Guice cut by team after arrest
Washington RB faces domestic charges
The Washington NFL Team released running back Derrius Guice Friday night, less than two hours after he was arrested on domestic violence charges in Loudoun County.
Washington wasted little time in releasing Guice, saying in a statement that it had learned of a domestic violence charge Thursday. The team alerted the league and met with Guice Friday to let him know he was excused from all team activities.
The team’s statement then read: “This afternoon we learned that there were multiple charges filed against Derrius. Upon review of the nature of these charges and following internal discussions, we have decided to release Derrius immediately.”
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• New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker was formally charged with four counts of robbery with a firearm in connection with a fight at a cookout in May. Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar, who also was arrested, won’t be prosecuted because of insufficient evidence.
• The San Francisco 49erssigned defensive lineman Dion Jordan to a oneyear contract.
• Carolina Panthers left tackle Russell Okung, who missed 10 games last year with a pulmonary embolism due to blood clots, is evaluating whether to retire over coronavirus concerns. Okung, who seriously considered opting out at Thursday’s deadline, is comfortable walking away from the game if he feels the football environment is not safe.
College football
The Southeastern Conference announced each school’s additional two league games, highlighted by Florida traveling to Texas A&M and Tennessee’s trip to Auburn if the upcoming season is played. The full schedule will be released next week.
• Maryland senior quarterback Josh Jackson has opted out of the upcoming season, the most prominent of six Maryland players who have decided not to play due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But Maryland learned later in the day that Alabama transfer Taulia Tagovailoa has been granted immediate eligibility.
Baseball
This weekend’s three-game series between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals was postponed after a St. Louis player tested positive for COVID-19. Eight Cardinals players have tested positive since last week.
• Eric Kay, a former director of communications for the Los Angeles Angels, wascharged by the Drug Enforcement Agency with illegally supplying drugs to pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who died in a hotel room in Texas last year. Kay was arrested in Fort Worth, Texas, and made his first appearance Friday in federal court.
• Cleveland Indians hitting coach Ty Van Burkleo opted out of the 2020 season due to concerns about contracting the coronavirus.
Hockey
The expansion Seattle Kraken hired Everett Fitzhugh as the club’s first broadcaster. Fitzhugh is believed to be the first Black team broadcaster hired by an NHL franchise.
Auto racing
Lewis Hamilton was fastest in practice for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone in England. Hamilton beat teammate Valtteri Bottas by 0.176 seconds in the second session.
Golf
Lydia Ko ran off four consecutive birdies to start her round and finished with birdies on her final two holes for a 6-under 65 and a one-shot lead going into the weekend at the Marathon Classic in Sylvania, Ohio.
• Gabriela Ruffels rallied from a slow start in two more matches, won them both and advanced to the quarterfinals in her bid to win back-to-back titles in the U.S. Women’s Amateur in Rockville, Md.
Pro basketball
Lexie Brown had a career-high 26 points with nine assists and the Minnesota Lynx used a big second quarter to beat the Indiana Fever, 87-80, in WNBA action . ... Amanda Zahui B. had 14 points with 14 rebounds, Kia Nurse scored 17 points and the New York Liberty gave coach Walt Hopkins his first career win with a 74-66 victory against the Washington Mystics.