Mike Napoli is headed back to Texas, where he played in a World Series before going on to win one with Boston. The first baseman was traded Friday to the Rangers from the Red Sox for a player to be named or cash. Boston also sent money to Texas as part of the deal, which came a week after baseball’s deadline for trading players without placing them on waivers.
Michael Sam became the first openly gay player to appear in a Canadian Football League game Friday night, playing sparingly for the Montreal Alouettes in a 26-23 loss to the Ottawa Redblacks. The 25-year-old defensive end, the 2013 Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year at Missouri, failed to record a tackle. Sam was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh and final round of the 2014 NFL
Coming off one of the best races of his career, Michael Phelps is a bit sluggish in morning preliminaries for the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. national championships Saturday. Jack Conger is the top qualifier at 51.97. About 14 1-2 hours earlier, Phelps posted his fastest time in the 200 fly since he set the world record at the 2009 world championships.