IN BRIEF
TIMMONS SUSPENDED; DOLPHINS ADD LINEBACKER
The Miami Dolphins suspended linebacker Lawrence Timmons indefinitely Tuesday, days after he abandoned the team before its season-opening win Sunday. Hours later, the Dolphins acquired former first-round pick
Stephone Anthony from the New Orleans Saints for an undisclosed draft pick. Timmons went AWOL Saturday, before Miami played its opener in Carson City, Calif., against the Los Angeles Chargers. The Dolphins filed a missing person report before making contact with Timmons, who apparently was dealing with a personal matter.
PGA TOUR SCHEDULE INCLUDES D.C. TOURNAMENT
The PGA Tour released its 201718 schedule, a season of 49 events and a record $363 million in prize money. The list includes the National in the Washington, D.C., area, even though it lacks a title sponsor and site. The tournament is run by and benefits the
Tiger Woods Foundation, but its future is in doubt. The deal with title sponsor Quicken Loans ran out this year. The Washington
Post reported the PGA Tour terminated its contract with Congressional Country Club north of Washington, which was set to host the event in 2018 and 2020. Commissioner Jay Monahan said Tuesday it is premature to think the tournament won’t be played in 2018 or beyond. “We are in discussions with Quicken Loans on extending our partnership, but as we sit here today we have not concluded those discussions,” he said. — Steve DiMeglio
PLAYERS ACCUSED OF HAZING SUSPENDED FROM TEAM
Five football players at Wheaton College charged with multiple felony counts related to a violent hazing incident last year have been suspended from the team. The DuPage County State’s Attor-
ney’s office approved charges, and a judge issued warrants for the arrests of five players on the evangelical school’s Division III football program — Benjamin Pettway, James Cooksey, Kyl
er Kregel, Noah Spielman and Samuel TeBos — on Monday. Kregel, a senior, turned himself in Tuesday evening. The other players are expected at the Wheaton (Ill.) Police Department sometime this week. Each player faces identical charges: aggravated battery that caused great bodily harm; aggravated battery in a public space; unlawful restraint; mob action with the use of force or violence; mob action by two or more people with the intent to commit a felony or misdemeanor.
STUDY FINDS HEALTH RISK IN TACKLE FOOTBALL BEFORE 12
Playing tackle football before age 12 “may have long-term neurobehavioral consequences,” according to a study published on Tuesday. Researchers from Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center, who have led several studies exploring links between football and the debilitating brain disease CTE, surveyed 214 former football players and found participation in football before age 12 “corresponded with worse behavioral regulation, depression, apathy and executive function, as
well as increased odds for clinical depression and apathy.” The findings were published in the journal Nature’s Translational
Psychiatry. “This study adds to growing research suggesting that incurring repeated head impacts through tackle football before the age of 12 can lead to a greater risk for short- and long-term neurological consequences,” said Mi
chael Alosco, the lead author of the study and a postdoctoral fellow at Boston University School of Medicine. The average age of participants at the time the survey was conducted was 51, and included 43 who played only through high school, 103 who played only through college and 68 professionals. — A.J. Perez
MEXICO STADIUM DAMAGED
Estadio Azteca, which hosted World Cup finals in 1970 and 1986, appears to have been damaged during the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that hit Mexico City Tuesday. The 87,000-seat stadium, located in the suburb of Santa Úrsula, has a giant crack in it, according to a photo from Fox Sports Mexico.
NASCAR PENALTY KNOCKS ELLIOTT DOWN TWO SPOTS
Chase Elliott’s championship hopes were set back when NASCAR penalized Hendrick Motorsports for an aerodynamic modi- fication to his No. 24 Chevrolet in the opening round of the Monster Energy Cup Series playoffs. The change was found in an inspection after Elliott finished second at Chicagoland Speedway. Crew chief Alan Gustafson was fined $25,000 and he and car chief Joshua Kirk were suspended one race. The team was docked 15 driver points and 15 owner points. The loss in driver points dropped Elliott from sixth to eighth in postseason standings. Hendrick Motorsports says it won’t appeal and Kenny Francis will step in for Gustafson.
uKasey Kahne will stay in NASCAR next season and drive for Leavine Family Racing in the No. 95 Chevrolet Camaro. He will replace Michael McDowell, who has driven that car since 2014. Kahne has been with Hendrick Motorsports since 2012, but the team bought him out.
NHL PLAYER HAS CANCER
New Jersey Devils forward Brian
Boyle was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a bone-marrow cancer that the team’s doctor says can be treated with medication. Boyle says he hopes to start playing soon. His cancer is the same type former NHL forward
Jason Blake played through after being diagnosed in 2007.