Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Reddick deals with adversity, wins Talladega Xfinity race

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Tyler Reddick overcame a pit road speeding penalty and damage to the right side of his No. 2 Chevrolet to win Saturday's MoneyLion 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. With the right side of his Richard Childress Racing Chevy heavily taped after a brush with the outside wall, Reddick crossed the finish line at the end of a two-lap closing dash .127 seconds ahead of runner-up Gray Gaulding, who drove his No. 08 Chevrolet to the first top-10 finish of his career. Chiefs' Hunt: Team will make 'right decision' about Hill

Kansas City Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said Saturday that he and the front office remain "deeply disturbed" by an audio in which wide receiver Tyreek Hill is heard threatening his fiancée, but offered no explanation as to why the team has not released him. Speaking briefly at the team's annual draft party, Hunt said he couldn't elaborate further because of the ongoing investigation. Osaka pulls out of Stuttgart semis with injury, Kvitova through to final

World number one Naomi Osaka has pulled out of Saturday's semi-finals at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart after failing to recover from an abdominal injury she suffered in her quarter-final match. The top seed's withdrawal gives her opponent Anett Kontaveit a walkover and the Estonian goes through to Sunday's final where she will face the Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova. Jamaica's Fenlator-Victorian given one-year ban for doping

Jamaican Winter Olympian Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian has been given a one-year ban for using the banned steroid clenbuterol ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics, the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) said. Fenlator-Victorian had been provisionally suspended since March 2018, when she was notified of the test results, so the ban had effectively been served, the federation said. Rahm, Palmer shoot 65 for halfway lead in New Orleans

Jon Rahm and Ryan Palmer combined for a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 and took the halfway lead after the second round at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Saturday. Notching seven birdies in the alternate shot foursomes format, the duo posted a 15-under 129 halfway total at TPC Louisiana. NFL draft notebook: QBs Finley, Stidham taken in fourth round

Quarterbacks took center stage Saturday on the third and final day of the 2019 NFL Draft, with three teams focusing on prospects that one day perhaps could replace franchise quarterbacks and three others looking for some insurance. In Cincinnati, the Bengals traded three picks to move up six spots in the fourth round, selecting former North Carolina State quarterback Ryan Finley with the 104th overall pick. Team owner Mike Brown has said veteran quarterback Andy Dalton, whose contract runs through 2020, won't be a candidate for a contract extension until Brown sees how Dalton fits into the system of new coach Zac Taylor. A league is born but growing pains ahead in Canada

A birth is always a happy occasion, bringing something new into the world a reason to celebrate and so it was on a chilled Saturday as the Canadian Premier League (CPL) arrived onto the sporting scene. Euphoria may soon give way to growing pains but an entertaining 1-1 draw between Hamilton Forge FC and York9 in front of a boisterous crowd opened eyes to the possibilities of what a long-awaited domestic professional league could hold. Thiem stuns Nadal to reach Barcelona final

Dominic Thiem knocked favorite and 11-times champion Rafael Nadal out of the Barcelona Open with a stunning 6-4 6-4 victory in Saturday's semi-final, avenging his defeat by the Spaniard in last year's French Open final. The Austrian will meet 23-year-old Daniil Medvedev in Sunday's final after the Russian also pulled off a surprise by edging out fourth seed Kei Nishikori 6-4 3-6 7-5 in a tight match. Kenya promises ugly future for dopers after Kiptum ban

Kenyan athletics chiefs said dopers must brace for "an ugly future" until substance abuse is eradicated from the sport, a senior Athletics Kenya official said on Saturday. Kenya, known for its middle and long-distance running pedigree, has suffered serious damage to its reputation due to a number of doping violations in recent years. Brady's heir? Patriots draft Auburn QB Stidham

Jarrett Stidham became the 10th quarterback drafted by the New England Patriots since the franchise selected Tom Brady with the 199th pick in 2000. Stidham, 22, was a two-year starter at Auburn after transferring out of Baylor during the program's sexual assault scandal. He passed for 36 touchdowns and 5,952 yards in 27 games with the Tigers. The Patriots drafted him 133rd on Saturday and the fourth-round pick will be under contract for four years. He left school with one year of eligibility remaining.