French Open reduces crowds

Crowd sizes for the French Open were reduced again to 1,000 spectators per day because of the worsening COVID- 19 outbreak in Paris. The new limit was reduced from 5,000 per day.

Nick Mullens will start at quarterback Sunday for the San Francisco 49ers in place of the injured Jimmy Garoppolo ( ankle). Coach Kyle

Shanahan also said that tight end George Kittle ( knee) will miss a second straight game. ... The Las Vegas Raiders will be without receiver Henry Ruggs III ( knee, hamstring) this week.

Hudson Swafford withstood a hornet sting on his hand and shot five- under- par 67 for a two- shot lead going into the weekend of the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Austin Hill, the regularseason NASCAR Truck Series champion, rebounded from a poor opening race of the playoffs with a victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Texas San Antonio beat visiting Middle Tennessee 3735 in a Conference USA football game.

Forward Bobby Ryan, the NHL’s Masterton Trophy winner for perseverance, was placed on waivers by the Ottawa Senators for the purpose of a buyout. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs hired former Senators coach Paul MacLean as an assistant. ... The Montreal Canadiens signed defenseman Jeff Petry to a four- year contract extension. Paul Pettit, the Harbor City Narbonne pitching phenom who struck out 27 batters in a game in 1949 and was the first player to receive a six- figure signing bonus from a major league team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, died of natural causes at his home in Canyon Lake, Calif., on Thursday, his family announced. He was 88.