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sports Diabierna 22 Januari 2021

Irish on probation, faces recruiting limits for violations

(AP) — Notre Dame’s tions in this regard,” Notre the most egregious in the
football program is on Dame athletic director Jack four-level penalty structure.
NCAA probation until Swarbrick said in a state- Kelly’s violation was charac-
next January after admit- ment. “While we made clear terized as Level III.
ting to recruiting viola- to the NCAA our view that The number of official re-
tions in 2019 in which the agreed-upon penalties ex- cruiting visits Notre Dame
a now-former assistant ceeded the nature of the in- can host in 2020-21 will be
had an impermissible in- fractions, we accept the final reduced by one, from 56 to
person meeting with one outcome of the case. In ad- 55, and there will be 14 days
prospect and sent imper- dition, the assistant coach in- when prospects won’t be al-
missible text messages to volved is no longer employed lowed to make unofficial
another. by the university.” visits. The Irish also will im-
Head coach Brian Kelly also pose a seven-day off-campus
The NCAA announced the was found to have had im- recruiting ban for the entire
negotiated resolution Thurs- permissible off-campus con- staff this spring.
day after it was reviewed by tact with a prospect when he Probation started Thursday,
the Division I Committee on had his picture taken with the and the school also will pay a
Infractions. prospect at his high school. $5,000 fine. all recruiting activity during have to explain to the satis-
“Any violation of NCAA The NCAA described the The unidentified assistant, if the next available recruiting faction of the Committee on
rules is unacceptable and former assistant’s violations hired by another school, must period. Under a six-month, Infractions why the former
Notre Dame Athletics takes as Level II, which are con- serve a one-game suspen- show-cause order, the former assistant shouldn’t be sub-
full responsibility for its ac- sidered significant but not sion and be suspended from assistant’s new school would jected to those penalties.

AP source: Astros agree to $7M, 2-year deal with Castro

(AP) — Catcher Jason team.
Castro has agreed to a $7 The 33-year-old gives Hous-
million, two-year contract ton another veteran catcher
with the Houston Astros, to play behind starter Martín
a person familiar with the Maldonado.
deal told The Associated Castro played for both the
Press. Angels and the Padres last
season where he appeared in
The person spoke to the AP 27 games and hit .188 with
on condition of anonymity two homers and nine RBIs.
Thursday because the deal He spent the previous three
had not been announced. seasons with the Twins where
The agreement is pending he played 208 games and hit
completion of a successful .229.
physical. Castro had his best years
This will be Castro’s second with the Astros where he 617
stint with the team after he games and was named to the
was selected in the first round All-Star game in 2013. He
of the 2008 amateur draft by hit .232 with 62 homers and
the Astros and spent his first 212 RBIs in his six seasons in
six MLB seasons with the Houston.

Chiefs’ Mahomes takes most of snaps in Thursday practice

(AP) — Patrick Mahomes took the majority of first-
team reps in practice Thursday, even though he re-
mains in the NFL’s concussion protocol, raising ex-
pectations that he will start in the AFC championship
game against the Buffalo Bills.

Mahomes was initially listed as a full participant when he re-
turned to practice Wednesday, but the Chiefs quickly correct-
ed his status to limited because he remains in the protocol.
He must be cleared by team physicians and an independent
neural consult before the reigning Super Bowl MVP can be a
full participant in practice or play in a game.
Reid said that Mahomes “look good out there” and that “he
feels good.”
Running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire practiced for the sec-
ond straight day as he comes back from a high-ankle sprain,
as did wide receiver Sammy Watkins, who has been out with a
calf injury. Running back Le’Veon Bell did not work out after
a knee swelled up on him during the previous day’s workout.