College Football
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Duke has suspended Grayson Allen indefinitely from the team after tripping an opponent for the third time in a year.
Coach Mike Krzyzewski announced the suspension Thursday, saying in a brief statement that the program “needed to take further steps regarding his actions” because they “do not meet the standards of Duke basketball.”
Allen picked up a technical foul for tripping Elon’s Steven Santa Ana on a drive in the first half of a 72-61 win Wednesday night.
Allen, a preseason AP All-America selection who averages 16 points for the fifth-ranked Blue Devils (12-1), was caught tripping opponents twice last winter.
NFL
New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has been fined $18,000 by the NFL for wearing unapproved cleats against Detroit.
Beckham wore cleats honoring the late broadcaster Craig Sager, who lost his lengthy battle with cancer last week. The people spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the fine has not been announced publicly. Beckham planned to auction off the cleats for charity.
In an Instagram post by DeSean Jackson, the Redskins receiver complained that he’d been fined. Beckham responded by saying: “I got fined 18k for Craig Sager cleats that were auction off the cleats to the highest bidder and donating the proceeds to his cancer research.”
NHL
DENVER — Nazem Kadri scored twice, Frederik Andersen stopped 38 shots for his first shutout of the season and the Toronto Maple Leafs routed the Colorado Avalanche 6-0 on Thursday night.
Auston Matthews scored his team-leading 16th goal to get the Maple Leafs started in the first period. James Van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist, and Connor Brown and Frederik Gauthier also scored for Toronto.
Andersen earned his seventh career shutout, and it was an easy one for the NHL vet. Toronto scored five goals in 21:29 spanning the first and second periods, starting with Matthews’ goal at 7:13 of the first.
Olympics
Russia has lost speedskating and biathlon events it was due to host this winter following allegations it ran a vast state-sponsored doping scheme.
The International Skating Union says it is stripping the Russian city of Chelyabinsk of the final round of this season’s World Cup.
Russia had previously lost the world bobsled and skeleton championships in the fallout from World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren’s report, which alleged more than 1,000 athletes, including Olympic medalists, had benefited from a state-backed plan to cover up drug use.
Skiing
VIENNA — The Austrian ski federation says Semmering will host an additional women’s World Cup giant slalom next week, making up for the race which was canceled in Courchevel on Tuesday.
The program in the Austrian resort, some 100 kilometers southwest of Vienna, now consists of two GS races, on Tuesday and Wednesday, and a night slalom the following day.
The GS in Courchevel was canceled because of strong winds in the French resort. The first run was aborted and finally not restarted after 19 racers had gone down the course.
Associated Press
