Dolphins agreed to terms with Tannehill
Dolphins agreed to terms with Tannehill
DAVIE, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins agreed to terms with Ryan Tannehill, the former Texas A&M quarterback drafted eighth overall. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed Saturday.
Tannehill missed the first two days of camp while the Dolphins and his agent, Pat Dye Jr., tried to work out a contract. The first quarterback selected in the first round by the Dolphins since they took Dan Marino in 1983, Tannehill is expected to be at practice this morning.
Tannehill is expected to be part of the competition for the starting quarterback job along with returning starter Matt Moore and offseason acquisition David Garrard.
Tannehill started 19 games at Texas A&M after being switched from wide receiver, and his head coach was Mike Sherman, now the offensive coordinator for the Dolphins.
“If he was any other rookie that didn’t know the offense, it would be definitely tough on him, but he knows most of the offense,” Garrard said Friday. “I think just not being out here with the guys is probably the toughest thing for him. But he’ll be fine. For him, coming from this offense in college, that’s a big plus for him.”
Bautista not coming back from DL soon
TORONTO — Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista is not expected to return immediately when his time on the 15-day disabled list concludes Wednesday. He swung the bat Saturday for the first time since injuring his left wrist
Bautista, who led the majors in home runs in both 2010 and 2011, was hurt in the eighth inning of a July 16 game at Yankee Stadium, grabbing his wrist in pain after hitting a long foul ball.
He swung a light fungo bat, then his regular bat before Saturday’s game against Detroit, and took a few swings off the tee.
Bautista is eligible to come off the DL on Aug. 1, but Blue Jays manager John Farrell said the All-Star outfielder will likely need a few more days to fully recover.
Bautista was leading the AL with 27 home runs at the time of his injury but has since been passed by Adam Dunn, Curtis Granderson and Josh Hamilton.
Jaguars place RB Jones-Drew on list
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed running back Maurice Jones-Drew on the reserve/did not report list, an indication they don’t expect their star player to show up to training camp anytime soon.
The Jaguars signed fullback Will Taufoou to take his spot on the 90-man roster.
Taufoou has spent time with Chicago, Cleveland, Denver and Tennessee. But he hasn’t played in a regular-season game. Taufoou gives the Jaguars four fullbacks, including Greg Jones, Brock Bolen and Montell Owens. Another fullback, Naufahi Tahi, left the team Friday in what coach Mike Mularkey called a family decision.
Jones-Drew, meanwhile, is holding out in hopes of getting the team to renegotiate his contract. He has two years remaining on a five-year, $31 million deal. The team says it has no plans to renegotiate.
Bengals banned from tweeting during camp
CINCINNATI — Nobody’s going to hear a tweet out of the Bengals for a while.
Coach Marvin Lewis has banned his players from tweeting during training camp, a way of trying to get them to focus while they work out at their downtown facility the next few weeks. He imposed the ban after consulting team leaders about the social media crackdown.
Many Cincinnati players tweet regularly, keeping up with each other, friends and family. So far, they’ve gone along with the ban.
“I don’t think it’s something where we’re trying to fine guys $10,000 if they Twitter something,” said offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth, who doesn’t have a Twitter account. “I think we’re just more saying, ‘Let’s let our focus be on what we do.’”
Fine with Lewis, who is particularly wary of players spreading information about injuries through social media. Rookie cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick unintentionally crossed the line when he tweeted earlier in the week that he had a leg injury.
Lewis informed the players of the ban when they reported for the start of camp this weekend.
Scutaro, Huff added to roster; Sandoval to DL
SAN FRANCISCO — A blurry-eyed Marco Scutaro walked into the Giants’ clubhouse two hours before game time Saturday and was immediately put in the lineup at third base and batting seventh.
“It might take a little while to get used to the angle,” said Scutaro, who has not played third since he was with Oakland in 2008. “The angle is different off the bat. You just try to catch the ball.”
The NL West leaders also activated Aubrey Huff from the disabled list before the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
To make room on the roster, San Francisco put infielder Pablo Sandoval on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain and designated infielder Emmanuel Burriss for assignment.
Scutaro was obtained by the Giants during Friday night’s 5-3 loss to the Dodgers in a trade that sent minor league infielder Charlie Culberson to the Colorado Rockies.
Red Sox limit Crawford to 4 days in a row
NEW YORK — Carl Crawford was out of Boston’s starting lineup for Saturday’s game against the New York Yankees and said his balky elbow may need ligament-replacement surgery.
After missing the first half of the season because of left wrist and elbow injuries, Crawford returned July 16.
Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said the team’s medical staff had told him not to start Crawford more than four days in a row.
Crawford appeared in six straight games when he returned,
In the second season of a $142 million, seven-year contract, Crawford is batting .222 (8 for 37) with one homer and two RBIs — connecting for a solo homer as last-place Boston lost Friday’s series opener 10-3.
Valentine said he hopes Crawford will be able to build up endurance so that the restriction can end.
Sadler penalty hands Indy win to Keselowski
INDIANAPOLIS — Brad Keselowski took the lead when Elliott Sadler was penalized for jumping a late restart, then held on to win Saturday in a controversial finish to the first NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Sadler passed Keselowski on a restart with 18 laps to go, but officials ruled that Sadler went too early and black-flagged him. Sadler stayed on the track for several laps, apparently hoping officials would reconsider the penalty, before finally coming in with 12 laps to go and giving up the lead to Keselowski.
Keselowski went unchallenged to the finish on the historic 2.5-mile oval.
Sam Hornish Jr. was second, followed by Ty Dillon, Denny Hamlin and Austin Dillon. The Dillon brothers are the grandsons of NASCAR team owner Richard Childress; Ty was making only his second career Nationwide start.
Sadler finished 15th.
Defending champion Haase wins in Austria
KITZBUEHEL, Austria — Defending champion Robin Haase of the Netherlands rallied past top-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-2 Saturday to win the Bet-at-Home Cup.
Haase won his second career title in as many finals. The 42nd-ranked Dutchman took control of the match after an hour-long rain delay at 1-1 in the second set.
Kohlschreiber, who dropped to 4-3 in career finals, will move into the top 20 for the first time when ATP rankings are released Monday.
Querrey advances to Farmers Classic final
LOS ANGELES — Two-time champion Sam Querrey won his 12th straight match in the Farmers Classic on Saturday night, beating fellow American Rajeev Ram 6-3, 7-6 (4).
The second-seeded Querrey, the 2009 and 2010 winner who missed the event last year because of a right shoulder injury, will face Lithuania’s Ricardas Berankis.
Berankis beat sixth-seeded Marinko Matosevic of Australia 7-5, 6-1 in the day semifinal at the Los Angeles Tennis Center.
By wire sources