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Soccer • Racing Santander players boycotted their Copa del Rey quarterfinal against Real Sociedad on Thursday to protest unpaid wages.
The third-tier team refused to play after the opening whistle at El Sardinero Stadium because the Spanish club's president, Angel Lavin, and his board did not resign. Santander's players lined up near the midfield stripe, and the referee called off the game after one minute.
Sociedad kicked the ball around before shooting it into the stands. Spectators showed their support for the players by chanting: "Don't play!"
"What we did today was in respect of football, a sport that we love," Racing coach Paco Fernandez said. "Today was the most important game of our lives, but our dignity took precedence."
Sociedad won the first leg of the total-goals series 3-1.
The international players' union FIFPRO and Spanish union AFE both support the move, which came after players had not been paid in four months despite promises by Lavin.
Young to retire from Dodgers
Baseball • The Los Angeles Dodgers won't be able to start Michael Young at second base on opening day if they decide Alexander Guerrero is not yet ready to play in the major leagues.
Young, 37, will retire from baseball to spend more time with his three sons. "I want to be around my sons," Young said.
From wire reports