Pitt suspends senior Randall
Backup center Derrick Randall was suspended indefinitely from the Pitt basketball team after he was arrested early Tuesday on Rutgers’ campus and charged with driving while intoxicated, use of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of a controlled dangerous substance.
“The incident involving Derrick Randall is not only surprising, but incredibly disappointing,” coach Jamie Dixon said in a statement. “Although I believe it was out of character for Derrick, he has been indefinitely suspended.”
Rutgers University Police Department Lt. Paul F. Fischer told the Bergen Record that an officer initiated a motor vehicle stop on a car that was operating with its headlights off and the subsequent investigation led to two arrests: Randall and his passenger, Abayomi O. Olaogun, 19, of Hillside, N.J.
Olaogun was charged with use of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The incident took place at 2:45 a.m., according to the newspaper, not far from the arena where Rutgers plays its basketball games.
Randall, who transferred from Rutgers to Pitt last summer, averaged 2.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game this past season in a reserve role behind Talib Zanna.
Soccer
Barcelona defender Dani Alves is grateful for the support he has received since a match spectator threw a banana at him. But he called Spain “backward” in its fight against racism. Alves, a Brazilian who is black, was ready to take a corner in a Spanish league match Sunday when the Villareal fan threw a banana at him. Alves picked it up, peeled it and ate some of it before throwing the rest aside.
Tennis
Two-time former champion Philipp Kohlschreiber was knocked out in the first round of the BMW Open in Munich, losing, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, to Denis Istomin.
Golf
Boxing
Pro football
An ex-girlfriend of former NFL defensive end Hugh Douglas accused him in a new lawsuit of assaulting her multiple times, including an encounter last year at a Connecticut hotel that resulted in his arrest but no jail time. Hope Davila, 33, of Hartford, Conn., and her attorney, Gloria Allred, who has worked on several cases involving prominent people, filed the civil lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court in Connecticut.
Notah Begay had a heart attack last week and is expected to make a full recovery. Begay, 41, is now an analyst for Golf Channel and NBC Sports. He won the last of his four PGA Tour titles in 2000.
Olympics
In an unusually blunt public warning, a vice president of the International Olympic Committee called the delayed preparations for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro “the worst I have experienced.” John Coates, who has made six trips to Brazil as part of the IOC’s coordination commission for Rio, said the Brazilians are behind “in many, many ways” and are in worse shape than Greek organizers were in preparing for the 2004 Olympics. Despite the critical delays, Coates said there is no backup plan and the games will take place in Rio.
The Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League will stage the Golden Gloves Cadets and Novice finals Saturday at Royal Place on Library Road (Route 88). The first bell is at 7:30 p.m. Andy Sebastian and Rod Sulka will be inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame with the dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. For tickets or information call, 412-298-7373.
Harness racing
For the first time since 2008, The Meadows Racetrack & Casino will offer live racing on each Saturday of the Thoroughbred Triple Crown, beginning Saturday with the Kentucky Derby. The card, which begins at 11:25 AM, features an estimated $200,000 Pennsylvania Sires Stake for 3-year-old filly pacers. Advance wagering for the Kentucky Derby begins Friday.