Sports News Roundup: Thompson apologizes for passport drama; Ellis to step down as head coach of U.S. women's team

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Reports: Mets won't trade Syndergaard, could deal Wheeler

The New York Mets apparently have decided not to part with one starting pitcher but still could deal another before the 4 p.m. ET trade deadline on Wednesday. MLB.com's Anthony DiComo reported that right-hander Noah Syndergaard will not be traded. With Syndergaard under contract with the Mets through 2021, they did not feel the need to trade him this season, he said.

Thompson apologizes for passport drama

Lexi Thompson apologized Wednesday - several times - for causing nearly 40 players to miss practice rounds Monday at the Women's British Open. The incident occurred Sunday when she realized she had left her passport in her golf bag, which was being driven in a truck from last week's Evian Championship in France to Woburn Golf Club outside of London.

Ellis to step down as head coach of U.S. women's team

Jill Ellis, who became the first female coach in history to win back-to-back World Cups, will step down as boss of the U.S. women's national team in early October, she said on Tuesday. Ellis, 52, who steered the U.S. to a record-extending fourth World Cup title in France earlier this month, called the move "bittersweet", but said her decision to walk away after the team's victory tour was in line with the timeline she envisioned when she was first appointed in May 2014. Liverpool trio, U.S.

World Cup winners head FIFA award shortlists

Liverpool's Champions League winning trio of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane joined regulars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the shortlist for The Best FIFA Men's player award, world soccer's governing body announced on Wednesday. Salah and Mane shared the Premier League Golden Boot -- with Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang -- for the league's top scorer with 22 goals each while Messi was the leading scorer in both La Liga (36 goals) and the Champions League (12 goals) last season.

ATP Roundup: Tsonga escapes with win in DC

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga entered this week having never won on the hardcourt in Washington, D.C. Now, he's got an upset of a top-two seed under his belt -- and a comeback that he'll likely remember for quite some time. The 34-year-old Frenchman, ranked No. 70 and unseeded this week, went from a point away from a likely sweep to scrambling late to avoid a gut-wrenching collapse Tuesday, upsetting second-seeded Russian Karen Khachanov 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 in the second round of the Citi Open.

Reports: Bauer to Reds, Puig to Indians in three-team deal

Right-hander Trevor Bauer was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night as part of a three-team trade involving outfielder Yasiel Puig, multiple outlets reported. According to several reports, the Reds will get Bauer; the Indians will get Puig from the Reds along with outfielder Franmil Reyes and pitcher Logan Allen from San Diego; the Padres get outfield prospect Taylor Trammell from the Reds. Some outlets reported that the Indians also received left-handed pitching prospect Scott Moss, 24, from the Reds and 19-year-old minor league third baseman Victor Nova from the Padres, though others did not have those two players in their reports.

Brazil and Argentina renew rivalry on Pan Am handball court

Whether soccer or basketball, a World Cup or an Olympics, the Brazil-Argentina rivalry is one of the greatest in sport and it played out again on Tuesday on the Pan Am Games women's handball court. The two countries can work themselves into a lather with nothing more than pride on the line but the stakes were much higher at a seething Videna Sports Center, with a gold medal and direct qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics going to the winner.

Verstappen hopes to continue the party in Hungary

Red Bull's German Grand Prix winner Max Verstappen and his Dutch army of Formula One fans hope to continue the party in Hungary on Sunday, even if it will be hard to match the madness of Hockenheim last weekend. The Hungaroring, narrow and technical and sometimes described as 'Monaco without walls' because of the difficulty of overtaking, is a circuit that should play to Red Bull's strengths.

Royal Porthcawl to be site for 2021 Women's Open

The 2021 Women's British Open will be played at Royal Porthcawl, the first time the event will be held at the club in Wales, the R&A announced Wednesday. "We are very much looking forward to taking the AIG Women's British Open to Royal Porthcawl for the first time in 2021," said Johnnie Cole-Hamilton, the R&A's executive director of championships. "We have a very exciting couple of years ahead with the Championship also making its debut at Royal Troon in 2020. Both courses will present outstanding tests for the world's best women's golfers."

MLB roundup: Pirates snap nine-game skid as benches clear

Corey Dickerson homered twice and drove in a career-high five runs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates end a nine-game losing streak with an 11-4 win against the host Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night in a game marred by a wild brawl. A benches-clearing fight broke out in the ninth when Reds reliever Amir Garrett charged the Pittsburgh dugout from the mound as he was being removed from the game. Jared Hughes had been ejected earlier in the inning for hitting Starling Marte after both sides had been warned.