Newsmakers

Approved The Canadian Football League board of governors has approved video review of pass interference calls. The new rule allows a team to use an available coach’s challenge for a called or potential pass interference foul up to the final 3 minutes of a game. After that, a team can only challenge such a call or non-call one time, and only if it still has an unused challenge and a timeout remaining.

Announced Former NBA star Tracy McGrady is set to make his first start for the Sugar Land Skeeters on Saturday night in an Atlantic League baseball game against the Somerset Patriots. The Skeeters said that the 34-year-old McGrady will be on a limited pitch count. He last pitched in an exhibition game last month, allowing three hits in an inning against Alvin Community College.

• The Buffalo Bills will wear patches bearing the initials “RCW” on their jerseys this season in honor of late owner Ralph Wilson. Wilson’s widow, Mary, said her late husband would have been honored by the tribute. She called the patch a “fitting acknowledgement” of his commitment to the team and western New York.

• Country music star LeAnn Rimes will sing the national anthem before the start of this year’s Indianapolis 500. Rimes said in a statement that it is an honor to be picked to sing the anthem at the race’s 98th running on May 25. This year’s pre-race festivities will be highlighted by what actor Jim Nabors says will be his final singing of “Back Home Again in Indiana” at the track.

Fined The English Football Association has fined Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho 10,000 pounds ($16,900) for bringing the game into disrepute with sarcastic comments about match officials. Following Chelsea’s 2-1 Premier League defeat to Sunderland on April 19 – which saw Chelsea assistant Rui Faria sent to the stands and later given a six-match stadium ban – Mourinho sarcastically described referee Mike Dean’s performance as “unbelievable.” He was equally sarcastic about the performance of referees’ head Mike Riley.

Considered Retired American tennis player Andre Agassi says Rafael Nadal should be considered the greatest player ever, not Roger Federer. Agassi made the comments in an interview with Singapore newspaper Straits Times, saying Nadal’s achievements are more impressive because he has had to deal with tougher opponents. Federer has 17 Grand Slam titles to Nadal’s 13, although the Spaniard leads his Swiss rival 23-10 head-to-head.