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UNDATED (AP) — Former NFL wide receiver Rae Carruth has been released from prison after serving more than 18 years for conspiring to murder the mother of his unborn child. The Carolina Panthers' 1997 first-round draft pick was released from Sampson Correctional Institution in Clinton, North Carolina, after completing his sentence. Carruth was found guilty of orchestrating a plot to kill Cherica (sheh-REE'-kuh) Adams on Nov. 16, 1999, in Charlotte, to avoid paying child support. The child lived but has permanent brain damage and cerebral palsy.
BOSTON (AP) — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw got an early look at Fenway Park Sunday, working out in shorts in the bullpen ahead of Tuesday night's World Series opener. The Dodgers have one scheduled workout in Boston late this afternoon. Kershaw has never pitched at Fenway and is expected to start the opener.
ATLANTA (AP) — Something has to give when the Atlanta Falcons' porous defense faces the New York Giants' sluggish offense tonight. The Falcons rank last in third-down percentage, second-worst in scoring average and third-worst in average yards allowed. They've been hit hard by injuries and won't get their defensive captain, middle linebacker Deion Jones, back for another four weeks. New York struggles to sustain drives behind 37-year-old quarterback Eli Manning. He has been sacked 20 times, third-most in the NFL.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lakers teammates Brandon Ingram and Rajon Rondo start their suspensions tonight when the Lakers host the San Antonio Spurs. Ingram, Rondo and Chris Paul of the Rockets were suspended without pay Sunday for an on-court fight, with Paul taking the heaviest financial hit. He had the highest salary of the trio and was fined a total of $491,782.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A museum is being planned to tell the story of basketball great Larry Bird, an Indiana native. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said Saturday that the museum will be located in a new convention center that's being built in Terre Haute in western Indiana. The Tribune-Star is reporting that Bird plans to donate personal items and memorabilia from his career with the Boston Celtics, Indiana State University, the U.S. Olympic team and beyond.
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