Deposed tennis Hall of Famer Bob Hewitt began serving a six-year prison sentence in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, for raping two underage girls he coached and indecently assaulting another in the 1980s and ’90s. Hewitt, 76, had twice filed appeals that delayed his sentence after he was convicted of the crimes 18 months ago. Last October, the former Boston Lobsters star also was found civilly responsible in US District Court in Boston for raping Heather Crowe Conner, of West Newbury, when she was his 14-year-old tennis student in 1975. The cases against Hewitt stemmed from a 2011 investigation by the Globe.

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Baseball

MLB: Disclosures enforced

Commissioner Rob Manfred expressed confidence Major League Baseball teams fully disclose medical records, but said his office has demonstrated it will use discipline as a way to discourage rules violations. Manfred’s comments, made during an appearance in Texas Tuesday, come less than a week after Padres general manager A.J. Preller was hit with the unprecedented suspension of 30 days without pay for his actions in the Drew Pomeranz trade to the Red Sox. While he declined to detail his reasoning for that specific penalty in the Padres case, Manfred said, ‘‘I think the penalty speaks for itself.’’ . . . Tim Tebow homered to right during batting practice, one day after the quarterback-turned-baseball-hopeful put three balls off the fence at the Mets’ training complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Basketball

Rose accuser must be ID’d

A 30-year-old woman accusing NBA star Derrick Rose of rape cannot remain anonymous at her upcoming civil trial, a Los Angeles judge ruled. Lawyers for the woman, who is identified in court documents as Jane Doe, argued her privacy should be protected because she is vulnerable and she already has been harassed after her name was leaked. US District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald said the law was very clear on the issue and he wouldn’t close his courtroom to protect her identity. He said any decision by the news media about whether to name her is a journalistic decision.

Ogwumike is WNBA’s MVP

Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks was named the Associated Press WNBA Player of the Year. Ogwumike averaged 19.7 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists and shot 66.5 percent from the field, helping lead the Sparks to the second best record in the WNBA and a bye until the semifinals of the playoffs. Minnesota’s Sylvia Fowles was defensive player of the year and Seattle’s Breanna Stewart won rookie of the year, finishing third all-time for points by a rookie and breaking Lisa Leslie’s WNBA record for defensive rebounds in a season. The former UConn star was the only rookie on the AP WNBA first team and was joined by Ogwumike, Tina Charles, Maya Moore, and Elena Delle Donne.

Colleges

Michigan State fires Nassar

Dr. Larry Nassar, a Michigan State faculty member who was accused of sexual abuse by two gymnasts, was fired by the university after police received additional allegations of abuse last week. Two gymnasts, including a member of the 2000 US women’s Olympic team, said they were sexually abused as teenagers by Nassar, a former longtime doctor for USA Gymnastics, in allegations that came to light last week in a report by the Indianapolis Star . . . The Northeastern men’s basketball team announced the roster addition of graduate/transfer Alex Murphy, a former standout at St. Mark’s in Southborough, Mass., who transferred from Florida after starting his collegiate career at Duke. Murphy will be immediately eligible after being granted a sixth-year medical waiver from the NCAA . . . The BC women’s hockey team was picked in a preseason poll to repeat as Hockey East champions after garnering six out of nine first-place votes. The Eagles, who went undefeated (24-0-0) in league play last season, finished six points ahead of projected runner-up Boston University (72 points, two first-place votes). Northeastern (66 points, one first-place vote) was picked third . . . Florida State football coach Jimbo Fisher reinstated freshman quarterback Malik Henry, lifting his Aug. 20 suspension for an unspecified violation of team rules.

Miscellany

Revs’ Rowe wins MLS honorNew England Revolution midfielder Kelyn Rowe was voted MLS Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters after factoring in all three goals, scoring twice and adding one assist, in Saturday’s 3-1 win against the Montreal Impact . . . Patricia Driscoll, 38, the former girlfriend of NASCAR driver Kurt Busch, was charged in an 11-count indictment with stealing more than $599,000 from a District of Columbia-based military charity, Armed Forces Foundation, that she led and using the funds to pay personal bills.