Reuters Sports News Summary
Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.
Report: Lawsuit alleges Cowboys concealed Elliott car accident
A lawsuit seeking $20 million in damages has been filed against Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys alleging the team worked with police to cover up the severity of a 2017 car accident, TMZ reported Tuesday. The accident, which happened four days before the Cowboys faced the Green Bay Packers in a divisional playoff game, occurred when Elliott's Yukon SUV ran a red light, according to 911 calls from witnesses.
NFL notebook: Bengals' Green has surgery, out Week 1
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green will miss the start of the season after having clean-up surgery on his left ankle Tuesday. "He's gonna miss some regular-season games," head coach Zac Taylor said. "How many, I don't know that. Very hopeful that he's back at the beginning of the regular season and it's not more than a couple games."
Ellis to step down as head coach of U.S. women's team
Jill Ellis, who became the first female coach in history to win back-to-back World Cups, will step down as boss of the U.S. women's national team in early October, she said on Tuesday. Ellis, 52, who steered the U.S. to a record-extending fourth World Cup title in France earlier this month, called the move "bittersweet", but said her decision to walk away after the team's victory tour was in line with the timeline she envisioned when she was first appointed in May 2014.
Americans Stephens and Gauff crash out in Washington
Top seed and former champion Sloane Stephens crashed out of the Citi Open in Washington as she suffered a stunning 6-2 7-5 first-round loss to Swede Rebecca Peterson on Tuesday while teenager Cori 'Coco' Gauff also fell in straight sets. Stephens, whose best result this year was a run to the Madrid semi-finals in May, was misfiring from the start and never managed to settle into much of a groove in her first meeting with the Swedish world number 70.
Azarenka stomps Tan at Silicon Valley Classic
Former world number one Victoria Azarenka overpowered tournament qualifier Harmony Tan 6-2 6-4 to reach the second round of the Silicon Valley Classic in Northern California on Tuesday. The Belarusian converted seven of her 12 break point opportunities to advance to the second round, where she will face fifth-seeded Donna Vekic of Croatia.
MLB notebook: Indians´ Bauer reportedly fined for tantrum
Cleveland Indians right-hander Trevor Bauer reportedly has been fined by Major League Baseball for a tantrum that took place from the mound at Kansas City on Sunday. The amount of the fine has not been disclosed. MLB Network reported Bauer will not be suspended. Indians manager Terry Francona is planning to discuss the incident with team president Chris Antonetti and general manager Mike Chernoff after the trade deadline.
Cold and gold as U.S and Chile take beach volleyball titles
Surf, sand, sun and fun are beach volleyball hallmarks but it was cold and gold at Pan Am Games on Tuesday as the United States and Chile claimed titles on a chilly, dreary afternoon on the Costa Verde. The crowd at the Estadio Voleibol de Playa bundled up in fleecy jackets, woolly hats and scarfs to watch Karissa Cook and Jace Pardon of the U.S. rally for a 14-21 22-20 15-10 win over defending gold medalists Argentina.
Reports: Cowboys LB Lee sits with knee injury
Oft-injured veteran Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee has suffered a sprained right knee, which has sidelined him for the time being at the team's training camp at Oxnard, Calif., according to multiple reports Tuesday. Lee, who turned 33 on July 22, tweaked the knee Monday in the Cowboys' first padded practice of camp, the Dallas Morning News reported. Per ESPN, head coach Jason Garrett dubbed Lee's status as day-to-day and will act with precaution toward the nine-year veteran, who has missed 51 games during his career.
U.S. men's team supports women's squad in equal-pay fight
The U.S. men's team on Tuesday accused the U.S. Soccer Federation of refusing to pay national team players a fair share of generated revenue as they gave their support to the women's squad in their equal-pay lawsuit. The women's team filed their lawsuit in March and will soon head into mediation with U.S. Soccer, whose president said on Monday in an open letter that the body had paid the women's team more than the men's team in recent years.
Reports: Bauer to Reds, Puig to Indians in three-team deal
Right-hander Trevor Bauer was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night as part of a three-team trade involving outfielder Yasiel Puig, multiple outlets reported. According to several reports, the Reds get Bauer; the Indians get Puig from the Reds along with outfielder Franmil Reyes and pitcher Logan Allen from San Diego; the Padres get outfield prospect Taylor Trammell from the Reds.
