Football

Vikings offensive line coach Tony Sparano dies — Minnesota Vikings offensive line coach Tony Sparano died early Sunday at the age of 56. The Vikings did not give a cause of death. He had been the Vikings’ offensive line coach since 2016. Sparano began his NFL coaching career in 1999 and had stints as a head coach with the Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders. He was the Dolphins’ head coach from 2008-11 and went 29-32. He went 11-5 and won the AFC East in his first season with the Dolphins. Sparano also spent time with the Browns, Redskins, Jaguars, Cowboys and 49ers. He played at the University of New Haven where he was a four-year letterman. Sparano was hired as New Haven’s head coach in 1994 and held that position for five seasons. Sparano is survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter and four grandchildren.

Manziel traded from Hamilton to Montreal — Johnny Manziel is headed to the Montreal Alouettes. Montreal acquired the former Heisman Trophy winner and offensive linemen Tony Washington and Landon Rice from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday for defensive end Jamaal Westerman, wide receiver Chris Williams and first-round draft picks in 2020 and 2021. Montreal made the move a day after starting quarterback Drew Willy sustained his second injury of the season. Montreal backup Jeff Mathews also is out with a foot injury, leaving third-stringer Matt Shiltz to play the final three quarters Saturday night in a 25-8 loss at Calgary.

Olympics

Tokyo 2020 officials unveil mascots — The official mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled at a ceremony in downtown Tokyo on Sunday. The mascot for the Olympics is named Miraitowa while the Paralympic mascot will be known as Someity. Miraitowa is a combination of the Japanese words for future and eternity while Someity comes from a popular cherry blossom variety “Someiyoshino” and echoes the English phrase “so mighty.” The two mascot designs were selected by elementary schoolchildren across Japan. The selection process involving schoolchildren was introduced to get students enthusiastic about the games while also ensuring transparency. Organizers say the pair of futuristic characters combine tradition and innovation. The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled for July 24 to Aug. 9, 2020. “I think a very worthy name has been picked not only for Tokyo, but for Japan as well as the Olympics and Paralympics,” said Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike.

— From wire reports