USA Gymnastics hires NBA’S Leung as CEO
Li Li Leung, a vice president of the NBA, was named president and chief executive of USA Gymnastics on Tuesday, taking the helm of a federation in chaos in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual-abuse scandal. olympics: An advocacy group has published a first-of-its-kind comprehensive list of coaches banned from Olympic sports, creating a database of nearly 1,000 people no longer allowed to work in the U.S. Olympic system because of sex-abuse allegations, doping positives and other criminal activities involving minors. The list is available at greatcoach.com NFL: The Giants re-signed tight end scott simonson. Contract terms for this season were not immediately available . ... dom capers joined Jacksonville’s coaching staff as senior defensive assistant . ... Receiver antonio Brown ended his lengthy standoff with the Steelers by meeting with president art Rooney ii, but “we both agreed that it is time to move on,” Brown wrote on social media. ... The Cowboys aren’t picking up a team option on the final year of Terrance williams’ contract, making the receiver an unrestricted free agent . ... Atlanta re-signed offensive tackle Ty sambrailo to a three-year extension. Financial terms were not released. soccer: FIFA will still decide the host of the Women’s World Cup in secret, unlike the new open vote held last year for host of the 2026 men’s tournament. skiing: Mikaela shiffrin wona parallel city event to wrap up the season slalom World Cup title. Her 14th win of the season ties the mark for most World Cup wins in a single campaign, set by Sweden’s Vreni schneider in the 1990s. Tennis: Naomi osaka lost her first match since moving up to No. 1 in the WTA rankings, beaten 6-3, 6-3 by kristina Mladenovic at the Dubai Championships. autos: Indycar will require its cars to have titanium debris deflectors on the cockpit beginning with this year’s Indianapolis 500. Justin wilson was killed when a piece of debris from another car struck him in the head in 2015. golf: Former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo accepted a sponsor’s exception to play as an amateur in the PGA Tour’s AT&T Byron Nelson in May.