Jets TE charged with DWI after crash

New York Jets tight end Christopher Herndon IV,a fourth-round pick of April’s NFL draft, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and taken away in handcuffs at the scene of a car accident just before dawn Saturday in Rockaway Township, N.J . . . .

The Chicago Bears re-signed veteran tight end Zach Miller to a one-year contract, clearing the way for him to return from a gruesome injury last October that nearly cost him his left leg . . . .

Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Randy Lee can return to Canada after pleading not guilty to allegations he made lewd comments and rubbed the shoulders of a 19-year-old hotel shuttle driver while in Buffalo, N.Y., for the NHL combine . . . .

Florida State’s Anna Shelnutt hit a solo homer in the sixth inning, and Meghan King pitched a five-hitter to help Florida State (57-12) to a 1-0 win against Washington (52-9) in Game 1 of the Women’s College World Series for softball in Oklahoma City . . . .

The Pac-12 will require its teams to win at least six regular-season games to play in a bowl . . . .

Auburn has given basketball coach Bruce Pearl a five-year contract extension. Pearl is set to make $2.6 million this year with a $100,000 annual raise . . . .

Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer and Vince Young will make their first appearances on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot, as the names of 76 players and six coaches from college football who will be considered for the Hall of Fame was released.