FEDS: EX-ANGELS EMPLOYEE SUPPLIED PLAYERS WITH DRUGS

Federal prosecutors plan to present testimony from “approximately” five Major League Baseball players who allege they received oxycodone from a former Angels employee who faces trial in the fatal overdose of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, according to a court filing late Friday.

The filing, which outlines some of the evidence prosecutors will introduce at the trial, accuses former Angels communications director Eric Kay of being the “singular source” who supplied oxycodone to the players in amounts of “two to three pills while others would ask for up to 20 pills.”

“The evidence will also demonstrate that Kay often coordinated the distribution through text messages or through conversations involving the victim Skaggs,” the filing said. “This witness testimony will in many instances be corroborated by text message communications. Evidence will also demonstrate that Kay was motivated to obtain these pills because Kay could himself use some of the pills that he obtained for the players. It therefore provides context and background to the distribution at issue in the indictment.”

Though the document says Kay was providing “controlled substances, including oxycodone,” to Angels players since 2017, it does not name them or say whether the five who are prepared to testify play for the Angels. Kay offered Angels memorabilia and game tickets while soliciting drugs online and overdosed at the stadium about three months before Skaggs’ death, the filing says.

Tennis

Top-ranked Ash Barty

will make her first Western & Southern final appearance today at Mason, Ohio. So will Andrey Rublev and Jil Teichmann.

The seventh-ranked Rublev came from behind to upset No. 2 and top-seeded Daniil Medvedev, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the first men’s semifinal. Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev will face Rublev in the men’s final.

The fifth-ranked, thirdseeded Zverev shook off stomach issues that prompted a visit from medical personnel during a third set changeover to outlast No. 3 and second-seeded Stefanos

Tsitsipas,

(4).

Teichmann, a wild-card entry who already had upset No. 2 Naomi Osaka and No. 12 Belinda Bencic, dumped No. 4 and fifth-seeded Karolina Pliskova, 6-2, 6-4.

Death

6-4, 3-6, 7-6

Floyd Reese, the general manager who assembled the roster for the Tennessee Titans’ lone Super Bowl appearance, died Saturday. He was 73. His family told the team of his death. Reese had cancer and was with his family when he died at his Brentwood home just south of Nashville, Tenn.

Soccer

Jack Grealish scored his first goal since a Britishrecord $139 million move to

Manchester City in a 5-0 win over Norwich, helping the champions earn the first points of their Premier League title defense.

Two teams have started with two straight victories and one of them is among City’s big rivals for the title. Liverpool beat Burnley 2-0 through goals by Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane. That came a week after its 3-0 win at Norwich, whose return to the top flight couldn’t have gotten off to a tougher start. Brighton is the other team with six points after beating Watford 2-0.

Jeremy Ebobisse scored in the 52nd minute and the San Jose Earthquakes (6-7-8) got an own goal in the 71st to beat the LA Galaxy (11-8-2) 2-1 late Friday night in the California

Clasico at Carson.

Also

WR-DB Jalil Tucker of Lincoln, one of the state’s highest-rated recruits, tweeted that he committed to Oregon on Saturday. His Lincoln teammate Jahlil Florence committed to Oregon recently.

Freshman C.J. Stroud

will start at quarterback for No. 4 Ohio State in the season opener against Minnesota, coach Ryan Day said.

Skylar Diggins-smith

had 25 points and seven assists, Diana Taurasi added 18 points and 10 rebounds, and the visiting Phoenix Mercury (13-10) beat the Atlanta Dream (6-17) 84-69 for their fourth straight WNBA win.