BREWERS’ MELVIN OUT AS GM AFTER 13 YEARS
The rebuilding of the last-place Milwaukee Brewers will be overseen by a new general manager.
Doug Melvin will leave his job after 13 years in Milwaukee. The team and Melvin said Tuesday he will continue to lead the baseball operations department before “transitioning into an advisory role.”
Owner Mark Attanasio has hired an executive search firm to help find a new general manager. Attanasio plans to begin asking for permission to interview candidates this week during the owners meeting in Chicago, the team said.
The Brewers, 48-65 and with the second-worst record in the NL, are in Chicago to start a three-game series with the Cubs.
• Jose Fernandez has no intention of being shut down early for a second consecutive season.
Miami placed its ace right-hander on the 15-day disabled list because of a right biceps strain, and even though the Marlins are far from the playoff race, Fernandez doesn’t see any reason he can’t return to the rotation in the coming weeks.
“As long as I’m healthy, I’m coming back,” Fernandez said. “Our record, it doesn’t matter to me. As long as I’m healthy and ready to go, I will come back.”
Minnesota launches investigation
B minneapolis» The University of Minnesota will launch an outside investigation of its athletic department and its former director who resigned because of sexual harassment complaints, a school official said.
Former athletic director Norwood Teague resigned last week, triggering reports that he groped two female employees, made inappropriate comments and sent lewd text messages. A third woman, a reporter at the Minneapolis Star Tribune who covers Gophers basketball, later came forward with her personal story about Teague’s sexual harassment in separate incidents in 2013.
McCarron signs with Spanish club
B palencia, spain» Former Metro State basketball point guard Mitch McCarron signed a professional contract Monday to play for the Spanish team Palencia.
The club competes in LEB Gold, Spain’s second-tier league.
The 6-foot-3 McCarron was the NCAA Division II player of the year last season after averaging 20.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game for the Roadrunners.
Serena Williams rallies for win
B toronto» Top-ranked Serena Williams rebounded to beat Italy’s Flavia Pennetta 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 in the first round of the WTA Tour’s Rogers Cup.
“I was really frustrated with how I was playing,” Williams said. “And then I got really angry. … So I said, ‘Serena, you’re going to have to be positive and be good to yourself out here.’ ”
The 21-time Grand Slam winner won a day after sister Venus Williams was eliminated in straight sets by Germany’s Sabine Lisicki.
U.S. hoops has big-name turnout
B las vegas» Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul were in the gym. LeBron James could join them Wednesday.
Dwight Howard came back in hopes of playing in another Olympics. Stephen Curry showed up to register his interest in playing in his first.
Though still nearly a year away, it’s clear the U.S. has plenty of players who want to go to Rio de Janeiro.
The two-time defending gold medalists opened a brief, light minicamp under coach Mike Krzyzewski with nearly three dozen of the NBA’s best players who want to be considered for the 12 spots on the final roster.
Footnotes.
The Indiana Pacers signed free-agent guard Toney Douglas. … The New York Islanders signed goalie Kevin Poulin to a one-year, two-way contract.