BASEBALL
ATLANTA (AP) — A man died after falling more than 60 feet from an upper-level platform at Atlanta's Turner Field onto a parking lot during a game between the Braves and Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.
Atlanta police spokesman John Chafee confirmed the death of the man, whose name was not immediately released.
"At this time there's no indication of foul play and the fall appears accidental," Chafee said late Monday. "It appears he fell from an upper-level platform to a secured lot below."
Chafee said police received the report of the fall just before 9 p.m. Monday, shortly after the game began after a nearly two-hour rain delay. When officers arrived, they located a man who appeared to have fallen 65 feet, or about six stories.
The man was transported to Atlanta Medical Center and died of his injuries.
Chafee said the fall occurred on the stadium's back side. He said witnesses described the fall as accidental, but that police were not releasing other details of what they said.
He said he did not know if wet conditions or alcohol were factors.
PHOENIX (AP) — Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones is moving on a day after tweeting that a fan in San Francisco threw a banana onto the field near him during a game.
Jones, who is black, homered in the top of the ninth and had four RBIs in the Orioles' 10-2 win over the Giants on Sunday. He didn't say anything about the incident after the game, but posted a tweet with an expletive that a fan had thrown a banana onto the field during the ninth inning.
A Giants fan told the San Jose Mercury News on Monday that he threw the banana, but said it was out of anger at the Giants and not racially motivated. The Giants told the newspaper they were not able to verify the fan's claim.
The Giants issued an apology to Jones and the Orioles.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Former St. Louis Cardinals star Jack Clark is out of his sports talk radio job along with his co-host after saying Albert Pujols took performance-enhancing drugs.
Clark said on the air last week on WGNU in St. Louis that Pujols' former trainer, Chris Mihlfeld, told him 10 years ago that he injected PEDs into Pujols, the former Cardinals great now in his second season with the Angels but sidelined by a foot injury.
Pujols responded with a vehement denial Friday night and said he planned to take legal action against Clark and his employers.
Early Saturday, the company that owns the show hosted by Clark and Kevin Slaten, insideSTL Enterprises LLC, said in a statement that Clark "is no longer associated with the company," then later canceled the show, costing Slaten his job, too.
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TRACK AND FIELD
MOSCOW (AP) — Two-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won her second 100-meter title at the world championships Monday with an overpowering run.
The Jamaican was well ahead of the field and finished in 10.71 seconds to improve on her world-leading time. She was 0.22 seconds ahead of silver medalist Muriel Ahoure of the Ivory Coast.
Defending champion Carmelita Jeter of the United States took the bronze in 10.94 seconds.
MOSCOW (AP) — The United States finished 1-2 in the men's 110-meter hurdles, with David Oliver taking the gold at the world championships.
Oliver won in 13.00 seconds, the fastest time of the year.
Ryan Wilson took silver in 13.13, and Sergey Shubenkov of Russia crossed ahead of defending champion Jason Richardson for bronze.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge rejected former track coach Trevor Graham's plea to erase his felony conviction for lying to federal investigators about his relationship with a steroids dealer.
Graham, who coached former star sprinters Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery at the height of their fame, was sentenced to a year of house arrest.
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PRO FOOTBALL
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The opposing wills of a headstrong coach and an equally headstrong franchise player faced off again, with Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan rebuffing Robert Griffin III's latest lobbying effort to play in the preseason.
Shanahan also said he has no private deal with Griffin about playing in Week 1 of the regular season, as implied by the quarterback. As far as Griffin's statements about neither liking nor fully understanding Shanahan's practice plan for the QB, the coach reiterated that it's not his job to do everything to Griffin's liking.
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Darrion Weems has been sidelined after dropping 325 pounds on his chest while lifting weights.
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Weems wasn't seriously injured and should return to practice soon. He didn't practice Monday.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Colts owner Jim Irsay didn't like anything he saw Sunday against Buffalo.
So on Monday, he apologized to the fans.
"Many starters played briefly or were nursing little injuries, but it was a crap performance, my apologies/My commanders got n earful from me!" he tweeted less than 24 hours after an embarrassing 44-20 loss to Buffalo.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants leading tackler Antrel Rolle was carted off the field after hurting his right ankle at training camp.
The nine-year safety was expected to have an MRI and other tests to determine the seriousness of the injury, coach Tom Coughlin said after practice.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Pro Bowl running back Jamaal Charles left midway through the Chiefs' practice with what coach Andy Reid called a strained foot. X-rays were negative.
Charles was participating in an 11-on-11 portion of practice pitting the No. 1 offense against the top defense when he walked off the field and spent a moment speaking with trainers. He climbed into a cart and was driven up a long hillside to the locker room.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
The fallout from the Johnny Manziel autograph allegations prompted Louisville and Miami to announce changes to their signing policies Monday.
At Miami's annual CanesFest on Saturday, the Hurricanes will be signing only school-issued posters and nothing else. And when Louisville has its Fan Day on Sunday, players won't be permitted to sign anything in response to what Cardinals coach Charlie Strong called "a national problem."
Both schools said the moves are being made because of ongoing concerns about college athletes and autograph sales, and neither mentioned Manziel by name. ESPN reported earlier this month that Manziel, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, is being investigated by the NCAA amid allegations that he took money in exchange for signing memorabilia.
If true, Manziel's eligibility and Heisman standing would both be jeopardized.
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — California safety Avery Sebastian has movement in all his extremities after being taken to the hospital following a hard collision during a scrimmage at Memorial Stadium that appeared to leave him immobilized.
The school released a statement Monday night saying Sebastian is resting at Highland General Hospital in Oakland and is expected to be released soon.
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AUTO RACING
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) — Stewart-Haas Racing tabbed Austin Dillon to drive Tony Stewart's No. 14 Chevrolet this week at Michigan International Speedway.
Stewart continues to recover from a broken right leg suffered in a sprint car crash Aug. 5 at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) continues to field his No. 14 Chevrolet SS in the Sprint Cup Series. It will be Dillon's 10th Sprint Cup start.
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PRO BASKETBALL
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Four months later, the Philadelphia 76ers have a new coach.
A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that the Sixers have hired San Antonio assistant Brett Brown to replace Doug Collins, who resigned in April.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the move has not been officially announced.
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