Tannehill staying involved
AUTO RACING: NASCAR team owner Richard Childress shot at three intruders who broke into his home near Lexington, N.C. Authorities said no one was injured and nothing was taken . ... Scott Tucker, who raced in the American Le Mans Series, and his accountant were indicted in Kansas City, Kan., on charges of failing to report millions in income from a payday lending business that was ruled fraudulent.
BASEBALL: The Indians agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract with freeagent 1B Yonder Alonso, according to reports. Alonso hit .266 last season for the A’s and Mariners, becoming a first-time All-Star and setting career highs with 28 homers and 67 RBIs . ... The Nationals signed free-agent 1B Matt Adams to a one-year, $4 million contract and finalized a two-year, $10 million deal with RHP Brandon Kintzler. ... The Brewers finalized contracts with free-agent RHPs Jhoulys Chacin and Yovani Gallardo, Chacin for two years and Gallardo for one . ... RHP Jacob Turner signed a minor-league contract with the Marlins . ... The Rangers signed RHPs Shawn Tolleson and Paolo Espino to minor-league deals.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: The NCAA granted North Carolina S Allen Artis an extra year of eligibility because he missed most of the 2016 season after being wrongly accused of sexual battery . ... Minnesota promoted DBs coach Maurice Linguist to assistant head coach . ... Former Syracuse co-offensive coordinator Sean Lewis was introduced as Kent State coach.
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Quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who is on injured reserve, has remained heavily involved with the team, which is a bit unusual for a guy on the IR list. Christensen said Tannehill has looked good the times he’s seen him working out. He said Tannehill also attends quarterbacks meetings with his notebook and offers comments.
“I’ve been impressed with him,” Christensen said. “Every meeting when we come in to watch the practice tape he’s right there in the front row.”
Special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi said he thinks safety/special teams standout Michael Thomas played at a Pro Bowl level this season. However, New England’s Matthew Slater, a seven-time Pro Bowl pick who only played in seven games this year, got the berth.
“I think it’s a little bit of an imperfect system when a guy that plays less than half the games is in the Pro Bowl,” Rizzi said. “But that’s not a knock on Matt Slater. That’s maybe a knock a little bit more on the voting process.”
Pro Bowl selections are determined by votes: onethird fan voting, one-third player voting, and one-third coach voting.
chperkins@sunsentinel .com, Twitter @Chrisperk Hurricane Maria but will return as an official 72-hole tournament in 2019, the PGA Tour said . ... Kiradech Aphibarnrat withdrew from an Asian Tour satellite event with a back injury, meaning he will finish the year at No. 49 in the world and earn an invitation to the Masters.
SOCCER: A day after selecting Nashville, Tenn., as one of its next two additions, MLS said it was postponing a decision until next year on which other market to add: Cincinnati, Detroit or Sacramento, Calif . ... The U.S. women’s national team will play Germany, England and France in March in preparation for World Cup qualifying scheduled for Oct. 4-17 . ... Player-coach Leon Britton will take charge of Swansea in the Premier League after the firing of manager Paul Clement. ... Neither Manchester United nor Manchester City will be sanctioned after a review into a melee involving players and coaches from both Premier League teams after the derby . ... Bayern Munich signed German forward Sandro Wagner from Bundesliga rival Hoffenheim and extended French winger Kinglsey Coman’s contract.
ALSO: U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun said he was unaware of the scope of the Larry Nassar sex-abuse allegations before law enforcement got involved and he had no knowledge of a settlement between USA Gymnastics and 2012 Olympic champ McKayla Maroney. ... The central English city of Birmingham will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. ... Trainer LeRoy Jolley, who won the Kentucky Derby in 1975 with Foolish Pleasure and 1980 with Genuine Risk, died of lung cancer in Albany, N.Y. He was 80.