Decker & Titans oK 1-year deal
Ex-Jet wide receiver Eric Decker and the Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms on a one-year deal, the Titans announced Sunday night. The 6-3, 214-pound Decker visited the Titans on Wednesday, met with coach Mike Mularkey and took a physical. He was released this month by the Jets after three seasons with the team.
Decker, who spent his first four seasons with Denver, has three 1,000-yard seasons with 12 100-yard games in his seven-year NFL career. He has 33 touchdowns in the red zone since 2012, second in the NFL only to Brandon Marshall (35) in that span. He also ranks 18th in the NFL with 43 touchdown receptions and 4,535 yards receiving since 2012. Hip and shoulder injuries limited Decker to three games last year.
GEORGE TO PACERS: I’M GONE IN 2018
Two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that star forward Paul George has informed the Pacers he plans to leave the franchise when he becomes a free agent in 2018. George’s future has been hotly debated for months, and it crystalized over the weekend with conversations between George and Pacers management. George has spent all seven of his pro seasons in Indiana. His declaration means the Pacers have to decide whether to trade him this summer or risk losing him without compensation next year. Yahoo! Sports first reported the news.
LARSON WINS NASCAR
Kyle Larson took control on a restart with five laps remaining and raced to his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season, holding off Chase Elliott at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich.
It was the third Cup win of Larson’s career — and second in a row at Michigan. Larson and Elliott also finished 1-2 at MIS in August. Elliott was second in both Michigan races last year, and again this time. Joey Logano finished third. Martin Truex Jr. won the first two stages of the race but finished sixth, ceding the points lead to Larson.
LOUISVILLE, FLORIDA WIN IN CWS
Colby Fitch drove in four runs, Sam Bordner shut down Texas A&M after it cut Louisville’s five-run lead to one, and the Cardinals (53-10) beat the Aggies, 8-4, in Omaha, Neb., for their first win in six College World Series tries.
Louisville will play a winner’s bracket game Tuesday night against Florida (48-18), which shut out TCU, 3-0, behind Alex Faedo, who allowed just two singles and struck out 11 in seven innings.
TAURASI SETS WNBA MARK
Diana Taurasi scored 19 points to break the WNBA career scoring record in the Mercury’s 90-59 loss to the host Sparks. Taurasi finished with 7,494 points, passing Tina Thompson’s mark of 7,488. Taurasi broke the record in the closing seconds of the first half with a layup. The game was stopped and the crowd, which included former Lakers star Kobe Bryant, gave Taurasi a warm ovation.