Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. FBI wiretap: Miller 'fronted' deal for Ayton

Arizona basketball coach Sean Miller "fronted" the deal to get Deandre Ayton to the school, agent runner Christian Dawkins said on an FBI wiretap investigating corruption in college basketball. The call was intercepted on June 2, 2017 with Dawkins discussing the situation with business partner Munish Sood. Tennis: Stephens to wed U.S. soccer player Altidore

Former U.S. Open tennis champion Sloane Stephens and Toronto FC's United States striker Jozy Altidore are to be married. The 26-year old Stephens and Altidore, 29, announced their engagement on Monday with joint posts on social media saying, "Forever starts now" and "Forever yes." Raiders' Mayock: 'We're ready to ride' with Carr

Oakland Raiders general manager Mike Mayock doubled down on Derek Carr as the team's franchise quarterback after not selecting a signal-caller during the 2019 NFL Draft. "We're always going to do our homework at every position. That's my job, that's our job," the former NFL Network analyst told The Rich Eisen Show on Monday. "And I have a head coach who loves quarterbacks, so we're always going to evaluate and analyze quarterbacks. Judge bars release of Kraft's spa-visit videos

A Florida judge on Monday again blocked release of surveillance videos related to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's visits to a spa in Jupiter, Fla. Kraft is one of 25 men charged with paying for sexual acts at Orchids of Asia Day Spa. NBA report shows three incorrect late non-calls in Rockets-Warriors opener

The NBA's Last Two Minute report displays there were three incorrect non-calls in the final 71 seconds of Sunday's game between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets. The Warriors posted a 104-100 victory in the Western Conference semifinal opener in a contest in which Rockets guard James Harden criticized the officiating afterward. Notebook: Eagles pick up Wentz's fifth-year option

The Philadelphia Eagles said Monday that they have exercised the fifth-year option on quarterback Carson Wentz for the 2020 campaign. Wentz will make more than $20 million in 2020, though exact figures for fifth-year options won't be firmed up until a later date. Take 5: Murray installed as OROY favorite

Gone are the days of treating marquee rookies with kid gloves and having young quarterbacks hold clipboards for a few seasons. NFL teams expect instant returns from most first-round draft picks, and here are sportsbetting.ag's top five players most likely to take home Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. MLB roundup: Zobrist, Cubs outlast D-backs in 15 innings

Kris Bryant and Willson Contreras homered, and Ben Zobrist broke a tie with a two-run double in a three-run 15th inning as the Chicago Cubs outlasted the Arizona Diamondbacks for a 6-5 victory on Sunday in Phoenix. Tyler Chatwood, the Cubs' seventh pitcher, doubled to the fence in right-center field with one out in the 15th inning off Matt Andriese (3-2) and took third on Albert Almora Jr.'s single to center. Thunder GM 'anticipates' return of coach Donovan

Oklahoma City general manager Sam Presti said Monday that Billy Donovan will return for a fifth season as coach of the Thunder in 2019-20. "We anticipate Billy being back," Presti said during a press conference. "I wouldn't expect anything to change. There's nobody that works harder than him." FanDuel first to stream live games in sports betting app in U.S.

U.S. bookmaker FanDuel has signed a deal with Switzerland's Sportradar AG to allow sports fans to place wagers on a game while they are watching it on a mobile app, company executives said on Monday, a first for the nascent U.S. sports betting market. The deal is set to be officially announced on Tuesday after the service was rolled out late last week in New Jersey, where FanDuel, a unit of Irish bookmaker Paddy Power Betfair PLC, has the largest market share of all sportsbooks.