Ex-orange player Dolezaj signs pro deal in Ukraine
Marek Dolezaj, the former Syracuse forward, signed a deal with a pro team in Ukraine.
Women’s college basketball: Syracuse guard Shalexxus Aaron 27. Aaron becomes the fourth player Syracuse has lost from the upcoming roster following the resignation of coach Quentin Hillsman, who stepped down amid an external investigation into allegations of abusive behavior.
Olympics: Dawn Staley might not be done with Olympic coaching after all. After flatly stating she would not return after leading the U.S. women’s basketball team to the gold medal in Tokyo, Staley appeared to soften her position, saying, “I’m feeling a little bit differently now. I’ve never turned USA Basketball down.”
Running: Nike confirmed that it renamed the Alberto Salazar
Building on its Beaverton, Oregon, campus, whose namesake was the famed distance running coach who has been barred from the sport for life for sexual and emotional misconduct. The building will now be named Next%, after one of Nike’s running shoes.
NHL: A source said the league will allow teams to put sponsor patches on jerseys beginning with the 2022-23 season after the board of governors unanimously approved the move.
Cycling: Fabio Jakobsen took the lead in the final stretch of the closing sprint to win the fourth stage of the Spanish Vuelta, with Rein Taaramae holding on at the top of the overall standings despite crashing near the end.
Soccer: Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti ruled out the possibility of the club re-signing Cristiano Ronaldo, dismissing reports that Madrid wants him back . ... Roma signed forward Tammy Abraham from Chelsea for $47 million . ... French club Lyon demoted center-back Marcelo to the reserve squad in response to his “inappropriate behavior” after the team lost on Sunday . ... Robert Lewandowski scored twice for Bayern Munich to beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 in the German Super Cup and give coach Julian Nagelsmann his first win.
— Wire reports