Baylor receiver suspended

Baylor sophomore receiver Ishmael Zamora has been suspended for the first three games of the season after a video surfaced of him beating his dog with a belt this summer. Zamora apologized for his actions, saying he was sorry that he took out his frustrations on his dog.

Notre Dame Coach Brian Kelly says he intends to make four of the five players arrested by state police on marijuana possession charges available to play when the 10th-ranked Fighting Irish open the season at Texas on Sunday. Wide receiver Kevin Stepherson and linebacker Te’von Coney were listed on the depth chart released Tuesday and Kelly has said he expects

Lakers forward Julius Randle suffered a laceration to his right hand while practicing Monday. He received seven stitches and will be re-evaluated in approximately 14 days.

Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and Thomas Pieters will fill out the European team as Darren Clarke’s captain’s picks for the Ryder Cup against the United States at Hazeltine from Sept. 30-Oct. 2. Pieters, a 24-yearold Belgian, will be one of six Ryder Cup rookies on a European team seeking an unprecedented fourth straight victory.

Dee Dowis, 48, whose mastery of Air Force’s option offense made him a Heisman Trophy finalist in 1989, died Monday morning in a traffic accident near Atlanta. He remains the Falcons’ all-time leading rusher with 3,612 yards.