Hilton sorry it let bed bugs bite Cavs’ Kyrie
HILTON Hotels apologized Tuesday after Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving said he was bitten by bed bugs during a weekend stay in downtown Oklahoma City.
Irving played just nine minutes on Sunday in a victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The team blamed flu-like symptoms, but Irving later said he was not feeling well after discovering bed bugs on a pillow and ending up on a couch instead of his bed at the Skirvin Hilton. He said he didn’t get much sleep Saturday night and had a sore back.
Hilton and environmental health inspectors from the Oklahoma City-County Health Department both called it an isolated case and the room was being treated.
“The comfort of our guests is a top priority and we are very sorry to hear about Mr. Irving’s stay,” Hilton said. “Since bed bugs can be easily transmitted anywhere and are often lodged in luggage or on clothing, our hotel maintains high levels of vigilance and we perform regular inspections.”
RG3 MOVIN’ ON
Washington team president Bruce Allen, speaking on a radio show in San Diego said quarterback Robert Griffin III will play elsewhere next season. Allen said Griffin will have his choice of teams to further his NFL career.
l The NFL says video of Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. apparently refereeing a fight between his girlfriend and the mother of his child includes “disturbing images.”
Fowler took responsibility “for everything that happened” in the 30-second video released by TMZ on Tuesday.
“These are disturbing images and we will review the matter,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said. Fowler says he is “embarrassed and have apologized for my actions to everyone involved.”
“As a family, we have been dealing with this moment and the conflict that led to it since this occurred,” Fowler said in a statement. “The video surfacing is a sad reminder that emotions got the best of all of us.”
JAYS MUM ON BAUTISTA
New Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins wouldn’t publicly address Jose Bautista’s stance on what it would take for Toronto to sign him to a deal beyond 2016.
A day after Bautista said he and his agent had told Toronto two weeks ago what kind of agreement he wanted, Atkins said “it doesn’t need to be public and it won’t be from our end.”