NFL-BRONCOS
Owner forced to step aside because of Alzheimer’s
DENVER (AP) β Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen is giving up control of the team to deal with Alzheimer’s disease. The team has announced that the 70-year-old will no longer be a part of the team’s daily operations. Team president Joe Ellis will take over after being named the Broncos’ chief executive officer.
The Broncos say the ownership of the team is held in a trust and the hope is that one of Bowlen’s children will run the team one day.
Under Bowlen’s guidance, the Broncos made six Super Bowl appearances.
MLB-SCHEDULE
Busy afternoon card
UNDATED (AP) β There are six day games being played today in baseball. Four of the American League Central teams are squaring off in two games as the Indians and Twins end a three-game series in Minneapolis and Kansas City concludes a three-game set in Chicago with the White Sox. The final AL Central team, division-leading Detroit, wraps up a three-game series in Phoenix with the Diamondbacks this afternoon as well.
The National League East-leading Nationals are in Denver for a game with the Rockies while Seattle is playing host to the Mets and the Reds are in Milwaukee. The Rockies are in the midst of a seven-game losing skid, longest in baseball.
The current longest winning streak belongs to the Rays and tonight Tampa wraps up a series with the Cardinals in St. Louis.
TOUR DE FRANCE
More cycling in France
PLA D’ADET, France (AP) β The Tour de France pack has embarked on Stage 17, the shortest leg of the three-week race featuring three tough climbs plus an uphill finish in the Pyrenees (PIHR’-eh-nees). The overall leader continues to be Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali. He leads Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde by 4 minutes, 37 seconds.
Today’s race covers 77 miles. The Tour de France comes to an end this Sunday in Paris.
NBA-CLIPPERS
Sterling, Mrs. Sterling, to testify today
LOS ANGELES (AP) β Donald Sterling’s wife, Shelley Sterling, is scheduled to return to the stand today as the final witness in the trial to determine if she has the authority to sell the Los Angeles Clippers. On Tuesday the team’s CEO, Richard Parsons, testified that coach Doc Rivers has said he’ll resign from the team if Donald Sterling remains the owner. Parsons such a move would be a “disaster” for the franchise.
Donald Sterling continues to say he won’t sell and has filed multiple lawsuits in an effort to avoid being forced to make such a move.
