Press Box: Sports Recap
IN BRIEF
BASEBALL: Mets LF Yoenis Cespedes intends to opt out of his contract, ESPN reportedWednesday. … Astros bench coach
Trey Hillman will leave the team to manage the SK Wyverns in South Korea, Fox Sports reported. … Nationals GM Mike Rizzo said RHP Stephen Strasburg, who didn’t pitch after the first week of September due to a right elbow problem, is expected to be ready for spring training.
COLLEGES: The NCAA announced it will begin distributing revenue to member schools for the academic achievement of athletes starting in 2019-20. The money will come from the NCAA’s multimedia rights deal for the men’s basketball tournament, which pays the NCAA about $1.1 billion per year. … Maryland basketball coach Mark
Turgeon agreed to a four-year contract extension, the school announced. … QB Jerod
Evans threw for a career-high 406 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 25 Virginia Tech to a 39-36 victory over Pittsburgh. K
Joey Slye tied the school and ACC records by making six field goals to help the Hokies (6-2, 4-1) beat the Panthers (5-3, 2-2) on the road for the first time in 17 years. … Florida State football coach Jimbo Fisher said on his radio show Wednesday that S Derwin James will not play Saturday against Clemson. James has been out since Week 2 with a torn meniscus. … Duke WR Anthony
Nash will not play against Georgia Tech on Saturday. Nash suffered a broken clavicle Oct. 14 against Louisville. … Former Boston College DE Max Holloway died early Thursday after the car he was driving crashed into a house in Lutz, Fla. He was 26.
GOLF: Rikard Karlberg made his World Golf Championships debut with an 8-under 64 to take a one-shot lead over Rickie Fowler in the first round of the HSBC
Champions in Shanghai. Daniel Berger, Russell Knox and Hideki Matsuyama are tied for third after each shot a 66. … Amy Yang shot an 8-under 63 to take the first round lead of Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia in
Kuala Lumpur. Marina Alex shot a 65. SOCCER: Roma announced midfielder Alessandro Florenzi has a torn left ACL. … Marseille appointed Andoni Zubizarreta as sporting director. Zubizarreta replaces
Gunter Jacob, who left by mutual consent Wednesday just three months after being hired. … Manchester United manager Jose
Mourinho was charged by the English Football Association for comments he made about referee Anthony Taylor before the team’s 0-0 draw with Liverpool. … Barcelona formally requested the Administrative Court of Sport to open disciplinary proceedings against Spanish league president
Javier Tebas and members of the federation’s competition committee. Tebas criticized the behavior of Barcelona players and accused them of egging on Valencia fans when bottles were thrown from the stands after Lionel Messi scored a late winner Saturday. Valencia was fined $1,600 for the incident. … Crew striker Conor Casey announced his retirement.
TENNIS: Angelique Kerber beat Madison Keys 6-3, 6-3 to finish 3-0 in the round robin of the WTA Finals in Singapore. Kerber’s win helped Dominika Cibulkova, who beat Simona Halep 6-3, 7-6 (5) earlier in the day, advance to the semifinals. … Andy
Murray defeated Gilles Simon 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 to advance to his 13th quarterfinal of the season at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.