Boxer Maxim Dadashev dies from brain injury

Boxer Maxim Dadashev died Tuesday, two days after suffering a brain injury in a fight in Maryland. He was 28.

The Russian Boxing Federation said Dadashev suffered a brain swelling in Friday's light-welterweight fight with Subriel Matias at the Theater at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. He underwent surgery but his heart stopped Tuesday, the federation said.

Dadashev was hospitalized at UM Prince George's Hospital Center shortly after the fight, which was stopped by his corner following the 11th round after Dadashev took numerous shots to the head.

Footage from the fight shows Dadashev shaking his head in his corner as his trainer, Buddy McGirt, pleads with him to stop the fight, telling him: "You're getting hit too much, Max. Please, Max, please let me do this."

Shortly after, the referee stopped the bout at McGirt's request.

The Russian Boxing Federation's secretary-general, Umar Kremlev, said the federation would investigate whether anyone was at fault for Dadashev's death.

"We need to know the truth about what happened," Kremlev said. "I believe that some human factors intervened, that there was some kind of violation."

With temperatures soaring as high as 104, Alaphilippe and his main rivals did not attack each other over the 177-kilometer mainly flat stage in the Nimes, France, rural hinterland.

Defending champion Geraint Thomas crashed about 40 kilometers after the race started but escaped largely unscathed, with a few scratches on his left elbow.

Thomas, who is second in the overall standings, already had been caught in pileups during the first and eighth stage of the three-week race.

The Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable sports franchise in the world for the fourth consecutive year, according to Forbes.

The Cowboys top the list of 50 franchises at a valuation of $5 billion.

Eight soccer clubs are on the list, including Real Madrid, which ranks No. 3 at $4.2 billion. Real Madrid was the last team to be No. 1 before the Cowboys took over in 2016.

Sun Yang was in the middle of controversy at the world swimming championships again. Only this time, it wasn't his doing.

Sun won the 200-meter freestyle after Danas Rapsys of Lithuania finished first and got disqualified for an apparent false start.

The Chinese star touched second, but got elevated after Rapsys already had celebrated in the pool.

Sun appeared surprised, but quickly sat on the lane rope and raised both arms in the air as a mix of cheers and boos rang out.

BYU guard Nick Emery said he is retiring following a college career that began with high expectations but that ended with him at the center of an NCAA investigation.

Emery is stepping away with a year of eligibility still remaining.

Emery made a splash right away at BYU, averaging a career-best 16.3 points per game during his first season and setting a BYU freshman record with 97 three-pointers. He helped the Cougars reach the semifinals of the 2016 NIT.

The NCAA said Emery received more than $12,000 in benefits from four boosters, and last year placed the Cougars on probation for two years and vacated 47 wins from Emery's freshman and sophomore seasons.

... NCAA suspended DePaul coach Dave Leitao for the first three games of the regular season, saying he should have done more to prevent recruiting violations by his staff. The NCAA also put the Big East program on three years of probation, issued a $5,000 fine and said an undetermined number of games will be vacated because DePaul put an ineligible player on the floor.

NHL: The Predators avoided arbitration with Colton Sissons by signing the forward to a seven-year, $20 million contract. The 25-year-old Sissons had 15 goals and 15 assists in 75 games in 2018-19. Sissons has 37 goals and 40 assists in 265 career regular-season games, all with Nashville.

Media: Mark Sanchez, the former Jets quarterback, retired from the NFL and will join ESPN as a college football studio analyst, the network announced.

WNBA: Nneka Ogwumike had 24 points and nine rebounds as Los Angeles closed on a 15-1 run to beat Atlanta 78-66.