Rose facing probe into rape allegations
A criminal investigation is underway into rape allegations made last year against former Bulls star Derrick Rose, according to published reports. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed the investigation to the New York Daily News.
‘‘ I’m innocent,’’ Rose said Monday at the New York Knicks’ media day, the Daily News reported. ‘‘ I felt like I didn’t do anything wrong.’’ Rose said he hadn’t been contacted by police. Asked at Bulls media day whether the team looked into the allegations when they were made, vice president of basketball operations John Paxson said: ‘‘ We did not. . . . We knew what everyone else knew. We didn’t do anything beyond that. These are legal matters. It’s not our purview.’’
A civil case seeking $ 21.5 million from Rose and two others is set to go to trial Oct. 4. A 30- year- old woman originally filed a lawsuit in August 2015, accusing Rose and two other men of breaking into her apartment in Los Angeles and raping her in 2013.
† Forward Chris Bosh almost certainly has played his last game for the Miami Heat, with his latest health setback convincing the team his plan to play again is no longer feasible.
Heat president Pat Riley said the team is essentially out of options with Bosh, 32, especially after he failed a physical last week and wasn’t able to get cleared by doctors to get back on the floor. Bosh’s last two seasons have been cut short by blood clots.
Marlins honor Fernandez with jerseys, victory
Dee Gordon led off with a home run and finished 4- for- 5, and the Miami Marlins honored late teammate Jose Fernandez by wearing jerseys with his name and uniform number ( 16) on the back in their 7- 3 victory against the visiting New York Mets. Gordon tapped his chest, waved to the sky and sobbed as hewas greeted by a line of teammates after his homer.
† Coco Crisp and Robert Perez each homered and drove in two runs, and the Cleveland Indians topped the host Detroit Tigers 7- 4 to wrap up the American League Central title.
† Steve Selsky went 5- for- 5 with a homer and four RBI, Adam Duvall was 4- for- 6 with a homer and six RBI and the visiting Cincinnati Reds had 22 hits in a 15- 2 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Gaborik out of World Cup, will miss 8weeks
Team Europe forward Marian Gaborik is leaving the World Cup of Hockey in Toronto and will be out for eight weeks with an unspecified foot injury. The injury will force Gaborik to miss Team Europe’s best- of- three title series against Canada and will keep him out for the first several weeks of the NHL regular season with the Los Angeles Kings.