Titans’ Simmons gets extension

New Tennessee general manager Ran Carthon made his biggest move yet by agreeing to a four-year contract extension with twotime Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons ,a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.

The Titans picked up the two-time defensive captain’s fifth-year option for 2023 for $10.76 million last April.

ESPN first reported the deal was worth up to $94 million with $66 million guaranteed, including a $24-million signing bonus.

Bengals running back Joe Mixon is again facing a misdemeanor charge of aggravated menacing over allegations that he threatened and pointed a gun at a woman in Cincinnati this year. City police issued a statement announcing that they had refiled the charge “following the discovery of new evidence during the investigative process” but did not provide further details. A warrant for Mixon was issued in February.

No. 1 seed Jessica Pegula beat 12th-seeded Paula Bedosa 6-3, 7-6 (6) to advance to the semifinals of the Charleston (S.C.) Open.

Connecticut guard Jordan Hawkins will leave college and enter the NBA draft . ... Guard Caleb Love plans to transfer to Michigan from North Carolina . ... Valparaiso hired former Illinois star Roger Powell Jr. as its men’s basketball coach, making him the first Black coach in program history . ... Former Alabama assistant Antoine Pettway was hired as Kennesaw State’s basketball coach.

Minnesota Wild star left wing Kirill Kaprizov was cleared to return from a lower-body injury, just as top center Joel Eriksson Ek was sidelined by a lower-body injury.

Abbey Murphy scored at seven seconds for the fastest goal in women’s world hockey championship history, and the United States routed Switzerland 9-1 to improve to 2-0 in Group A play in Ontario.