The St. Louis Rams were approved to move to Los Angeles in January, while the San Diego Chargers have an option to join the Rams.
The agreement with the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority guarantees that the Raiders will play the 2016 season in the same stadium they have called home since 1995. It also carries two one-year team options. . . .
The Detroit Lions signed linebacker Jerry Franklin.
Franklin adds depth for Detroit and has a shot to play in an NFL game for the first time since 2014.
He played in seven games with the Kansas City Chiefs two years ago.
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A lawyer for Olympic gold-medalist skier Picabo Street said she was defending herself during a December fight with her father and will demand a jury trial on domestic violence and assault charges.
Attorney Joe Wrona said that the ex-Olympian called 911 for help after her father attacked her, and she doesn't plan to strike a plea deal with prosecutors.
Street is accused of throwing her 76-year-old father down the stairs and locking him in the basement during a fight at her home near Park City, Utah, on Dec. 23.
Street, 44, told 911 dispatchers that she "put" her father Roland Street down the stairs after he pulled her hair and scratched her face, according to a recording of the call. Her mother can be heard in the background disputing that version of what happened. . . .
Kenya is being investigated for breaching the world anti-doping code, WADA said, and could be declared non-compliant in a matter of weeks.
The World Anti-Doping Agency said an independent compliance review committee will now evaluate Kenya and make a recommendation to WADA’s board.
It’s also possible that Kenya could instead be given a deadline and a final chance to honor commitments it made to WADA regarding its anti-doping program.
The investigation relates to the Kenyan government’s failure to set up and properly fund a working national anti-doping agency, and also its failure to finalize new anti-doping legislation.
“We have not yet received the details nor the assurances we need from Kenya and, therefore, this is now a matter for our independent compliance process,” WADA said in a statement. . . .
Sevilla will play Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final after drawing, 2-2, with Celta Vigo and advancing, 6-2, on aggregate.
Sevilla will play Barcelona in the final on May 21.
Celta opened a 2-0 lead with goals by striker Iago Aspas in the 35th and 55th minutes to ignite the Balaidos Stadium.
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The men’s lacrosse game between No. 18 Navy and No. 4 Maryland, scheduled for Saturday in College Park, has been re-scheduled for April 19 due to the cold weather expected to grip the area this weekend. . . .
Suspended West Virginia forward Jonathan Holton has been reinstated to the team.
The Mountaineers went 2-2 in the four games Holton missed for an undisclosed violation of team rules. He is averaging 9.7 points and 7.5 rebounds.
obit
Lennie Pond, who raced for 17 years in NASCAR's premier series, died at age 75.
The J.T. Morriss and Son Funeral Home in Chester, Va., said Pond died Wednesday but did not give a cause of death.
A native of Ettrick, Va., Pond joined the sport full-time in 1973. He was the rookie of the year that season, beating out Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip.
pro basketball
Two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker is staying with the Los Angeles Sparks. The team said it re-signed Parker, who has played for the Sparks during her entire eight-year pro career. She has career averages of 17.8 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists.
Last season, Parker missed the first 17 games to rest and then averaged 19.4 points and 10.1 rebounds in her final 16 games.
tennis
Former No. 1-ranked Rafael Nadal beat Juan Monaco, 6-4, 6-4, to reach the quarterfinals of the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires. Nadal will face Paolo Lorenzi.
— From news services
and staff reports
