Sports People

Tony Thornton, known as “The Punching Postman,” was nearly punchless as Roy Jones Jr. stopped him in the third round at Pensacola, Fla., to retain his IBF super middleweight title… . Minutes after getting knocked out in a non-title bout against Andrew Council in the ninth round, Buddy McGirt, 31, announced his retirement from boxing. … Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Demers, 51, injured his right hamstring in an on-ice collision with left wing Donald Brashear. … Three former Spokane Chiefs were made available for Monday’s National Hockey League waiver draft - Calgary center Dean Evason, Detroit defenseman Kerry Toporowski and Los Angeles defenseman Justin Hocking.