Price gifts $1,000 each to L.A. minor leaguers
LOS ANGELES — Dodgers pitcher David Price has pledged to donate $1,000 to each Dodgers minor leaguer in June.
The aid will go to those not currently on the 40man roster — a little more than 200 players in all.
Pro Football Hall of Famer
who starred in the NFL for the Denver Broncos, has been diagnosed with cancer, according to former Syracuse teammate Pat Killorin, who has set up a Gofundme page to help pay for treatment costs. Little, a threetime All-american at Syracuse from 1964-66, was selected sixth overall in 1967 by the Broncos. He led the NFL in rushing yards (1,133) and yards from scrimmage (1,388) in 1971 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2010 . ... roosevelt taylor, a star safety on the Chicago Bears’ 1963 NFL championship team, has died at 82. No cause was given. Taylor was an All-pro in 1963 and made the Pro Bowl that year after leading the league in interceptions with nine. Taylor earned another selection to the Pro Bowl in 1968.
College basketball: Florida point guard Andrew Nembhard is removing his name from the NBA draft and returning to school — just not in Gainesville. A team spokesman said that Nembhard plans to transfer and will have two years of college eligibility left.
NBA: The Washington Wizards reopened their practice facility and began voluntary workouts after the city lifted restrictions.
Autos: The Austrian Health Ministry approved safety conditions which could allow Austria to host season-opening Formula One Grand Prix races on July 5 and 12.
College football: The College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta was badly damaged and looted by protesters in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis.
hockey: Mark Pavelich, the famed “Miracle on Ice” Olympic player charged with assaulting his neighbor last fall, has been found competent to stand trial. Pavelich, 62, was civilly committed after allegedly striking a neighbor with a long metal pole and causing serious injuries after accusing the neighbor of “spiking his beer.”
tennis: Fabio Fognini, ranked 11th, said he underwent arthroscopic surgery on both of his ankles.
— Wire reports