Edelman facing suspension
Speaking for the first time at the Patriots’ minicamp, Tom Brady could have had plenty to talk about had he waited a few hours.
Instead, reports broke that one of the New England quarterback’s favorite receivers, Julian Edelman, could be suspended for violating the league’s performance-enhancers policy.
Brady, who turns 41 on Aug. 3, said he never considered retirement during his time away from the team; he did not attend optional workouts. He was not available to address an ESPN report, using unnamed sources, that Edelman, who missed the 2017 season after tearing his right anterior cruciate ligament in a preseason game in Detroit, is facing a fourgame suspension.
According to the report, the 32-year-old Edelman is appealing the suspension, saying he had passed “hundreds of tests” in the past. If the suspension stands, he would miss a home game against Houston, at Jacksonville and Detroit, and home against Miami.
Terrell Owens says he will not attend the induction ceremony for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August, an unprecedented decision by an enshrinee. Owens was voted into the hall in February after being denied in his first two years of eligibility. ... Running back Duke Johnson has reached agreement with the Cleveland Browns on a three-year, $15.6million contract extension. The deal includes $7.7 million guaranteed and a $5-million signing bonus.
Seamus Power birdied the final hole for a fiveunder 65 and the St. Jude Classic lead, with Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker and Brooks Koepka a stroke back on the crowded leaderboard at Memphis, Tenn.
Ireland’s Power went to No. 18 tied with seven others atop the leaderboard and took the lead himself with his second birdie over his final three holes.
Second-ranked Dustin Johnson was at 67 with Retief Goosen, Scott Stallings and seven others.
Tiger Woods will play the opening two rounds of the U.S. Open with Justin Thomas and Johnson, which feels like a grouping of Nos. 1-2-3 in the world ranking. Except that Woods is No. 80. The USGA released its tee times for the U.S. Open next week at Shinnecock Hills, and it offered two stacked groups for the morning and afternoon. Mickelson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy tee off together in the morning of the first round. Woods, Johnson and Thomas are together in the afternoon.
UCLA offensive lineman Jax Wacaser has become the second Bruin in recent days to take a medical retirement because of repeated concussions. Wacaser, a freshman from Phoenix who did not play last season, said he suffered the fourth concussion of his career during a spring practice. Wacaser, his doctors and family then came to the decision that it would be best to medically retire, he said. — Ben Bolch
Alyssa Wilson set collegiate bests in both the women’s hammer and shotput while scoring in both events to deliver crucial points to the UCLA women’s track & field team at the NCAA championships in Eugene, Ore. Wilson exceeded her previous personal record in the hammer throw(218-3) with a 219-9 throw on her second attempt to record the fourthbest mark at the championships.
New Jersey’s state Assembly and Senate unanimously passed a bill to allow sports betting three weeks after winning a U.S. Supreme Court case that cleared the way for them and all other states to do so.
Ghana risks being suspended from the 2026 World Cup hosting vote by FIFA after its government said it had disbanded the national soccer federation amid allegations of “widespread” corruption made in an undercover documentary. ... A World Cup assistant referee resigned from duty after being caught taking a $600 cash payment in an undercover television sting. Aden Range Marwa of Kenya told FIFA he would not go to Russia.
The Galaxy will travel to Portland on June 15 to meet the MLS-rival Timbers, and the L.A. Football Club while play host to the Sacramento Republic of the United Soccer League on June 20 in the round of 16 of the U.S. Open Cup. The Galaxy game is scheduled to kick off at 8 p.m. The start time for the LAFC match will be 7:30 p.m. — Kevin Baxter