Hartford, Conn.
Mayor Luke Bronin said Tuesday it’s also clear the stadium won’t be substantially complete by Wednesday.
That’s the grace-period date that was built into an agreement between the city and Centerplan Construction in January, after officials realized the project would not be finished by opening day in April.
The team was hoping to begin playing at the stadium on May 31.
Messages left for officials from Centerplan weren’t immediately returned Tuesday. The company faces more than $2 million in financial penalties for failing to meet the deadline.
New York
Now, the goaltender of that gold medal-winning team, Jim Craig, is parting with his most prized items from one of the greatest sporting moments of the 20th century.
Estimated to bring between $5 million and $7 million, the 17 items are being offered through the online auction house Lelands.com.
The sale went live Tuesday and ends June 17.
Items include Craig’s gold medal, with a pre-sale estimate of $1.5 million to $2 million.
Far Hills, n.j.
Goosen is the first player to receive a special exemption from the USGA since Tom Watson and Vijay Singh were awarded spots to the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.
The 47-year-old South African won his first U.S. Open in 2001 at Southern Hills when he three-putted from 12 feet on the final hole and then had to beat Mark Brooks in a playoff. Goosen won in 2004 at Shinnecock Hills by holding off Phil Mickelson.
His 10-year exemption from qualifying expired after 2014. Goosen made it through sectional qualifying last year.
Monroe, La.
Ouachita Parish (La.) Sheriff’s records show Robinson and Jones were cited Tuesday for the misdemeanor charge of carrying a weapon in the presence of narcotics. Robinson also faces a charge of felony possession of stolen firearms.
Monroe police detective Chris Bates says the players were arrested early Tuesday morning after an officer smelled marijuana coming from their parked car.
Both players are entering their junior seasons.
Paris
Ziad Khoury says no-fly zones will be declared over all 10 stadiums as well as training grounds for the 24 teams at next month’s tournament. He says the technology will be deployed at most of the 51 matches and will “interfere with drones and take control of them if they are spotted.”
French authorities have reportedly trained for the possibility of drones being used to disperse chemical or biological weapons over crowds.
Khoury described the technology as a “dissuasive measure that didn’t exist at previous sports events.”
