Sports shorts Curry expected back in lineup

Stephen Curry is expected to return from a left knee injury to play in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals May 1 against New Orleans.

Coach Steve Kerr is listing the two-time MVP as probable with the idea that he’s a go as long as no issues arise in the morning shootaround or before the game. Kerr didn’t say whether Curry would start or come off the bench but he won’t have a minutes restriction.

Golden State leads the best-of-seven series 1-0 after a 123-101 rout in the opener April 28.

Curry has scrimmaged with some of the reserves and the Warriors brass and medical staff determined he is ready for game action.

He was injured March 23 in the same game where he had come back from a six-game absence with a right ankle injury.

MLB

The Dodgers’ difficult April got a lot worse with news that two-time AllStar shortstop and 2016 NL Rookie of the Year Corey Seager will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the operation will be performed May 4 in Los Angeles to repair a right ulnar collateral ligament sprain.

NFL

MILLEN HAS RARE HEART

AILMENT » Former NFL player and general manager Matt Millen says he is being treated for a rare disease that has robbed his heart of most of its normal function.

The 60-year-old Millen told the Morning Call in Allentown, Pennsylvania, that he has been diagnosed with amyloidosis, a life-threatening illness that may force him to seek a heart transplant. Millen said he has been receiving chemotherapy once a week to treat the condition that left his heart functioning at just 30 percent.

DALLAS WANTS SUPER

BOWL » The Dallas Cowboys want a do-over on hosting the Super Bowl after horrid weather and a seating fiasco ruined their first try seven years ago.

While the wait will easily be more than a decade and with no indication the big game is coming back soon, last weekend’s draft at least showed the NFL that what is becoming its spring Super Bowl went off without a hitch in North Texas.

“Obviously we’ve got a little chip on our shoulder about that one because we had a snowstorm and it didn’t go perfect,” executive vice president Stephen Jones said last week, referring to the 2011 title game.

Colleges

MINNESOTA SETTLES

CLAIMS FOR $300K» The University of Minnesota paid nearly $300,000 to settle sexual harassment complaints related to former athletic director Norwood Teague, newly released documents show.

Teague resigned in 2015 after two highranking administrators said he sexually harassed them at a senior leadership retreat at Breezy Point Resort in Pequot Lakes. He apologized for what he said was his “offensive behavior.” Teague said he’d had too much to drink at the retreat and that his behavior doesn’t illustrate his true character.