Auto Racing
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Five-time Rolex 24 at Daytona champion Scott Pruett is one of seven people selected for induction in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
The 2017 class was announced Thursday at Daytona International Speedway.
The other inductees are sprint car legend Steve Kinser, three-time Daytona 200 motorcycle champion Dick Klamfoth, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Terry Labonte, drag racing and land-speed record pioneer Paula Murphy, two-time NASCAR champ Herb Thomas and longtime commentator Brock Yates.
The class will be inducted on June 28 in Daytona Beach.
Golf
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Brittany Lincicome shot a tournament-record 9-under 64 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour’s season-opening Pure Silk Bahamas Classic.
Lincicome played a six-hole stretch at Ocean Club in 6 under, capping the run with an eagle on the par-5 seventh hole. She added birdies on 11, 14, 15.
U.S. Solheim Cup teammate Stacy Lewis was two strokes back along with Megan Khang and P.K. Kongkraphan. Lewis is winless since June 2014.
Second-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn had a 75. She won five times last season and took the LPGA Tour player of the year award. Top-ranked Lydia Ko is skipping the tournament.
NFL
MIAMI — The NFL’s concussion protocol wasn’t strictly followed when Miami Dolphins quarterback Matt Moore was treated for a hit to the chin and mouth in a first-round playoff game, the league said Wednesday.
Moore was bleeding from the mouth and allowed to return to the game too quickly at Pittsburgh, the league said in a statement. Bleeding from the mouth requires evaluation in the locker room under the protocol, the league said. Moore was evaluated on the sideline and returned to the game four minutes after the hit.
No disciplinary action against the Dolphins will be taken, but their staff must undergo a full review of the protocol.
Dolphins medical staff attended to Moore on the field, and he was evaluated on the sideline by an independent neurological consultant and team physician before returning to the game. Moore missed only one play in Miami’s 30-12 loss.
NHL
DENVER – Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov will undergo season-ending hip surgery in an effort to fix a lingering groin issue.
The 28-year-old Varlamov has been dealing with a nagging groin injury since December. He has a 6-17 record with a 3.38 goals-against average over 24 games this season for the last-place Avalanche.
In January 2014, the Russian goaltender signed a five-year extension with Colorado that runs through the 2018-19 season.
Soccer
BRISTOL, Conn. – Soccer broadcaster Tommy Smyth is leaving ESPN after a quarter-century.
The network said Thursday that Smyth is leaving to call Philadelphia Union games with JP Dellacamera. Smyth’s final ESPN telecast was Wednesday.
In addition to the Philadelphia Union, Smyth will be on Sirius XM Radio with Rodney Marsh on a “Grumpy Pundits” show from 9-11 a.m. Eastern time each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Associated Press
