ATTORNEYS: PARSONS HAS SEVERE INJURIES
LANTA» Chandler Parsons’ attorneys
A T say the Atlanta Hawks forward suffered “severe and permanent injuries” in a car wreck last week that could jeopardize his career.
Attorneys John Morgan and Nick Panagakis of the firm Morgan & Morgan say the injuries Parsons suffered in Wednesday’s crash include a traumatic brain injury, disk herniation and a torn labrum. Parsons was leaving practice when he was hit by a driver who the attorneys say was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.
Sgt. John Chafee of the Atlanta Police Department told The Associated Press that the police report was not available Monday because the public affairs unit was closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday.
The Hawks said last week that Parsons suffered a concussion and whiplash. The team has added “associated disk injury” to his list of injuries.
Parsons remains in the concussion protocol and was not with the team for Monday’s game against Toronto. He was not on the bench for the team’s last two games against San Antonio and Detroit.
Parsons’ attorneys said in a statement released Monday that the other driver “admitted drinking, had alcohol in the car with him” and “passed out” following the crash.
Rams bring in three O-linemen.
COLLINS» Colorado State bolstered FORT its offensive line in the years to come with two high school stars committing and a freshman at Boston College transferring.
CSU garnered commitments from three-player prep players Dirk Nelson (6-foot-2, 291 pounds) of Visalia, Calif., and Gage Gaynor (6-3, 266) from Pompano Beach, Fla. Also, Boston College freshman Cam Reddy (6-2, 300) announced he is transferring to CSU, now coached by Steve Addazio, the former BC boss. — Eddie Herz, Loveland Reporter-Herald
CU gets up Brown’s leading tackler.
BOULDER» The Colorado football team is adding an experienced walkon to its defense.
Coach Mel Tucker announced that Brendan Pyne, a graduate transfer from Brown University, will join the Buffs in January.
A 6-foot, 205-pound linebacker at Brown, Pyne has one year of eligibility remaining.
A three-year starter at Brown, he led the Bears in tackles this past season. Over the last three years, he had 178 tackles, 14½ tackles for loss and a sack, along with six pass breakups and two forced fumbles.
Wyoming loses three defensive
coaches. WASH.» Wyoming’s
PULLMAN, Arizona Bowl championship team is losing three defensive assistant coaches to Washington State, the Spokane Spokesman-Review reported.
Wyoming defensive coordinator Jake Dickert will fill the same role for the Cougars, and fellow assistants AJ Cooper and John Richardson also will be joining new WSU coach Nick Rolovich’s first staff in Pullman.
Hurricanes get top QB King.
FLA.» Former Houston CORAL GABLES, quarterback D’Eriq King announced that he is transferring to Miami, a significant get for the Hurricanes as they try to bounce back from a 6-7 season.
King played in four games for Houston this past season before announcing in late September that he would take the rest of 2019 off and redshirt to preserve eligibility for 2020.
Lopez wins LPGA playoff.
FLA.» Gaby Lopez LAKE BUENA VISTA, ran in a 30-foot putt for birdie to defeat Nasa Hataoka in a seven-hole playoff that took an extra day to finish at the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions. It was Lopez’s second LPGA victory.
Lopez and Hataoka, ranked sixth in the world, returned to the 197-yard 18th hole at Tranquilo Golf Club to finish what they started a day earlier.