Vote to decertify USA Badminton

U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee officials launched a procedure to decertify USA Badminton, seven months after first expressing concerns about the Anaheim-based organization’s failure to adequately handle athlete safety, governance and finances.

Revoking USA Badminton’s status could take months and leave officials with little time to assume control over training players before the 2020 Olympics.

Wake Forest receiver

Sage Surratt will miss the rest of the season with an unspecified injury that will require surgery. Surratt ranks fifth nationally and first among players from power conferences with 1,001 yards receiving, and is tied for fifth in the Football Bowl Subdivision with 11 touchdown catches . ... Colorado announced that the school’s live buffalo mascot, Ralphie V, will retire . ... Florida and Arizona State agreed to play a home-and-home series beginning in 2028 . ... Five-star guard recruit Bryce Thompson committed to Kansas men’s basketball.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers released cornerback Vernon Hargreaves, the 11th pick in the 2016 draft, after benching him for lack of hustle. He started 33 of 35 games over four seasons . ... Cincinnati released linebacker Preston Brown, who started the first eight games and had 54 tackles . ... The New York Jets placed tight end Chris Herndon and right guard Brian Winters on injured reserve . ... Zeke Bratkowski, the quarterback who backed up Bart Starr during Green Bay’s 1960s dynasty, died at age 88.

Dominic Thiem beat Novak Djokovic 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (5) to advance from the group stage at the ATP Finals. Djokovic will play Roger Federer to decide who joins Thiem in the semifinals . ... Dominika Cibulkova, who won the WTA Finals in 2016, says she has retired at age 30.

Tiger Woods will play in the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club from Feb. 10 to 16.