Injured Ohio State star Bosa turns attention to pros
Injured defensive end Nick Bosa has decided to leave school to focus on getting ready for the NFL draft in the spring, Ohio State said Tuesday.
The junior All-American from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, already had four sacks this season when he suffered a core muscle injury on Sept. 15 in the third game of the season. He had surgery five days later, and no timetable was set for his return to the team.
Considered one of the best players in college football, Bosa had left no doubt that he would leave school after this season to enter the draft. He planned to follow the same path as his older brother, Joey, who left Ohio State a year early and now plays for the Los Angeles Chargers.
Nick Bosa had tied his career high of five tackles twice in the first three games this season, and he was leading the team in tackles with 14, including six for losses.
That came to an abrupt halt when he went down early in the third quarter against TCU in Arlington, Texas, and had to be helped to the locker room.
Coach Urban Meyer said the conversation with Bosa was emotional, but “I can’t say I was surprised.”
The 6-foot-4, 263-pounder, who wore the same No. 97 his brother did for the Buckeyes, played in 30 games, with 29 tackles, 17 sacks and two fumble recoveries, one of them for a touchdown.
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According to the arrest citation, Averett realized his laptop was missing from a backpack returned by his girlfriend. He then approached her car and put a gun to her temple, threatening to kill her.
Soccer
SARGENT SCORES AS YOUNG U.S. TEAM TIES PERU >> Josh Sargent scored early in the second half and three more Americans made their debuts under interim coach Dave Sarachan before a young United States team conceded an 86th-minute goal to Enrico Flores in a 1-1 exhibition tie against Peru in East Hartford, Connecticut.
Sargent, an 18-year-old who has yet to play a firstteam professional match, made his second international start and fifth appearance. He scored in the 49th minute.
Right back Reggie Cannon, central defender Aaron Long and midfielder Jonathan Amon were given debuts as Sarachan made nine changes from Thursday’s 4-2 loss to Colombia.
USA, CANADA WOMEN MEET IN CONCACAF FINAL >> The U.S. national team and Canada meet again tonight in Frisco, Texas, in the final of the CONCACAF Women’s World Cup qualifying tournament. The United States is the top-ranked team in the world, as well as the defending World Cup champion. Canada, ranked fifth in the world, has seen its profile raised in recent years with back-to-back bronze medals at the Olympics.
College basketball
JURY CONCLUDES HEARING EVIDENCE AT TRIAL >> A New York City jury is done hearing testimony at a federal trial about secret payments in college basketball.
Prosecutors have accused a former Adidas executive and two other defendants of conspiring to funnel funds to the families of prized prospects to get them to commit to programs sponsored by the sneaker company. They’ve all pleaded not guilty.
Government evidence on Tuesday focused a flurry of texts and phone calls last year about prospect Brian Bowen Jr. before he committed to Louisville, an Adidas school.
Track and field
JURY: 4 GUILTY IN SHOOTING THAT KILLED OLYMPIAN’S DAUGHTER >> Four men have been found guilty in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Trinity Gay, daughter of Olympic track star Tyson Gay. News outlets report a jury returned verdicts Monday in Lexington, Kentucky, after deliberating nearly five hours.
Authorities said Gay was an innocent bystander, shot in the neck during a parking lot shootout in 2016.
Gymnastics
USA GYMNASTICS LEADER QUITS AFTER 4 DAYS >> Former California Congresswoman Mary Bono has stepped down as the interim president at USA Gymnastics after just four days on the job. Bono announced her resignation Tuesday, citing personal attacks she received following a social media post concerning Nike and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
Bono posted a picture on Twitter in September of her marking over a Nike logo on a pair of golf shoes. The post drew scrutiny from Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and others after USA Gymnastics announced her hiring last Friday.
USA Gymnastics says it will continue to look for a permanent president. Bono is the third person to step down from the position in the last 18 months.
Golf
DAVIES TAKES TWO-SHOT LEAD >> Laura Davies recovered from a pair of early bogeys for a 2-under 70 that gave her a two-shot lead going into the final round of the Senior LPGA Championship at French Lick, Indiana.