FOOTBALL

Illinois state prep organization worries about lawsuit — The nation’s first prep sports governing body to face a class-action concussions lawsuit has asked an Illinois judge to dismiss the suit, arguing that if it prevails, it could kill football programs statewide. In its 16-page motion filed in Cook County Circuit Court, the Illinois High School Association calls the suit “a misguided effort that threatens high school football.” The filing echoes IHSA Director Marty Hickman’s previous comments that court-imposed mandates could make football prohibitively expensive for poorer schools, especially Chicago’s public high schools, and lead to “haves and have nots” in the sport. Plaintiff attorney Joseph Siprut has said improving safety should help football survive, not lead to its demise.

OLYMPICS

IOC sets up match-fixing hotline — The IOC on Monday set up a hotline for whistleblowers to report match-fixing and other corruption in a new initiative to protect the integrity and credibility of the Olympics and other sports competitions. The International Olympic Committee said the web-based “integrity and compliance hotline” is open to athletes, coaches, referees and members of the public and offers “100 percent anonymity.” Callers can report suspicious approaches or activities related to fixing and manipulation of competitions or violations of the IOC ethics code, including financial misconduct.

Paris council clears way for 2024 bid — Paris moved a step closer to bidding for the 2024 Olympics on Monday when the city council approved a resolution in favor of hosting the games. The bid is likely to receive the final go-ahead from the national government by the end of June. Paris last hosted the Olympics in 1924 and mounted unsuccessful bids for the 1992, 2008 and 2012 Games. The city has until Sept. 15 to submit its candidacy to the International Olympic Committee. Boston, Rome and Hamburg, Germany, are the declared 2024 candidates so far. Other potential contenders include Budapest, Hungary; Baku, Azerbaijan; Istanbul, Turkey; and Doha, Qatar. The IOC will choose the host city in 2017.

RUNNING

Enhanced security to remain in place for Boston — Tight security will be in place again for the Boston Marathon — the second since the deadly 2013 bombing at the finish line. About 30,000 runners are expected to participate in Monday’s race, with about 1 million spectators lining the route. As was the case in 2014, authorities say spectators are being asked not to bring backpacks, large bags or coolers. Any bags that are brought are subject to search. The race will occur one day before the sentencing phase of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev begins. Eighteen Central Oregon residents are among those entered.

GOLF

Masters TV ratings up sharply — CBS’ coverage of Sunday’s final round of the Masters coverage drew an 8.7 rating and an average audience of 14 million viewers. The national numbers were up 26 percent from last year’s disappointing final-round figures of a 6.9 rating and 11.1 million viewers on average. The peak audience for this year’s Masters was 17.7 million viewers from 3:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. PDT on Sunday. Of the nation’s 56 largest TV markets, the highest rating for the final round Sunday was posted in Fort Myers, Florida, at 15.1.

— From staff and wire reports