Brown’s Zandon favorite in the Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Zandon, trained by Mechanicville’s Chad Brown, is the 3-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s 148th Kentucky Derby.
NFL: Cardinals three-time All-pro wide receiver Deandre Hopkins was suspended without pay for six games for violating the NFL’S policy on performance-enhancing substances . ... Cleveland released kickers Chase Mclaughlin and Chris Blewitt two days after selecting Cade York in the fourth round of the draft . ... The 49ers are bringing back oft-injured cornerback Jason Verrett ona one-year deal . ... The Chargers declined to pick up the fifth-year option on defensive tackle Jerry Tillery . ... The Steelers did not exercise the fifth-year option on inside linebacker Devin Bush’s rookie contract . ... Cincinnati re-signed its longest-tenured player, punter Kevin Huber ,toa one-year contract . ... Running back Mike Davis was released by Atlanta . ... The league found “no evidence” the Browns purposely lost games or incentivized personnel to do so after coach Hue Jackson alleged in February the team tried to lose during the 2016 and 2017 seasons . ... The Chiefs placed an unrestricted free-agent tender on defensive end Melvin Ingram and traded for Houston cornerback Lonnie Johnson . ... Carolina agreed to a one-year deal with kick returner Andre Roberts . ... Minnesota declined the fifth-year option for center Garrett Bradbury.
Tennis: Simona Halep reached the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Coco Gauff. On the men’s side,
Andy Murray defeated Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-4.
College basketball: Siena guard and Guilderland alum Valencia Fontenelle-posson was selected to represent Team USA at the 2022 Deaflympics, held in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, through May 15 . ... Texas shooting guard Andrew Jones, whose career was interrupted for nearly two years by leukemia, has announced he will skip a final season with the Longhorns and turn pro . ... Jillian Hollingshead has transferred from Georgia to Tennessee . ... AAC player of the year Diamond Battles is transferring from UCF to Georgia.
— Wire reports