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language neither represents my position nor the v iew of the federation.” — S teven Goff

MISC. The men’s and w omen’s European g ymnastics championships were c anceled. The events offered olympic qualifying spots. The women’s c hampionships were due to be h eld i n Paris from April 30 t o may 3 and t he m en’s championships in B aku, Azerbaijan, f rom may 27 to may 31.... International Ice Hockey federation c hief rené Fasel said it’s o nly a matter of time b efore the e xecutive council is left w ith no choice but to cancel the men’s world championships because of the c oronavirus pandemic. T he 16-team world championships are scheduled for S witzerland starting may 8.... USA Diving hired Lee Michaud a s its president. He was an all-American diver at michigan a nd spent f ive y ears on the U.S. national team, w inning multiple national titles.... roger Mayweather , a former world c hampion who a lso t rained his nephew Floyd Mayweather Jr. , died a t the age of 58. floyd mayweather announced the death in a statement. roger mayweather had been ill with diabetes and other long-term health issues. — F rom news services and s taff r eports

been s uspended until A pril 15. The Division I f ootball signing period b egan feb. 5 and w as scheduled t o end April 1. It w ill b e extended 30 days after it resumes. most football Bowl Subdivision schools have filled their 2020 classes. The Division I basketball signing period w as scheduled t o begin April 15 and end may 20.

SOCCER The new president of the U.S. Soccer federation said late monday that the l anguage used in a recent court filing was “an error” t hat “resulted from a fundamental breakdown in our internal process t hat led to offensive assertions.” Cindy Parlow Cone , w ho ascended from v ice president Thursday following Carlos Cordeiro ’s r esignation, issued a written statement as the federation submitted a final filing in a request for s ummary judgment in t he U.S. w omen’s national team’s g ender discrimination lawsuit. The new filing removes the language that caused an uproar and l ed t o Cordeiro leaving his post after two years. The federation had said a male player requires “a higher level o f skill” than a female player a nd the men have “more r esponsibility” t han the w omen. The backlash, from the w omen’s t eam and USSf sponsors, w as s wift. The new filing, Parlow C one said, “excludes the offensive language it contained. T hat

to mid-may a t the earliest.... Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander h ad surgery on his right groin and is e xpected t o be out a bout six weeks. The timing gives Verlander t ime t o heal before opening Day.... A second New York Yankees minor leaguer tested positive for the c oronavirus, a person f amiliar with the diagnosis t old t he Associated Press. New York announced a first positive t est Sunday, a nd G eneral manager Brian Cashman said the p layer had b een isolated and the florida Department of Health notified. The two Yankees minor leaguers are the o nly baseball players known to have tested positive.

COLLEGE S PORTS The SEC canceled s porting events for the rest of the spring season, b ecoming the last of t he Power f ive conferences to cancel all competition. Earlier Tuesday, t he A CC canceled a ll s pring competition, plus all athletic-related activities, including p ractices.... Grand Canyon h ired f ormer Vanderbilt coach Bryce drew a s its n ext men’s basketball coach. Drew replaces dan Majerle , who was fired march 12 after seven seasons. The 45-year-old Drew spent t hree years at Vanderbilt and p reviously led Valparaiso, his alma mater, to two trips t o the NCAA t ournament i n five seasons.... National Letter of Intent signings for college athletes h ave

GOLF

PGA Championship

will be rescheduled

first t he masters, now the PGA
Championship.
Two days a fter a federal
recommendation t o not hold
events of 5 0 or more people for
the n ext eight weeks because o f
the n ovel coronavirus, the P GA o f
America decided Tuesday to
postpone the second major of the
year, which was s et f or may 14-17
at Harding Park i n San francisco.
The PGA Championship will be
rescheduled. Augusta National
announced friday that t he
masters, set for April 9 -12, also
would be p layed at a later date.
“We’re all w orking h ard to get a
date that makes sense for the
championship a nd hopefully for
Harding Park,” s aid seth Waugh ,
CEo of t he P GA of America. “our
intent is to hold t he
championship a s close t o normal,
whatever that is anymore.”...
The European Tour is
postponing the A ndalucia
masters t hat was scheduled for
April 30 t o may 3 at Valderrama
in southern Spain.

BASEBALL
major League Baseball teams
pledged $ 30 million f or ballpark
workers who will l ose i ncome
because of the delay t o the season
caused by t he coronavirus.
Commissioner rob Manfred
made the a nnouncement a day
after p ushing back opening Day

DIGEST

N ewton, who i n an Instagram post denied requesting a trade, has been linked to the redskins because of his relationship with ri- vera, who coached him for almost all of his nine-year career and has been an advocate of Newton’s. By midday Tuesday, with Carolina close to a n agreement with former New orleans Saints quarterback Te ddy Bridgewater, it appeared likely that the Panthers would trade or r elease Newton. The fuller deal shows the redskins view him as a core piece of the defense during this rebuild. The question is where they will play him. While fuller plays most- ly in the s lot — 3 13 of his 498 s naps last year were there, according to Pro football focus — he can pro- vide defensive coordinator Jack Del rio flexibility as he builds the secondary. fuller lined up for 25 snaps at outside cornerback and 40 at f ree s afety last season. The 25-year-old fortifies a secondary in need of depth. fuller probably will remain primarily in the slot cornerback position if Quinton Dunbar, who has requested a trade, remains on the outside opposite fabian moreau, who progressed last season. fuller’s arrival could bump Jimmy moreland, seen as a steal in the seventh round of last year’s draft, to the fourth cornerback position

redsKIns from d1 with a chance t o develop. The fuller signing, in a way, helps close the loop on the redskins’ trade for Smith. They gave up fuller and a 2018 third-round pick — Kansas City traded the selection to Cincinnati, which chose linebacker malik Jefferson — for the quarterback. fuller, at first, stepped into a big role for the Chiefs, starting 15 games in 2018. But his production slipped last season as he missed five games with a thumb injury. He appeared in 11 games, starting four. He bounced back in the Super Bowl, though, when he emerged with a crucial pass breakup late in the fourth quarter to help seal the Chiefs’ victory against the San francisco 49ers. The deal was a homecoming in more ways than one for fuller, who is a Baltimore native and Good Counsel graduate. redskins defensive lineman Tim Settle tweeted out his approval: “ok K full,” he wrote, a dding an emoji of a flexing biceps. The redskins also had some interest in former Panthers cornerback James Bradberry before deciding the cost was too high, according t o a person with k nowl- edge of the discussions. He went on to reach a reported three-year, $45 million deal with the New York Giants. [email protected] [email protected]

Redskins agree to deal

with cornerback Fuller

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Philip rivers spent more than a
decade picking apart the India-
napolis Colts and irritating their
fans.
on Wednesday, when NfL free
agent deals can become official,
he’ll become their new quarter-
back.
The longtime Chargers star
agreed to a one-year contract
with the Colts on Tuesday, a ccord-
ing to a person who spoke to the
Associated Press on the condition
of anonymity.
General manager Chris Ballard
has f illed two major offseason
needs in two days — adding an
eight-time Pro Bowl quarterback
to the roster less than 24 hours
after acquiring Pro Bowl defen-
sive tackle Deforest Buckner in a
trade with San francisco.
What the Colts are getting with
the 38-year-old rivers is a 16-year
veteran coming off a season in
which he had his fewest touch-
down passes, 23, since 2007 and
his most interceptions, 20, since

It was one reason the Char-
gers decided not to bring back the
franchise’s career passing leader.
l sAInTs: New orleans and
r ecord-setting quarterback Drew
Brees agreed on a two-year,
$50 million contract, a person
f amiliar with the situation said.
The person spoke to the Associ-
ated Press on the condition of
anonymity b ecause the deal has
not been announced.
Brees has said repeatedly that
he is taking his career decision
one year at a time. His new con-
tract gives the 41-year-old, 19-year
veteran the leverage to decide
after this season whether he
wants to continue playing.
Brees missed five games with
an injury to his throwing hand
that required surgery but was still
productive last season while

l eading New orleans to a third straight playoff appearance. l PAnTHers: Carolina found a replacement for Cam Newton — and it didn’t take long. The Panthers agreed to a three- year, $63 million contract with free agent quarterback Te ddy Bridgewater, a person familiar with the negotiations told the A ssociated Press. The Panthers announced earlier Tuesday they were parting ways with Newton, the No. 1 draft pick in 2011. The 27-year-old Bridgewater started five games last season for the Saints, going 5-0 while com- pleting 68 percent of his passes with nine touchdowns and two interceptions. He spent the past two seasons in New orleans after four with the minnesota Vikings. Bridgewater worked one season in New orleans with Joe Brady, who is now Carolina’s offensive coordinator. Carolina General manager marty Hurney said via Twitter the team is giving the 31-year-old Newton permission to seek a

trade — although the former league mVP responded by saying he n ever requested one. l JAGUArs: Jacksonville agreed to terms with free agent linebacker Joe Schobert, filling one of its biggest needs. A person familiar with the transaction said Schobert will sign a five-year contract worth $53.75 million that includes $22.5 million guaranteed. Also, former Cincinnati Ben- gals cornerback Darqueze Den- nard agreed to a three-year deal worth $13.5 million that includes $6 million guaranteed. l COWBOYs: Dallas has an agreement on a long-term contract with wide receiver Amari Cooper. Now it will keep working to get a deal with Dak Prescott after putting the franchise tag on the star quarterback. The Cowboys and their No. 1 receiver agreed on a five-year, $100 million contract late monday night. Cooper was set to become an unrestricted free agent and was already free to talk to other teams

because the Cowboys had to use the franchise tag on Prescott.... Linebacker Sean Lee is return- ing for an 11th season in Dallas. The 2016 all-pro and the Cow- boys agreed on a one-year, $4.5 million contract with $2 million guaranteed. l rAIders: A person familiar with the deal said tight end Jason Witten agreed to a one-year contract with Las Vegas. Witten turns 38 in may and will team up with the coach he once replaced in the “monday Night football” a nnouncing booth. Wit- ten retired from the NfL following the 2017 s eason to take a job as an analyst for ESPN after Jon Gruden left the broadcast booth to return to the raiders. Witten changed course last year and returned to the C ow- boys. He had 63 catches for 529 yards and four touchdowns in

2019....
free agent linebacker Cory Lit-
tleton agreed to a three-year con-
tract with Las Vegas. NfL Net-
work reported the deal is worth
up to $36 million....

According to multiple reports, Las Vegas agreed to a deal with former Te nnessee quarterback marcus mariota. mariota, 26, will presumably be No. 2 on the depth chart and push starter Derek Carr. l BILLs: Stefon Diggs is head- ed to Buffalo i n a splashy trade intended to boost quarterback Josh Allen’s development. Buffalo is set to acquire the big-play wide receiver and a s eventh-round draft pick from the minnesota Vikings for four draft picks. The Bills agreed late monday to give up their first-round selection this year (22nd overall) and three other picks to land a fifth-year player who topped 1,000 receiv- ing yards in each of the past two s easons. The Vikings will also get Buffa- lo’s fifth- and sixth-round draft picks this year and a fourth-round choice in next year’s draft.... Defensive tackle Vernon Butler agreed to a two-year contract with Buffalo. l eAGLes: Philadelphia released standout safety malcolm Jenkins, who led its secondary for the past six seasons and helped the team win the S uper Bowl in the 2017 season. Jenkins, 32, had one year left on his contract at $ 7.6 million. He will cost the team $6 million under the salary cap, but the Eagles also save nearly $5 million by cutting Jenkins. l CArdInALs: Defensive tackle Jordan Phillips agreed to sign with Arizona, a person familiar with the situation said. The 6-foot-6, 341-pound Phil- lips just finished a breakout season for the B ills, with whom he played all 16 games, starting nine, and finished with a career-high 9.5 sacks. l GIAnTs: New York is using free agency to shore up a defense that was among the NfL’s worst. The Giants placed a franchise tag on defensive tackle Leonard Williams on monday and over the next 24 hours reached contract agreements with Green Bay Pack- ers middle linebacker Blake mar-

tinez and Panthers cornerback James Bradberry. T he Giants will pay Bradberry $45 million over three years, while martinez gets roughly $30 million over three years. The Gi- ants had $73 million in salary cap space entering free agency. l BeArs: Chicago agreed to a five-year, $70 million deal with former all-pro defensive end rob- ert Quinn, giving it another elite pass rusher to line up opposite outside linebacker Khalil mack. Agent Sean Kiernan confirmed the deal, which includes $30 million guaranteed, to NfL Network. Quinn played for the Cowboys last season.... The team released outside linebacker Leonard floyd, the ninth pick in the 2016 draft. l sTeeLers: ryan Shazier’s NfL career is over — for now, at least. Pittsburgh placed the inside linebacker on the reserved/retired list. Shazier spent the past two seasons on the physically unable to perform list while re- covering from a spinal injury suf- fered in December 2017. l CHArGers: Tackle Bryan Bulaga agreed to a contract with Los Angeles, a person familiar with the situation said. The 6-foot-5, 335-pound Bula- ga, 31, spent the past 10 seasons with Green Bay. l JeTs: N ew York continued to overhaul its offensive line by agreeing to terms with former Denver Broncos center Connor mcGovern on a three-year deal. NfL Network reported the contract is worth $27 million. l dOLPHIns: miami r eached an agreement with running back Jordan Howard on a two-year deal worth $10 million and with linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill on a one-year deal. Both players spent last season with the Eagles. l LIOns: D etroit released linebacker Devon Kennard. The six-year player had seven sacks last season, matching a career and team high, and equaled a personal best with 58 tackles as a team captain.

NFL NOTES

Rivers lands with Colts; Brees returns to Saints; Bridgewater joins Panthers

BUTCH DILL/ASSOCIATED PRESS Quarterback drew Brees, 41, reached a two-year, $50 million agreement to return to new Orleans.

Quarterback carousel continues to spin amid active free agent market

of running the race without fans, calling it a “participatory” e vent. moving the Kentucky Derby to later in the year presents a number of issues, considering that the 3- y ear-old contenders spend the spring running in prep races that leave them in top condition to run on the first Saturday in may. on Tuesday, C arstanjen said points ac- crued from the prep races already on the schedule still will count and that he expected Churchill Downs to soon add new prep races to the schedule — “existing stakes races” around the country, he said — in which horses can accrue points toward entry in the derby. “This will be fun, and give the fans more time to learn about and evaluate this year’s crop of 3-year- old thoroughbreds,” Carstanjen said. [email protected] [email protected]

chased for the Kentucky Derby in may will be honored on the new date. The Kentucky Derby has been held every year since 1875 but has been held outside the month of may only twice. In 1945, the race was held June 9 after a federal ban on horse racing during World War II — e nacted in January of that year — w as lifted. The Kentucky Derby and its associated events attract hundreds of thousands of people to Louisville, with last year’s race drawing more than 150,000 at Churchill Downs. But amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Trump administration recommended monday that public gatherings be limited to groups of no more than 10 people. The president suggested the outbreak could last until July or August. Carstanjen said Tuesday that Churchill Downs had no intention

local governments, our industry participants, and other affiliates to determine the most appropriate time to conduct the Preakness Stakes.” from 1923 to 1931, the Preak- ness came before the Kentucky Derby on the racing schedule. The Breeders’ Cup is set to be held Nov. 6 and 7. Considering the taxing nature of the 12-furlong Bel- mont, it will be difficult for any horse that runs in that race to also take part in the Breeders’ Cup. Sept. 5 also is only a week after this year’s anticipated running of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga, another major race for 3-year-olds that usually is held on the last Saturday in August. The Kentucky oaks, the annual race for 3-year-old fillies that normally is held the day before the Kentucky Derby, will be run Sept. 4. All tickets already pur-

maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (r) on Sunday decreed that the state’s horse racing tracks and casinos be “closed to the general public,” though racing continued that day at Laurel Park. The shutdown could affect the Preakness Stakes, which is scheduled for may 16. moving the date of the Preakness outside the month of may could be a challenge, considering the maryland racing Commission only has approved racing at Pimlico for may 7-25 this year. Under a maryland law passed in 1987, the Preak- ness can be moved away f rom Pim- lico “only as a result of a disaster or emergency.” Hogan said Tuesday that he is in discussions with connected parties about following the Kentucky Derby’s lead and moving the Preakness to September. In a statement, the maryland Jockey Club said it is “working with state and

season and a perfect setup for this year’s Breeders’ Cup,” Carstanjen said. “We gave [Preakness and Bel- mont officials] a heads up as we got close to finalizing an arrangement with our NBC partners. They were receptive. They have their own questions. I know they’re talking to NBC now,” Carstanjen said. “Cer- tainly there is time in the calendar that NBC can make available so it can be a pretty similar spacing that we normally have between Triple Crown races.... It’s all possible. They just have to work it out to- gether, and I hope they do.” In a statement issued after Tues- day’s teleconference, the New York racing Authority — which oper- ates the Belmont Stakes — s aid it is working with “all appropriate parties” about the timing of this year’s race but that officials “look for- ward to its 152nd edition in 2020.”

BY MATT BONESTEEL AND DES BIELER

Churchill Downs announced
Tuesday that it will move the Ken-
tucky Derby from its traditional
date on the first Saturday in may to
Sept. 5 this year because of con-
cerns about the novel coronavirus
pandemic.
In a teleconference with report-
ers, Churchill Downs CEo Bill
Carstanjen said NBC is in talks
with the Preakness Stakes and Bel-
mont Stakes, the final two legs of
the Triple Crown, to move those
races to mid-September and early
october. Under the traditional Tri-
ple Crown schedule, if the Ken-
tucky Derby is held Sept. 5, the
Preakness would be held Sept. 19
and the Belmont on oct. 10.
“We hope the parties can reach a
final agreement, and [it] will make
for a really unique Triple Crown

K entucky Derby moved to Sept. 5; Preakness, Belmont may also be changed

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