VANESSA BRYANT: L.A. SHERIFF PROMISED TO SECURE CRASH SITE
LOS ANGLESE» Kobe Bryant’s widow said she pleaded with the Los Angeles County sheriff to make sure no one takes photographs from the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, and he reassured that the area had been secured, court documents say.
After Sheriff Alex Villanueva confirmed her husband, their teenage daughter, along with seven others, were killed, he asked Vanessa Bryant if he could do anything for her, according to a transcript of a deposition obtained by USA TODAY Sports on Saturday on her lawsuit against Los Angeles County.
“And I said: ‘If you can’t bring my husband and baby back, please make sure that no one takes photographs of them. Please secure the area,’” Vanessa Bryant said during the deposition. “And he said: ‘I will.’”
Rapids beat Timbers 2-0. Dominique Badji and Diego Rubio scored during each half as the Colorado Rapids clinched a Western Conference berth in the MLS Cup Playoffs with a 2-0 win over the Portland Timbers at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
Howard, Davis work out differences.
LOS ANGELES» Dwight Howard and Anthony Davis both say their physical confrontation on the Los Angeles Lakers’ bench on Friday night was a momentary disagreement that has already been resolved.
“We just had a disagreement about something that was happening on the floor,” Howard said. “Things happen. But we already talked. We squashed it. There’s no issues between me and him. And that’s my brother. That’s my teammate.”
Oregon’s Dye has four 4TDS on four straight plays.
PASADENA, CALIF.» Oregon running back Travis Dye became the first player in Football Bowl Subdivision history to score a touchdown on four consecutive carries during the 10th-ranked Ducks game against UCLA.
Gibbs disrupts Xfinity playoff battle.
KANSAS CITY, KAN.» Ty Gibbs upset the field again, racing to his fourth Xfinity Series victory of the season and stopping title contenders AJ Allmendinger and Austin Cindric from advancing to the championship round.
Verstappen grabs pole in Texas.
AUSTIN, TEXAS» Formula One’s dramatic title race took another turn when Max Verstappen edged title rival Lewis Hamilton for the pole at the Circuit of the Americas, where the seven-time champion Hamilton has dominated. The race is Sunday.
Flesch leads PGA playoff event.
RICHMOND, VA.» Steve Flesch birdied the par-4 18th hole for a 5-under 67 and a two-stroke lead over Bernhard Langer and Steven Alker in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic, the first of three PGA Tour Champions playoff events.
Saudi-owned Newcastle changes mind on fan clothing.
NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND» Newcastle has backtracked on its request for fans to stop wearing imitation Arab clothing to mark the purchase of the Premier League team by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.
The club now says supporters who want to wear “appropriate culturally inspired clothing should feel free to do so as they see fit.”
Matsuyama keeps lead. CHIBA, JAPAN» Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama held on to a one-stroke lead at the PGA Tour’s Zozo Championship after a 2-under 68 which included a bogey on his last hole to make things interesting heading into the final round.
Hee Jeong LIM has 4-stroke lead.
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA» Hee Jeong Lim took a four-stroke lead into the final round of the LPGA Tour’s BMW Ladies Championship after a 7-under 65.