Quinn fined $25,000 for berating ref in Sharks’ loss
SAN JOSE — San Jose Sharks coach David Quinn was fined $25,000 for his profanity laced tirade against a referee that led to a game misconduct.
The NHL announced the penalty on Wednesday for “conduct demeaning the officials” by Quinn during last Saturday’s 8-3 loss to the Washington Capitals.
Quinn started yelling at referee Gord Dwyer following a penalty called on San Jose forward Kevin Labanc in the third period. Quinn was given a game misconduct and continued yelling and cursing at Dwyer before finally leaving the bench.
Quinn said after the game that he was “embarrassed” by his actions.
“You shouldn’t act like that as a coach and I want to apologize to our team,” Quinn said. “It’s not how I certainly want to act and it’s an emotional game.”
In a NHL game Wednesday, Dominik Kubalik scored the goahead goal with 4:07 remaining as Detroit snapped a six-game skid with a 4-3 win over Chicago.
ELSEWHERE Witnesses refute Irvin accusation
Two men who were in a Phoenix hotel lobby the night Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin was accused of misconduct with a female employee said they didn’t see him do anything wrong and that his brief interaction with the woman appeared friendly.
Phil Watkins of Australia and Bryn Davis of Philadelphia appeared at a news conference by video link with Irvin and his attorney.
Irvin has filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against a “Jane Doe” and Marriott International Inc., alleging that a false misconduct claim on Feb. 5 caused him to be kicked out of the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel and be removed from the NFL Network’s Super Bowl week coverage.
In other NFL news, the Jacksonville Jaguars cut high-priced cornerback Shaquill Griffin, a move that will save the team $13.1 million against the salary cap.
Tennis: Brandon Nakashima took advantage of two doublefaults by John Isner in an errorfilled game to collect the match’s only service break and went on to reach the second round at the BNP Paribas Open with a 7-6 (7), 6-3 victory in the all-American contest as play began at Indian Wells, Calif.
Soccer: The first CONCACAF W Gold Cup, a women’s edition of the long-running men’s tournament, will be played in the United States early next year.
The governing body for soccer in North and Central America and the Caribbean announced that qualification for teams that have not already earned berths will start in September. Host cities for the event will be announced later.
In Europe, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting’s goal helped Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 and into the quarterfinals of the Champions League at Munich.
The goal by the former PSG player allowed Bayern to complete a 3-0 win on aggregate in the two legs. Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and PSG suffered its earliest Champions League exit since 2018-19.