Myles Copeland went from basketball player to hero Saturday, using CPR to help save the life of a referee who collapsed and became unresponsive during a game in The Basketball League.
Tylor Megill won’t throw for four weeks because of a strained right shoulder while infielder Eduardo Escobar rejoined the team Friday after having hospital tests for an unspecified “non-workplace event.”
Former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam is joining the ownership group of the Nashville Predators with the intention of becoming the franchise’s lead owner.
Gary Bettman said he doesn’t “think this is the time” for the NHL to reinstate Joel Quenneville but that the league will “see what happens in the future.”
Kansas City infielder Nicky Lopez lost his salary arbitration case with the Royals on Friday and will get $2.55 million instead of his $2.9 million request, a decision that clinched management’s third straight winning record.
Vince McMahon is stepping aside from his role as CEO and chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment during an investigation into hush money he allegedly agreed to pay to a former employee over an affair.
Davidson coach Bob McKillop is retiring after 33 seasons at the North Carolina school. He will be replaced by his son Matt, who has been an assistant with the team since 2008.
After struggling during first-round play on Thursday, Phil Mickelson played better Friday, carding a 3-over-73, but it wasn’t enough to make the cut at The Country Club in Brookline.