Nebraska coach quits

Nebraska women’s basketball coach Connie Yori abruptly resigned Tuesday after 14 seasons following an alleged investigation into how she treated her players.

The Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald both reported based on anonymous sources that the university had investigated Yori’s treatment of players after concerns of bullying and disregard for players’ well-being were raised in February by several players and some support staff members.

Yori denied any wrongdoing and said she resigned for personal reasons.

The Cornhuskers finished 18-13 overall and just 9-9 in the Big Ten this season.

SOCCER

Retired soccer star Abby Wambach, 35, admitted to once trying cocaine and smoking marijuana some 10 years ago, according to court documents connected to her arrest on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants in Portland, Ore.

Wambach, who won a World Cup with the U.S. national team last summer, was arraigned Tuesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court. She was not present, but her attorney entered a plea of not guilty on her behalf.

The documents said Wambach has no prior arrest record. In the documents, officers wrote that she first used marijuana at age 24 and her last use was at 25. It also states: “The defendant tried cocaine at age 25.”

A Portland police spokesman said it is standard for officers to ask about prior drug use.

TENNIS

Milwaukee’s Tim Smyczek, a wild-card entry, beat Argentina’s Nicolas Kicker, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, in the first round of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston.

Smyczek will face American Donald Young in the second round. Young advanced with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Steve Johnson of the U.S.

NFL

In a move that signals Twitter’s desire to move beyond its 140-character messaging platform, the social-media company will live-stream Thursday night National Football League games this fall.

The deal lets Twitter live-stream all 10 of the league’s “Thursday Night Football” games for the 2016 regular season. Twitter is believed to have beaten out Verizon, Amazon and Yahoo.

Financial terms of Twitter’s deal with the NFL weren’t disclosed, and the deal is only for Thursday night games for the upcoming season.

HOCKEY

Alex Carpenter scored in overtime to lift the United States to a 1-0 victory over Canada in the women’s world hockey championship game late Monday night in Kamloops, British Columbia.

Former University of Wisconsin star Alex Rigsby made 32 saves for the U.S.