Steelers hire Flores as assistant amid lawsuit
Brian Flores, the recently fired Miami Dolphins head coach who filed a racial discrimination lawsuit earlier this month against the NFL and its teams, was hired by the Pittsburgh Steelers as a senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach.
More NFL: Bills’ linebackers coach Bob Babich is retiring.
MLB: The woman who unsuccessfully sought a restraining order against Dodgers pitcher
Trevor Bauer has asked a court to assess $10,000 in sanctions against him and his lawyers for pursuing legal action her attorney claimed “suggests that Mr. Bauer is indeed looking for a way to continue harassing and disturbing” the woman.
Golf: Joaquin Niemann shot a 3-under 68 to set the 54-hole record and build a three-shot lead in the Genesis Invitational. Niemann was at 19-under 194, breaking by two shots the record last held by Justin Thomas in 2017. ... Bernhard Langer maintained a two-stroke lead in pursuit of a fourth Chubb Classic victory.
Autos: Austin Hill won the Xfinity Series opener at Daytona when the field was frozen because of a spectacular crash by
Myatt Snider.
Tennis: The 29th-ranked Carlos Alcaraz, 18, shocked top-seeded
Matteo Berrettini 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 to advance to the semifinals at the Rio Open. Fabio Fognini, Diego Schwartzman and Francisco Cerundolo also advanced.
Soccer: Harry Kane, the striker Manchester City wanted to sign in the offseason last year, consigned the leader to its first league loss in nearly four months by scoring twice for Tottenham in a dramatic 3-2 win . ... Sadio Mane scored a brilliant overhead kick and Mohamed Salah added his 150th goal for the team as Liverpool came from behind to beat Norwich 3-1 and keep the pressure on Manchester City in the Premier League title race . ... Second-half goals from Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka helped Arsenal beat Brentford 2-1 to strengthen its bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League . ... Italian league leader AC Milan dropped crucial points in the title race with a 2-2 tie at last-place Salernitana.