Ducks’ Kesler has hip surgery
Ducks center Ryan Kesler had hip surgery last week and will need 12 weeks to recover, the team announced. Kesler, a Selke Trophy finalist for best defensive forward, underwent a general “cleaning” procedure that removed bone fragments, the Ducks said.
And the Ducks signed left wing Nic Kerdiles toa one-year, two-way contract extension. Kerdiles, from Irvine, in February became the first player born or raised in Orange County to play for the Ducks. — Curtis Zupke
The Cleveland Browns finally caught a break. Top draft pick Myles Garrett, injured Wednesday during practice, has only a sprained foot.After fearing the rookie defensive end might be out for a significant period, the Browns said Saturday that Garrett has a lateral sprain in his left foot, but that he’s expected to be ready for training camp next month.
The Rams added offensive lineman Alex Kozan and Michael Dunn to the roster, putting the team at the NFL maximum of 90 players. Kozan, 6 feet 4 and 310 pounds, played at Auburn. The 6-5, 300-pound Dunn played at Maryland. — Gary Klein
Denny Hamlin inched ahead of William Byron on the final turn and nosed out the rookie at the finish line, winning in the closest NASCAR Xfinity race at Michigan International Speedway since the advent of electronic scoring in the series. Elliott Sadler finished third and took over the series lead from Justin Allgaier. John Hunter Nemechek Chase Briscoe
In light, shifty winds on the Great Sound off Hamilton, Bermuda, Peter Burling and Emirates Team New Zealand made fewer mistakes than Jimmy Spithill and Oracle Team USA and won the first two races of the 35th America’s Cup.
Although they won twice, by 30 seconds and 1:28, the Kiwis lead just 1-0. Oracle earned a bonus point for winning the qualifiers, but it was actually a negative point for the Kiwis, so the first-race win merely erased that. That means they need to win eight races total to spirit the Auld Mug back to the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in Auckland, where it resided from 1995 until 2003.