Yankees star Jeter inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. >> Derek Jeter was simply Derek Jeter on his special day — smooth as silk.

On a Wednesday afternoon that turned cloudy with the temperature in the 70s and a few sprinkles in the air and adoring fans chanting his name, the former New York Yankees star shortstop and captain was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame after a long wait necessitated by the pandemic.

Greeted by raucous cheers in a crowd estimated at 20,000 that included NBA luminaries Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing, several of his former teammates, and Hall of Fame Yankees manager Joe Torre on the stage behind him, Jeter took his turn after fellow inductees from the class of 2020 Ted Simmons, Larry Walker and the late Marvin Miller were honored. Jeter was touched by the moment and acknowledged how different the ceremony seemed in the

wake of the recent deaths of 10 Hall of Famers.

Hockey

PENGUINS’ CROSBY OUT AT LEAST 6 WEEKS AFTER WRIST SURGERY >> Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will miss the start of the regular season after undergoing wrist surgery.

General manager Ron Hextall said the surgery

was necessary to address a lingering issue and that Crosby would be out a minimum of six weeks.

The Penguins begin training camp later this month and open the 2021-22 season on the road against two-time defending Stanley Cup champions Tampa Bay on Oct. 12. The door for Crosby’s possible routine would likely open around Oct. 20.

Golf

6 ROOKIES ON RYDER CUP TEAM; BERGER, SCHEFFLER IN, REED OUT >> Equipped with the most captain’s picks in Ryder Cup history, Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker added four more rookies to his team to join the six players who earned automatic spots. His six selections included obvious choices and, as always, a few that could have gone either way.

Among those left out was Patrick Reed.

Soccer

ENGLAND LOSES PERFECT RECORD, SPAIN’S BIG WIN IN WC QUALIFYING >> England’s perfect record in World Cup qualifying vanished after conceding a stoppage-time equalizer in Poland, while Italy, Germany, Spain and Belgium all won to build big leads in their groups on the road to Qatar.

England’s five-match winning run in qualifying ended, leaving Denmark as the only nation with a 100% record so far.

HANS PENNINK — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Hall of Fame inductees, from left, Derek Jeter, Larry Walker and Ted Simmons hold their plaques for photos after the induction ceremony at Clark Sports Center on Wednesday at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.