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Sports Report: LeBron Takes Out PGA Champion Jason Day's Wife During Game

LeBron when he played for the Miami Heat.

NFL:

On Thursday Night Football, St. Louis topped Tampa Bay 31-23.

On Saturday at 8:25 p.m., the Jets will face off against the Cowboys in Dallas.

On Sunday at 1 p.m., undefeated Carolina will see the Giants in the Meadowlands, Tennessee goes head to head with New England, and Buffalo sees the Redskins in Washington. At 8:30 Arizona is in Philadelphia.

The banged-up New York Giants have signed defensive tackle Barry Cofield, a member of their 2007 Super Bowl championship team. Cofield hasn't played since being released by the Redskins last season. The Giants are last in the NFL in total yards allowed and next-to-last with just 16 sacks.

NBA:

In the NBA, Charlotte beat Toronto in overtime 109-99, Cleveland won against Oklahoma City 104-100, and it was Houston over the Lakers 107-87.

The wife of PGA star Jason Day had to be taken from Quicken Loans Arena on a backboard after LeBron James collided with her during the Cleveland Cavaliers' 104-100 victory over Oklahoma City last night. James went after a loose ball and crashed into Ellie Day during the fourth quarter. She was taken off on a stretcher, treated and released from a hospital this morning.

NHL:

In the NHL, Buffalo blanked Anaheim 3-0, Minnesota won against the Rangers 5-2, Colorado skated by the Islanders 2-1, Florida bested New Jersey 5-1, Philadelphia shut out Vancouver 2-0, San Jose edged Toronto in overtime 5-4, St. Louis edged Nashville 2-1, Calgary defeated Dallas 3-1, Chicago blanked Edmonton 4-0, Columbus bested Arizona 7-5, and it was Los Angeles over Montreal 3-0.

Ottawa Senators forward Zack Smith has been fined $2,000 for diving/embellishment in a Dec. 10 game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The dive occurred at 9:28 of the first period of the Senators' 4-1 loss to the Lightning. He was issued a warning following a similar incident against Vancouver on Nov. 12.

NCAA:

Longtime football coach at Union College John Audino is out after 24 seasons. The Times Union reports the retirement announcement came yesterday a month after the football team completed its first 0-10 season.

MLB:

The San Francisco Giants have introduced free-agent pickup Johnny Cueto, one day after he passed a physical that included an MRI on his pitching elbow. The 29-year-old Cueto signed a six-year, $130 million package after going 11-13 with a 3.44 ERA in 32 starts for Cincinnati and Kansas City this year. The contract includes an opt out after two years and $46 million.

In other major league news:

— The Mariners have re-signed Hisashi Iwakuma after his agreement with the Dodgers was never finalized. Iwakuma was 9-5 with a 3.54 ERA in 20 starts last season for the Mariners, including the first no-hitter of his career in August against Baltimore.

— The Orioles have come to terms on a two-year, $7 million pact with South Korean outfielder Hyun-soo Kim, pending a physical. The 27-year-old hit .318 with 142 homers and 771 RBIs in nine-plus seasons with the Doosan Bears in South Korea.

— Pittsburgh has re-signed utility player Sean Rodriguez to a one-year contract. He hit .246 with four homers and 17 RBIs while playing in a career-high 139 games for the Pirates this past season.

— Cleveland has confirmed an agreement has been reached with utility player Rajai Davis, who gives the Indians needed depth in the outfield with the loss of injured Michael Brantley. Davis spent the last two seasons with the Tigers.

— Free-agent outfielder Justin Ruggiano has agreed to a $1.65 million, one-year contract with Texas, giving the Rangers a needed right-handed bat. He split last season between Seattle and the Los Angeles Dodgers, hitting .248 with six home runs and 15 RBIs in 57 games.

— The Yankees have sent infielder Brendan Ryan to the Chicago Cubs as the player to be named in last week's trade that sent second baseman Starlin Castro to New York for right-hander Adam Warren. The 33-year-old Ryan hit .229 this year.

— The Phillies have signed free agent right-handers Andrew Bailey and Edward Mujica to minor league contracts with invitations to spring training. Bailey was 0-1 with a 5.19 ERA in 10 games for the Yankees last season, six years after winning the AL Rookie of the Year award with Oakland. Mujica was 3-5 with one save and a 4.75 ERA in 49 games last season for the Red Sox and A's.

— A former Atlanta Braves star third baseman is re-joining the team in a front office capacity. Eight-time All-Star Chipper Jones has been hired as a special assistant to baseball operations. Jones won the NL MVP award in 1999, one year after capturing the NL batting title with a .364 average.

— The Dodgers have announced their 2016 coaching staff, which includes the return of Rick Honeycutt for his 11th season handling the pitchers. Also on manager Dave Roberts' staff are bench coach Bob Geren, hitting coach Turner Ward, first base coach George Lombard, third base coach Chris Woodward, bullpen coach Josh Bard and quality assurance coach Juan Castro.

Tennis:

Greek tennis player Alexandros Jakupovic has been banned from the sport for life for breaking rules on match-fixing.

The Tennis Integrity Unit says on Friday that 34-year-old Jakupovic was found guilty of five charges under the sport's anti-corruption program.

Jakupovic, whose career-high ranking was No. 267 in 2008, played in two ATP challenger tournaments this season, losing both of his matches. He has career earnings of $116,707.

Details of how Jakupovic broke the rules were not given.

FIFA:

A federal judge in New York has set bail for the former president of Honduras who is charged as part of a broad prosecution into soccer's governing body. The judge ordered former President Rafael Callejas freed on $4 million bond Thursday. Callejas is a member of FIFA's television and marketing committee.

He pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to racketeering conspiracy and wire fraud charges for his alleged role in a bribery scheme involving broadcasting and hosting rights for the World Cup and other FIFA events. His lawyer didn't speak with reporters in court Tuesday.

Callejas served as president of Honduras from 1990 to 1994. He was among 16 new defendants named in a revised indictment that was unsealed earlier this month. U.S. prosecutors charged 14 others in May.

Concussion:

In the trailer for the movie "Concussion," the doctor played by Will Smith says he's found a disease nobody else has ever seen.

It's a claim the real-life doctor Bennet Omalu has made himself for years. The forensic pathologist has often given a detailed description about how he came to name the disease "chronic traumatic encephalopathy."

But Omalu neither discovered the disease nor named it, according to medical journals and concussion researchers who were interviewed by The Associated Press.

And though no one doubts that Omalu's diagnosis of Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster was pivotal in understanding the dangers of football, fellow researchers and ethicists say Omalu goes too far in trumpeting his role.

William Stewart, a neuropathologist at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland, says CTE has been around for decades and is not a new term. Omalu did not immediately respond to an email or telephone message seeking comment.

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