*FOOTBALL: Dolphins defensive tackle Fred Evans, arrested last weekend for refusing to leave a taxi in Miami and for fighting with officers, was released by the team. … The Rams agreed to a three-year contract with cornerback Jonathan Wade, the team’s third-round draft pick from Tennessee.
*HOCKEY: Scott Stevens, Mark Messier, Ron Francis and Al MacInnis were elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. … The NHL Players’ Association announced formation of a five-player committee to find a replacement for former Executive Director Ted Saskin. … Predators forward Paul Kariya plans to enter free agency. … The Flames re-signed center Wayne Primeau to a three-year contract and signed defenseman David Hale to a one-year deal.
*MOTORSPORTS: Hendrick Motorsports won’t appeal this week’s NASCAR penalties against the cars driven by Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson. Gordon and Johnson were docked 100 points each, and crew chiefs Steve Letarte and Chad Knaus were both fined $100,000 and suspended for six races because their cars failed an initial inspection last week.
*SWIMMING: Russian Anatoli Poliakov has been banned for two years for testing positive for steroids. Poliakov tested positive for the anabolic steroid Boldenone from a doping sample in January.
