JIM KIICK, DOLPHINS’ PERFECT SEASON BACK, DIES AT 73
MIAMI» Jim Kiick, the versatile running back who helped the Miami Dolphins achieve the NFL’S only perfect season in 1972, died Saturday at age 73 following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, daughter Allie said.
The former University of Wyoming star was part of a formidable backfield that included his best friend, Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback Larry Csonka. They earned the nicknames Butch and Sundance, inspired by the popular 1969 movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” Kiick played one season with the Broncos in 1976.
LSU official: Football player quarantines were anticipated. LSU has begun asking a number of football players to self-quarantine in the past week because of instances in which some players tested positive for COVID-19 after social interactions outside of the Tigers’ training facility.
“This is what we anticipated. We planned for this. Our plan is working the way it should,” Senior Associate Athletic Director of Health and Wellness Shelly Mullenix said on Saturday, adding that none of the players have exhibited “significant” symptoms.
Mullenix declined to specify the number of players who’ve tested positive for COVID-19.
Redskins to retire jersey of first Black player. The Washington Redskins will retire the jersey of Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell. They will also rename the lower level of Fedex Field for him, replacing the section named for former owner George Preston Marshall. Marshall moved the team from Boston to Washington and resisted integrating the roster until “forced to do so” in 1962.
Mitchell’s No. 49 will become only the second jersey in the franchise’s 88-year history to be retired. The other is the No. 33 of Hall of Famer Sammy Baugh.
Mitchell, Washington’s first African American player, died in April.
NFL medical director wants private workouts stopped. The medical director of the NFL players’ union has recommended that all players stop private workouts together.
Dr. Thom Mayer told members of the NFLPA in a message Saturday that the risk of being stricken by the new coronavirus is too great to be staging those workouts.
In recent days, members of the Buccaneers, Cowboys, 49ers and Texans organizations tested positive for COVID-19.
West Virginia player tests positive. MORGANTOWN, W.VA.» A second West Virginia University football player has tested positive for the coronavirus, the college said Saturday. He was not identified.
Yankees, Mets will train in N.Y.
NEW YORK» The Yankees and Mets will train in New York if Major League Baseball and its players try to start the coronavirus-delayed season.
Golfer Wie has a girl. Michelle Wie West, the former U.S. Women’s Open champion, announced on Instagram that she and her husband, Golden State Warriors executive Jonnie West, are parents of Makenna Kamalei Yoona West who was born Friday.
Haley wins Xfinity race.
TALLADEGA, ALA.» Justin Haley took the lead on the final lap — with help from Kaulig Racing teammate Ross Chastain — and held on Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway for his first Xfinity Series victory.
Trainer Mott wins No. 5,000.
LOUISVILLE, KY.» Hall of Famer Bill Mott has become the seventh trainer in history with 5,000 wins. Moon Over Miami won the third race at Churchill Downs on Saturday by a length after being saddled by Mott’s assistant Kenny Mccarthy. Mott was in New York, where he was overseeing Modernist in the Belmont Stakes.