NFL: Haynesworth questionable
Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is questionable for tomorrow night’s game against the Eagles with a sprained ankle. Coach Jim Zorn said Haynesworth will be a game-time decision.
* Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco is planning to form his own social news network on Twitter, using his player contacts around the league to develop news about other teams. He’s dubbed the venture OCNN, for the Ochocinco News Network.
NBA: More angst for Beasley
Seven pictures of embattled Heat forward Michael Beasley asleep on a boat were posted on celebrity Web site TMZ.com, including one with several beer bottles and cans on a nearby table.
The pictures were taken on a team outing earlier this month. Beasley, 20, said that he does not drink, and the ship’s captain released a statement saying the player did not “consume or even touch” alcohol on the trip.
MLB: Padres hire Hoyer as GM
A person with knowledge of the situation says the Padres hired Jed Hoyer as their new general manager. Hoyer, who had been an assistant to Red Sox GM Theo Epstein, is due in San Diego today and an announcement is expected tomorrow.
* Mets minor league pitcher Rafael Castro died Friday at the team’s academy in Carabobo, Venezuela, of an apparent heart attack. He was 18. Castro had spent two years with the Mets’ team in the Venezuelan Summer League.
ETC.: Matteson cards second 61
In Scottsdale, Ariz., Troy Matteson shot his second straight 9-under 61 at the Frys.com Open to take a three-shot lead at 16-under 194 heading into the final round.
Matteson’s 122 score in consecutive rounds broke the tour record of 123 set this year by Steve Stricker in the third and fourth rounds of the Bob Hope Classic.
* In London, Frank Lampard scored twice to lead Chelsea to a 5-0 win over Blackburn and first place in the Premier League.
* Hurricanes forward Tuomo Ruutu was suspended three games by the NHL for a boarding of Darcy Tucker Friday night that knocked out the Avalanche winger.
* Bill “The Big Whistle” Chadwick, the first U.S.-born official in NHL history who was later a television analyst for the Rangers, died yesterday. He was 94.