Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Browns' Kitchens fires back at Wylie, warns leakers

Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens dismissed criticism from former offensive line coach Bob Wylie, telling reporters on Monday, "Bob doesn't wear brown and orange anymore." "I had the opportunity to hire Bob," Kitchens added. "I didn't want to." Injury forces former Olympic champion Pearson to retire

World and former Olympic champion high hurdler Sally Pearson, the most successful Australian track athlete of her generation, gave up on her dream of a swansong at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and retired on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Queenslander, who won Olympic 100 meters hurdles gold at the 2012 London Games and the world title in 2011 and 2017, said she had been forced into the decision by a string of injuries. Canadians Shapovalov, Raonic advance in Montreal

Canadians Denis Shapovalov and Milos Raonic fed off a supportive home crowd to advance in straight sets to the second-round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Monday. Shapovalov defeated France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3 7-5 to snap a five-match losing streak while Raonic crushed 16 aces en route to a 6-4 6-4 win over another Frenchman, Lucas Pouille, earlier in the day. MLB roundup: Yankees hit HR mark, down O's

Mike Ford hit a tiebreaking homer in the top of the eighth, and Mike Tauchman added a two-run shot later in the inning as the New York Yankees set a major league mark for road home runs en route to a 9-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night. Ford had just one career homer before this contest, and Tauchman finished with two on the night. Tauchman's first, a solo shot in the sixth inning, was the Yankees' 30th this season at Camden Yards. That set a major league mark for the most home runs by a visiting team at one ballpark in a season. The Yankees, winners of six in a row, made it 32 on the two eighth-inning homers. NFL notebook: Brady finalizes contract, could be 2020 FA

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady finalized a contract extension on Monday that technically runs through the 2021 season, but he could become a free agent this March. The six-time Super Bowl champion will make $23 million in 2019, tied for sixth-highest among quarterbacks. MLB notebook: Cano reportedly has torn hamstring

An MRI revealed a torn hamstring for New York Mets second baseman Robinson Cano, according to multiple reports Monday evening. Cano is expected to miss significant time because of the injury but will not need surgery to repair the tear, according to SportsNet New York. Six rings in, Brady counts dollars, digs into doubters

Tom Brady cashed in again with a contract extension that runs through the 2021 season, with a clause that could guide him to free agency in March 2020. But the New England Patriots' quarterback isn't focused on finances or free agent visits, rather he's digging in again to those who doubted he could become a great player when he emerged as a starter in 2001. Giants WR Tate to appeal suspension on Tuesday

Wide receiver Golden Tate's appeal of his four-game suspension will be heard Tuesday, New York Giants coach Pat Shurmur said. Tate was suspended last month for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. The appeals hearing will be held in New York City. Konta, Sharapova fall at Rogers Cup in Toronto

Upsets bookended the Rogers Cup on Monday with Ukrainian teen Dayana Yastremska beating British 13th seed Johanna Konta 6-3 6-2 early on in Toronto before Maria Sharapova fell 4-6 6-3 6-4 to Anett Kontaveit under the lights in the evening session. Estonian Kontaveit battled back from a set and a break down in the first-round match to defeat the five-time Grand Slam champion, who entered the tournament as a wild card after injuries kept her out of action for much of the season. Lewis offers support for Pan Am Games, attacks Trump

American sprint great Carl Lewis offered enthusiastic support for the Pan Am Games on Monday, but the nine-time Olympic champion had none for Donald Trump, branding the U.S. president a "racist" and a "misogynist". Lewis, who represented the United States at four Olympics and is widely regarded as one of the country's greatest athletes, arrived in the Peruvian capital ahead of the start of the athletics competition on Tuesday.

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