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IN BRIEF
SISTER’S WEDDING TO KEEP HURLEY FROM BRITISH OPEN Billy Hurley III will not be playing in the British Open. He has a wedding to go to. Hurley’s emotional victory Sunday in the Quicken Loans National came with perks, including playing spots in this week’s World Golf Championships- Bridgestone Invitational, next month’s British Open and next year’s Masters. He said Tuesday that he would not be going to Scotland to play in the game’s oldest championship. Instead, he’ll be going to a house near his childhood home in Leesburg, Va., to attend the wedding of his sister, Megan. “I wouldn’t miss my sister’s wedding for the world, and I think that at this point in time for me and my family and the trajectory of our family, it’s very important for me to be there to support her and her new husband,” Hurley said. — Steve DiMeglio RUNNING BACK TIPTON DIES FROM GUNSHOT WOUND Former Central Michigan and NFL running back Zurlon Tipton died Tuesday after he accidentally shot himself in the stomach at a Roseville, Mich., car dealership, according to the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office. Tipton, 26, was reaching into his vehicle to get a bag containing two guns, and one of the guns discharged, hitting him, Roseville police said. Police said they received notification from St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit that Tipton died from his injuries after the in- cident at about 9: 30 a. m. at the dealership. Tipton, a Detroit native, signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent after the 2014 NFL draft. He played in a combined 13 games in the 2014 and 2015 seasons as a backup running back, rushing for 27 yards on 12 attempts. He also had six catches for 68 yards, including a touchdown. The Colts waived Tipton in December. NHL FINES CANUCKS $ 50,000 FOR GM’S TAMPERING The NHL fined the Vancouver Canucks $ 50,000 for tampering after general manager Jim Benning mentioned specific players the team might be interested in. Benning noted the Canucks’ interest in Montreal Canadiens defenseman P. K. Subban and Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos last week during a radio interview before the NHL draft in Buffalo. NHL rules bar teams from discussing their interest in players who are under contract. The one exception is during a window of opportunity that opened Saturday, when all teams are allowed to contact pending free agents but not allowed to sign them until July 1. Benning commented two days before that window. DODGERS’ KERSHAW TO GET AILING BACK EXAMINED Clayton Kershaw, whose dominance has him on track for a potentially historic season, was returning to Los Angeles to have his ailing back examined, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday in Milwaukee. Kershaw, 28, is 11- 2 with a 1.79 ERA this season for the Dodgers but emerged with back soreness Sunday after his latest start. Kershaw gave up four runs — his most since April 26 — and failed to pitch into the seventh inning for the second time in 16 starts this season as the Dodgers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates 4- 3. PROCEDURE WILL SIDELINE HORNETS’ KAMINSKY The Charlotte Hornets said forward Frank Kaminsky would have a minor procedure Wednes- day to repair a small pocket of air between his lung and chest wall. He will not participate in the Pro Summer League in Orlando. The recovery time for the procedure is about six weeks, the team said Tuesday. The Hornets said Kaminsky could have played with the issue, adding the procedure would help relieve discomfort. He averaged 7.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 21.1 minutes per game as a rookie last season. NBCUNIVERSAL TO PROVIDE 6,755 HOURS FROM RIO NBCUniversal’s TV and digital networks will show a record 6,755 hours of action during this summer’s Rio Olympics. The previous high was 5,535 hours from the 2012 London Games. The main NBC network will broadcast more than 260 hours, including the opening and closing ceremonies and extensive coverage of swimming, gymnastics and track and field, the company said Tuesday. Rio is one hour ahead of the USA’s Eastern time zone. The last Summer Olympics held in a time zone close to those of the USA was in Atlanta in 1996, when NBC was the only network airing events and showed 171 hours. JAMES BANNER STAYING PUT LeBron James will continue to soar over downtown Cleveland. Sherwin- Williams announced Tuesday that it had changed plans to remove a 10- story banner of James hanging from the side of its headquarters. The paint company had intended to detach the banner and replace it with one celebrating its 150th an- niversary. But public outcry caused Sherwin- Williams to alter those plans. Now the banner, which hangs across the street from Quicken Loans Arena, home of the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers, will be untouched. “We’re committed to doing the right thing for the people of this great city. ... What better way to celebrate our 150th year than with an NBA championship,” said John Morikis, the company president and CEO. WADA CLOSES ANTI- DOPING LAB IN KAZAKHSTAN Four days after shutting down work at the Olympic drug testing laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, the World Anti- Doping Agency said it had suspended another lab, this one in Kazakhstan. WADA said Tuesday that the Almaty lab’s accreditation was suspended Friday for four months as “a direct result of the more stringent quality assessment procedures enacted by WADA.” WADA did not say how exactly the Almaty lab failed to pass such an assessment.