Hunt unclaimed on waivers, becomes unrestricted free agent

Kareem Hunt went unclaimed on NFL waivers Dec. 3, three days after he was released by the Chiefs.

The star running back was cut Nov. 30 after TMZ released a video showing him pushing and kicking a woman during a February incident at a Cleveland hotel.

Police did not charge Hunt with a crime, but the Chiefs released him for being untruthful with them about what happened.

Hunt currently is on the commissioner’s exempt list and cannot play even if another team signs him. The NFL says it is continuing its investigation.

Hunt, the NFL’s leading rusher as a rookie in 2017, almost certainly would be fined and suspended by the NFL under its personal conduct policy should he find another team.

WENTZ LEADS PHILADELPHIA OVER WASHINGTON >> Carson Wentz tossed two touchdown passes, Darren Sproles ran for a score and the Eagles stayed in the hunt for the NFC East title with a 28-13 victory over depleted Washington on Monday night.

The Eagles (6-6) won consecutive games for the first time since Nick Foles led them to a Super Bowl victory over the Patriots.

Washington (6-6) lost backup quarterback Colt McCoy to a leg injury in his second game replacing Alex Smith, who broke his right tibia and fibula on Nov. 18. Mark Sanchez took his place.

Adrian Peterson ran 90 yards for a touchdown on Sanchez’s first play under center, giving the Redskins a 10-7 lead. It was the longest run Philadelphia has allowed in franchise history but Washington’s lead didn’t last long.

Soccer

MODRIC, HEGERBERG WIN BALLON D’OR >> Luka Modric ended the long reign of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo by winning the Ballon d’Or for the first time on Monday, while another first saw Norwegian forward Ada Hegerberg win the inaugural’s women’s trophy.

Messi and Ronaldo had won every Ballon d’Or since 2008. Women’s fight for recognition on the biggest stage took a big step with Hegerberg’s award.

France Football magazine has been awarding the Ballon d’Or since 1956, and created a women’s award for the first time this year.

Hegerberg is a threetime Women’s Champions League winner with French side Lyon and scored a tournament-record 15 times last season.

The 23-year-old Hegerberg said she won’t play for Norway at the Women’s World Cup in France next June.

Taking a stand against what she describes as a lack of respect for female players in Norway, she hasn’t played for the national team since 2017 when it crashed out of the group stage of the Women’s European Championship without scoring a goal.

College sports

LAKE ERIE COLLEGE TO BRING BACK GOLF >> Lake Erie College is bringing back men’s and women’s golf from hiatus, Director of Athletics Kelley Kish announced Dec. 3.

The Storm last fielded golf teams in 2015-16. LEC will conduct a national search for a head coach for both teams.

“We know from our own history and the D-II golf landscape that we will be able to recruit student-athletes who will be champions in the classroom, in our community and in sport,” Kish said in a news release. “We look forward to being part of the national rise for golf programs within the GMAC through the hard work of our coaches and student-athletes.”

NBA

BULLS FIRE HOIBERG >> Chicago fired head coach Fred Hoiberg on Monday and promoted associate head coach Jim Boylen in hopes of turning around a miserable season. Chicago is averaging 103.4 points, 28th in the NBA, and is getting outscored by 9.6 per game. They are a woeful 5-19, better only than Cleveland and Phoenix.

Hoiberg, who had to deal with a veteran roster that didn’t fit his style early on and then injuries to key players starting in training camp, never found his footing in Chicago. It added up to a 115155 mark with one playoff appearance in three-plus seasons.