FOOTBALL

Expanded alcohol sales inside Autzen Stadium — The University of Oregon will expand alcohol sales inside Autzen Stadium this football season. Beer and wine will now be sold at general concession stands, the university announced this week. Those beverages have long been available in the stadium’s executive seating area and at the Moshofsky Center, the indoor practice field next to the stadium that serves as a game-day tailgating venue. Students of legal age will be able to buy alcohol, but cannot take it back to the student section. In other changes, the university will extend the hours for pregame tailgating and require spectators to carry their items in clear bags when entering the stadium. Those who leave the stadium during a game will not be allowed to re-enter. Matt Carmichael, the university’s police chief, said the re-entry prohibition is intended to cut down on unruly behavior.

Giants GM Gettleman says cancer in remission — New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman says the aggressive cancer he was diagnosed with last month is in remission. Speaking to the media for the first time since the Giants disclosed in early June that he had lymphoma, Gettleman said Friday he has had four rounds of chemotherapy and will need another three more to complete his treatment.

HORSE RACING

Jockey Espinoza moves from hospital to rehab facility — Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza has been moved to a rehabilitation facility to recover from a fractured vertebra in his neck sustained during a training accident. Agent Brian Beach tweeted Friday that Espinoza had left the hospital, where he had been up and walking around in the days after being injured last Sunday. Beach says the 46-year-old rider is “still doing well and is one step closer to going home.” Espinoza was exercising Bobby Abu Dhabi during morning workouts at Del Mar north of San Diego. Track officials said the horse had an apparent heart attack and Espinoza was thrown off. Bobby Abu Dhabi, a 4-year-old horse, died. Espinoza rode American Pharoah to a sweep of the Triple Crown in 2015. The jockey will miss the rest of the Del Mar meet that ends Sept. 3.

BASKETBALL

Capela signs five-year, $90 million extension — Clint Capela has signed a five-year, $90 million extension with the Houston Rockets. Capela, who was a restricted free agent, started a career-high 74 games last season in helping Houston reach the Western Conference finals. The 6-foot-10 center averaged 13.9 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.9 blocks — all career-highs — last season. The 24-year-old had 42 double-doubles last season and Houston was 25-2 when he scored 15 or more points. Capela, who the Rockets drafted with the 25th pick in 2014, has steadily improved in his four NBA seasons and his development has helped him become a key piece of this team led by James Harden, who won his first MVP award last month. The deal was first reported by ESPN.

SOCCER

Rooney named team captain after 3 matches — Three matches into his MLS career, Wayne Rooney has been named captain of D.C. United. Coach Ben Olsen said Friday that he has awarded the previously vacant role to the English superstar, who captained both Manchester United and his national team. “Wayne has the respect of the guys, not only from his past, but also the way he has been the last few weeks being here,” Olsen said. “We’ve had some good discussions on his leadership role, and I think he will embrace it and do a good job with it.” United had been without a captain while Olsen got a better feel for his evolving squad and relied on several players to provide leadership. Defender Steve Birnbaum, who held the title last year, was the de facto captain through the first half of this season and, as required by MLS, was listed on the lineup sheet as the captain. No one, however, wore the captain’s armband during matches.

TRACK & FIELD

IAAF: Russia could be reinstated in December — Russia could be provisionally reinstated to worldwide track and field competition in December if it meets certain conditions, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said Friday. Track and field’s governing body suspended Russia in November 2015 after a World Anti-Doping Agency report detailed widespread, state-sponsored doping in the sport. “They have made significant improvement in meeting the outstanding requirements,” Rune Andersen, the IAAF’s Russia task force head, said during a two-day meeting in Argentina’s capital. “In fact, in some cases, they have gone above and beyond what is required.”

OLYMPICS

Tokyo Olympics consider daylight savings to beat heat — Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are considering introducing daylight saving time as a countermeasure to the extreme heat that could prevail in the Japanese capital during the games. Japan has been gripped by a deadly heatwave this summer that has resulted in more than 65 deaths nationwide. The temperature on Monday reached 41.1 Celsius (106 Fahrenheit), the highest ever recorded in Japan. Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee, met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday to discuss the possibility of introducing daylight saving time during the 2020 Games. The International Olympic Committee decided this month the marathon would be staged at 7 a.m. to lessen the effect of extreme heat. Temperatures in central Tokyo often exceed 35 Celsius (95 F) in July and August, made more difficult because of high humidity.

— From wire reports