Mixed swim relays proposed for ’20
Swimming’s international governing body wants to add 10 events to the schedule for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The proposal includes 50-meter races in the butterfly, backstroke and breaststroke; a men’s 800 freestyle; a women’s 1,500 freestyle; and perhaps most intriguing, two mixedgender relays, a 4×100 freestyle and a 4×100 medley.
If added to the Olympic program, the new events probably would lead to more medals for the U.S. team. The women’s 1,500, for example, almost surely would give Stanford’s Katie Ledecky another gold medal. Her world record in the event broke the previous one by 13.4 seconds, and she won gold at worlds at that distance in 2013 and 2015. NFL: The Jacksonville Jaguars released linebacker Dan Skuta, continuing to purge defensive players. Skuta, 30, who played for the 49ers in 2013-14, has appeared in 112 games, including 26 with the Jaguars. Skuta signed a five-year contract worth $20.5 million in 2015 that included an $8 million guarantee.
The Arizona Cardinals are looking for a new naming-rights partner for their stadium. The team announced that the University of Phoenix wants to ends its 20-year sponsorship with about nine years remaining on the contract.
Washington linebacker Junior Galette has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and failure to comply following a fight over the weekend in Mississippi. College basketball: Cal head men’s coach Wyking Jones’ staff continues to take shape with the addition of assistant coach Chris Walker and director of operations Keith Brown.
Gonzaga freshman Zach Collins declared for the NBA draft, becoming the first one-and-done player in program history. Collins averaged 10 points and 5.9 rebounds per game and helped the Zags advance to the national championship game, in which they lost to North Carolina.
Memphis’ top three scorers this season are transferring. Dedric Lawson, K.J. Lawson and Markel Crawford averaged a combined 44.3 points and 22.4 rebounds. The Lawson brothers announced Monday they were transferring to Kansas.
Louisville reserve center Matz Stockman, a 7-foot junior from Norway, will transfer after three seasons under head coach Rick Pitino to play for Pitino’s son, Richard, at Minnesota.
New Mexico looked to its backyard for a men’s coach by hiring New Mexico State head coach Paul Weir. Weir, who set a school record with 28 wins last season in his first year as the Aggies’ head coach, replaces Craig Neal. Neal was dismissed late last month after four years at the helm and another six years as associate head coach under Steve Alford.
Indiana’s OG Anunoby and three of his teammates have declared for this year’s NBA draft. He plans to hire an agent and will not return for his junior year. He is projected to be a first-round pick despite enduring a season-ending knee injury Jan. 18. Junior guards James Blackmon Jr. and Robert Johnson and sophomore center Thomas Bryant will not hire agents, making them eligible to continue their college careers. College baseball: St. Mary’s (21-11) had its highest-scoring game in decades in a 24-7 win over visiting Cal (15-15). The onslaught started with Kevin Milam’s grand slam in the first inning.
Jack Klein’s two-run single highlighted a five-run second inning for No. 18 Stanford (18-10) in a 9-3 victory over host San Jose State (12-18-1). College football: Washington head coach Chris Petersen signed a contract extension that goes through the 2023 season and averages nearly $5 million per season in total compensation.
Former Mississippi quarterback Chad Kelly has had surgery on his right wrist just weeks before the NFL draft and won’t be able to throw for three months.
A Purdue player was wounded in an off-campus shooting over the weekend. West Lafayette, Ind., police said sophomore safety Andrew Chelf suffered a single gunshot wound to the torso about 3 a.m. Sunday and was hospitalized. Jurisprudence: Former Knicks forward Charles Oakley made his first court appearance since his arrest and ejection in February at Madison Square Garden. He was arraigned in criminal court in Manhattan on misdemeanor assault and other charges before being released without bail.
Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young was sentenced to four years in prison Friday after a street fight in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said Young pleaded no contest to felony battery causing serious bodily injury. He played 26 games for the Lions in 2011 and ’12.