Sports News Roundup: Ferrari's Raikkonen F1 champ, WTA finals, TCU's Turpin arrest

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Ex-MLB player Dykstra arraigned on drug, threat charges

Retired baseball player Lenny Dykstra was arraigned Monday in a New Jersey courtroom on two drug charges and for allegedly threatening an Uber driver, with his attorney entering a not guilty plea on Dykstra's behalf. Dykstra didn't say anything during the hearing in the courtroom of Union County Superior Court Judge Lisa Miralles Walsh. He is scheduled to return on Dec. 3.

Ex-Panthers WR Carruth released from prison

Former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth was released from prison Monday morning. Carruth, 44, left the Sampson Correctional Institution in Clinton, N.C., at 8 a.m. ET without speaking to reporters gathered near the exit.

A-League club confirm offer to Olympic champion Bolt

Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt has been offered a professional football contract by the Central Coast Mariners, the Australian A-League club said on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Jamaican has been on trial with the Gosford-based club since August as he attempts to make an audacious switch to a second professional sport after one of the most decorated careers in track and field.

Cilic downs Shapovalov to reach second round in Basel

Third seed Marin Cilic eased into the second round of the Swiss Indoors tournament with a 6-4 6-2 victory over young Canadian Denis Shapovalov in Basel on Monday. The Croatian, who was champion in Basel in 2016 and can seal a spot at the ATP Finals if he wins the title again this year, opened up a 4-0 lead in the first set before 19-year-old Shapovalov got on the scoreboard.

Red Sox manager's first-year success goes beyond the diamond

Alex Cora is the first Puerto Rican manager to reach a World Series but no matter what he achieves in the sport, he is always thinking about his homeland as he proved when he took a hands-on approach in the relief efforts after Hurricane Maria. Cora, whose Boston Red Sox will host the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series opener on Tuesday, was hired by the MLB team last October, just one month after deadly Hurricane Maria carved a path of destruction through the U.S. territory.

Tennis: Calm Stephens edges Osaka, Kerber stunned by Bertens

A calm Sloane Stephens picked her shots to perfection to overcome Japan's Naomi Osaka in a battle between the last two U.S. Open champions at the WTA Finals on Monday before top seed Angelique Kerber was upset by Kiki Bertens. Stephens and Osaka are making their debuts at the season-ending event but it was the American who opened Red Group action with a 7-5 4-6 6-1 win built on the foundations of solid defense from the baseline and a devastating forehand when she attacked.

Raikkonen victory keeps Hamilton waiting for fifth F1 title

Britain's Lewis Hamilton was kept waiting for his fifth Formula One world championship on Sunday after the Mercedes driver finished third in a U.S. Grand Prix won by Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen. The victory was the Finn's first since March 2013. Red Bull's Dutch youngster Max Verstappen finished second after starting 18th.

Stephens benefits from positive attitude in WTA Finals debut

Sloane Stephens was delighted to have started her debut WTA Finals tournament with a hard-fought 7-5 4-6 6-1 victory over Naomi Osaka on Monday, especially after the American dropped a tight second set when she had appeared in total control. Stephens, Osaka's predecessor as U.S. Open champion, stayed calm throughout the contest, adopting a patient approach from the baseline before unleashing her devastating forehand to keep her Japanese opponent pinned at the back of the court.

Bertens finds formula to make dream debut from nightmare start

Kiki Bertens was suffering a nightmare debut at the WTA Finals against Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber on Monday when the Dutchwoman decided to change her tactics after a pep talk with her coach. She ended up winning the match.

TCU's Turpin arrested on assault charges

TCU standout football player KaVontae Turpin was arrested Sunday on charges of assault with bodily injury of a family member, according to Tarrant County Jail records. A county spokesperson said Monday that Turpin was released, according to the (Fort Worth) Star-Telegram. The charge is a Class A misdemeanour and could bring as much as a year in prison and a $4,000 fine, if convicted.

(With inputs from Reuters)