Keith Fahnhorst, longtime 49ers lineman, dies
Keith Fahnhorst, an offensive tackle on the 49ers’ first two Super Bowl teams, died earlier this week, the team announced Thursday. He was 66.
No cause of death was listed in the announcement. Fahnhorst encountered health issues after his retirement, and in a 2015 49ers-produced video, he said he learned he had either primary progressive multiple sclerosis or Charcot-Marie-Tooth neurological disorder.
The 49ers lost another franchise legend only eight days prior to Fahnhorst’s death as Dwight Clark passed away from ALS at age 61.
Fahnhorst played the second-most games (193) of any offensive lineman in 49ers history during his tenure from 1974-87.
NBA
WARRIORS BRINGING IN A
BALL » The Warriors, who have the No. 28 pick in next week’s NBA draft, will work out six players today, including former UCLA guard LiAngelo Ball.
Ball, 6-foot- 5 and 230 pounds, is the younger brother of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball. LiAngelo and his younger brother, LaMelo, played professionally last season in Lithuania after LiAngelo was suspended by UCLA because of a shoplifting arrest in China when the Bruins were there to play Georgia Tech.
LiAngelo Ball previously planned to work out with Warriors on June 10. He has worked out with the Lakers and interviewed with the Phoenix Suns and Oklahoma City Thunder. Ball is considered a longshot to be selected in the two-round, 60-pick draft.
The Warriors will use the workout to evaluate prospects for the summerleague roster, potential players for two-way contracts or picks to be bought during the draft.
Also working out for the Warriors will be Bucknell center Nana Foulland (6-9, 230), West Virginia shooting guard Daxter Miles Jr. (6-3, 200), Chicago-Illinois center Tai Odiase (6-9, 220), Baylor power forward Nuni Omot (6-9, 205) andMichigan power forward Duncan Robinson (6-8, 210).
NFL
ARIZONA SIGNS PUNTER LEE
» The Arizona Cardinals signed former 49ers punter AndyLee to a two-year contract extension through 2020. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
Lee, 35, averaged 47.3 yards last season, his first with Arizona, to break the franchise record and finish seventh in the NFL. Lee has a 46.4-yard average in 217 games in 14 seasons with the 49ers, Cleveland, Carolina and Arizona. He’s a three-time Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection. WINSLOW JR. ARRESTED » Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. was arrested on charges of rape and other sex crimes on the day hewas to appear in court on an unrelated burglary charge. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported sheriff’s deputies arrested Winslow on Thursday at his home in the San Diego suburb of Encinitas. He was charged with two counts of rape, two counts of kidnapping with intent to commit rape and single counts of forcible sodomy, oral copulation and indecent exposure. He is free after posting $50,000 bail. He faces arraignment today.
The son of Hall of Fame tight end Kellen Winslow, the younger Winslow spent 10 seasons in the NFL from 2004-13 with Cleveland, Tampa Bay, New England and the New York Jets. JETS SIGN UPSHAW » The NewYork Jets signed veteran defensive lineman Courtney Upshaw after a three- day tryout duringminicamp. Upshaw spent the last two seasons with Atlanta.
Golf
SHON, RY U LEAD IN MICHIGAN » Kelly Shon and So Yeon Ryu each shot an 8-under 64 for a share of the lead in the Meijer LPGA Classic in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Anna Nordqvist, Su Oh and Celine Herbin shot 66.
MMA
MCGREGOR NEGOTIATING PLEA DEAL » Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor expressed regret for a backstage melee at a Brooklyn arena that saw him caught on camera hurling a hand truck at a bus full of fighters, and he is negotiating a plea deal to resolve criminal charges in the case.
The Irish brawler, 29, and his friend and co- defendant CianCowley, 25, remained free on bail after a court appearance that went quicker than a typical fiveminute round in the UFC octagon. They each face up to seven years in prison on a top charge of felony criminal mischief, but a deal would almost certainly reduce or eliminate their time behind bars. The duo stood and said little during the appearance. Judge Raymond Rodriguez ordered them to return July 26.
“I regret my actions that led me here today,” McGregor said outside court afterward, a departure from his tone in the incident’s immediate aftermath.
Colleges
HARD AWAY HI RES MITCHELL AT MEMPHIS » Penny Hardaway finalized his coaching staff at Memphis by hiring veteran NBA coach Sam Mitchell.
Hockey
SHARKS GET DEFENSEMAN FROM COYOTES » San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson announced that the club acquired defenseman Kyle Wood from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for forward Adam Helewka. Wood, 22, has spent the past two seasons with the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League, where he posted 62 points (17 goals, 45 assists) and 32 penalty minutes in 117 games. Helewka spent the majority of the past two seasons with the San Jose Barracuda, including last season when he had 38 points.