Rams’ Rath found not guilty
A Ventura County Superior Court jury found Ted Rath, the Rams’ director of strength training and performance, not guilty of misdemeanor sexual battery. Rath, 35, has been on leave from the Rams since mid-January, after he was charged with three misdemeanor counts of sexual battery for an alleged June 2018 incident involving a woman he knew at her residence in Moorpark.
New York Jets tight end Chris Herndon was suspended without pay for the first four games next season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy . ... Oakland guard Richie Incognito was suspended for the first two games next season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
Jhonattan Vegas shot a nine-under 62 in the John Deere Classic to take a one-stroke lead over Andrew Landry into the weekend in Silvis, Ill . ... Retief Goosen shot an eight-under 62 to take a three-stroke lead in the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship in Akron, Ohio, the fourth of the PGA Tour Champions’ five major tournaments . ... Sei Young Kim shot a seven-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead over U.S. Women’s Open champion Jeongeun Lee6 in the Marathon Classic in Sylvania, Ohio . ... Defending champion Tony Romo birdied six of his final 11 holes to take the first-round lead in the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course . ... Yuka Saso rallied to win the Girls Junior PGA Championship. Amari Avery of Riverside finished third.
Former pitcher Dwight Gooden was charged with cocaine possession, possession of drug paraphernalia and being under the influence of drugs after a traffic stop in Holmdel, N.J.
Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart was picked to lead the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee . ... Coach Dennis Felton was fired by Cleveland State after going 22-44.
The Connecticut Sun beat the Phoenix Mercury 79-64 to spoil Diana Taurasi’s season debut. The WNBA’s career scoring leader had five points — all from the free-throw line — in 16 minutes in her first game since offseason back surgery.
The Carolina Hurricanes and center Ryan Dzingel agreed on a two-year, $6.75-million deal.
Nearly a year after his devastating spinal cord injury in an IndyCar race, Robert Wickens will lead the parade lap Sunday before the Toronto IndyCar race in a car equipped with hand controls . ... Daniel Suarez led a front row sweep for StewartHaas Racing in provisional qualifying for Saturday’s NASCAR Cup race at Kentucky Speedway . ... Cole Custer grabbed an Xfinity Series-high fifth victory of the season at Kentucky Speedway.
American Tejay van Garderen pulled out of the Tour de France with a broken left hand following a crash during the seventh stage. Dylan Groenewegen won the race’s longest stage in a sprint as Giulio Ciccone kept the yellow jersey.