ALABAMA STAR MILLER BROUGHT GUN
University of Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller brought a teammate the gun that was used in a fatal January shooting near campus, an investigator testified Tuesday.
Miller, a freshman standout, brought Darius Miles’ gun to him on the night of the shooting after Miles texted him and asked him to do so, Tuscaloosa Police investigator Brandon Culpepper testified, according to news outlets.
The allegation of Miller’s involvement on the night of the Jan. 15 shooting came during a preliminary hearing for Miles and Michael Davis, who face capital murder charges for the death of 23-year-old Jamea Harris.
The ex-Alabama player Miles is accused of providing his gun to Davis, who fired it and killed Harris, prosecutors say.
Alabama coach Nate Oats told reporters Tuesday the team has been aware that Miller allegedly brought Miles the gun, but the team’s leading scorer is not in “any type of trouble.”
“We’ve known the situation,” Oats said. “We’ve been fully cooperating with law enforcement the entire time. I mean, the whole situation is just sad.”
Miller has not been criminally charged.
“We knew about that,” Oats said. “You can’t control everything everybody does outside of practice. Nobody knew that was going to happen.
College kids are out. Brandon hasn’t been in any type of trouble, nor is he in any type of trouble in this case. Like the wrong spot at the wrong time.”
The 6-foot-9 Miller is the biggest star of the secondranked Tide team that had its first AP Poll No. 1 ranking in 20 years last week. He is projected to be an NBA Draft lottery pick.
More sports and courts
LSU football’s leading receiver last season faces a misdemeanor weapons charge following his arrest on Bourbon Street as New Orleans celebrated Mardi Gras. The Times-Picayune/ The New Orleans Advocate reports 19-year-old Malik Nabers, of Youngsville, La., was arrested Monday on one count of illegal carrying of a weapon.
New Orleans police patrolling
the French Quarter spotted an “L-shaped object” in Nabers’ front pants pocket. When he told them he didn’t have a permit for the gun, they arrested him. Nabers led LSU last season with 72 receptions and 1,017 receiving yards.
Death
Authorities in Las Vegas are investigating the death of Ryan Keeler, a 20-yearold defensive lineman on the UNLV football team who was found unresponsive in bed in a studio apartment, officials said.
NFL
The Tennessee Titans have hired Justin Outten as their new running backs coach and run game coordinator.
Cleveland Browns special teams coordinator Mike Priefer has been fired following four seasons and numerous costly mistakes by his units.
Local colleges
San Diego State softball player Mac Barbara has been named the Mountain West Player of the Week. Barbara led the Aztecs to a 4-1 record and batted .533 (8for-15) with a home run, six RBIs, four runs, a double, two walks, a .800 slugging percentage and a .588 onbase percentage.
UC San Diego men’s golf placed sixth and junior Jerry Wu was 11th as The Joust wrapped up at Goose Creek Golf Club in Jurupa Valley. Wu shot 4-over in the three-round tournament on the par-71 course.
Locally
Chase De Leo’s goal at the 6:41 mark of the third period was all the San Diego Gulls could muster in a 3-1 AHL loss at Bakersfield.
Tyler Leedom won the boys championship and Mia Clausen the girls division at the San Diego County Junior Golf Association’s Mike Riley and Family golf event at Twin Oaks Golf Course.
Leedom, 15, a sophomore from Del Norte High, posted a 3-under-par score of 141 (73-68) for a two-shot win over Phillip Kench and Justin Gill. Clausen, 12, from Aviara Oaks Middle School, shot even-par 144 (69-75) for a one-shot win over