HOCKEY
Capitals await Laich knee injury report
• Washington Capitals coach Dale Hunter said Monday that Brooks Laich’s left knee injury is “not major.” But Hunter also says Laich has yet to see a doctor, so it’s too early to tell how long the durable veteran center will be sidelined.
Laich was injured Sunday when he was rammed into the boards on a clean hit by Dennis Seidenberg in the second period of a 4-1 loss to the Boston Bruins.
Laich was on crutches and wearing a knee brace after the game.
• Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby practiced Monday but said he is no closer to returning from a concussion and neck injury that have sidelined him for most of the season..
• The NHL fined Colorado Avalanche forward Chuck Kobasew $2,500 for tripping Vancouver Canucks defenseman Dan Hamhuis on Saturday.
FOOTBALL
Games are back on
for Rams in London
• Tickets for the NFL’s annual regular-season game in London will go on sale Monday after the St. Louis Rams solved an issue regarding their stadium lease, clearing the way for them to host games in Britain. The general admission ticket sales were halted last week because the NFL’s plans to have the Rams host one game per season at Wembley over the next three years clashed with the team’s lease on Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. The Oct. 28 game at Wembley will feature the Rams and the New England Patriots, who lost Sunday’s Super Bowl to the New York Giants.
• The Oakland Raiders hired Stanford’s Jason Tarver as defensive coordinator.
• The Kansas City Chiefs hired former Browns assistant Brian Daboll as the team’s new offensive coordinator.
• New England Patriots wide receiver Chad Ochocinco (oh-choh-SINK’-oh) pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of failure to display a valid driver’s license over the summer in Cincinnati hours after playing in the Super Bowl. The judge fined Ochocinco $200 and ordered him to pay $104 in court costs.
COLLEGES
Alabama basketball player suspended
• Alabama basketball coach Anthony Grant suspended forward Tony Mitchell indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team. Mitchell is second on the team in scoring and rebounding, averaging 13.1 points and 7.0 rebounds
• Wisconsin campus police opened an investigation into new misconduct allegations against a former top athletic official who resigned after he was accused of sexually assaulting a student at a Rose Bowl party. University Chancellor David Ward said campus police have been investigating new allegations against former associate athletic director John Chadima since Jan. 30.
CYCLING
Appeals court rules against Contador
• An appeals court ruled Monday that Alberto Contador, a three-time winner of the Tour de France, used a performance-enhancing drug when he won the race in 2010. The decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland, means that Contador will be banned from racing for two years.
— Associated Press
