New allegations another thorn in Rose’s side
BRISTOL, Conn. — ESPN says it obtained a notebook that shows Pete Rose bet on Cincinnati Reds games during his last season as an active player in 1986.
The career hits leader agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball in 1989 after an investigation by John Dowd, a lawyer retained by Major League Baseball, concluded he bet on the Reds to win from 1985-87 while he was a player and manager.
Rose repeatedly denied the allegations before admitting in a 2004 autobiography he bet on Cincinnati to win while he managed the team. Rose became player-manager in 1984 and managed the team until the suspension in August 1989.
ESPN’s Outside the Lines said it obtained a notebook seized by U.S. Postal Inspection Service in October 1989 from Rose associate Michael Bertolini, which reflect betting records from March to July 1986. The documents are under seal and stored in the National Archives’ New York office, ESPN said.
Rose is ineligible for the Hall of Fame as long as he is on the permanently suspended list.
BASEBALL
Former Met Hamilton killed
PEARLAND, Texas — Former Major League Baseball player Darryl Hamilton has been killed in a murder-suicide at a suburban Houston home.
Police say Hamilton, 50, was found Sunday after he was fatally shot at the home in the community of Pearland.
Police Lt. Patrick Savage says an initial investigation determined Hamilton was shot several times and that a woman in the home died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. She was identified as Monica Jordan, 44. Hamilton played 13 seasons in the majors before retiring in 2001, and the standout centre-fielder was part of the 2000 New York Mets team that went to the World Series and lost to the cross-town Yankees. He was currently working as an analyst for the MLB Network.
HOCKEY
Stoll facing drug charge
LAS VEGAS — Los Angeles Kings centre Jarret Stoll has been charged with felony cocaine possession stemming from his April 17 arrest at a Las Vegas Strip pool.
The Clark County District Attorney’s Office charged 32-year-old Stoll on Monday with one count of possession of a controlled substance.
If convicted, the charge carries the possibility of up to four years in prison or probation.
BASKETBALL
Towns unsure on T-Wolves
MINNEAPOLIS — Kentucky big man Karl-Anthony Towns tells The Associated Press he has “no promise at all” from the Minnesota Timberwolves, who hold the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday.
Towns laughed when asked about it Monday, joking he would’ve stopped his workouts and started eating ice cream to celebrate.