Charge dropped against Patriots owner

Florida prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor charge against Patriots owner Robert Kraft on Thursday after courts blocked their use of video that allegedly shows him paying for massage parlor sex.

Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg said during an online press conference that without the video recordings of Kraft, 79, and two dozen other men paying for sex at the Orchids of Asia Day Spa, there wasn’t enough evidence to convict them.

Kraft could still face suspension or other punishment from the NFL.

The felony cases against the parlor owner and manager will proceed using evidence such as bank records.

College football: Purdue WR Rondale Moore opted back in for the season. In 2018, Moore became the first true freshman consensus AllAmerican in Big Ten history.

Golf: Sepp Straka, Scott Harrington, Hudson Swafford and Tyler McCumber each shot an opening-round 7-under 65 at the PGATour’s event in Punta Cana, Domincan Republic.

NHL: The Penguins traded F Patric Hornqvist to the Panthers for D Mike Matheson and F Colton Sceviour. Hornqvist, 33, spent six seasons with the Pens, winning the Stanley Cup twice. .. The Sabres signed F Curtis Lazar, 25, to a two-year, $1.6 million contract.

Soccer: AC Milan F Zlatan Ibrahimovic tested positive for the coronavirus a day after testing negative. Ibrahimovic will miss Milan’s Europa League match against Norwegian club Bodø/ Glimt on Thursday and the Serie A match at Crotone on Sunday.