you advise someone on that . ... Unless you’ve been through it, you don’t know.”
Asked Monday how difficult the recent weeks have been, Williams replied: “Tennis is still the love of my life. You know, it gives me joy.” new teams in 2015-16 that missed the year before.
There are plenty of candidates for that in 2017-18, including Dallas and Winnipeg in the West and Carolina, Tampa Bay, Florida, Philadelphia and the Islanders in the East.
Radulov signed a $31.25 million, five-year deal, the richest contract given to an unrestricted free agent this offseason. The Stars obtained the top player available on the market on Day 3 of free agency.
The Russian, 30, had 18 goals and 36 assists for 54 points last season with the Canadiens after returning to the NHL following four seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League.
Forward Roman Lyubimov, 25, signed a threeyear deal to return to Russia’s KHL.
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Veteran catcher Miguel Montero was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, six days after he blamed Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta for allowing seven stolen bases in a 6-1 loss to Washington.
Toronto acquired the twotime All-Star and cash for a player to be named or cash. Manager John Gibbons said Montero will join the team today at Yankee Stadium.
“I’ve heard some good things about him. I heard he can swing the bat. We’ll see. He’s a good, veteran, lefthanded bat,” Gibbons said.
Chicago is paying Toronto $6,446,710 in seven installments through Oct. 6 as part of the trade, covering all but $515,039 of the $6,961,749 remaining of Montero’s $14 million salary this year.
Montero, 33, hit .286 with four homers in 44 games this season before he was designated for assignment. He has thrown out one of 31 base stealers this season.
Reliever Jason Grilli was acquired from the Blue Jays for minor league outfielder Eduard Pinto and cash. Grilli was an All-Star in 2013 with 33 saves for Pittsburgh, and recorded 24 saves for Atlanta in 2015.
Infielder/outfielder Ian Desmond (right calf ) was placed on the 10-day DL and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez was reinstated after going on the DL with a strained right shoulder.
Third baseman Travis Shaw was hit on the left hand by a 93 mph pitch Monday. Manager Craig Counsell said Shaw (.294, 17 HRs, 60 RBIs) suffered a contusion and was day to day.
Catcher Francisco Cervelli was taken off the seven-day concussion disabled list. Reliever Edgar Santana was optioned to Triple-A.
The team said outfielder Mike Trout would not play in next week’s AllStar Game because he’ll still be rehabbing from surgery to repair a thumb ligament.
Gary Sanchez and rookie Aaron Judge, the Baby Bombers who lead the Yankees’ offense, will participate in Monday’s All-Star Home Run Derby at Miami.
Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton will defend his title. Dodgers rookie Cody Bellinger, who leads the NL with 24 homers, also said he will compete. The Marlins’ Justin Bour and the Twins’ Miguel Sano also have said they will compete, so that leaves two spots open.
Rangers: Rockies: Brewers: Pirates: Angels: Home Run Derby: