chiefs’ hill won’t face ban
Star receiver Tyreek Hill has been cleared to report to the Chiefs’ training camp next week after the NFL said Friday it wouldn’t suspend him under its personalconduct policy after a domestic-violence case involving his 3-year-old son.
The NFL spent eight hours interviewing Hill late last month about the case, which came to light after a recording of Hill and fiancee Crystal Espinal aired on TV station KCTV5.
During the conversation, Espinal accused Hill of hurting their son. Police launched an investigation into potential child abuse, but the district attorney in Johnson County, Kansas, said he couldn’t charge Hill because it was not clear how the boy had suffered his injuries.
‘‘Based on the evidence presently available, the NFL cannot conclude that Mr. Hill violated the Personal Conduct Policy,’’ the NFL said in a written statement. ‘‘He has been and will continue to be subject to conditions set forth by the District Court, Commissioner [Roger] Goodell and the Chiefs, which include clinical evaluation and therapeutic intervention.’’
MLB
10-run sixth fuels cardinals’ comeback
Jose Martinez hit a three-run home run to highlight a 10-run sixth inning, and the visiting Cardinals rallied from a seven-run deficit to earn a 12-11 victory against the Reds, who lost their fourth game in a row despite two homers and six RBI from Ryan Lavarnway.
♦ Mike Leake (8-8) took a perfect game into the ninth inning before yielding a leadoff single to Luis Rengifo and finished with a one-hit shutout as the host Mariners blanked the Angels 10-0. Daniel Vogelbach hit two three-run homers for the Mariners.
♦ Major League Baseball suspended Yankees manager Aaron Boone for one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for his expletive-filled tirade directed at plate umpire Brennan Miller on Thursday. ♦ The Nationals said right-hander Max
Scherzer (9-5, 2.30 ERA) won’t come off the injured list to start this weekend against the Braves. He got a cortisone shot Tuesday for inflammation under his right shoulder blade.
NBA
raptors’ lowry has thumb surgery
Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry had surgery to repair damaged ligaments in his left thumb, an injury he played through during the last two rounds of the team’s run to the NBA championship.
♦ The Kings hired former WNBA player
Lindsey Harding as an assistant on coach Luke Walton’s staff. Harding played nine years in the WNBA before working as a pro scout and assistant for the 76ers. ✶