Woods’ arrest details emerge
Police reports say the golfer was found asleep at the wheel with the engine running.
More disturbing images of Tiger Woods emerged Tuesday in the black-and-white details of police reports, depicting him sound asleep behind the wheel of a car parked awkwardly on the side of a six-lane Florida road with two flat tires, the engine still running and a blinker flashing.
When a police officer woke him, Woods was so disoriented that he initially said he had just returned from playing golf in Los Angeles. Then, he said he didn’t know where he was or how far away he was from his home in Jupiter Island. He kept falling back asleep. Eventually, he failed a sobriety test so badly that at one point officers moved toward him to ensure he didn’t fall over.
There was no evidence of alcohol, however, confirming what Woods said Monday night when he issued a statement saying he had had an “unexpected reaction” to prescription medicine. Jupiter police said he took a breath test that showed no alcohol in his system.
The incident left players on the PGA Tour hopeful for better times, and not just on the golf course.
“I feel bad for Tiger,” Jack Nicklaus said at his Memorial tournament. “Tiger is a friend. He’s been great for the game of golf, and I think he needs all our help.”
Linebacker Christian Kirksey signed a four-year, $38-million extension with the Cleveland Browns, who will have their leading tackler under contract through the 2021 season. The deal includes $20 million guaranteed.
Newly acquired Dallas Cowboys cornerback Nolan Carroll has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated near a club that held a promotional event welcoming him to Dallas. Dallas police said the 30-year-old Carroll was arrested early Monday after being stopped for a traffic violation. He joined the Cowboys in March as a free agent from NFC East rival Philadelphia on a three-year, $10million deal.
Dave Lowry, who played more than 1,000 NHL games and has coached in the Western Hockey League for six seasons, was hired by the Kings as an assistant coach under new coach John Stevens. Goaltending coach Bill Ranford stayed on after Darryl Sutter was fired as the Kings’ coach, but assistant Davis Payne was let go.
Lowry, 52, played for the Canucks, Blues, Panthers, Sharks and Flames. He went on to coach Calgary and Victoria of the WHL and won two division titles with those teams. In his last five seasons, with Victoria, his teams had a winning record each season and made the playoffs each year. The team was 209-124-27 under Lowry.
The USC men’s golf team lost its match to Illinois 3-1-1 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA championships at Sugar Grove, Ill. Defending champion Oregon will play Oklahoma for the championship.
Cal Lutheran won the NCAA Division III baseball championship by sweeping the final two of three games against Washington & Jefferson. After losing to the Presidents in Game 1 on Monday, the Kingsmen (40-11) came back Tuesday in Appleton, Wis., with a 12-4 victory in Game 2 and a 7-2 win in Game 3.