Sharks re-sign Tierney to one-year deal
The Sharks have officially re-signed restricted free agent Chris Tierney to a one-year contract.
Tierney collected 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) in 80 games in his third season with the Sharks last year, serving primarily as the team’s fourth line center after Tomas Hertl returned from a knee injury in January.
“We believe Chris has yet to hit his prime, but has already proven that he can be a key member on our penalty kill and the defensive side of the puck,” Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said in a media release. “We are excited to watch his offensive development as he continues to use his strong two-way hockey sense to impact the youthful infusion of our roster.” HURRICANES UP FOR SALE? » Carolina Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos Jr. is considering selling the NHL team. Hurricanes spokesman Mike Sundheim said in a statement that Karmanos is deciding whether to accept an offer for the franchise or remain the owner, but he declined to say who made the offer. The offer could have come from former Texas Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg. Bloomberg News and WRAL-TV, the NBC affiliate in Raleigh, reported that Green- berg is close to purchasing the team and will not move the Hurricanes. Bloomberg reported the sale price at roughly $500 million.
NFL
JOB SEEKERS SCAMMED » Police were called after hundreds of job seekers flooded a board meeting for the new Raiders stadium in Las Vegas and turned irate when they discovered they’d been had by a hoax. A flyer promoting “pre-job recruitment sign-ups” attracted more than 700 people to a regularly scheduled meeting of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority board.
Soccer
EARTHQUAKES TRADE
FRANCIS » The Earthquakes’ move to become younger continued Thursday when they traded veteran defender Shaun Francis to the Montreal Impact for a second-round pick in the 2018 MLS draft. The Quakes, who play host to Eintracht Frankfurt of the German Bundesliga on Friday night, could receive $50,000 in lieu of a draft pick if Francis reaches certain benchmarks this year. Francis, 30, spent 3½ years in San Jose as a left- side defender. He had one assist in 69 appearances and started 59 games. The Jamaican fullback made eight starts this year but his playing time was reduced with
the emergence of rookie Nick Lima, 22, Kip Colvey, 24, and Kofie Sarkodie, 26. MIDFIELDER SUFFERS BRAIN
DAMAGE » Ajax midfielder Abdelhak Nouri has been diagnosed with severe and permanent brain damage, five days after he collapsed due to an irregular heartbeat during a friendly game in Austria. Dutch club Ajax said Thursday that it “received very bad news” regarding Nouri’s condition, after doctors at a hospital in Innsbruck, Austria woke the player from an induced coma. MEXICO AND JAMAICA TIE » Mexico and Jamaica played to a scoreless draw night and remained on track to advance to the knockout round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Neither team could break through on a relatively mild night, although Mexico (1-0-1) dominated chances. The 49,121 fans in attendance, the largest crowd to attend a soccer match at Sports Authority Field, heavily favored Mexico.
Boxing
FANS TAKE IN FREE SMACK
TALK » Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will earn perhaps ninefigure paydays while fight fans will be charged $100 to watch on TV in high def and can’t get into the arena for anything less than a $500 face value ticket —if they’re lucky. But in New York, where a “Hamilton” seat can cost you a rent check, there’s still a deal to be found — even in the fight game. The fight angling to become the richest in sports history is offering fans a bargain- basement price for this weeklong smacktalking circus: Free. It’s the cleanest four-letter word uttered by the Irish UFC star McGregor and the undefeated boxer Mayweather during a foul-mouthed promotional tour that stopped Thursday at the Barclays Center.
Motor sports
HAMILTON FEELING THE
HEAT » Britain should be the one stop on the Formula One calendar where Lewis Hamilton is guaranteed a warm welcome Not this year. The British Grand Prix race weekend opened with an irritated and fidgety Hamilton having to field repeated questions at Silverstone about snubbing his loyal home fans. In an effort to swell the F1 audience, the new owners of the series took over Trafalgar Square in London to showcase the cars and the stars of the track on Wednesday night. Of the sport’s 20 drivers, only one didn’t turn up. Hamilton instead opted for a two-day holiday in Greece after finishing fourth in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix.