SOCCER: Police search for beheading suspects
Police in the northern Brazilian state of Maranhao are searching for two men suspected of taking part in the slaying and beheading of an amateur soccer referee who stabbed a player to death during a match.
Police said one suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the June 30 slaying of 20-year-old referee Otavio Jordao da Silva in the town of Centro do Meio.
NBA: Lakers to waive World Peace, sign Kaman
The Lakers will cut Metta World Peace using their amnesty provision, according to the Orange County Register.
Meanwhile, Chris Kaman, who spent the first eight years of his career with the Clippers, is headed back to Los Angeles but this time with the Lakers, for a reported one-year deal worth $3.2 million.
MLB: Surgery for Phils’ Howard
Phillies slugger Ryan Howard needs surgery on a torn meniscus in his knee and will miss at least six to eight weeks.
The Dodgers placed center fielder Matt Kemp on the 15-day disabled list with joint inflammation in his troublesome left shoulder.
In Milwaukee, center fielder Carlos Gomez leaped above the wall to rob Joey Votto of a go-ahead home run and end the Brewers’ 4-3 win over the Reds.
NHL: Isles sign Poulin
Free-agent goalie Kevin Poulin accepted his qualifying offer and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Islanders for approximately $700,000 in base salary.
NFL: Former Giant suing Skins for bounties
Barrett Green, who played for the Giants and Lions between 2000 and 2005, is suing the Redskins, saying his career-ending knee injury resulted from a bounty program in which the team’s coaches had players intentionally injure opponents.
ETC.: Rutgers gets verbal from guard
Rutgers coach Eddie Jordan landed one of the city’s top high school basketball prospects, securing a verbal commitment from Bishop Loughlin guard Mike Williams. The 6-foot-2 sharpshooter picked the Scarlet Knights over St. John’s, Creighton and Temple, among others. — Zach Braziller
John Daly withdrew from the British Open because he will have season-ending surgery on his right elbow this week.