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MLB: Pirates’ Kang in sex assault probe
Chicago police said they’re investigating an allegation of sexual assault against Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang.
In a statement Tuesday, police said a 23-year-old female reported being assaulted by Kang inside a hotel. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the Chicago woman met Kang through a dating app. Kang invited the woman to his hotel room on June 17. The woman said she blacked out, then drifted in and out of consciousness as he sexually assaulted her. The 29-year-old Kang has not been charged.
Rockies rookie shortstop Trevor Story is among the players on the final vote list for the All-Star Game that fans can select from on MLB.com and via the individual team websites. The voting runs through 4 p.m. EDT Friday.
The Giants’ Brandon Belt, the Brewers’ Ryan Braun, the Diamondbacks’s Jake Lamb and the Pirates’ Starling Marte round out the NL candidates. In the AL, the five are: the Tigers’ Ian Kinsler, the Rays’ Evan Longoria, the Red Sox’s
Dustin Pedroia, the Blue Jays’ Michael Saunders and the Astros’ George Springer. NHL: Devils’ Palmieri files for arbitration
Devils forward Kyle Palmieri, was among 24 NHL players who filed for salary arbitration Tuesday. Palmieri will be expecting a hefty raise after leading the Devils in scoring last season with 30 goals and 27 assists in his first year with New Jersey. Teams must decide Wednesday whether to go to arbitration. The hearings will be held from July 20-Aug. 4 in Toronto. The Islanders agreed to a one-year deal with goaltender
Jean-Francois Berube, who made his NHL debut with the team last season. … The Devils signed free agent left wing
Luke Gazdic to a one-year, $700,000 contract and re-signed restricted free agent center Jacob Josefson to a one-year, $1.1 million deal.
ETC.: Vols settle suit for $2.48M
The University of Tennessee is paying $2.48 million to settle a lawsuit filed by eight unidentified women who said the school had violated Title IX regulations and created a “hostile sexual environment” through a policy of indifference toward assaults by athletes. Lawyers for the school and the plaintiffs issued a joint press release Tuesday announcing the settlement.
Gerardo Martino resigned Tuesday as Argentina’s national team coach, just over a week after the team lost in the final of the Copa America. Martino took over in August 2014 and his team lost two finals to Chile in the Copa America in 2015 and 2016.
German rider Marcel Kittel claimed the fourth and longest stage of the Tour de France after a mass sprint in Limoges. Kittel, who returned to the Tour with a new team after injuries and illness ruled him out last year, managed to hang on and edge French rider Bryan Coquard in a photo-finish.