Sherrill settles lawsuit with NCAA
The NCAA and former Mississippi State University football coach Jackie Sherrill have settled a lawsuit in which Sherrill accused the college sports governing body of damaging his reputation.
Sherrill also said the NCAA hurt his future coaching opportunities by publicly naming him in allegations of recruitment violations in 2003. He was Mississippi State’s head coach from 1991 to 2003 and sued the NCAA in 2004.
Financial terms of the lawsuit settlement are confidential. The agreement was reached Wednesday in Madison County Circuit Court after jurors had heard testimony about Mississippi State’s recruiting practices under Sherrill.
Golf
Morgan Pressel and Paula Creamer shot a bestball 6- under 64 for a share of the second- round lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, the LPGA Tour’s first- year team event. Stephanie Meadow and Giulia Molinaro had a 61, and Frenchwomen Celine Boutier and Karine Icher shot 62 to match Pressel and Creamer at 10- under 130 at Midland Country Club in Michigan.
• J. T. Poston shot a
10- under 62 to take the first- round lead in the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship in Nicholasville, Ky. Poston birdied six of the first eight holes at Keene Trace for his lowest score on the PGA Tour.
Pro basketball
Nneka Ogwumike scored 13 of her 22 points in a decisive third quarter to help the Los Angeles Sparks ( 10- 7) beat the Dallas Wings ( 5- 13), 69- 64, in the WNBA. Los Angeles trailed by as many as 16 points in the first half,
• The Minnesota Timberwolves signed rookie center Naz Reid to a multiyear contract, upgrading the two- way deal they initially gave him before a strong performance for the team’s entry in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
Tennis
The U. S. Open’s total purse this year is more than $ 57 million, the richest in tennis history. The men’s and women’s singles champion each will receive $ 3.85 million, and the men’s and women’s doubles champion teams will get $ 740,000. Those are both the highest payouts in U. S. Open history.
Pro football
In addition to being banned for life from Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City Chiefs fan Dwyan Morgan was fined $ 500 for aiming a laser beam at New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during the AFC championship in January.
Horse racing
Two horses died when they collided in a freak training accident in Del Mar, Calif. One of the horses, Carson Valley, was an unraced 3- yearold trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert. The other horse was a 2- yearold named Charge a Bunch.