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NFL: Eagles OT Peters arrested for drag racing

Five-time Pro Bowler Jason Peters of the Eagles was arrested early yesterday in north Louisiana for allegedly drag racing and trying to flee from police.

Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly is described as being in good spirits, recovering at home after having surgery to remove cancerous cells from his upper jaw. … Commissioner Roger Goodell said the Redskins nickname is a “unifying force that stands for strength, courage, pride and respect.” He was responding to a letter from 10 Congressmen who want the name changed because it is offensive to many Native Americans.

MLB: Dodgers, D’backs to learn fates today

Fines and suspensions are expected to be handed down today in the aftermath of Tuesday night’s benches-clearing brawl between the Dodgers and the Diamondbacks,

A Miami-Dade County Circuit Court judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit MLB filed against a South Florida clinic operator and his associates alleged to be part of an ongoing performance-enhancing drug scandal. Judge Ronald Dresnick denied a motion to dismiss the case from Carlos Acevedo, who along with clinic operator Tony Bosch and five others were named in a March civil suit filed by MLB to get information about the PED scandal that involves more than 20 players.

ETC.: NASCAR’s Leffler dies in track crash

NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died after an accident at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway in Swedesboro, N.J. yesterday. The 37-year-old Leffler was a two-time winner on the Nationwide Series.

Ex-Mets Art Shamsky and former Jet Bobby Jackson will be on hand as SPEAR Physical Therapy’s celebrates the opening of its largest facility in Chelsea, when SPEAR, partnering with Modell’s, hosts a sports injury prevention clinic tonight beginning at 6 p.m. at 269 W. 16 St.

A Spanish prosecutor filed a fraud complaint against Lionel Messi, alleging the Barcelona and Argentina star owes $5.3 million in back taxes. … Miller Barber, the unique-swinging golfer who made the most combined starts on the PGA and Champions tours, has died. He was 82.