College Football
Fox moves Colorado’s Klatt from studio to booth
Former Colorado quarterback Joel Klatt will become Fox Sports’ lead game analyst for college football.
Klatt has been working for the Fox family of networks since 2007. He’ll join play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson to become Fox’s top college football broadcast team. Klatt will replace Charles Davis, who moved to the NFL on Fox.
Klatt and Johnson’s first game will be the debut of new Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh at Utah on Sept. 3.
Former Southern California quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart will replace Klatt on Fox’s studio shows, and former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn will become a regular game analyst.
Big 12 gets tougher than NCAA on contact limit
DALLAS – The Big 12 is further restricting the NCAA rule on contact in football practice by allowing two tackling sessions per week, including a game.
The national rule allows for a total of three full-contact sessions, game included. The Big 12 will allow two practices for players held out of games. Two full-contact workouts for the team are permissible in bye weeks.
All the league coaches asked about the change at media day Monday said the tighter limits wouldn’t affect their plans.
NFL
Peterson, Vikings make peace, agree to new deal
MINNEAPOLIS – Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings agreed to restructure the final three years of the running back’s contract.
Peterson said he appreciates their willingness to address his contract to provide him “additional security.” Peterson’s existing deal called for a $12.75 million salary this season, but neither of the two years beyond that was guaranteed.
Peterson was initially hesitant to rejoin the Vikings, but he said Tuesday that continuing his career in Minnesota was “important to me.”
Soccer
U.S. women’s victory tour grows by two games
The U.S. women’s national team added a pair of September matches against Australia to its World Cup victory tour.
The team will face the Matildas on Sept. 17 at Ford Field in Detroit before a rematch Sept. 20 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.
The matches are the latest to be announced for a 10-game victory tour after the World Cup. The United States claimed the title with a 5-2 victory over Japan earlier this month.
The Americans will open the tour Aug. 16 against Costa Rica at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. The two teams will meet again Aug. 19 for an already sold-out match at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Putin’s touch on upcoming World Cup will be felt
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman says he will attend the World Cup 2018 preliminary draw on Saturday and will meet with FIFA President Sepp Blatter.
Saturday’s preliminary draw, which will determine the qualifying process for the World Cup, will be held at a former Russian imperial palace on the outskirts of Putin’s home city of St. Petersburg.
Pan Am Games
Positive doping results about ‘average’ so far
TORONTO – The head of the medical commission for the Pan Am Games says there have been eight positive doping tests so far, a figure he puts “in the average range” for what would be expected at the multi-sports event with 6,000 athletes.
Dr. Eduardo De Rose said games officials would carry out 1,500 urine tests and 400 blood tests before the event ends Sunday.
Associated Press
