Broncos: Kap talks ‘dormant’
Embattled quarterback taking part in limited workouts with 49ers
Colin Kaepernick’s potential trade to the Denver Broncos is not dead. Instead, “it’s dormant,” Broncos general manger John Elway said Thursday.
Elway and Kaepernick met twice last month after the 49ers granted Kaepernick’s request to pursue a trade. Unwilling to accept a revised contract offer from the Broncos, Kaepernick reported April 4 for the start of the 49ers offseason program, and he’s been participating in a limited fashion because of recent surgeries to his right thumb, left shoulder and left knee.
“He’s been working out from what I understand. That’s all I’m going to say,” Elway said in Denver at a pre-draft media session.
Tennis
Rafael Nadal defeated Spanish countryman Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-2 to make the Barcelona Open quarterfinals. Nadal will next face Fabio Fognini of Italy, who defeated eighthseeded Viktor Troicki of Serbia 6-3, 6-2.
Second-seeded Kei Nishikori advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 7-5.
Football
Cal lost a key defensive player when senior linebacker Hardy Nickerson announced he will graduate this summer and transfer to Illinois to play for his father, the Illini’s new defensive coordinator. Nickerson led the team in tackles last season. His father is Hardy Nickerson Sr., a former star at Cal who later played in the NFL.
The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office said indictments by the grand jury hearing Johnny Manziel’s case would be announced Monday, signaling that the former Cleveland Browns quarterback probably will face a criminal charge.
The 2012 Heisman Trophy winner is accused of kidnapping, hitting and threatening to kill an ex- girlfriend
Soccer
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber called St. Louis and Sacramento “front-runners” for the next round of expansion, which could occur as soon as 2020. He said other candidates included San Diego.
The United States will play at Puerto Rico for the first time on May 22, an exhibition ahead of the Copa American Centenario.
Gymnastics
The 2016 Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions, which will showcase competitors from the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, comes to the SAP Center in San Jose on Sept. 18. .
Golf
Brendan Steele topped the Texas Open leader board at 8 under through 13 holes in San Antonio when the first round was suspended because of darkness.
Steele was unable to finish the opening round after play was delayed for 3⁄1 hours because of rain. 2 Among those who did fin- ish, Charley Hoffman had a 6-under 66, a stroke ahead of Stuart Appleby and Peter Malnati.
Olympics
The flame for South America’s first Olympics was kindled at the birthplace of the ancient games in Greece, heralding the start of a 15-week journey that will culminate with the Aug. 5 opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.
Motor sports
NASCAR fined Tony Stewart $35,000 after he criticized the series about a potential safety hazard during races. Stewart has been cleared to return to racing and will be back in his car Friday at Richmond International Raceway.
Baseball
Andrew Suarez struck out nine and walked none in seven innings as the San Jose Giants defeated the Modesto Nuts 5-2 in California League action.