Sports briefly: Washington Capitals hire Peter Laviolette as coach

The Washington Capitals hired Peter Laviolette, who won the Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006, as coach on Tuesday.

Laviolette replaces Todd Reirden, who was fired last month after a second consecutive first-round exit in the playoffs.

Laviolette, 55, has 18 years of experience as a head coach. He most recently coached the Nashville Predators but was fired in January after 5½ seasons with the team.

Laviolette led the 2010 Philadelphia Flyers and 2017 Predators to the Stanley Cup Final. He also coached the New York Islanders.

Laviolette ranks 16th in all-time coaching wins with a career record of 637-425-123.

Arkansas State's home football game against Central Arkansas was pushed back from Saturday to Oct. 10.

Arkansas State said in a statement that the team cannot assemble a full two-deep depth chart at a specific position group because of player unavailability.

• Most of LSU's football players have contracted and recovered from COVID-19, coach Ed Orgeron said, leaving the coaching staff hopeful those players will remain eligible to play the bulk of the season before they have to be tested again.

• Florida's athletic department reported 61 new COVID-19 cases, including six for the football team a little more than a week before its season opener at Ole Miss. The spike in infections coincided with the return of students to campus and the start of classes.

Rookie of the Year Ja Morant of the Grizzlies was the lone unanimous selection to the NBA's All-Rookie team.

Joining him on the first team were Miami guard Kendrick Nunn, Memphis forward Brandon Clarke, New Orleans forward Zion Williamson and Golden State forward Eric Paschall. The second-team picks were Heat guard Tyler Herro, Toronto guard Terence Davis II, Chicago guard Coby White, Charlotte forward P.J. Washington and Washington forward Rui Hachimura.

• The Raptors gave coach Nick Nurse a contract extension going into the final year of his deal. Terms were not disclosed.

The favorites for the overall title, including yellow jersey Primoz Roglic, rode in the peloton some 15 minutes behind Kamna, who was not a threat in the general classification.

NFL: The Lions placed cornerback Justin Coleman (hamstring) on injured reserve. … The Jets placed star running back Le'Veon Bell on IR for the same reason. … The 49ers agreed to a one-year contract with free-agent receiver Mohamed Sanu. … Linebacker Drue Tranquill (broken ankle) was placed on IR by the Chargers.

Golf: The LPGA Tour's Portland Classic set for this weekend has been reduced to 54 holes because of poor air quality caused by wildfires that have been burning across the West.