San Antonio Express-News

Dodgers’ Yamamoto rocked in debut; Ohtani stays silent

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The San Diego Padres chased Yoshinobu Yamamoto from his major league debut after one inning and scoring their most runs ever against the Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday night at Seoul, South Korea.

Jake Cronenwort­h tied a career high with four hits and had four RBIS as the Padres outlasted the Dodgers 15-11 after Los

Angeles fired Shohei Ohtani’s interprete­r following allegation­s of illegal gambling.

Interprete­r Ippei Mizuhara was let go from the team Wednesday following reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN about alleged ties to an illegal bookmaker.

Ohtani had a 1-for-5 night, including a sacrifice fly, and was 3 for 10 with two RBIS in the series. He did not speak with reporters.

Sutton cut after warrant issued

The Detroit Lions released Cameron Sutton on Thursday as authoritie­s continue to search for the defensive back to serve a domestic violence warrant in Florida.

The Hillsborou­gh County Sheriff ’s Office in Florida has asked for help in finding Sutton, a sevenyear pro who just finished his first season with the Lions.

The warrant is for domestic battery by strangulat­ion, a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

The sheriff ’s office responded to a call regarding domestic violence in progress involving the 29-year-old Sutton and a female around 5 a.m. on March 7.

College basketball: SMU fired Rob Lanier after two seasons as its coach on Thursday, a day after the Mustangs ended their final season before moving into the basketball-rich Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Mustangs (20-13) were 30-35 overall in their two seasons under Lanier, including a 16-20 record in American Athletic Conference games.

With SMU, Cal and

Stanford all moving to the ACC next season, the league will have 18 basketball teams.

Golf: Gavin Green, Kiradech Aphibarnra­t and Jordan Smith shared the first-round lead at the Singapore Classic after shooting 8-under 64s.

College football: Michigan defensive line coach Greg Scruggs resigned Thursday, less than a week after his arrest for suspected drunken driving.

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