Joe Paterno’s son said on Friday an allegation made by insurers that a boy told the longtime Penn State football coach in 1976 he had been molested by former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky is ‘‘bunk.’’ In a tweet , Scott Paterno wrote that ‘‘it would be great if everyone waited to see the substance of the allegation before they assume it’s true. Because it’s not.’’ The allegation was revealed Thursday in an order issued by Philadelphia Judge Gary Glazer in litigation between an insurance company and Penn State. The order cited reports by unnamed assistant coaches who said they witnessed inappropriate contact between Sandusky and children, according to Pennlive.com.
NFL
Tuck retires a Giant
Justin Tuck ended his NFL career by signing a one-day contract to retire as a New York Giant. Tuck, a defensive end out of Notre Dame who was selected in the third round of the 2005 draft, spent the first nine of his 11 NFL seasons with the Giants, where he was a two-time Super Bowl champion, two-time Pro Bowler and defensive captain . . . Several NFL first-round draft picks signed four-year contracts with their respective teams. Among them: Ole Miss OT Laremy Tunsil (Dolphins, $12.45 million); Ohio State CB Eli Apple (Giants, $15.1 million); Florida CB Vernon Hargreaves III (Buccaneers, $14.2 million); Texas A&M OT Germain Ifedi (Seahawks, $8.265 million), and Ole Miss DT Robert Nkemdiche (Cardinals, $8.6 million). The Cardinals also signed Harvard guard Cole Toner, one of the team’s two fifth-round picks, to a four-year contract . . . Raiders DE Mario Edwards, who was sidelined last season by a neck injury, said he had been cleared to play.
NBA
Curry still uncertain
Golden State star Stephen Curry returned to practice to test his sprained right knee, but was still listed as doubtful for Saturday’s Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals at Portland . . . The Utah Jazz announced a “long term’’ contract extension for coach Quin Snyder, who went 78-86 in his first two seasons with the club, narrowly missing the playoffs this season.
Hockey
Kings want Sutter
The Los Angeles Kings made an offer for Darryl Sutter to return for a sixth season, but still was awaiting a response from their two-time Stanley Cup champion coach . . . Rangers rookie forward Oscar Lindberg underwent hip surgery, which will sideline the 24-year-old six months . . . Canada pounded the US, 5-1, in the opener of the World Hockey Championship in Russia . . . Dallas forward Jamie Benn, Washington goalie Braden Holtby, and Chicago forward Patrick Kane were named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL’s most outstanding player.
Miscellany
Russian gold taintedIn an interview to air Sunday, Vitaly Stepanov, former head of Russia’s drug-testing lab, told “60 Minutes’’ four Russian gold-medal winners at the Sochi Olympics used performance-enhancing drugs . . . Quebec City dropped its bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics . . . Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1) will put his WBC middleweight title on the line against Amir Khan (31-3) after both weighed in at their 155-pound limit for Saturday’s 12-round bout in Las Vegas.
