■BASEBALL
Zambrano on restricted list
Hot-tempered Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano has been put on the restricted list and will be required to undergo treatment for anger issues, the team said on its Web site on Monday. Zambrano was suspended by the Cubs when he lost his temper against the Chicago White Sox on Friday, the pitcher yelling as he came off the field before engaging in a shouting match with team mate Derrek Lee. The move to the restricted list means Zambrano will be paid while out of action, but he is not expected to return until after the All-Star Game on July 13.
■FOOTBALL
Police interview Vick
Virginia police interviewed disgraced NFL player Michael Vick about a shooting that took place outside a nightclub where he had celebrated his birthday. Virginia Beach police spokesman Adam Bernstein said the Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback is not a suspect, and no arrest has been made in Friday’s early-morning shooting. One person was hurt. Vick’s lawyer, Larry Woodward, went with him to the interview. “He said he wasn’t involved, he was gone before the shooting took place, and he doesn’t know who did the shooting,” Woodward said. Although the victim has not been identified by police, the US media is reporting that he is Quanis Phillips, one of the co-defendants in the dogfighting case that landed Vick in jail for 18 months.
■FOOTBALL
Colon out after injury
A challenging off-season for the Pittsburgh Steelers got a little more difficult as right tackle Willie Colon has suffered an Achilles injury, the NFL team said on Monday. Already reeling from a six-game suspension to starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, the news of Colon’s injury was the latest setback for a team looking to return to the playoffs after falling short last season. “It is confirmed that offensive tackle Willie Colon has suffered an Achilles injury while working out today,” Kevin Colbert, the Steelers’ director of football operations, said in a statement. Colon will likely have surgery that could end his season today, a source told the NFL’s Web site.
■HOCKEY
Winnik moves to Colorado
The Colorado Avalanche have acquired forward Daniel Winnik from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2012 draft. Winnik, 25, appeared in 74 games for the Coyotes last season, recording four goals and 15 assists. “Daniel is a young player with size, speed and has the ability to kill penalties,” Avalanche general manager Greg Sherman said in a news release on Monday. “He has three years of NHL experience and will fill an important role with our team next season.”
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Bruins sign Recchi
The Boston Bruins have signed seven-times All-Star forward Mark Recchi to a one-year contract extension, general manager Peter Chiarelli said on Monday. Recchi, 42, had 18 goals and 25 assists in 81 regular season games for the Bruins last season. Since joining the team in March last year, Recchi has 28 goals and 31 assists in 99 regular season games. The right wing, who entered the NHL in the 1988-1989 season, has played for six teams prior to joining the Bruins and won the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 1991 and Carolina in 2006.
Former world No. 2 Paula Badosa has withdrawn from this week’s Wuhan Open, organizers said on Tuesday, amid a racism row over an online photograph. Tournament organizers said the Spaniard had pulled out of the WTA 1000 tournament, citing a gastrointestinal illness, hours before her first-round match against Australian Ajla Tomljanovic. News outlets including Britain’s the Telegraph earlier reported that Badosa had posted a photo on Instagram in which she appeared to imitate a Chinese face by placing chopsticks on the corners of her eyes. The photo was taken last week in a restaurant in Beijing, where she reached the semi-finals of the
More than 180 years of horse racing came to an end in Singapore on Saturday, as the Singapore Turf Club hosted its final race day before its track is handed back to the Singaporean government to provide land for new homes. Under an overcast sky, the air-conditioned VIP boxes were full of enthusiasts, socialites and expats, while the grounds and betting halls below hosted mostly older-generation punters. The sun broke through for the last race, the last-ever Grand Singapore Gold Cup. The winner, South African jockey Muzi Yeni, echoed a feeling of loss shared by many on the day. “I’d
PREDICTION: Last week, when Yu’s father made a wrong turn to the former champions’ parking lot, he said that his son could park there after this year With back-to-back birdies on the 18th hole, Kevin Yu fulfilled his driving range-owning dad’s prediction that he would win the Sanderson Farms Championship and become Taiwan’s third golfer to claim a US PGA Tour title. The Taoyuan-born 26-year-old, who represented Taiwan in the Olympic golf at Paris, saw off Californian Beau Hossler in a playoff at the Country Club of Jackson, Mississippi, on Sunday. Having drained a 15-foot putt to claw his way into the playoff, Yu rolled in from five feet on the first extra hole, ensuring he joined Chen Tze-chung (LA Open in 1987) and Pan Cheng-tsung (RBC
LeBron James and eldest son Bronny James claimed a piece of NBA history on Sunday after making their long-awaited first appearance alongside each other for the Los Angeles Lakers. The duo appeared together at the start of the second quarter in the Lakers’ 118-114 preseason defeat to the Phoenix Suns in Palm Desert, east of Los Angeles. While LeBron James impressed with 19 points in just 16 minutes and 20 seconds on court before sitting out the second half, Bronny found the going harder with zero points in just over 13 minutes on court. The younger James attempted just one
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