Ex- Sox Belle arrested
SPORTS WIRE
Former White Sox slugger Albert Belle was arrested during a spring- training game Sunday in Scottsdale, Arizona, according to Fox 10 Phoenix.
Belle, 51, was arrested on two counts of indecent exposure, one count of DUI and one count of extreme DUI. In 1990, his second season in the majors, he spent 10weeks being treated for alcoholism.
After spending his first eight seasons with the Indians, Belle signed a five- year, $ 55 million deal with the Sox, making him the highest- paid player at the time. He played only two seasons before invoking a clause in his contract that made him a free agent.
MLB Bourjos lands with Braves
The Braves signed former Cubs outfielder Peter Bourjos to a major- league contract worth $1 million, according to major league trade rumors. com. The Cubs released Bourjos on Friday after signing him to a minorleague deal.
Cardinals pitcher-Adam Wainwright will start the season on the disabled list because of a strained left hamstring. Rookie Jack Flaherty will begin the year in the rotation as the fifth starter.
The Phillies and prized prospect Scott Kingery, who has yet to reach the majors, agreed to a six- year deal with three team options running through 2026. Kingery reportedly was guaranteed more than $ 23 million.
Rangers minor- league coach Howard Johnson was released from a hospital with fractures in his cheekbone after being hit by a line drive while in the dugout.
BASKETBALL Kerr: Curry out 1st round
Warriors coach Steve Kerr announced that guard Steph Curry will miss the first round of the NBA playoffs after he was diagnosed with a Grade 2 sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee Saturday. The postseason begins April 14.
But Curry said he plans to prove Kerr wrong. Curry suffered a Grade 1 MCL sprain in the first round of the 2016 playoffs and missed only four games.
Former U- High and Illinois State player Zeke Upshaw remained hospitalized in critical condition after collapsing on the court Saturday in a G League game in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
His mother, Jewel, told WOOD- TV that he’s fighting for his life and that the “next 24 hours are critical.”
MISCELLANEOUS Jets pull offer to Suh
The Jets rescinded their offer to free- agent defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, with CEO Christopher Johnson saying, “It just didn’t seem to be in keeping with our long- term plan.” Suh told Yahoo! Sports that the Jets’ offer was the largest he had received since he was released by the Dolphins.
Bubba Watson won his second World Golf Championships title with the biggest blowout since the championship matched switched to 18 holes in 2011, a 7- and- 6 victory over Kevin Kisner in Austin, Texas.
Zac Leslie scored with 31 seconds left to force overtime, and Brandon Pirri tallied the only goal in the shootout to rally the host Wolves ( 37- 21- 7- 2) to a 3- 2 victory over the Griffins.