Galaxy’s Lletget suspended for using anti-gay slur
Galaxy midfielder Sebastian Lletget was suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount for using an antigay slur in an Instagram post two weeks ago. MLS will also require Lletget to attend diversity, equity and inclusion training.
The suspension follows a league investigation into the incident, which began after Lletget posted, then took down, a video that showed him sneaking up behind teammate Julian Araujo after practice and using the epithet, apparently as a prank.
— Kevin Baxter
The Spanish and Italian clubs still clinging to the Super League must disavow the breakaway or face being banned from the Champions League, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin told the Associated Press.
Although the Super League imploded this week, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and AC Milan have not left and officials could “suffer some consequences,” Ceferin said.
On Friday, several hundred Arsenal fans protested to call for owner Stan Kroenke, who also owns the Rams, to leave the club for joining the Super League; Arsenal this week quit the 12-team project.
Chiefs acquire left tackle Brown
The Kansas City Chiefs acquired Pro Bowl left tackle Orlando Brown from the Baltimore Ravens for a package of draft picks that includes one in each of the first three rounds next week.
The Ravens will get the No. 31 overall pick, along with third- and fourthround picks this year and a fifth-round pick next year. The Chiefs will get the Ravens’ second-round pick next week and a sixth-round selection in 2022.
The NFL is lifting the constraints on players who have been vaccinated for COVID-19.
According to a memo sent to all 32 clubs and obtained by The Times, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that players who are vaccinated will no longer be required to undergo daily testing, will not have to submit to lengthy “entry” testing following travel and will not have to quarantine if identified as a “high-risk close contact” with an infected individual.
— Sam Farmer
Japan declared a third state of emergency for Tokyo and three western prefectures three months ahead of the Olympics.
The Cleveland Browns exercised the fifth-year contract options on quarterback Baker Mayfield and top cornerback Denzel Ward . ... Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Justin Layne was arrested in Ohio after police said they found a loaded gun in his car during an early morning traffic stop . ... Ex-Chicago Bears defensive lineman Steve McMichael told the Chicago Tribune that he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Tiger Woods posted on Instagram the first photo of himself since his February car accident. He’s seen smiling while on crutches.
Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg will be out four to six months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum and a bone problem in his right hip . ... Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin will be out for the rest of the season with an upperbody injury.
Rafael Nadal brushed aside Cameron Norrie 6-1, 6-4 to ease into the semifinals of the Barcelona Open.
USC defensive lineman Caleb Tremblay announced he has entered the NCAA transfer portal.