Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew received a new heart and kidney from the late NFL player Konrad Reuland in what is believed to be the first such transplant involving pro athletes. Carew, 71, underwent the procedure last December and met Reuland’s family in March after mutual friends connected Reuland’s death with news of Carew’s transplant on Dec. 16. Reuland had died four days earlier after a ruptured brain aneurysm at age 29. Reuland attended middle school in Southern California with Carew’s children, and he met Carew when he was 11. ‘‘The whole thing is just unbelievable,’’ Carew told American Heart Association News. ‘‘I've been given a second chance so I'm going to take advantage of it, and I've got another family.’’ Reuland played for the Jets and Ravens. He also spent time with the 49ers and Colts, who released him last August.
Jays’ Donaldson on 10-day DL
The Blue Jays put slugging third baseman Josh Donaldson on the 10-day disabled list with a sore right calf. Donaldson left Thursday’s loss to Baltimore in the sixth inning after hobbling into second base on an RBI double, the lone run in a 2-1 defeat . . . Jackie Robinson will be the first to be honored with a statue at Dodger Stadium, to be unveiled Saturday on the 70th anniversary of his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
NBA
Anthony, Knicks to part ways?
Phil Jackson thinks Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks might be better off going their separate ways. ‘‘We have not been able to win with him on the court at this time and I think the direction with our team is that he is a player that would be better off somewhere else and using his talent somewhere he can win or chase that championship,’’ Jackson said.
Colleges
NCAA to alter football recruiting
College football recruiting is on the verge of getting a whole new look before the end of this year. The NCAA’s Division 1 Council approved a sweeping package that would allow players to sign with schools as early as December, allow high school juniors to take official visits from April through June, and impose a two-year waiting period before Bowl Subdivision schools can hire people close to recruits to non-coaching positions. If the package is approved April 26, the signing period change would take effect Aug. 1 . . . Florida forward Devin Robinson will forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the NBA Draft. Robinson helped lead the Gators to the Elite Eight.
Swimming
Ledecky off to fast start in 400
Olympic champion Katie Ledecky opened her season by winning the 400-meter freestyle at a Pro Swim Series meet at Mesa, Ariz., Thursday night with the fastest time in the world this year. She touched in 4 minutes, 1.01 seconds — over six seconds clear of the field. Ledecky won the 400 free at the Rio Olympics last summer, one of five medals she earned. Nathan Adrian won the 100 free in 48.18, second-quickest in the world this year.
MLS
Rapids goalie Howard banned
Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Tim Howard was suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount for profane language directed toward a fan during a game against Sporting Kansas City and an altercation with a fan following the match. The longtime US national team star was penalized five days after Colorado’s 3-1 loss at Sporting on Sunday . . . Jack Harrison scored in the 52nd minute, David Villa added another from 50-plus yards away in the 90th, and New York City FC beat the winless Philadelphia Union, 2-0, at Chester, Pa.
Miscellany
Six BC women invited to camp
Six members of Boston College’s 2017-18 women’s hockey team will attend US National Team Selection camp, which will be held April 30 through May 4 at Florida Hospital Center Ice in Wesley Chapel, Fla. Seniors Katie Burt, Kali Flanagan and Megan Keller will be joined by junior Makenna Newkirk, sophomore Caitrin Lonergan and incoming freshman Cayla Barnes at the selection camp . . . Ernesto Escobedo outlasted second-seeded John Isner, 7-6 (7-6), 6-7 (6-7), 7-6 (7-5) in the US Men’s Clay Court Championship at Houston to reach his first ATP Tour semifinal.
