Police: Barber III died of heat stroke

Former Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III died of heat stroke, police said.

In a statement, police in the Dallas suburb of Frisco said the Collin County medical examiner had ruled Barber’s death an accident. A police spokesman provided no further elaboration on the circumstances of the 38-year-old’s death, and the medical examiner’s office did not immediately respond to a message from The Associated Press.

Police making a welfare check on June 1 found Barber dead at a Frisco apartment that he was believed to have been leasing.

The former Minnesota Golden Gopher was a fourth-round draft pick by Dallas in 2005 and spent six seasons with the Cowboys.

He had 24 combined touchdowns in 2006 and ’07 despite starting just one game.

In other NFL news, a judge ruled Tuesday that results of a blood-alcohol test taken from former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III can be used as evidence in his DUI crash case. Authorities said the 23-year-old Ruggs allegedly was driving 156 mph just seconds before the fiery November 2021 crash that left a woman dead and Ruggs and his female passenger injured.

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NHL: Defenseman Duncan Keith announced his retirement after 17 seasons, during which he twice won the Norris Trophy and won the Stanley Cup three times with the Blackhawks. Keith, 38, was with the Blackhawks for all but his final season. He was the Conn Smythe Trophy winner in the 2015 playoffs.

Soccer: The U.S. women’s team will face Costa Rica in the semifinals of the CONCACAF W Championship after winning Group A with a 1-0 victory over host Mexico on Monday night.