New Orleans Saints veteran starting quarterback Derek Carr has decided to retire because of a labral tear in his right shoulder and “significant degenerative changes” to his rotator cuff, the team announced Saturday.

Carr, 34, has played for 11 pro seasons since being selected out of Fresno State by the then-Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft.

He was acquired by the Saints as a free agent in 2023 but had mixed results in New Orleans, going 14-13 as a starter while struggling through oblique, hand and head injuries that caused him to miss seven games last season.

Carr, who was entering the third year of a four-year, $150 million contract, experienced unexpected pain in his throwing shoulder when he began to ramp up training this offseason, which led to his diagnosis that now has cut short his career.

Carr has career passing totals of 41,245 yards, 257 touchdowns and 112 interceptions. He retires with a 77-92 regular-season record as a starter and without having won a playoff game.

MLB

Reds place outfielder Fraley on injured list >> The Cincinnati Reds placed outfielder Jake Fraley on the 10-day injured list with left calf tenderness.

The move, which is retroactive to Wednesday, comes after he tried to return Friday night in the opener of a series against the Houston Astros but was scratched about an hour before the game.

His is the latest in a string of injuries for the Reds, who placed right-hander Hunter Greene on the injured list with a groin strain Friday.

Colleges

Oklahoma and Texas A&M split softball title after rainout >> Four-time defending national champion Oklahoma and Texas A&M were declared co-champions of the Southeastern Conference softball tournament after rainfall forced the cancelation of the championship game.

The start time was moved ahead four hours with rain in the forecast, but it came sooner than expected and the game never got underway.

The top-seeded Sooners — in their first season in the SEC — won the regular-season title with a 17-7 record

The second-seeded Aggies, who joined the SEC in 2012, finished 16-7 and were playing for their first conference championship since leaving the Big 12.

Tennis

Sinner wins in return from doping ban >> Top-ranked Jannik Sinner made a solid return from his three-month doping ban by beating 99th-ranked Mariano Navone 6-3, 6-4 before an adoring home crowd at the Italian Open.

It was Sinner’s first match in more than 100 days, since he won his third Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January.

In the women’s tournament, three-time champion Iga Swiatek was beaten by Danielle Collins 6-1, 7-5. The third-round loss marked Swiatek’s earliest defeat at a big WTA event in nearly four years.

Soccer

Angel City defender King is stable after collapsing during game >> Angel City defender Savy King was hospitalized in stable condition Saturday, a day after she was stretchered off the field because of what the National Women’s Soccer League called a “medical event” during a match against the Utah Royals.

The NWSL released a statement saying that King also was stable when she was taken to the hospital after collapsing on the field during Friday night’s match. She will undergo further evaluation. Further details were not disclosed.

Players on both sides were visibly shaken as trainers rushed to King’s side after she went down in the 74th minute.