Minnesota star WR Bateman wants to opt back into 2020 season. Vanessa Bryant sues L. A. sheriff over helicopter crash photos.

MINNEAPOLIS » Minnesota receiver Rashod Bateman has decided to opt back in for the 2020 football season in light of the Big Ten’s resumption of fall competition, contingent on the star junior gaining the necessary eligibility clearance. Coach P. J. Fleck confirmed Tuesday that Bateman, who won the conference’s receiver of the year award in 2019, has rejoined the Gophers for practice.

US men’s soccer won’t play in October; 3- match max in 2020.

CHICAGO » The U. S. men’s soccer team has given up trying to play matches in October due to the coronavirus pandemic and will be limited to a maximum of three games in 2020, its fewest since 1987. The U. S. Soccer Federation said Tuesday it had abandoned its attempt to schedule home exhibition games for next month. It is attempting to schedule a pair of friendlies for Europe in November.

LOS ANGELES » Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff claiming deputies shared unauthorized photos of the crash that killed her husband, their 13- year- old daughter and seven others. After the Jan. 26 crash, reports surfaced that graphic photos of the victims were being shared. Vanessa Bryant was “shocked and devastated” by the reports, the lawsuit states.

Belmont winner Tiz the Law won’t run in Preakness.

Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law won’t run in next month’s Preakness, spoiling what would have been a highly anticipated rematch with Kentucky Derby winner Authentic.

Giants place Saquon Barkley on injured reserve with torn ACL.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. » The New York Giants placed running back Saquon Barkley on injured reserve Tuesday, a day after confirming the 2018 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year tore his right ACL.