NCAA expands its flag policy

The NCAA expanded its policy banning states with prominent Confederate symbols from hosting its sponsored events, one day after the Southeastern Conference made a similar declaration aimed at the Mississippi state flag.

The current NCAA ban applies to what the NCAA calls predetermined sites, such as for men’s basketball tournament games.

The expanded ban means that even when sites of NCAA events are determined by performance, as they are in baseball, women’s basketball and softball, Mississippi schools will not be permitted to host.

A group of Black Major League Soccer players formed a coalition to address racial inequities in the league and across soccer, and to impact local communities.

The Minnesota Twins removed a statue of former owner Calvin Griffith at Target Field, citing his racist remarks in 1978 and saying the team could no longer “remain silent.”

The Dodgers continued addressing their long-term prospects by signing firstround pick Bobby Miller.

Miller, a right-handed pitcher out of Louisville, agreed to a $2.2-million signing bonus, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. — Jorge Castillo

San Francisco 49ers receiver Richie James Jr. broke his right wrist and won’t be ready to return to the field until after the start of training camp.

Alex Zanardi, the Italian race car champion who transitioned into a gold medalist Paralympian after losing both of his legs, was seriously injured in a handbike race in Italy. A medical bulletin from the hospital said Zanardi underwent “a delicate neurosurgery operation” due to “severe cranial trauma” and was moved to the intensive care unit.