Authorities in Minnesota have charged the son of former NFL lineman Barry Bennett in Bennett's death.

Barry Bennett, 63, and his wife, Carol, were found dead in their home in Long Prairie, a small town about two hours northwest of Minneapolis, on Wednesday. Authorities have sought 22-year-old son Dylan Bennett since then and have charged him in absentia.

Barry and Carol Bennett were both shot. A criminal complaint said that Dylan Bennett's car was at the scene and an empty box for a 9 mm handgun along with ammunition was inside it.

Authorities said they traced transactions after the Bennetts' death suggesting Dylan Bennett had flown to Mexico, and a warrant has been issued.

The complaint said Barry Bennett reported in December that while in a mental health facility, Dylan had expressed thoughts of killing his parents.

Barry Bennett played 11 seasons with the New Orleans Saints, the New York Jets and the Minnesota Vikings.

The Vikings issued a statement Friday saying: "We are saddened by the tragic loss of former Vikings player Barry Bennett and his wife, Carol. Our thoughts are with their friends and family during this difficult time."

The Star Tribune reported that Bennett had retired from teaching physical education in Long Prairie. Superintendent Jon Kringen said Bennett rarely talked about his NFL career unless someone asked.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Miami and No. 8 Florida meet Saturday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) for the first time since 2013 to kick off the 150th season of college football.

Though it might be hard to remember, Miami vs. Florida used to be the biggest, and only, in-state rivalry. The teams played every year between 1944 and 1987, until Florida decided to stop playing the game annually -- a move that still irks Miami fans. As soon as their rivalry stopped, the Miami-Florida State and Florida State-Florida matchups filled the void and grew in intensity as all three programs rose to prominence and often played with championship stakes on the line.

When the rivalry was held annually, the two teams played for a trophy called the Seminole War Canoe, an actual canoe hand-carved out of a 200-year-old cypress tree. It currently resides at the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame, and there are no plans for it to go anywhere. Miami says the trophy was intended to be awarded only to the annual rivalry game winner, and since this is no longer an annual rivalry game, the canoe stays in Miami. The Hurricanes won the final annual meeting with the Gators 31-4 in 1987.

With the renewal of their rivalry upon us, here is a look back at the five most memorable moments in the history of the Miami-Florida game.

1971: The Gator Flop, and a dip in the dolphin pool

Florida quarterback John Reaves needed 10 yards to break Jim Plunkett's NCAA career passing record of 7,544 yards. With the game winding down and the Gators leading 45-8, Miami had the ball and was driving down the field. Florida used its timeouts, and it was at this time Harvin Clark approached coach Doug Dickey and asked if they should let Miami score so Reaves could get the ball back. Finally, Dickey agreed -- but he had no idea what Harvin had in mind.

Harvin told ESPN in 2010, "So I went back in the huddle and said, 'Here's what we need to do. We have to get John back in the game. So when they hike the ball, I just want everyone to fall on the ground.' And I remember John Clifford, our free safety, saying, 'What? We have to play these guys next year.' And I said, 'Come on now, John. I'm the captain, and this is what we're gonna do.'"

So the Gator Flop came to be, as nearly every player on the Gators' defense fell onto the field, allowing Miami quarterback John Hornibrook to score an easy touchdown, giving the ball back to the Florida offense. Reaves set the record on a 15-yard pass to Carlos Alvarez as time expired. Miami coach Fran Curci was so incensed, he called it "the worst thing I have ever seen in football." He refused to shake Dickey's hand afterward. To celebrate, several Gators jumped into the dolphin pool in the east end zone of the Orange Bowl, home to the Miami Dolphins' actual mascot, Flipper. (Flipper was not in the pool at the time.)

1980 (and 2008!): Flying oranges and last-second field goals

That was not the last time these teams had issues running out the clock. In 1980, Florida fans started pelting Miami players with oranges after a late touchdown gave the Hurricanes a 28-7 lead. Then-Miami coach Howard Schnellenberger decided to do something about it. He called a last-minute timeout so he could add a field goal to the final score with 1 second remaining. Miami won 31-7. Schnellenberger said afterward, "I did that because I wanted the press to come and ask me why I kicked the field goal."

It took 28 years, but Urban Meyer returned the favor in 2008. Rather than take a knee with 25 seconds left in a blowout, Florida kicked a field goal to make it 26-3. Miami coach Randy Shannon briskly walked past Meyer and in his postgame comments said, "I'll just say this one statement. Sometimes when you do things, and people see what type of person you really are, you turn a lot of people off. Now, whatever you want to get out of that, I won't say it again. But it helped us. It helped us more than you'll ever know."

1984: Kosar magic

The 1984 Florida-Miami game was one of the first televised on ESPN, and it ranks as one of the best games in the series. The teams met at the old Tampa Stadium in front of more than 72,000 fans. It appeared as if Florida might pull the upset on the defending national champions. The Gators led 20-19 with 41 seconds remaining, but then Bernie Kosar delivered one of the most memorable plays in Miami history. He led Miami 72 yards in only 29 seconds, capped off by a 12-yard touchdown pass to Eddie Brown in the corner of the end zone with 7 seconds left, to go up 26-20. Florida's last pass went for a pick-six and Miami won 32-20, giving the Hurricanes possession of the vaunted Seminole War Canoe. It was Miami's 13th consecutive victory, and first under new coach Jimmy Johnson, though the Hurricanes would lose the following week to Michigan. As for Florida, it was the Gators' only loss that season, but the year was marred by NCAA violations that forced the resignation of coach Charley Pell and led to Florida vacating its SEC championship.

2000: Bourbon Street brawl

Miami and Florida were set to meet in New Orleans for the 2001 Sugar Bowl. What could possibly go wrong? In the first game between the schools since their series ended in 1987, nostalgia was high -- but so were tensions. Days before the game, Miami and Florida players encountered each other on Bourbon Street just past 11 p.m. Predictably, it did not end well. Approximately 10-15 players from the two teams got into a verbal altercation. Who started the fight remains unclear to this day, since both sides gave differing accounts to their coaches and police. Soon, the fight spilled over to a nearby pizza restaurant, where one person involved in the fight fell through a window. The owner of the pizza place told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel at the time, "If somebody in here had been in the way, they would have been trampled. It was a bunch of guys, fighting each other, running around and chasing each other. There were so many of them."

Florida linebacker Alex Brown had a swollen left eye at media availability the following day. Brown said he didn't know who hit him, but said, "I wish I knew who did it. I'd kill him." Incredibly, no players were suspended as coaches Butch Davis and Steve Spurrier played it off as a "minor verbal confrontation." Miami beat Florida 37-20 in the actual game, setting the stage for its epic 2001 championship team. Years later, Miami tight end Jeremy Shockey said in the 30 for 30 documentary "The U Part 2" that Spurrier told him after the game, "You guys definitely deserved it. We got our ass beat off the field and on." Spurrier vehemently denied this, saying after the film came out, "They never called me and said, 'Did you say that?' But that's not the first time in life somebody put a quote on me that I didn't say. I did say most of them, but not that one."

2003: Brock Berlin's revenge

This one still makes Florida fans nauseous. Brock Berlin, one of the most highly touted quarterbacks coming out of high school in Louisiana, chose to sign with Spurrier and Florida. But after Spurrier left for the Redskins and Ron Zook became the head coach, Berlin decided to transfer to ... Miami, a personal affront to Gators fans everywhere. He earned a permanent place in the rivalry after his career-best day against the Gators.

"It was a very emotional week leading into that game," Berlin recalled in a recent phone interview with ESPN. "No. 1, it was my first start in the Orange Bowl, so there was a lot of emotion with that in itself, but to be able to play against my former teammates at Florida made it even better."

Florida took a 33-10 lead into the third quarter, but Berlin saw a spark in his teammates after he threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Beard with four minutes left in the third quarter. Then just before the third quarter ended, Miami scored again. "We got into a rhythm. We gained momentum," Berlin said. "For me, it was one of those out-of-body experiences. You knew we're not walking out of here without a win."

Berlin battled cramps in the fourth quarter but refused to let it deter him, and Miami kept rolling -- scoring 28 unanswered points to win 38-33. To celebrate, he did the Gator chomp in front of the Florida section. "You can't dream up that scenario," Berlin said. "You can't dream up the way that game played out."

SALT LAKE CITY -- Tom Nissalke, who won coach of the year honors in the NBA and ABA, has died. He was 87.

Nissalke passed away at his home in Salt Lake City on Thursday after facing a "series of health-related problems" in recent years, according to the Deseret News .

He was the first coach of the Utah Jazz after the franchise relocated from New Orleans in 1979. Nissalke was also an NBA head coach in Seattle, Houston and Cleveland.

Nissalke got his start in the pro ranks as an assistant with Milwaukee and helped guide a team featuring Hall of Famers Oscar Robertson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to an NBA title in 1971. His work with the Bucks landed him a head coaching gig with the ABA's Dallas Chaparrals. He led them to a 42-42 record in his first season and was named the league's top coach.

He was hired the next season in Seattle, but was fired after a 13-32 start. Nissalke then coached the Utah Stars and San Antonio before returning to the NBA with the Rockets. He won 124 games in three seasons with Houston, twice taking the team to the playoffs and the 1977 Eastern Conference finals.

Nissalke was named the NBA's Coach of the Year after going 49-33 in 1976-77.

After retiring, he was active with the YMCA and worked as a radio analyst.

Nissalke is survived by a daughter, Holly, son Thomas Jr, and two grandchildren. His wife, Nancy, died in 2006.

Investigators for the Sacramento Kings and the NBA determined that, based on available evidence, there was "not a sufficient basis to support" the sexual assault allegations made against Kings head coach Luke Walton.

According to a Friday statement from the Kings and the NBA, Kelli Tennant, who alleged that Walton sexually assaulted her in 2014, did not participate in their investigation.

Tennant, a former host on Spectrum SportsNet LA, the Lakers' regional sports network, filed a civil lawsuit against Walton in April. During a news conference, Tennant said that Walton assaulted her in a Santa Monica, California, hotel room. Walton was an assistant with the Golden State Warriors at the time.

"Out of nowhere, he got on top of me and pinned me down to the bed and held my arms down with all of his weight while he kissed my neck and my face and my chest," Tennant said at an April news conference, adding that when she asked him to get off, "he laughed at me."

Walton said in a statement Friday that he is "100% focused on coaching the Sacramento Kings, and energized to work with this incredible group of players and coaches as we start the preseason. I will have no further comment."

Walton said in a court brief filed back in July that the allegations against him are not backed up by facts and are designed to attract media attention. Walton's court filing claims that Tennant filed a lawsuit nearly five years after the alleged assault, which the brief calls a "pleasant encounter," after she quit two jobs and needed money.

The Kings and the NBA launched a joint investigation into the allegations in April. The investigatory team was led by Sue Ann Van Dermyden, from the Sacramento law firm Van Dermyden Maddux, and Elizabeth Maringer, senior vice president and assistant general counsel of the NBA.

The Kings on Friday released a separate statement about Walton, saying he "is our head coach, and we support him and his team as they continue to prepare for the upcoming season."

The investigation is considered closed unless new evidence becomes available, the Kings and the NBA said.

Middle-distance man puts teaching career on hold to focus on World Champs and Olympics

Jamie Webb is ranked No.1 in one of the most competitive events at this weekend’s Müller British Championships in Birmingham – the men’s 800m. The 25-year-old faces arguably the strongest field for years in the event and he knows there is no room for error if he wants to qualify for the IAAF World Championships in Doha.

“It’s going to be an incredible domestic showdown,” he says. “Realistically you could end up with the whole final who are able to make the team.”

In the quest for excellence, Webb recently put his teaching career on hold in order to focus on training 100% in the run-up to Doha and the Tokyo Olympics next year. His last day as a teacher was one month ago and he wasted no time in setting a PB of 1:44.52 the following day at the Müller Anniversary Games in London.

However, in Birmingham this weekend he will face another sub-1:45 man this year in the shape of Kyle Langford, together with Elliot Giles, who finished top Brit at last weekend’s Diamond League in Birmingham, plus Guy Learmonth, Andrew Osagie, Thomas Staines, Spencer Thomas and UK junior record-holder Max Burgin, among others.

“I’m feeling good,” says Webb. “Birmingham last weekend was a funny one for me (Webb placed fourth, one position behind Giles in a race won by Ireland’s Mark English). I got a bit caught up with the race at 500m and got a bit too aggressive and it came back to bite me in the home straight with the wind and the lactic.”

It was a reminder for Webb that this weekend won’t be easy. “If I want to compete with the best in Doha and be in the final then I have to be one of the top three in Britain,” he says. “There is not much room for manoeuvre this weekend. I have to produce my best or I won’t be going to Doha.”

Webb was a bit of a late starter in athletics. He says he “messed around” in other sports as a teenager and didn’t begin running seriously until he was in his late teens. His dad, Adrian, began coaching him at Liverpool Harriers but more recently he has also benefited from the advice and experience of Matt Yates – the 1992 European indoor 1500m gold medallist.

“My dad and Matt will both be there this weekend,” Webb says, explaining the coaching partnership. “We also have three people competing this weekend so we’ll be there as a team. We’re all working on a common goal and the way we work together has become more fluent over time.”

Such is Webb’s progress, he has beaten Yates’ PB of 1:45.05 and also the Liverpool Harriers club record of 1:44.92 which was held by Curtis Robb – a world and Olympic 800m finalist in the 1990s.

With Burgin breaking age-group records and GB juniors Oliver Dustin, Ben Pattison and Fin Mclear sweeping the medals at the European Under-20 Championships, too, some are describing the current 800m crop as the strongest since the 1980s and the days of Seb Coe, Steve Cram, Steve Ovett and Peter Elliott.

“It’d be amazing to lift the sport to that level of popularity again,” says Webb, who won European indoor silver earlier this year in Glasgow (pictured below). “I don’t think any target is out of reach but I see myself as improving by about one second a year, which I’ve done a good job of so far.”

His current “sabbatical”, as he calls it, from teaching cannot be harming his athletics but is he feeling the benefits yet? “It’s a bit too early to tell,” he says, “as I usually have summer off anyway. It’s not really kicked in yet that I’m full time. I’ll probably feel the benefits more in winter when I have a bigger volume of training.

“But if I want to do well at the Olympics then the work I need to put into that isn’t sustainable alongside a full-time job,” he adds.

Webb says he is 3kg heavier than last year and is lifting more in the weights room but is doing one less weights session per week, which is making his legs fresher for running sessions. He says he has always been aerobically strong but it now also one second quicker over 200m than he was previously. Weights aside, this might be linked to him shortening the length of his hill reps in recent months.

He plans to add more to his routine, too, as he explains: “I’ve got the chance to restructure my whole life and improve my nutrition, do a bit more yoga, focus more on recovery and quality sleep, etc. From now on I hope to have some spare time after running rather than trying to do running in my spare time.

“Now is the perfect time for me to do it full-time. A lot of people do it before university and don’t know what to do with themselves but I’m 25 and I didn’t really start training until I was 18.”

The International Ice Hockey Federation suspended Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov for four years after testing positive for cocaine at the 2019 IIHF World Championships on May 26.

The IIHF announced the suspension on Friday, and said Kuznetsov "didn't require the analysis of his B-sample and was provisionally suspended on 13th June 2019." He will be eligible to return on June 12, 2023.

Kuznetsov, 27, is under contract through the Capitals until 2024-25 and competes internationally for Russia.

In May, Kuznetsov appeared in a now-deleted video that surfaced on social media sitting in a hotel room near lines of a white, powdery substance. Kuznetsov denied ever taking drugs. The NHL launched an investigation into the incident, which it swiftly closed.

"While we certainly do not condone or endorse some of the decisions he made on the night in question, Mr. Kuznetsov's account of the events that transpired aligns with other information we have been able to gather, and we have found no basis to question his representations with respect to what did - and did not - occur," deputy commissioner Bill Daly's statement read in part.

The NHL tests its players for drugs of abuse, such as cocaine and marijuana. However according to the NHL and NHLPA's joint Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health (SABH) Program, players are not suspended for positive tests. Rather, if the program administrators flag "abnormally high levels" of any substance, the veil of anonymity is lifted and doctors can recommend treatment.

If the player chooses to enter the SABH, the NHL and NHLPA doctors have the power to levy fines, suspensions or other penalties if conditions are breached. However, the player is not required to enter the program if he doesn't want to.

Brazilian-born striker Elkeson has changed his name as he prepares to help China qualify for the 2022 World Cup.

The 30-year-old, who has played in the Chinese Super League since 2013, became a naturalised citizen earlier in August and was named on Wednesday in China's squad for their opening 2022 World Cup qualifier at The Maldives on Sept. 10.

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Now known in China as Ai Kesen, the former Botafogo star told fans on social media that he is now one of them.

"In addition to winning many championships and honours on the football field, I have been very happy in China in recent years," Elkeson said. "Now I want to say that I am Chinese and I love this country. I want to return all the love and care you have for me over the years. I hope to get your support as always."

The top scorer of the Chinese Super League in 2013 and 2014 has downloaded his new national anthem on to his phone and, according to reports in China, is preparing to sing it against the Maldives should he be named in the starting lineup by head coach Marcello Lippi.

Lippi, who led Italy to the 2006 World Cup, was hired by China for a second spell in May as the country looks to make a second appearance at the World Cup following their 2002 debut. Elkeson is a major part of those plans.

"Football is booming in China, and the Chinese team has no reason not to enter the World Cup," Elkeson added. "Football is as important to China as it is to countries in Europe and South America."

The Brazilian is the first player of non-Chinese heritage to be called up by the national team and follows the debut of Nico Yennaris in June.

The English-born midfielder has a Chinese mother and was signed by Beijing Guoan from Championship club Brentford in January.

Yennaris, now known as Li Ke in China, took Chinese citizenship and has also been called-up by Lippi to face The Maldives in the opening game of the second round of qualification.

China have to finish first in Group A, which also contains Syria, The Philippines and Guam, to be sure of progressing to the next stage.

Keylor Navas has asked to leave Real Madrid before the summer transfer window shuts, sources have told ESPN FC, although coach Zinedine Zidane has said he wants him to stay.

Navas considered leaving Madrid earlier in the summer having been told by Zidane that Thibaut Courtois would be first choice goalkeeper for 2019-20, but then decided to stay having not received an attractive enough offer.

However, the situation has changed again, with sources telling ESPN FC Navas is upset with his conversations with Zidane over the summer. Agent Jorge Mendes has been tasked with working out a move for the 32-year-old to Paris Saint-Germain.

Madrid were initially against losing Navas so close to the transfer window closing on Sept. 2, but have reluctantly agreed to accept his demand to leave and are scouring the market for an experienced back-up for Courtois.

Sources have told ESPN FC that PSG are keen on Navas as well as AC Milan's Gianluigi Donnarumma. They also enquired about Courtois' availability earlier in the summer.

Asked about Navas' situation at a news conference Friday morning Zidane said: "Keylor is a Real Madrid player, an important player.

"We are not thinking about replacing him or about him leaving. Keylor is here with us, wants to be here with us. He can show that he is a very good player, and has been doing that in training. He has always been professional. The situation has not changed for me. We will have many games, and I will count on him."

Sources said that Madrid's potential interest in signing Neymar from PSG this summer was not connected to Navas going the other way.

"We have a game tomorrow, I am just thinking about that. That's the only thing we should think of, players, coach, staff, nothing else," Zidane said.

"Until Sept. 2 anything can happen, players can come and go. But the players who are here want to be here, and they are under contract. I want Sept. 2 to come as soon as possible. So these questions will end."

Zidane also confirmed that Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez will remain at the club, despite both looking likely to leave earlier in the summer.

"We know we need to improve, to achieve important things. The important thing is the player wants to stay, and we will count on him," Zidane said.

"He has shown before that he is a big player, and he must show that again. James is the same. He has returned from his time in Germany. We are happy to have him here, he is a good player, and he is happy to be here. What counts is what happens from here. There are many games and I will count on all the players."

Barcelona will return with a third offer for Neymar and are weighing up including Ousmane Dembele as a makeweight in an attempt to convince Paris Saint-Germain to sell, sources have told ESPN FC.

Barca have already seen two bids turned down for Neymar, who left the club for France in a world record €222 million transfer in 2017.

PSG rejected a first offer which included Philippe Coutinho, Ivan Rakitic and €80m and then dismissed their request to take him on loan this season ahead of a permanent move next summer in a deal which would have been worth around €190m.

With less than two weeks to go before the transfer window closes on Sept. 2, Barca are against the clock to come up with an offer which suits PSG.

The French champions could set a deadline for any potential deal, too, as they want to have their squad finalised as soon as possible.

Barca's next offer, therefore, could be their last. The club's hierarchy are not in complete agreement over a move for Neymar but are working on a formula which they hope will finally secure Neymar's Camp Nou return.

Barca have insisted this summer that Dembele would not be used in a potential deal but sources inside the club have told ESPN FC that stance has softened.

Despite Dembele's agent, Moussa Sissoko, saying earlier this week that the France international will remain in Catalonia, they are now thinking about offering him in a player-plus-cash deal.

Coutinho's agent also suggested he would remain at Camp Nou days before his move to Bayern Munich last week, which meant he was not included in Barca's bid to re-sign Neymar.

There is disappointment about how Dembele, who was ruled out for over a month earlier this week, has handled his latest injury. He didn't tell the club's medical staff about the full extent of the problem after last Friday's loss to Athletic Bilbao and it wasn't until the Monday that the club realised the severity of the damage to his hamstring.

Sources have told ESPN FC that PSG coach Thomas Tuchel, who worked with Dembele at Dortmund, would love to be reunited with the forward but the club's sporting director, Leonardo, has doubts.

He is concerned about the number of Barca games he has missed through injury -- the latest of which means he won't be available for action until October.

There's also interest in Neymar from Real Madrid and Juventus, although neither club has yet to make an official bid. Despite that, Barca believe that every outcome remains possible and are not ruling anything out.

Neymar has told PSG that he wants to leave this summer and the Ligue 1 side want recoup a majority of the fee they paid two years ago.

Sources say they believe they are in a strong position to negotiate because it was never their intention to sell a player who is under contract until the summer of 2022.

If no satisfactory offer arrives, they will look to reintegrate Neymar into the first team. He has not played since injuring his ankle in Brazil's Copa America warmup against Qatar at the start of June.

ESPN FC's Julien Laurens contributed to this report.

Haseeb Hameed has been released by Lancashire, less than three years after making two fifties in six innings for England in India as a 19-year-old.

Hameed made 31 and 82 on his Test debut in Rajkot in 2016, and immediately looked like the long-awaited replacement to Andrew Strauss at the top of the England order. He added an unbeaten 59 with a broken finger at Mohali, but his form fell away dramatically in county cricket. He averaged 26.10 in the 2017 season, and just 9.44 last year.

An impressive 117 in an early season Championship game at Lord's this year - having also scored 218 against Loughborough MCCU - looked as though it was the start of a return to form, but Hameed has only managed 341 runs overall, passing 50 just once since that innings.

At the end of the 2018 season, Lancashire director of cricket Paul Allott said that Hameed's struggles with the bat were a "complete and utter mystery".

"Haseeb Hameed is a dilemma for us - we gave him more opportunity, probably, than he deserved," Allott said. "Far too many games, probably, but having said that I've not seen a more talented young opening batsman in my 40-odd years in the game.

"The way he played here for us two years ago and then went to India and opened the batting for England - he was everybody's choice as the next Alastair Cook basically. Where his form and function have gone and disappeared to is a complete and utter mystery to us."

The main theories behind his loss of form are that he lost his judgement outside off stump after being picked to play 50-over cricket, and that his father - who has been his main batting coach despite limited experience - has not necessarily been a positive influence on his game.

At the start of the 2019 season, Allott told Wisden Cricket Monthly that Hameed was "hanging on by his fingertips" at the club.

"He's got six months left on a contract, and he's not scored a run for two years," he said. "Not only is he a million miles away from England, he's hanging on by his fingertips at Lancashire."

A Lancashire statement read: "The club met with Haseeb on Friday and explained its decision, and the 22-year-old is now free to discuss opportunities with other counties. The club would like to thank Haseeb for all of his commitment and efforts since he made his first-class debut in the 2015 season, having come through the Academy."