Ex-UCLA coach pleads guilty
Former UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo pleaded guilty to accepting $200,000 in bribes to help two students get into the school as recruits. Salcedo, 47, was paid $100,000 to help California couple Bruce and Davina Isackson get their daughter into UCLA as a bogus soccer recruit, prosecutors said.
The Rams have signed all of their nine draft picks, the team announced. On the day that Rams quarterbacks, rookies and undrafted free agents began reporting for the first phase of testing for the novel coronavirus, the drafted players signed their deals.
The NCAA has reduced the minimum number of contests required of Division I fall sports teams, excluding football, by 50% this season. The decision by the Division I Council coordination committee to grant a blanket waiver for any school that needs it affects men’s and women’s cross-country, men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey, men’s water polo and women’s volleyball teams . ... Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference will not have fall sports in 2020 because of COVID-19 pandemic.
The Colorado Rockies said left-handed reliever Tim Collins has decided not to play this season because of concerns over the coronavirus outbreak . ... Chicago White Sox manager Rick Renteria will be kept away from the team pending results of medical tests after experiencing a “slight cough and nasal congestion.” ... Two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber tore a small muscle in his right shoulder in his debut with the Texas Rangers on Sunday.
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Ir ving is committing $1.5 million to supplement the income of WNBA players who choose not to play this season, whether it be because of coronavirus concerns or social justice reasons.
Former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield was convicted of the rape of a developmentally disabled woman . ... Washingtons Cody Latimer, who was charged with multiple felonies, and Seattle’s Quinton Dunbar, who’s under investigation for robbery, were placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt List . ... San Francisco postseason breakout star Raheem Mostert reworked his contract after previously requesting a trade . ... Eric Sugarman, who’s in charge of the Minnesota Vikings’ virus prevention plan, has tested positive for COVID-19.