College Football
Colorado backup QB, safety dismissed from team
BOULDER – Colorado backup quarterback Cade Apsay and free safety Evan White were dismissed from the team for violating team rules.
The moves were announced by head coach Mike MacIntyre on Tuesday, a day before the Buffaloes kicked off spring practice.
Apsay started the final two games last season after Sefo Liufau went out with a Lisfranc foot injury. Apsay threw for 582 yards and three touchdowns in five appearances. He also had five interceptions.
With Liufau sidelined for spring practice, Apsay was expected to compete with Jordan Gehrke and Steven Montez for snaps. In a few months, Texas Tech quarterback Davis Webb will arrive on campus after announcing he’s transferring to Colorado following his graduation in May.
Cycling
Wiggins returns for Britain at track cycling worlds
Four-time Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins will race at his first Track Cycling World Championships since 2008 when the worlds start Wednesday in London.
Wiggins is one of the standout names competing at the five-day event at Lee Valley VeloPark, which hosted the 2012 Olympic cycling program.
The track program at the 2016 Olympics in Rio gets underway on Aug. 11 and London represents for some a final chance to earn selection for the Games in Brazil.
Iditarod
Little snow forces race to ship in the goods
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A lack of snow in Alaska’s largest city is forcing organizers of the famous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to ship tons of it by train for the event’s ceremonial start.
The mild winter in Anchorage also could mean a shorter version of the 11-mile route for the fan-friendly event Saturday, when temperatures are expected to be above freezing.
The competitive start of the nearly 1,000-mile race will be held Sunday in Willow.
MLB
Yankees’ Chapman to go on ice for 30-games
NEW YORK – New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman agreed to accept a 30-game suspension under Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy, a penalty stemming from an incident with his girlfriend last October.
Under the discipline announced Tuesday, the four-time All-Star will serve the penalty from the start of the Yankees’ season on April 4. He will lose 30 days of pay – $1,856,557 of his $11,325,000 salary. The agreement specifies he will be eligible for free agency after this season barring any additional suspension for off-the-field conduct that would cost him the necessary service time.
Chapman became the first player penalized a finite number of games under the policy, which MLB and the players’ association agreed to in August following several high-profile incidents among NFL players. Colorado shortstop Jose Reyes was given an indefinite paid suspension last week, pending a trial scheduled for April 4, following an alleged altercation with him wife in October.
NFL
Eagles agree to 2-year deal with QB Bradford
PHILADELPHIA – Sam Bradford has agreed to a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Bradford joined the Eagles last season and compiled some career bests, but the team finished 7-9 and coach Chip Kelly was fired. But new coach Doug Pederson and the team’s front office decided to keep the injury-prone free agent quarterback.
Bradford started 14 games and threw for a career-high 3,725 yards, the fourth-highest yardage total in franchise history.
Associated Press
