NFL: Blackmon says he has quit drinking
Jaguars rookie receiver Justin Blackmon said he is done drinking for now.
His statement comes three days after he was arrested and charged with aggravated DUI in Stillwater, Okla.
Blackmon added he doesn’t have a drinking problem and that he just “made a poor choice and put myself in a bad situation.”
Jaguars general manager Gene Smith and coach Mike Mularkey flanked Blackmon at his news conference yesterday and expressed disappointment with the former Oklahoma State star’s behavior.
Pro Bowl linebacker DeMarcus Ware said he still gets occasional stingers since a scary head-first collision in a game nearly three years ago.
Though Ware has never missed a game in his seven NFL seasons with the Cowboys, he said he sometimes gets a tingling sensation and his arm will go numb for a couple of seconds after contact in games.
Saints rookie wide receiver Nick Toon plans to wear No. 88 this season, a tribute to his father, Al, who wore that number during his career with the Jets.
MLB: Curtis faces hearing on sex charges
Former Yankee outfielder Chad Curtis will face a key court hearing in two weeks on charges he touched two female students at a Michigan high school where he was in line to become football coach. Curtis is charged with five counts of criminal sexual conduct.
The Orioles have signed 49-year-old Jamie Moyer to a minor-league deal. He was released last month by the Rockies.
Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka is expected to start Saturday against the Nationals, one day short of a year after he had reconstructive elbow surgery.
The Orioles drafted high school first baseman Ryan Ripken, the son of Cal Ripken Jr., in the 20th round of the MLB draft.
Golf: Struggling McIlroy working on game
With his game in need of a tune-up after missing three consecutive cuts, Rory McIlroy added this week’s St. Jude Classic to his schedule to play a few more competitive rounds before the U.S. Open.
McIlroy is among 29 players in Memphis getting ready for the Open.
In Stockholm, Magnus Carlsson of Sweden shot a 7-under 65 to take a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the Nordea Masters.
Countryman Peter Hanson and England’s Richard Bland were in a group of four at 67.
ETC.: Pankey transfers to Manhatan
Bronx native Ashton Pankey will transfer to Manhattan from the University of Maryland to be closer to his family. The 6-foot-9 power forward will have three years of eligibility remaining. — Howard Kussoy
Soviet hockey legend Vladimir Krutov has died at the age of 52. The two-time Olympic champion formed one third of the famed KLM line alongside Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov in the 1980s. He was rushed to intensive care at Moscow’s main clinical hospital after feeling ill Sunday.
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