Newsmakers

Suspended WNBA star Brittney Griner will be missing the start of USA Basketball’s European training camp this week after she was suspended by the organization. The penalty stems from Griner’s domestic violence arrest in April. The 6-foot-8 Phoenix Mercury star was banned by the WNBA for the first seven games of the season, which amounts to the same percentage that she’ll miss of the USA training camp. Griner is just about finished with her 26 weeks of court-ordered counseling. Once completed, all charges will be dismissed. The suspension will start once Griner is in camp.

Died Czech jockey Michal Koehl died after falling in a warm-up race in the Czech Republic for one of the toughest European events, the Velka Pardubicka steeplechase. Course head Josef Vymazal told public radio on Tuesday that Koehl, 36, died from his injuries after falling during the race in Brno, when his horse Zadar stumbled at a hurdle. There was no contact with another horse, Vymazal said.

Sidelined Bulls star Derrick Rose will have surgery on his left eye after being elbowed in the face. The 2011 NBA MVP sustained a left orbital fracture on the first day of practice, the team said in a release. He is scheduled for surgery today and a timetable for his return will be determined after the operation. • Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert needs surgery on his right wrist and will be sidelined for at least three months. Shumpert injured his wrist last week while getting ready for training camp. He told the team about his injury on Monday and an MRI revealed a ruptured sheath in his wrist. The team said he will have the operation today and that he could need as long as 14 weeks to recover.

Added Pocono Raceway added a race from NASCAR’s Xfinity Series to its 2016 schedule. The second-tier series will run at Pocono for the first time on June 4. It’s the first time the series has held a race in Pennsylvania since 2004 at Nazareth Speedway.

Announced Haas F1 named Romain Grosjean as its first driver. The 29-year-old Frenchman has been with Lotus for the last five years. He has competed in 78 Formula One races and has 10 podium finishes. Haas is an American businessman and co-owner of NASCAR’s Stewart-Haas Racing. He’s entering F1 to take his CNC machine tool manufacturing company global. Haas F1 will be the first American-led Formula One team since 1986.