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SPORTS Friday 29 June 2018

NFL suspends Buccaneers QB

Jameis Winston for 3 games

By FRED GOODALL interviews with several per- me grow, mature and
AP Sports Writer sons, including the driver, learn." Winston added that
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Winston and others with he has eliminated alcohol
Tampa Bay Buccaneers relevant information," the from his life.
will open the season with- NFL said in a statement an- Winston, who's thrown for
out quarterback Jameis nouncing the suspension. 11,636 yards and 69 touch-
Winston, who has been sus- "The league also examined downs in three NFL seasons,
pended three games for an extensive amount of has started 45 of the Bucs'
violating the NFL's personal other evidence, including past 48 games. He missed
conduct policy. telephone records, busi- three games last season
Winston said in a statement ness records, data from with a shoulder injury and
released on Facebook that electronic devices and the Bucs finished 5-11, miss-
the NFL informed him of other communications." ing the playoffs for the 10th
their decision on Thursday. The Bucs drafted Winston straight season.
The discipline stems from No. 1 overall in 2015, de- He will miss the Bucs' season
the league's investigation spite questions about the opener at New Orleans on
of an accusation that the young quarterback's be- Sept. 9, as well as homes
2013 Heisman Trophy win- havior during his college games against defending
ner groped a female Uber career at Florida State. Super Bowl champion Phil-
driver during a ride the Winston, 24, was accused adelphia and Pittsburgh.
quarterback took in Arizo- of raping a fellow student He will be eligible to return
na, where Winston was at- at FSU, but was never to the team on Sept. 25,
tending a charity event in charged. The university set- the day after Tampa Bay
March 2016. tled a Title IX lawsuit over its plays the Steelers. In this June 14, 2018, file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
quarterback Jameis Winston (3) throws during an NFL football
The driver did not file a handling of the allegations The league said Winston minicamp in Tampa, Fla.
criminal or civil complaint, with Winston's accuser, is also required to have Associated Press
however she reported the Erica Kinsman, in January a clinical evaluation and
incident to Uber. The NFL 2016 for $1.7 million. cooperate in any recom- conduct policy of the NFL," sion by the commissioner."
learned of the allegation, Winston said in his state- mended program of thera- the Bucs said in a state- The suspension will cost
when it was reported pub- ment Thursday that "in the peutic intervention. ment. "We are disappoint- Winston $124,411 of his
licly last November. past 2½ years my life has "All members of our orga- ed that Jameis put himself base salary of $705,000 for
"The league promptly initi- been filled with experi- nization are expected to in a position that has been the upcoming season. The
ated a comprehensive in- ences, opportunities and conduct themselves in ac- found to violate the policy quarterback is set to earn
vestigation that included events that have helped cordance with the personal and accept today's deci- $20.9 million in 2019.q

EASTBOURNE years, lost 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (5) in ty returned into the net.
Continued from Page 18 2 hours, 12 minutes. Wozniacki will play fourth-
Cecchinato, who is seed- It was Sabalenka's first win seeded Angelique Kerber,
ed fourth, will face Lukas over a top-10 player. who prevailed over Daria
Lacko in the other semifinal Sabalenka, who is ranked Kasatkina 6-1, 6-7 (3), 7-6
after beating John Millman 45th in the world, fought (3). Kerber seemed on her
of Australia 5-7, 6-3, 6-2. back from a 4-1 deficit way to a comfortable win
Lacko, who knocked in the deciding set and as the German powered
out top-seeded Diego clinched the match when through the first set in just 19
Schwartzman in the sec- Pliskova sent a forehand minutes.
ond round on Wednesday, wide. Sabalenka will face But the seventh-seeded
comfortably dispatched 2008 champion Agnieszka Kasatkina recovered from
British No. 2 Cameron Nor- Radwanska in the semifi- her terrible start and the
rie 6-3, 6-4. nals after the Pole eased Russian pushed Kerber all
There were also surprises in past fifth-seeded Jelena Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in action against Latvian the way. Both players ap-
the women's draw as de- Ostapenko 6-2, 7-5. player Agnieszka Radwanska, during day five of the Nature peared to struggle on their
Valley International at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne, England,
fending champion Karolina Top-seeded Caroline Woz- Thursday June 28, 2018. serve — with Kasatkina in
Pliskova was upset by Ary- niacki survived a scare to Associated Press particular racking up 10
na Sabalenka of Belarus. beat Ashleigh Barty of Aus- double faults. There were
The second-seeded Czech tralia 6-4, 6-3. set but Wozniacki broke four successive games to several breaks of serve be-
player, who has reached The eighth-seeded Barty straight back each time book her semifinal spot, fore Kerber triumphed in
the final in the past two broke twice in the second and the Danish player won sealing the result when Bar- little over two hours.q