Seahawks safety Adams likely out rest of season

The Seahawks placed safety Jamal Adams on injured reserve Thursday for the quadriceps tendon injury he suffered in the against the Broncos.

Adams is expected to have surgery soon that will likely keep him out for the season. It’s the second straight year Adams had his season cut short by a major injury.

The 26-year-old threetime Pro Bowler was injured when he blitzed Broncos QB Russell Wilson in the first half of the Seahawks’ 17-16 victory Monday night..

UConn announced it agreed to pay former men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie another $3.9 million to settle discrimination claims surrounding his 2018 firing. The money is in addition to the more than $11.1 million in back salary Ollie has already been paid after an arbitrator ruled in January that he was improperly fired under the school’s agreement with its professor’s union. Ollie had been

Colleges:

preparing to file a federal civil rights lawsuit against the school . ... Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson, 66, the longest-tenured active FBS commissioner, will step down on Dec. 31 after leading the league for nearly 24 years.

Golf: Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy shot an opening-round 4-under 67 to share the clubhouse lead at the Italian Open. The FedEx Cup champ was tied with Gavin Green, Adri Arnaus, Scott Jamieson, Eddie Pepperell and Antoine Rozner. U.S. Open champ Matt Fitzpatrick of England was at 5 under through 15 holes when play was suspended because of darkness. The European tour event is being contested near Rome at the Marco Simone club, which will host next year’s Ryder Cup.

NBA: Suns vice chairman and minority owner Sam Garvin was appointed the team’s interim governor during majority owner Robert Sarver’s yearlong suspension, ESPN reported.