Froome falls 55 seconds back
Chris Froome’s Team Sky came up four seconds short of winning the team time trial in the third stage of the Tour de France, as Greg Van Avermaet of victorious BMC claimed the yellow jersey. Van Avermaet, a Belgian who excels at single-day classics, isn’t a threat for the overall title but he could keep the lead through the cobblestoned Stage 9 ending in Roubaix. Froome, the three-time defending champion, was left 55 seconds behind in the overall standings with another week of rolling stages before hitting the Alps.
The Carolina Panthers announced that the sale of the franchise to David Tepper has closed. The founder and president of global hedge fund Appaloosa Management, L.P. bought the team from founder Jerry Richardson for $2.2 billion — the most ever paid for an NFL franchise. Richardson put the team up for sale in December after reports of sexual and racial misconduct in the workplace, which the league later confirmed.
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Marquez White has been indicted on one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in what he described as a road-rage incident in suburban Dallas. White, 23, said in a statement to his hometown newspaper, the Dothan Eagle in Alabama, that a motorist became angry with White as he drove home in October. White says he pulled a handgun when the motorist appeared to be reaching for his own.
Police in Pittsburgh said that former Detroit Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew was arrested for punching an officer after refusing to pay a limo driver. Pettigrew, 33, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, theft of services and public drunkenness.
Kyle Anderson’s move to the Memphis Grizzlies became official when the San Antonio Spurs declined to match the Grizzlies’ four-year, $37.2million offer to the former UCLA player . ... The New Orleans Pelicans signed free-agent guard Elfrid Payton and re-signed guard Ian Clark . ... The Minnesota Timberwolves signed forward Anthony Tolliver to a one-year, $5.75-million contract . ... Glynn Cyprien was hired as an assistant coach at Texas Tech after working the last four years as an assistant with the Grizzlies.
The Connecticut Sun traded guard Alex Bentley to the Atlanta Dream for Layshia Clarendon and a second-round pick in 2019.
Alabama dismissed linebacker VanDarius Cowan from the football team for violating unspecified team rules, coach Nick Saban said.