Former Met Gooden arrested again, faces DWI charge

Former New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden was arrested again in Newark, N.J.

Newark police said Gooden was pulled over Monday night after driving the wrong way down a one-way road and charged with driving while intoxicated.

Last month, the 54-year-old was charged with drug possession after suspected cocaine was found in his car.

In a text to Newsday on Tuesday, Gooden said he’s “going away for a while to try and save my life.”

Forward Cheick Diallo signed a multiyear contract with the Phoenix Suns. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Diallo played the last three seasons with New Orleans, averaging 6.0 points and 5.2 rebounds, and shooting 62%.

DePaul men’s basketball coach Dave Leitao was suspended for the first three games of the regular season by the NCAA, which said he should have done more to prevent recruiting violations by his staff.

Forward Colton Sissons signed a seven-year, $20million contract with the Nashville Predators, avoiding arbitration. Sissons had 15 goals and 15 assists in 75 games in 2018-19 . ... Defenseman Deryk Engelland signed a one-year deal with the Vegas Golden Knights with a potential value of $1.5 million because of incentives. Engelland set career marks with 152 blocked shots and 165 hits last season for the Golden Knights.

Josh Wolff, a former U.S. men’s national team striker and current assistant, was hired as coach of Austin FC, which opens play in the MLS in 2021.

Australian Caleb Ewan beat his sprinting rivals in suffocating heat in the Nimes rural hinterland to win Stage 16 of the Tour de France, with Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe keeping the race leader’s yellow jersey.

Sun Yang of China won the 200-meter freestyle at the swimming world championships in Gwangju, South Korea, after Danas Rapsys of Lithuania finished first but was disqualified for an apparent false start. Sun served a three-month doping ban in 2014.