BASKETBALL

Beavers add ex-BYU forward — Payton Dastrup, a 6-foot-10 forward who played two years at Brigham Young, signed a financial aid agreement at Oregon State and joined the program Tuesday. The Beavers hope to have Dastrup eligible for the 2018-19 season, as the university has filed an eligibility waiver with the NCAA. A decision is expected by early October. The addition of Dastrup increases OSU’s roster to 14 players. Dastrup averaged 2.4 points and 1.6 rebounds over 56 games for BYU. The junior forward shot 47.7 percent from the floor, and he made 16 of 45 shots from 3-point range. Dastrup’s career high was 14 points against Idaho State last season. Dastrup graduated from high school in 2014, then served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Panama before enrolling at BYU. Dastrup was honored last season as the Cougars’ teammate of the year. “He’ll bring instant maturity and also add to the chemistry of this year’s team. He’s a great kid from a great family who will make an instant impact on our program,” OSU coach Wayne Tinkle said in a statement.

Football

Gesser resigns after misconduct allegations — Washington State University employee and former quarterback Jason Gesser resigned his post as assistant athletic director Tuesday, a day after he was accused of sexual misconduct. The university’s President Kirk Schulz and Director of Athletics Pat Chun accepted Gesser’s resignation, effective immediately. The school received the complaint Monday and Gesser was working from home pending an investigation. This was new information and a different set of events than previously reported, said Kimberly Anderson, director of WSU’s Office for Equal Opportunity. A former student athlete filed the formal complaint and made public her interactions with Gesser after moving away from Pullman . She worked for 18 months babysitting for Gesser’s three children before an encounter in 2015. The university newspaper reported last week it obtained public records involving allegations of sexual harassment against Gesser, dating back to 2014. The documents show he made advances on student interns and co-workers, as recently as 2017. The university said it launched an investigation of past allegations after officials became aware in December. Officials attempted to interview all involved and found no violations of school policy, the school said.

tennis

Sharapova cuts season short — Maria Sharapova says she will end her 2018 season early, withdrawing from the China Open in Beijing, the Tianjin Open, and the Kremlin Cup in Moscow due to her recovery from a right shoulder injury. “I will miss competing at each of these tournaments, but it is important that I allow for proper rest and recovery in the upcoming weeks,” Sharapova said in a statement on the WTA website. Sharapova, ranked 24th in the world, was the defending champion at Tianjin. Five-time major champion Sharapova lost in the first round at Wimbledon and the fourth round at the U.S. Open.The WTA said Sharapova expects to start her 2019 season at the Shenzhen Open, which begins Dec. 31 in the southeast China city.