Quinnipiac suspends men’s lacrosse team amid probe
Quinnipiac University officials confirmed that the school’s men’s lacrosse team has been suspended, effectively immediately. In a statement issued Sunday by Lynn Bushnell, the school’s vice president for public affairs, the suspension “prohibits all team activity, including practicing and representing the university in competitions.” The team is being investigated for possible violations of the university’s student conduct policy, which touches on everything from underage drinking to abuse. Bushnell says the “university has zero tolerance for any behavior that endangers any member of the university community.” The team’s season is scheduled to begin in February. MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Navy forced overtime against Holy Cross, but the Midshipmen (1-6-1, 0-1Patriot League) fell, 2-1, to the host Crusaders (1-3-3, 1-0). Phillip Gustafson scored Navy’s lone goal, while Ian Bramblett made seven saves to set a new career best. Holy Cross scored the game-winner in the 98th minute. WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Mount St. Mary’s and visiting Fairleigh Dickinson tied 1-1 in the Northeast Conference opener for both teams. Kayla Hughes scored for the Mountaineers (1-6-2, 0-0-1) off a free kick in the 49th minute. Fairleigh Dickinson (2-6-3, 0-0-1) jumped out to a 1-0 lead midway through the first half. LOCAL GOLF: Randy Sroka defeated Brian Huus for the men’s club championship at The Golf Club at South River. Cheryl Dumas beat Pam Cooling for the ladies club championship, while Tom Bach bested Kevin Bader for the men’s first flight title. — GOLF: Tom Lewis fired a final-round 5-under 66 to earn a three-stroke victory at the Portugal Masters in Vilamoura. Lewis finished at 22-under 262 in winning the European Tour event for the second time in his career. ... U.S. Ryder Cup vice captain Steve Stricker shot a final-round 3-under 67 to claim a four-stroke win at the inaugural Sanford International in Sioux Falls, S.D. It was the third PGA Tour Champions title of the season for the 51-year-old Stricker. NHL: The Canadiens and F Paul Byron, 29, agreed to a four-year contract extension with an annual average salary of $3.4 million. ... The Devils announced Saturday that they re-signed F Miles Wood, 23, to a four-year, $11 million contract. SOCCER: Lionel Messi of Argentina set the record for the most Spanish league appearances by a non-Spaniard with 423 and scored, but 10man Barcelona dropped its first points of the La Liga season with a 2-2 draw against visiting Girona. ... Chelsea dropped its first points of the English Premier League season in settling for a scoreless draw with host West Ham. TENNIS: No. 1 seed Dominic Thiem of Austria routed Slovakia’s Martin Klizan 6-3, 6-1 to win the St. Petersburg Open in Russia. ... Gilles Simon of France earned his third Moselle Open title with a 7-6 (2), 6-1 win over German qualifier Matthias Bachinger in Metz, France. ... No. 2 seed Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands beat Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-2 to win the Korea Open in Seoul. ... Team Europe retained the Laver Cup with a 13-8 win over Team World in Chicago.