Newsmakers

Suspended The NFL suspended defensive end Greg Hardy for 10 games without pay Wednesday for conduct detrimental to the league after concluding there was “credible evidence” he roughed up his former girlfriend nearly a year ago when he was a member of the Carolina Panthers. Hardy joined the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent on a one-year, incentive-laden deal. Hardy plans to appeal.

Leaving Ohio State point guard and first-team All-America D’Angelo Russell is making himself available for the NBA draft after one season with the Buckeyes. Russell, a 6-foot-5 native of Louisville, Kentucky, was the Big Ten freshman of the year, leading the Buckeyes in scoring with 19.3 points per game.

Announced The U.S. Olympic Team Trials is returning to Iowa City, Iowa, in 2016. The meet to set the American team headed to the 2016 Rio Games will be held at the University of Iowa next April.

• Larry Bird and David Ortiz are members of the board that will try to bring the 2024 Olympics to Boston. Among the other 24 members are two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan, Boston Marathon champion Meb Keflezighi and Celtics Hall of Famer Jo Jo White.

Signed Free-agent receiver Greg Jennings signed with the Miami Dolphins. A nine-year veteran, Jennings led the Vikings last season with 59 receptions for 742 yards and six touchdowns.

Recovering The Mayo Clinic says Iowa State men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg is expected to be released today, less than a week after open-heart surgery. He is expected to need 4 to 6 weeks of recovery.

Honored Chicago Bulls All-Star Pau Gasol won the Magic Johnson Award, given by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to the player who best combines excellence on the court with cooperation with the media.

Extended The Cincinnati Bengals extended coach Marvin Lew is’ contract by one year through the 2016 season.