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Cardinals GM Steve Keim apologizes after DUI arrest
CHANDLER, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim is apologizing for what he calls “incredibly poor judgment and inexcusable actions” that resulted in a Fourth of July DUI arrest in a Phoenix suburb.
The Cardinals said Saturday the team was gathering information and would handle the matter “appropriately and in accordance with all league policies as well as within the legal system.”
Chandler police say Keim was arrested early Wednesday morning after a traffic stop and was released from custody later in the day. They did not release further details.
In a statement, Keim said that he failed to meet NFL standards of behavior and that he accepts full responsibility for his actions.
Keim has been the Cardinals GM since 2013.
Former NBA player Tyler Honeycutt dies in suicide
LOS ANGELES — A former coach and family friend says onetime Sacramento Kings and UCLA basketball player Tyler Honeycutt was found dead after a standoff with Los Angeles police.
Bort Escoto, who coached Honeycutt at Sylmar High School, tells the Los Angeles Times the player’s mother called him early Saturday and said her son took his own life.
The Los Angeles Police Department says it responded Friday afternoon to a report of a man with a gun and during the initial encounter, the suspect fired a shot out of a residence and officers returned fire.
Reynolds has 2 HRs, 10 RBIs, Nationals rout Marlins
WASHINGTON — Mark Reynolds homered twice and drove in a career-high 10 runs, Max Scherzer won for the first time since June 5, and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 18-4 on Saturday night.
Washington has won three straight and scored a combined 35 runs since calling a playersonly meeting on Wednesday after falling under .500 for the first time since May 2.
Reynolds (5 for 5) tied his career high for hits and equaled the Nationals’ RBI record.
Reynolds hit a two-run homer in the second inning into the same visitors’ bullpen where his walk-off homer landed on Friday. He followed that up with an RBI double in the second, a two-run single in the fifth, a three-run homer in the sixth, and a two-run single in the seventh.
“Yeah, that’s like a good two weeks,” Reynolds said. “These things don’t happen often.”
Signed as minor league free agent in April, Reynolds is 12 for 23 with four home runs since June 29.
“I’ve seen him like this,” Martinez said. “When he gets hot like this he can stay hot for a while, so we’ll have to figure something out, see if we can get him in tomorrow.”
Washington, which has won 14 straight against Miami, broke it open by batting around the order and scoring a season-best seven runs in the fifth inning.
“We haven’t had any success with them in a while now,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. “They’re a good lineup up and down, but we’ve pitched better than this.”