Brennan, record-setting QB at Hawaii, dies at age 37
HONOLULU >> Colt Brennan, a star quarterback at the University of Hawaii who finished third in the 2007 Heisman Trophy balloting, died early Tuesday, his father said. He was 37.
Brennan, who had public struggles with alcohol, died at a hospital in California, his father, Terry Brennan, told The Associated Press.
“He just spent one too many times on the dark side of life, and it caught up with him,” Terry Brennan said of his son.
Brennan transferred to Hawaii after stints at Colorado and Saddleback College in California. A certain pro prospect after a record- breaking junior season, the Irvine native bypassed the NFL draft in order to play his senior year for Hawaii coach June Jones.
Brennan led the Warriors to its finest season ever, going 12- 0 in the regular season.
Brennan was drafted by Washington in the sixth round of the NFL draft in 2008, but he never played a regular season game in two seasons.
Life af ter footbal l seemed difficult for him. His former attorney, Michael Green, told the AP in 2013 that the quarterback felt like he had disappointed people with his fledgling football career.
Horse racing PREAKNESS ALLOWS MEDINA SPIRIT TO ENTER WITH
EXTRA TESTING >> Medina Spirit is set to run in the Preakness on Saturday to go for the second leg of the Triple Crown, as long as the Kentucky Derby winner
passes a series of additional drug tests.
Maryland racing officials reached an agreement with trainer Bob Baffert to allow Medina Spirit and his other horses to enter races this weekend at Pimlico Race Course subject to extra testing and monitoring. If Medina Spirit, who failed a postrace drug test after winning the Kentucky Derby, comes back clean in test results expected Friday, he is likely to be the favorite to win the Preakness.
Baseball
TATIS GOES ON INJURED LIST DUE TO HEALTH, SAFETY PROTOCOLS >> San Diego shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. was among three players the Padres added to the injured list due to health and safety protocols.
Joining Tatis on the list were utility players Jurickson Profar and Jorge Mateo, the Padres announced before their game at Colorado. YANKEES COACH NEVIN HAS
POSITIVE COVID-19 TEST >> New York Yankees third base coach Phil Nevin is away from the team after a positive COVID-19 test.
New York announced the positive test for Nevin, who is fully vaccinated, about two hours before the scheduled first pitch at Tampa Bay.
NEVADA’S BOSETTI HOMERS IN NCAA-RECORD 9TH STRAIGHT GAME >> Nevada’s Tyler Bosetti has homered in nine consecutive games, breaking an NCAA Division I record that stood for 30 years.
Bosetti homered to right- center field in his first at-bat against Arizona. It was the 11th homer in 10 games for the senior third baseman.