The NFL yesterday suspended Chicago Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan for two games for his frightening hit against Green Bay Packers receiver Davante Adams.
Trevathan has three business days to appeal the suspension.
Adams was taken off the field on a stretcher in the third quarter Thursday night after getting hit in the head during a tackle by Trevathan. The game was delayed for about 5 minutes while medical personnel tended to Adams. He tweeted Friday that he was at home and “feeling great.”
Trevathan was called for an unnecessary roughness penalty following Adams’ 8-yard catch but was not ejected.
Names: Blaney crashes Xfinity party
Ryan Blaney crashed the Xfinity Series playoffs and the Cup regular dominated to win the race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway.
NASCAR imposed limits this season on how many times the elite Cup drivers can race in NASCAR’s second-tier series. Blaney made the Cup playoffs with a win at Pocono and played spoiler at Dover in the second race of the Xfinity playoffs.
Justin Allgaier was second, followed by William Byron, Daniel Hemric and Brennan Poole. …
Lewis Hamilton took pole position for today’s Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang, while title rival Sebastian Vettel’s miserable luck continued as he quit early into the session after losing power on a straight.
Golf: McIlroy back in the hunt
Rory McIlroy moved into contention at the British Masters by shooting a 6-under 64 in the third round, leaving him 2 strokes off the lead held by Robert Karlsson in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England.
Karlsson shot 67 and was a stroke clear of five players, including overnight leader Tyrrell Hatton, who bogeyed the last for a 71. …
Spain’s Belen Mozo will take a 1-shot lead into the final round of the LPGA Tour’s New Zealand Women’s Open after a 1-under 71 in Auckland. Brooke Henderson of Canada and American Brittany Lincicome are among those chashing her.
Misc.: Vile voicemails for Cavs owner
Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert received “vile, disgusting” voicemails after LeBron James called President Donald Trump a “bum” on Twitter.
James criticized Trump for rescinding a White House invitation to Golden State’s Stephen Curry to honor the team’s NBA championship. …
San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard will miss the entire preseason because of a thigh injury. …
Kateryna Bondarenko won her first WTA singles title in nine years after beating Timea Babos of Hungary 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Tashkent (Uzbekistan) Open. . . .
Joe Tiller, who guided quarterback Drew Brees at Purdue and was the school’s winningest football coach, died. He was 74. …
Frank Hamblen, who won seven NBA championships as an assistant to Phil Jackson in Los Angeles and Chicago, died. He was 70.