Colts’ Irsay warns about tampering
The Indianapolis Colts want other NFL teams to know they consider contacting former quarterback Andrew Luck or his representatives to be tampering.
Team owner Jim Irsay made it clear in a Twitter post late Sunday night following a weekend report from ESPN that the Washington Commanders attempted to find out last year whether the four-time Pro Bowl player would consider making a comeback.
Luck retired abruptly in August 2019 at age 29 with three years left on his contract.
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns by wellwishers after his on-field collapse to fund his nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation. ... The San Francisco 49ers signed quarterback Brandon Allen, defensive lineman Marlon Davidson and tight end Troy Fumagalli to one-year deals.
West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins apologized after using a homophobic slur to refer to Xavier fans while also denigrating Catholics during a radio interview. West Virginia’s athletic department called Huggins’ comments “offensive” and said it was reviewing the matter.
Two-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer Ray Allen received his bachelor’s degree in general studies from Connecticut, 27 years after hitting his last jump shot at Gampel Pavilion.
The struggling Chicago Fire fired coach Ezra Hendrickson and replaced him with Frank Klopas for the remainder of the season. The team also fired assistant coach Junior González. ... Gerhard Struber is out as coach of the last-place New York Red Bulls and was replaced by Troy Lesesne, the team’s 19th coach in 28 seasons. ... Lionel Messi returned to training with his Paris Saint-Germain teammates less than a week after being suspended by the French league club. ... American financier Tom Wagner is buying a 45.64% stake in English soccer team Birmingham.
A $30-million legal battle between Tiger Woods and his ex-girlfriend has escalated, with Erica Herman accusing the golf superstar of beginning their sexual relationship when she was his employee and threatening to fire her if she didn’t sign a nondisclosure agreement she now wants voided. ... Jordan Spieth withdrew from the AT&T Byron Nelson with an injury to his left wrist.
Eric Lira, charged with providing banned substances to Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare and another athlete, pleaded guilty, marking the first conviction under a landmark law designed to target wide-ranging doping schemes.