Kang left off Korean roster
Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang has been left off South Korea’s roster for the World Baseball Classic while he remains subject to a criminal investigation into allegations that he fled the scene after crashing a car into a guardrail while driving under the influence of alcohol. The decision by South Korea manager Kim In-sik came after police in Seoul sent the case to the prosecution with a recommendation he should be indicted. Prosecutors will also investigate Kang ’s friend, who after the crash in December falsely told police he was behind the wheel.
Caps’ Kuznetsov fined for dive
Washington Capitals centre Evgeny Kuznetsov was fined US$2,000 by the NHL for diving. Kuznetsov’s fine is his first and came after two embellishment incidents this season. Kuznetsov was given a warning after an incident against the Florida Panthers on Oct. 20 and then was fined as the result of an incident during the second period against the New Jersey Devils on Dec. 29. Kuznetsov went to the ice after contact with a Devils player who was going to the bench.
PGA, Twitter sign streaming deal
You can follow golfers Tiger Woods, Jason Day and Rory McIlroy on their Twitter accounts. Now you can watch them play there, too. The PGA Tour has agreed to make Twitter Inc. the exclusive outlet for more than 70 hours of competition across 31 tournaments throughout the remainder of this season. Twitter will begin free live streaming at the CareerBuilder Challenge on Jan. 19. The coverage will include the first 60 to 90 minutes from the early Thursday and Friday morning hours.
Keep World Cup at 32: German head
Germany’s soccer president is against enlarging the World Cup. Reinhard Grindel says on the German federation’s website that FIFA proposals to enlarge the tournament from 32 teams to 40 or 48 “have considerable weaknesses that are also clearly shown in FIFA fact sheets … we’re fundamentally convinced that the tried and tested model of 32 participating nations should be held. The world championships were always tournaments that inspired. Why should that change?” He warns the quality of the tournament could suffer if more participants are added.