Galaxy move Boateng to D.C.
The Galaxy sent midfielder Ema Boateng to D.C. United in exchange for $250,000 in target-allocation money and obtained $200,000 in TAM from Orlando in a cash swap, moves the team made in hopes of funding the acquisition of winger Cristian Pavon from Argentine club Boca Juniors.
The Galaxy must complete the Pavon deal Wednesday before the MLS transfer window closes. The team also has to clear an international roster spot for Pavon, something it could do through another trade or by demoting a player to its USL affiliate.
Boateng, 25, a speedy fan favorite from Ghana, scored nine goals and had 13 assists in 108 games in four seasons with the Galaxy. Pavon, 23, is expected to sign with the Galaxy on a short-term loan with a pricey option to buy. — Kevin Baxter
Wayne Rooney will be leaving MLS after less than two seasons to return to play in England and be closer to his family. The former England captain, 33, will remain with D.C. United until the end of the season before joining second-tier Championship team Derby County as player-coach.
UCLA senior linebacker Tyree Thompson tweeted that he underwent surgery for an undisclosed injury, potentially depriving the Bruins of a projected starter. The severity of Thompson’s injury and a timetable for his return were not immediately known. Thompson’s tweet included a picture of him in a hospital bed with his lower left leg and foot heavily bandaged.
Ashleigh Barty lost 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 to American Sofia Kenin in secondround play at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, putting the Australian’s No. 1 ranking in peril. World No. 2 Naomi Osaka of Japan would overtake Barty for the top ranking by winning her first Rogers Cup match Wednesday when she faces Germany’s Tatjana Maria. Americans Sloane Stephens and Venus Williams also lost.
St. Louis Blues defenseman Joel Edmundson was awarded a one-year, $3.1-million contract in arbitration. ... The Nashville Predators signed forward Rocco Grimaldi to a one-year deal worth $1 million.
The PGA European Tour suspended Thorbjorn Olesen pending the investigation into the Danish golfer’s arrest July 29 in London on charges of being drunk on an aircraft and assaulting a female passenger while she slept.
Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Jr. pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated May 20 in Avon, Ind., but will spend no time in jail. Unser, 57, received a 363-day suspended sentence and 363 days of probation.