Off the wire

BASEBALL Cobb released from hospital

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Alex Cobb left the hospital and went home Sunday, one day after he was hit in the right ear by a line drive. The Rays announced during their game against Kansas City that Cobb had been released from Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg. The team said he will be placed on the seven-day concussion list. There was no timetable for when Cobb will rejoin the rotation. Cobb texted teammates Sunday morning, including pitcher Matt Moore, saying he had a headache but would soon be out of the hospital. In a message posted on his Twitter account, Cobb thanked Rays head athletic trainer Ron Porterfield and the doctors at Bayfront, and said that he “Woke up with only a minor headache.” Cobb was struck by a liner off the bat of Kansas City’s Eric Hosmer in the fifth inning of Saturday’s game but remained conscious the whole time. He was taken off the field on a stretcher. Moore was among a group of around 15 players, which included Hosmer and former Cobb teammates and current Royals James Shields and Elliot Johnson, who went to the hospital after Saturday’s game. It was a tough week for Cobb, 25, who left the team after starting Monday night’s game against Boston due to the death of his grandmother. Cobb was informed of the death after the game in which he gave up a season-high six runs over four innings in a 10-8, 14-inning loss to the Red Sox.

FOOTBALL Florida LB arrested

Florida linebacker Antonio Morrison is accused of punching a bouncer and has been charged with simple battery. He was arrested at his dormitory. Gainesville Police said witnesses identified Morrison as the man who argued with a bouncer outside Kava Lounge early Sunday regarding a cover charge and said: “Do you know who I am? I am a UF football player. I am Antonio!” When the bouncer told Morrison he would have to pay full price, witnesses say Morrison punched the bouncer in the head. Police say the bouncer and a witness identified Morrison from the school’s website. Officers say Morrison told them he got into a “scuffle,” but added “it wasn’t that big of a deal.” Morrison is a sophomore from Bolingbrook, Ill. He is expected to be a full-time starter this fall.

BASKETBALL Stackhouse: No rush on director

Jerry Stackhouse says the National Basketball Players Association is focusing on getting players involved in union activities and is in no rush to hire a search firm to choose a new executive director. The NBPA has been looking new director since February, when Billy Hunter was ousted after a number of questionable decisions. Stackhouse is the first vice president of the union and among its most outspoken members. Speaking at the NBPA’s 20th Top 100 Camp for high school stars at the University of Virginia, Stackhouse said the union is “trying to build something we can be really proud of” and would like to have a new director by the next All-Star break, when Adam Silver replaces retiring NBA Commissioner David Stern.

The Sacramento Kings will introduce Pete D’Alessandro as their new general manager today. The team formally announced the hiring of the former Denver executive Saturday. New Owner Vivek Ranadive had already hired Mike Malone as the team’s new coach and was looking for a front office leader to replace Geoff Petrie, who ran basketball operations for the Kings since 1994. D’Alessandro was executive vice president of basketball operations in Denver. The Kings went 28-54 last season. They have finished under .500 for seven consecutive seasons.

GOLF Parel wins in Kansas

Scott Parel won the Air Capital Classic on Sunday in Wichita, Kan., to become the fourth-oldest winner in Web.com Tour history, closing with a 7-under 64 for a three-stroke victory. The 48-year-old Parel finished at 18-under 266 at Crestview Country Club after opening with rounds of 69, 66 and 67. He earned $117,000 to jump from 153rd to 14th on the money list with $124,808. Parel won for the first time in 171 starts on the tour. He made a 45-foot putt to eagle the par-4 14th for the second consecutive day and had six birdies and a bogey. Parel didn’t play while in school at the University of Georgia and worked as a computer programmer for 10 years before becoming a professional golfer. Kirk Triplett is the oldest Web.com Tour champion, winning the 2011 News Sentinel Open at 49. Alex Aragon was second after a 65.

Ireland’s Simon Thornton beat South Africa’s Tjaart Van der Walt with a par on the first hole of a playoff in the Najeti Hotels Open in Saint-Omer, France, for his first European Tour title. Thornton and Van der Walt each shot 1-under 70 to finish at 5-under 279. England’s Seve Benson closed with a 70 to finish a stroke back.

MOTOR SPORTS Force ends streak

John Force ended a 31-event winless streak Sunday in the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn., beating Cruz Pedregon in the final round. Force, 64, raced to his record 135th career victory and fourth at Bristol Dragway. He powered his Ford Mustang to 4.148-second run at 305.29 mph, while Pedregon’s Toyota Camry shut off approaching the finish. “If you can’t compete you are just mentally out of it,” Force said. “This is great to come back here and win. So many fans wanted me to win on Father’s Day. It’s just a great day for the Force family and to do it on Father’s Day is just awesome.” Force outran daughter Courtney Force, points leader Matt Hagan and rising star Blake Alexander to advance to the final round. Steve Torrence won the Top Fuel event, and Rodger Brogdon topped the Pro Stock field. Torrence raced to his first victory of the season and fourth overall, beating top qualifier Spencer Massey with a 3.871 at 320.13. Massey had a 3.894 at 317.19. Brogdon claimed his first Pro Stock victory, outrunning Erica Enders-Stevens with a 6.745 at 205.38 in a Chevy Camaro. Enders-Stevens had a 6.752 at 205.66.

TENNIS

Murray rallies at Queen’s

Top-seeded Andy Murray rallied to beat defending champion Marin Cilic 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Queen’s Club tournament in London for the third time. The match was delayed for more than three hours by rain. It is the 27th career title for the Briton, who also claimed the trophy in 2009 and 2011, and his second of the season after winning at Miamiin March. Murray’s victory came in his first tournament since he was forced to withdraw from the French Open with a back injury. “I worked very hard in the time that I had off to try and get myself in the best shape possible,” Murray said. Murray yelled in agony in the match’s eighth game after straining his groin in a stretch but kept playing without treatment. Murray dominated the final set, going up 3-1 when Cilic made a forehand error.

Roger Federer won his first title of the year, overcoming a sluggish start to beat unseeded Mikhail Youzhny 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, on Sunday. Returning to grass in his favorite warm-up for Wimbledon, the top-seeded Federer looked lethargic until the middle of the second set, when he started hitting shots with confidence. Federer won his first title since Cincinnati in August and his sixth in Halle, the first since 2008. Four of Federer’s seven Wimbledon titles have come after victories in Halle. The former top-ranked player, who is now No. 3, won his 77th career title. Federer will be looking to extend his record of 17 Grand Slam championships when he defends his title at Wimbledon.

HOCKEY MVP: Broken foot is healing

Alex Ovechkin says his broken left foot is healing well after playing almost three full games on it last month. The Washington Capitals’ captain, who won his third Hart Trophy as the NHL’s MVP, sustained a hairline fracture in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the New York Rangers. He did not miss any time, playing in Game 7 the next night and then at the world championship days later. “Right now, I’m walking fine,” Ovechkin said during a conference call Sunday. “I’m going to start playing tennis soon so I’m going to be in good shape. … It’s kind of getting better. I feel pretty good about my foot.” Ovechkin said the puck broke his foot when he blocked a shot and he never spoke with the team’s trainer or doctor about setting up a magnetic resonance imaging. “I just played the game because it’s the playoffs,” he said. “It doesn’t matter what happen. You have to be there and you have to play the best that you can.”