FOOTBALL
Chiefs defensive lineman B.J. Thompson remained hospitalized but was awake and responsive on Friday, one day after the second-year pro experienced a seizure during a team meeting and went into cardiac arrest at the Kansas City practice facility.
Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder said the 25-year-old Thompson was placed on a ventilator and heavily sedated Thursday night at the University of Kansas Health System. He was brought out of sedation on Friday and his prognosis is good.
• Randy Gregory is suing the NFL and the Broncos claiming discrimination over being fined $532,500 for taking medication containing THC for disabilities during his brief time in Denver.
In the complaint filed this week in Arapahoe County District Court, the 31-year-old pass rusher who now plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers said he was prescribed Dronabinol for social anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders but was denied accommodations to treat those disabilities with that medicine.
• The Detroit Lions have lost one day of organized offseason workouts after breaking rules relating to on-field contact during a practice last month.
“We take very seriously the rules set forth within the NFL’s Offseason Program and have worked to conduct our practices accordingly,” the Lions said in a statement. “We will continue to be vigilant with our practices moving forward.”
The Lions had a three-day mandatory minicamp earlier this week.
Detroit had organized team activities planned on Monday, the final session before training camp next month, but it has been forfeited.
GOLF
PGA: Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is only making it look easy right now. It didn’t feel that way on a firm course in gusty wind, where he finished strong for a 4-under 68 to go from a tie to a three-shot lead in the Memorial in Dublin, Ohio.
Scheffler hit a 3-iron into the wind that narrowly cleared the bunker and rode the slope to 8 feet for eagle on the par-5 15th, and he closed with two solid par saves and a shot from a fairway bunker to 12 feet for birdie on the last to build some separation.
He was at 9-under 135, three shots ahead of Viktor Hovland and Adam Hadwin, chasing another $4 million prize against a suddenly smaller field.
LPGA: Aprichaya Yubol followed a career-best finish on the LPGA Tour with a career-low 10-under 61 on and took a two-shot lead over Jenny Shin after the first round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Galloway, New Jersey.
The 22-year-old Thai player, who finished fifth in last week’s U.S. Women’s Open, had eight birdies and a chip-in eagle playing in calm conditions in the morning on the Bay Course at Seaview Resort. With a 60 within her grasp, she narrowly missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-5 ninth hole, her last of the day.
BOXING
TYSON-PAUL: Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul is now set for Nov. 15 after the former world heavyweight champion fell ill on a flight last month.
The fight was originally set for July 20 in Arlington, Texas, home to the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, and will be aired on Netflix.
Tyson became nauseous and dizzy during the final hour of a flight from Miami to Los Angeles. His plane was met by first responders, while Tyson’s camp attributed the episode to an ulcer problem and said he would need to do light training for several weeks.
SOCCER
U.S. MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM: United States forward Josh Sargent could miss Saturday’s friendly against Colombia and could be dropped from the Copa America roster.
A 24-year-old from O’Fallon, Missouri, Sargent scored 16 goals in 26 league games with Norwich in England’s second-tier League Championship but finished the season while playing with foot swelling.
“He’s not going to be fit to play in the Columbia game. We’ll have to see if he makes it for the Brazil game, and then we’ll have to make a decision if he makes it on the Copa America roster,” U.S. Coach Gregg Berhalter said.
NWSL: Midfielder Sinead Farrelly, who represented the United States early in her career in youth soccer and Ireland later in the Women’s World Cup, is retiring because of cumulative head injuries sustained throughout her career.
The NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women’s Soccer League made the announcement hours after placing the 34-year-old on season-ending injury due to post-concussive syndrome that will require rehabilitation.
AUTO RACING
INDYCAR: Agustín Canapino has taken a leave of absence from IndyCar racing following his rejection that rival driver Théo Pourchaire had received death threats from Canapino fans over an on-track incident between the two.
Canapino will not race this weekend at Road America in Wisconsin, and Juncos Hollinger Racing replaced him with rookie Nolan Siegel.
• David Malukas was hired by Meyer Shank Racing, giving the young driver a landing spot roughly a a month after Arrow McLaren fired him for missing the first four races of the season with hand and wrist injuries suffered in an offseason mountain bike crash.
FORMULA ONE: Points leader Max Verstappen left the track early with his Red Bull machine smoking, while Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso had the fastest lap in the second free practice at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.
After Circuit Gilles Villeneuve was hit by heavy rain, lightning and hail before the first practice session, Verstappen returned to the garage four laps into the second session after a run on dry tires. Red Bull said the smoke was caused by a battery issue.
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