Sports briefly: Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo won't face charges on rape allegation

Cristiano Ronaldo won't face criminal charges after a woman accused the soccer star of raping her in his suite at a Las Vegas resort more than 10 years ago, the city's top prosecutor said Monday.

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said he reviewed a new police investigation and determined that Kathryn Mayorga's claim can't be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

Ronaldo's attorney, Peter Christiansen, was traveling and not immediately available to comment. Christiansen has said Ronaldo and Mayorga had consensual sex in 2009. He denied it was rape.

Attorneys for Mayorga, a former model and schoolteacher, did not immediately respond to telephone, text and e-mail messages.

She has a lawsuit pending against Ronaldo in U.S. court in Las Vegas that accused Ronaldo or those working for him of conspiracy, defamation, breach of contract and coercion and fraud. She says they allowed terms of a confidential financial settlement with Mayorga to become public.

Mayorga's attorney, Leslie Mark Stovall, has acknowledged that Mayorga received $375,000 in hush money following the encounter. He maintained that agreement was made under pressure from "fixers" trying to protect Ronaldo's reputation.

The lawsuit seeks to void the agreement and collect at least $200,000 more from Ronaldo.

Reed may participate in preseason practices and games, but will not be available to the Seahawks until Oct. 14.

The suspension stems from an incident in April 2017. He was being investigated for assaulting a woman, who then filed an assault complaint. But Reed was not charged.

Reed said he strongly disagrees with the NFL's decision.

• The Lions placed defensive end Trey Flowers and linebacker Steve Longa on the physically unable to perform list. In March, Flowers signed a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $90 million. He reportedly had shoulder surgery this offseason.

• The Dolphins will pay defensive tackle Kendrick Norton his full salary for the 2019 season after his left arm was amputated following a July 4 car accident, ending his football career.

State environmental regulators said they're investigating what has occurred at Arcadia Bluffs, where a round of golf on the course overlooking the northeastern shore of the lake costs $215 during the peak summer season.

A beverage cart employee said she was fired for discouraging players from hitting balls into the lake.

Experts say golf balls are made of plastic and rubber and eventually will break down in Lake Michigan.

Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando, former Gophers and stars of the United States' gold medal-winning hockey team in South Korea, are training to make another Olympic team in 2022. But they're also carving out time to do good off the ice, launching a foundation that seeks to help underserved children and communities. The Monique and Jocelyne Lamoureux Foundation will work with groups that support disadvantaged children through education and extracurricular activities, primarily in their home state of North Dakota.

Nine Ways defended his title in the $50,000 Dan Patch Pace at Running Aces on Sunday, setting a track record while winning his sixth consecutive race. Driven by Dean Magee and trained by Tim Maier, Nine Ways stayed behind pacesetters Rockin Speed and Ideal Ace early in the race. He surged to the lead in the stretch and finished the mile in one minute, 50.2 seconds, breaking the track record he set a week earlier. With his victory in the richest race of the Running Aces season, the 5-year-old gelding increased his career earnings to $269,906. … The Saints' Brady Shoemaker beat Fargo-Moorhead's Leo Pina in a three-pitch swingoff to win the American Association All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night at CHS Field.

• The Wizards made Tommy Sheppard their general manager after he served as the interim GM the past three months.

Media: Katie Ledecky withdrew from the 200-meter freestyle at the world swimming championships because of illness.The 14-time world champion's status for the 1,500 free final was also in doubt. Doctors were assessing Ledecky, but had no official diagnosis.

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