College Football
Missouri suspends QB Mauk indefinitely
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri quarterback Maty Mauk has been suspended indefinitely.
Athletic director Mack Rhodes and head coach Barry Odom announced the punishment Monday night after a brief video was posted to Twitter. It shows a person appearing to snort a white, powder-like substance and the accompanying tweet mentions Mauk by name, but there was no confirmation from Missouri that the video shows the quarterback.
Rhodes and Odom say in their joint statement they are “gathering information regarding the video in question.” They say they will take “appropriate action” once they have all the facts.
It is Mauk’s third suspension in the last four months. He was suspended in September for an undisclosed violation of team policy and again in November for unspecified disciplinary reasons.
NBA
Clippers’ Griffin gets in fight, breaks hand
INDIANAPOLIS – Blake Griffin is expected to miss four to six weeks with a broken shooting hand after punching a Los Angeles Clippers staff member during a road trip.
The star forward underwent a procedure and was treated by an orthopedic surgeon after returning early to Los Angeles from the five-game trip, the team said Tuesday. He has a spiral fracture of the fourth metacarpal in his right hand.
A person with knowledge of the incident said Griffin and equipment manager Matias Testi got into an argument during a dinner that escalated. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Clippers had not confirmed those details publicly. Testi had multiple facial injuries.
About 90 minutes before Tuesday night’s game at Indiana, coach Doc Rivers said he had spoken with Griffin. Rivers made it clear he wasn’t happy with the situation.
While Rivers didn’t shed much light on what led to the initial argument last Saturday in Toronto, he did acknowledge punishment is likely. He did not elaborate on what it might be.
Olympics
Athletes call for a more thorough look at Russia
U.S. Olympic athletes have sent a letter to leaders of the International Olympic Committee and World Anti-Doping Agency urging them to expand the investigation into Russian doping to sports beyond track and field.
The letter came in response to the two-part report detailing doping inside Russia’s track team, the sport’s international governing body and allegations that the government participated in the fraud.
The letter said that while other sports federations might do their own inquiries, WADA and the IOC should take the lead to make sure all Russian sports are investigated.
The letter was signed by Sarah Konrad, an Olympic biathlete and cross-country skier who is chair of the U.S. Olympic Committee advisory council.
Skiing
Kristoffersen beats Hirscher again in slalom
SCHLADMING, Austria – Henrik Kristoffersen won a men’s World Cup night slalom on Tuesday for his sixth victory of the season.
Kristoffersen, who was third after the opening run, defeated Marcel Hirscher of Austria by 0.61 seconds, and last year’s winner, Alexander Khoroshilov of Russia, by 0.77. Kristoffersen and Hirscher also came 1-2 in Kitzbuehel two days ago.
Hirscher was only 22nd with a 2.59-second deficit after his goggles fogged up in the opening run but the Austrian posted the fastest time in the second leg.
Kristoffersen extended his lead in the discipline standings, while Hirscher overtook Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway on top of the overall standings. Svindal is out for the season following knee surgery.
Associated Press
