Ailing Tate, Thomas are day-to-day
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Ohio State coach Urban Meyer addressed what they believe are subpar visiting locker rooms in the Big Ten. “It’s unsportsmanlike,” said Harbaugh, who was complaining about the facilities at Purdue’s Ross-Ade Stadium, where the Wolverines defeated the Boilermakers 2810 on Saturday. He wants the conference to investigate and develop some standards for space, cleanliness, technology and comfort for visitors. Meyer said his team has encountered “a couple” problems with substandard dressing rooms on the road . ... Harbaugh said a hit leveled against Michigan starting QB Wilton Speight was “egregious.” Purdue’s Eddy Wilson appeared to hit Speight near the head and neck. Speight’s status for the Wolverines’ next game Oct. 7 remains unclear . ... No. 6 Washington will be without starting WR Chico McClatcher for the rest of the season after he broke his left ankle Saturday against Colorado . ... No. 21 Florida is giving QB Luke Del Rio another chance to start, making the switch from Feleipe Franks after the redshirt freshman was benched in two of three games this season . ... Standout WR Antonio Callaway and RB Jordan Scarlett are among nine Florida players facing felony fraud charges for allegedly transferring money from a stolen credit card and using it to buy electronics as sworn complaints were filed against the suspended players.
NBA: The Knicks officially completed their deal with the Thunder, sending All-Star F Carmelo Anthony to Oklahoma City for C Enes Kanter ,F Doug McDermott and a 2018 second-round pick . ... Veteran G Dwyane Wade, who agreed to terms on a buyout agreement with the Bulls on Sunday, is considering several options, including a potential return to the Heat or a reunion with longtime friend LeBron James with the Cavaliers. James said during Cavaliers media day that Wade “brings another championship pedigree, championship DNA.” ... Cavaliers All-Star G Isaiah Thomas, acquired from the Celtics in a blockbuster trade for Kyrie Irving, has made progress with his hip injury, and the Cavaliers expect him to be playing by January . ... Thunder G Russell Westbrook, who has yet to sign an extension, said that Oklahoma City is where he wants to be, and he is “happy” about the offseason additions of fellow All-Stars Anthony and Paul George.
OLYMPICS: Leaders at the U.S. Olympic Committee insist they must wait for the results of ongoing doping investigations before calling for harsh penalties against the Russians. USOC CEO Scott Blackmun said he’s anxious to see the outcome of a pair of investigations by the IOC looking into widespread doping corruption at the Sochi Olympics in 2014.
SOCCER: The Italian Football Federation banned Juventus President Andrea Agnelli from any activity related to team management by the federation’s National Tribunal over ticket resale allegations. Agnelli and the club were also fined.
TENNIS: U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens and runner-up Madison Keys were both ousted in the first round of the Wuhan Open in China. Stephens lost to Wang Qiang 6-2, 6-2 and Keys fell to Varvara Lepchenko 6-2, 7-6 (4).
TALLAHASSEE — Florida State wide receiver Auden Tate and linebacker Matthew Thomas are day-to-day dealing with injuries suffered during the team’s loss to NC State last week. Tate, FSU’s leading receiver with 11 catches for 179 yards and two touchdowns, suffered a left shoulder injury after hauling in a career-long 51-yard reception from new quarterback James Blackman in the third quarter of the 27-21 defeat.
Thomas, FSU’s leading tackler a season ago, injured back in the first quarter, and was ruled out by halftime.
“It’s nothing that will be season-ending, week-ending,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said of both players on Monday. “They’ll just be day-to-day. We’ll see how they feel, and how they come out of this. We’ll see after they have treatments.”
Tate and Thomas are key starters for the Seminoles, who have begun this season at 0-2 for the first time since 1989.
Two days after NC State DE Bradley Chubb apologized for spitting midfield in Doak Campbell Stadium following the game, Fisher says the episode could have been avoided if the Seminoles didn’t lose the game.
“Hey, [if ] we win the game and we don’t let him do Fisher said of the situation. “That’s our fault.”
Sophomore linebacker Dontavious Jackson, who played in 12 of 13 games last season, has been passed on the depth chart by Emmert Rice and Adonis Thomas.
Fisher said Jackson’s early-season left knee injury opened the door for the other players.
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