Sea Dogs outfielder Matthew Lugo earns Eastern League honors

Portland Sea Dogs outfielder Matthew Lugo was named Eastern League Player of the Week after hitting .438 in five games.

Lugo went 7-for-16 last week with three doubles, one triple, one home run, three runs scored and 10 RBIs, helping the Sea Dogs win five of six against New Hampshire. They won 5-2 on Wednesday. Lugo broke a 2-2 tie in the 8th inning with a bases loaded tripe. On Thursday, he hit an RBI double in the seventh inning to give the Sea Dogs a 3-0 victory.

On Saturday, he reached base five innings, including two hits and three walks, and had four RBIs as the Sea Dogs won 6-2.

The Sea Dogs return to action Tuesday with a six-game series at Hartford.

football

NFL: Matt Ryan, who had a stellar career with the Atlanta Falcons and put up Hall of Fame-worthy numbers but woefully fell short of winning a Super Bowl, has announced his retirement as a player.

The decision wasn't surprising considering he hasn't played quarterback since a disappointing season with the Indianapolis Colts in 2022. He worked as an analyst for CBS last season and received a huge ovation when he called a game in Atlanta.

• The New York Jets have traded quarterback Zach Wilson to the Denver Broncos, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.

The Jets will send Wilson and a seventh-round pick in this week's NFL Draft to the Broncos for a sixth-round pick, the person said.

Wilson, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 draft, has had three disappointing seasons with the Jets. New York will also pay a portion of Wilson's $5.5 million salary this season.

• The Washington Commanders released defensive end Shaka Toney four days after he was reinstated to the NFL after serving a gambling suspension.

Toney was one of three players suspended last April for at least the 2023 season for placing bets on games during the 2022 season. The league's investigation found no evidence that inside information was used or the game was compromised.

basketball

NBA: Jordi Fernandez has been hired as the coach of the Brooklyn Nets, who are looking to bounce back after missing the playoffs for the first time in six years.

The Nets finished 32-50 and fired Jacque Vaughn during the All-Star break. Kevin Ollie finished the season as interim coach.

Fernandez spent the past two seasons as the Sacramento Kings' associate head coach, helping them win last year's Pacific Division title and advance to the playoffs for the first time since 2006.

Olympic

swimming: After considering various media reports, the World Anti-Doping Agency supports its decision to arrest 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for banned heart drugs before the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Stated.

In response to questions at a press conference on Monday, WADA acknowledged there would be skepticism about the details of the incident following Sunday's release of a documentary by German broadcaster ARD.

In a statement following initial newspaper reports led by the New York Times, WADA said it agreed with Chinese authorities and ruled that the swimmer's samples were contaminated.

The contamination was confirmed to have come from spice containers in the kitchen of the hotel where part of the Chinese team was staying for the national tournament in January 2021.

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