NOTEWORTHY
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS FIFA head says he’s not next
Having come through another FIFA election largely unscathed, was in a typically defiant mood Saturday in Zurich when addressing the challenges that still lie ahead.
Blatter
SOCCER
Retiring:
Sepp Blatter
The 79-year-old FIFA president dismissed suggestions that a United States government investigation of corruption in soccer could lead to his door. Several senior FIFA officials have been arrested already, but Blatter shrugged off the notion that he could be next.
“Arrested for what? Next question,” Blatter said curtly when meeting international media for the first time since American and Swiss federal cases rocked FIFA’s home city Wednesday.
“I forgive but I don’t forget,” Blatter also said at FIFA headquarters, referring to a European-led attempt to oust him after 17 years in office. He also criticized U.S. Attorney General
Theo Walcott
Loretta Lynch.
ended a frustrating season by scoring the first goal as Arsenal won a record 12th FA Cup title Saturday with a dominant 4-0 victory over Aston Villa in the final at Wembley Stadium.
Walcott, who missed most of 2014 with a knee injury suffered in an FA Cup game, volleyed home a shot in the 40th minute to put defending champion Arsenal ahead.
doubled the lead with a fierce 25yard shot that dipped in via the underside of the crossbar before scored with a header in the 62nd. completed the win in injury time.
After a nine-year trophy drought, Arsenal has now won the Cup two straight years, overtaking Manchester United’s record of 11 titles.
Alexis Sanchez
Per Mertesacker
Olivier Giroud
scored a stunning opener before adding a second goal to lead Barcelona to the Copa del Rey title with a 3-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao, giving the Catalan club its second of three possible trophies before it turns to the Champions League final next Saturday.
Messi dribbled past four Bilbao defenders to put Barcelona in charge in the 20th minute.
Former England and Manchester United defender
announced his retirement, ending a 20-year professional career in which the ball-playing center back established himself as one of the top English players of his generation.
Lionel Messi
Rio Ferdinand
of Canada led the women’s heptathlon after four events.
Brianne Theisen-Eaton
CYCLING
had his overall lead sliced in half on the penultimate day of the Giro d’Italia, although the Spaniard remained on course for the title after the 20th stage.
Contador was dropped on the grueling climb up a dirt road on Colle delle Finestre as rivals and
sped clear. Aru, who moved back into second place overall with victory in Friday’s 19th stage, soloed to a second successive win to close the gap to 2 minutes 2 seconds.
Alberto Contador
Landa
Fabio Aru
BASKETBALL
Alvin Gentry
Chris Gatling
Mikel
The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Golden State Warriors assistant
as head coach, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Gentry is expected to remain with Golden State until the Warriors complete the NBA Finals against Cleveland, the person said.
Gentry has served as a head coach four times, compiling a career record of 335-370. His most successful tenure came in Phoenix, where he went 158-144 in five seasons. Former NBA all-star
ran a massive online fraud scheme using credit cards of people from across the nation, Scottsdale, Ariz., police said Saturday.
Gatling, 47, who played for the Milwaukee Bucks in 1999, was released from jail after being booked on fraud schemes, aggravated identity theft and forgery, police spokesman said. His arrest Thursday was first reported by TMZ.com.
Kevin Watts