BASEBALL
Ex-Angels’ staff sentenced
Former Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay, who in February was found guilty of distributing a controlled substance to late Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, was on Tuesday sentenced to 22 years in prison, the US Department of Justice said. Skaggs, 27, died on July 1, 2019, while on a team trip to Texas and an autopsy showed oxycodone, fentanyl and alcohol in his system. At trial, government prosecutors presented evidence that Kay had distributed the pills, including a 30mg oxycodone tablet that had been laced with the powerful synthetic opiate fentanyl, to Skaggs. In a statement, Skaggs’ family said in a statement they were grateful for the prosecution of Kay, but said that “the real issue in this case is holding accountable the people who are distributing the deadly drug fentanyl.”
BASKETBALL
Green fined, not suspended
Draymond Green has been fined, but would not be suspended by the Golden State Warriors for a violent punch to the face of teammate Jordan Poole last week. Coach Steve Kerr said after Tuesday’s pre-season win against the Portland Trail Blazers that Green would return to practice today, then play for the defending NBA champions against the Denver Nuggets tomorrow. Kerr, general manager Bob Myers and players have met to decide how to best proceed — including Green and Poole talking to each other. “We feel like this is the best way after assessing everything for us to move forward,” Kerr said. “It’s never easy no matter what decision you make in a situation like this. It’s not going to be perfect. This is the biggest crisis that we’ve ever had since I’ve been coach here. It’s really serious stuff.”
MOTORSPORTS
World Supersport rider dies
Dutch World Supersport 300 motorcycle rider Victor Steeman has died of injuries sustained in a crash in Portugal on Saturday, World Superbikes said on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Kawasaki racer crashed with another rider in the race at Algarve International Circuit and was flown by helicopter to hospital in Faro, where he died, FIM said. Steeman’s death came less than a week after British Superbikes rider Chrissy Rouse, 26, died of head injuries after being struck by another rider in a race at England’s Donington Park Circuit.
SOCCER
Spain relish win over US
Laia Codina and Esther Gonzalez on Tuesday both scored for Spain in a 2-0 victory over the US women’s national team, which lost a second straight game for the first time in more than five years. Codina scored in the 39th minute. It was the first goal off a set-piece that the US had conceded since last summer’s Tokyo Olympics. Gonzalez added a goal in the 72nd. The US had not lost two straight since the March 2017 SheBelieves Cup, when the team lost consecutive games to England and France. “I think it’s a historic day for Spanish football as we beat the United States, the top team in the world, for the very first time,” Spain coach Jorge Vilda told reporters. “All the praise goes to my players because they showed all their courage and how to do things the right way. We were very competitive right to the end of the match.”
SS Lazio on Monday fired the far-right sympathizer who handles their eagle mascot after he posted online a series of videos and pictures of his erect penis. Falconer Juan Bernabe, who has been present at Lazio home matches with Olimpia the eagle since the 2010-2011 season, posted the footage on social media after having surgery on Saturday to implant a penile prosthesis to improve his sexual performance. Lazio said that they had “terminated, with immediate effect” their relationship with Bernabe “due to the seriousness of his conduct,” adding that they were “shocked” by the images. The Serie A club added that Bernabe’s dismissal
‘TOUGH TO BREATHE’: Tunisian three-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur suffered an asthma attack in her 7-5, 6-3 victory over Colombia’s Camila Osorio Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei yesterday cruised into the second round of the women’s doubles at the Australian Open, while Iga Swiatek romped into a third-round women’s singles showdown with Emma Raducanu and Taylor Fritz was just as emphatic in his pursuit of a maiden Grand Slam title. Hsieh and Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, the third seeds, defeated Slovakia’s Tereza Mihalikova and Olivia Nicholls of Britain 7-5, 6-2 in 90 minutes in Melbourne. Ostapenko and Hsieh — who won the women’s doubles and mixed doubles at the Australian Open last year — hit 25 winners and converted five of nine break points to set
Dubbed a “motorway for cyclists” where avid amateurs can chase Tadej Pogacar up mountains teeming with the highest concentration of professional cyclists per square kilometer in the world, Spain’s Costa Blanca has forged a new reputation for itself in the past few years. Long known as the ideal summer destination for those in search of sun, sea and sand, the stretch of coast between Valencia and Alicante now has a winter vocation too. During the season break in December and January, the region experiences an invasion of cyclists. Star names such as three-time Tour de France winner Pogacar, Remco Evenepoel and Julian Alaphilippe
Hong Kong-based cricket team Hung See this weekend found success in their matches in Taiwan, even if none of the results went their way. Hung See played the Chairman’s XI on Saturday morning, the Daredevils that afternoon and PCCT yesterday, with all three home teams winning. The team for Chinese players at the Happy Valley-based Craigengower Cricket Club sends teams on tour to “spread the game of cricket.” This weekend was Hung See’s second trip to Taiwan after visiting Tainan in 2016. “The club has been traveling to all parts of the world since 1982 and the annual tradition continues [with the Taiwan
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