Reuters Sports News Summary
Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.
Mets to place P Wheeler (shoulder fatigue) on IL: report
The New York Mets will place right-hander Zack Wheeler on the 10-day injured list due to shoulder fatigue, Newsday reported Monday. The 29-year-old is 6-6 with a 4.69 ERA in 19 starts this year and had been linked to trade talks with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
Lack of love fuels Djokovic desire to be top dog
Maybe when the fans start serenading Novak Djokovic in a Centre Court love-in it will be time for the Serb to call it a day. When he starts receiving the same adoration reserved almost exclusively for Roger Federer in Sunday's epic Wimbledon final, maybe his resolve will soften, his hunger for the fight diminish, his love of "sticking it to them" fade.
Report: Mavs owner Cuban fined for leaking info
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was fined $50,000 by the NBA for leaking information from a recent Broad of Governors meeting to a reporter, ESPN reported Monday. Cuban was disciplined because league rules prohibit discussing Board of Governors information with reporters or other outsiders.
NFL notebook: Falcons reach deal with DT Jarrett
The Atlanta Falcons and defensive tackle Grady Jarrett agreed to a four-year, $68 million deal ahead of Monday's franchise tag deadline, multiple outlets reported. Jarrett, who would have earned $15.2 million playing under the tag in 2019, will earn $17 million per season through 2022.
Wimbledon champion Halep enjoys Romania's adulation
Romania's presidency and the Orthodox Church awarded Wimbledon tennis champion Simona Halep their highest distinctions on Monday while hundreds of fans cheered her home after she blitzed U.S. opponent Serena Williams at the weekend. Halep, 27, became the first Romanian to win a Wimbledon singles title after stunning seven-times champion Serena Williams 6-2 6-2 in the 56-minute match final on Saturday.
MLB notebook: Giants lose Longoria to plantar fasciitis
Just as he was heating up, San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria wound up on the 10-day injured list Monday due to plantar fasciitis in his left foot. The 33-year-old is batting .241 with 13 home runs and 39 RBIs in 83 games this season. In nine games in July, Longoria hit safely in eight of them, batting .400 with six homers and 12 RBIs.
NBA notebook: Warriors GM saw no way to retain Durant
Golden State general manager Bob Myers was hopeful his team would retain Kevin Durant since it could offer a five-year, $221 million contact but said Monday that there wasn't anything the Warriors could have done to keep the star forward with the team. "He felt like it was something inside of him and his heart that he wanted to try something different," Myers told reporters at the team's practice facility. "There was nothing wrong about it. I'm at peace about it. I hope our fans can be, too. He's one of the best athletes we've ever seen come through our city and certainly this organization."
MLB roundup: Rays' d'Arnaud hits 3 HRs to beat Yanks
Tampa Bay leadoff man Travis d'Arnaud hit three homers, including a go-ahead three-run shot with two outs in the ninth inning off Aroldis Chapman, and the Rays stunned the host New York Yankees 5-4 Monday night in the opener of a four-game series. After hitting solo homers in the first and third off James Paxton, d'Arnaud was down to his last strike against Chapman (2-2). On the eighth pitch of his final at-bat, with a full count, d'Arnaud lifted a slider into the second row of the right field seats.
Lyles to run only 200m at U.S. trials, double in 2020
World 200 meters favorite Noah Lyles has ruled out also running the 100 meters at next week's U.S. championships/world trials, the sprinter and his coach told Reuters on Monday. The longer sprint has always been Lyles' chief objective for September's world championships in Doha but fast times this year had whetted his appetite to ponder a potential double.
Warriors ready new basketball stadium, fueled by tech dollars
The Golden State Warriors are weeks from opening a sleek $1.5 billion sports and entertainment complex in San Francisco thanks largely to a years-long tech boom that made it financially feasible, the team's president said on Monday. The Warriors, led by ace shooter Stephen Curry, have appeared in the past five straight NBA finals and won three of them. For over 40 years, their home was an aging arena across San Francisco Bay in far less glitzy Oakland.
