Cowboys' Gregory seeks return after ban

DALLAS — Dallas Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory is seeking reinstatement to the NFL after missing the 2017 season over multiple violations of the league's substance-abuse policy, a source said Friday.

More NFL: The New York Jets have signed defensive lineman Nathan Shepherd, the team's third-round draft pick out of Fort Hays State, to a four-year deal worth the slotted amount of $3.4 million. ... The Arizona Cardinals are finalizing a trade that would bring cornerback Jamar Taylor from the Cleveland Browns for a sixth-round draft pick, two sources said. ... The Oakland Raiders signed first-round draft pick (15th overall) Kolton Miller, a left tackle, to a rookie contract.

College basketball: Louisville reached a $4.5 million settlement with former athletic director Tom Jurich, who was fired in the wake of a national federal corruption investigation of college basketball.

Tennis: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open semifinals — and three-time Rome champion Maria Sharapova also reached the last four. Alexander Zverev will play Marin Cilic in the other men's semifinal. Sharapova plays Simona Halep, and Elina Svitolina faces Anett Kontaveit. ... When the new Louis Armstrong Stadium opens for play in August at the U.S. Open's 50th anniversary, it will be topped by a retractable roof, the final stage of a five-year, $600 million project that remade the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Cycling: Elia Viviani made it a hat trick of wins in the Giro d'Italia on the 13th stage, while Simon Yates remained in the overall lead. ... Egan Bernal overcame a 23-second gap to take the overall lead and also won Stage 6 of the Tour of California.

Gymnastics: USA Gymnastics has parted ways with senior vice president Rhonda Faehn, who came under fire from victims of former national team doctor Larry Nassar, now serving decades in prison for abusing athletes.

College football: Former Alabama and Arizona State quarterback Blake Barnett, once a five-star recruit, has transferred to South Florida, where he'll be immediately eligible to play with two seasons remaining.

— Wire reports