MORNING ROUNDUP
Former baseball coach settles lawsuit
Auburn has settled a federal lawsuit filed by former baseball coach Sunny Golloway.
Auburn and Golloway, who used to coach at Oklahoma, informed U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles S. Coody of the settlement agreement Tuesday, according to court filings.
An Auburn spokesman and Golloway’s attorney, John Saxon, both declined to elaborate beyond saying “the matter has been resolved.”
Golloway had been seeking payment of a $1 million buyout contending he was wrongfully terminated.
He sued the university board of trustees, athletic director Jay Jacobs and other athletic officials. Auburn fired Golloway after two seasons “with cause” in September 2015 and later said he “knowingly and repeatedly broke Auburn and NCAA rules, including an attempt to destroy evidence of his violations.
Golloway went to Auburn after coaching at Oklahoma for nine seasons and leading the Sooners to the 2010 College World Series.
Mets sign Adrian Gonzalez to one-year deal
Adrian Gonzalez on Thursday finalized a one-year deal with the New York Mets for the $545,000 major league minimum.
The deal was reached a month after the first baseman was released by Atlanta from a contract that guaranteed him $21.5 million this year.
Now 35, Gonzalez will compete for playing time with rookie first baseman Dominic Smith, who hit .198 in 49 games after his August call-up.
Outfielder Jay Bruce and Wilmer Flores also are possibilities for time at first, general manager Sandy Alderson said this week.
USA Gymnastics cuts ties with Karolyi Ranch
The long relationship between USA Gymnastics and the Karolyi Ranch is over.
The organization announced Thursday it has terminated its agreement to have the ranch outside of Huntsville, Texas, serve as the National Training Center for the women’s elite program.
The decision came three days after Olympic champion Simone Biles expressed dismay at having to attend camps there, where Biles says she was sexually abused by a former national team doctor.
Pirates sign closer to big contract
Felipe Rivero admits he was a little surprised when Pittsburgh Pirates parted with established stars Gerrit Cole and Andrew McCutchen over the last week, part of a roster reset the club insists is not to be confused with an actual rebuild.
“They were saying they wanted to keep them,” the Pirates closer said. “Tough to see two of the best guys leave.”
Rivero, however, doesn’t appear likely to follow them out of Pittsburgh.
The hard-throwing left-handed reliever finalized a $22 million, fouryear contract on Thursday, a deal that includes two club options and could be worth $41 million over six seasons.