Newsmakers
Resigned New York Red Bulls coach Juan Carlos Osorio resigned Friday and was replaced for the rest of the season by assistant coach Richie Williams. Less than a year after playing for the Major League Soccer championship, the Red Bulls have the worst record in the league at 2-16-4. The Red Bulls said a search for a new head coach would begin immediately.
Signed The Portland Trail Blazers signed draft pick Dante Cunningham to a multiyear contract. The 6-foot-8 power forward was the 33rd overall pick in the June draft out of Villanova. He averaged 16.1 points and 7.5 rebounds last season as a senior.
Waived The Los Angeles Clippers waived forward Mark Madsen. Madsen was acquired from the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 22 along with Sebastian Telfair and Craig Smith in exchange for Quentin Richardson.
Sidelined Oregon senior wide receiver Rory Cavaille will miss the Ducks’ Sept. 3 opener at Boise State because of a shoulder injury sustained during practice. Cavaille has played in 35 career games with the Ducks.
Suspended Jacksonville State quarterback Ryan Perrilloux has been suspended for the Sept. 5 season opener at Georgia Tech for violating team rules during the spring.
Fired A Florida pharmacy that mixed a deadly concoction of vitamin supplements that killed 21 elite polo horses fired a lab technician who prepared the mix after she spoke with federal investigators, according to a whistleblower complaint filed against the business. Sheila Harris, of Ocala, Fla., claims she cooperated with Food and Drug Administration investigators in the weeks following the deaths, and her employer, Franck’s Pharmacy, then fired her for talking about the case.
Ruled A judge ruled the NCAA must publicly release documents on Florida State’s appeal of an academic cheating penalty, and criticized the athletic organization for making underlying threats against the university. Circuit Judge John C. Cooper said he’d give the NCAA two days from when he signs a written order next week to turn the documents over to the Associated Press and other media, which filed a public records lawsuit. NCAA lawyers said they will appeal to block the release.