Police apologize to Bucks’ Brown
Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales apologized to Bucks guard Sterling Brown for a January arrest that started with a parking violation and escalated to include use of a stun gun, and said some officers had been disciplined.
Brown responded with a statement that described the incident as “an attempt at police intimidation” and said it “shouldn’t happen to anybody.”
Morales’ apology came as police released body-camera footage that showed how a simple interaction over an illegally parked car quickly escalated. City officials’ concern over the content of the video was apparent earlier this week when Mayor Tom Barrett said he found it concerning.
“The department conducted an investigation into the incident, which revealed members acted inappropriately and those members were recently disciplined,” Morales said at a news conference.
“I am sorry this incident escalated to this level,” he added, and left without taking questions.
DYKSTRA CHARGED WITH MAKING TERRORIST THREATS >> Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra put a gun to the head of an Uber driver when the driver declined to change the trip’s destination, police said the driver told them.
Dykstra was arrested Wednesday outside Linden (N.J.) police headquarters after the driver stopped and ran out of the car. Police said they found cocaine, MDMA and marijuana among Dykstra’s belongings, but didn’t find a weapon.
The 55-year-old former AllStar is charged with making terroristic threats and drug offenses. He’s been given a summons, was released and is due in court next month.
Dykstra’s life after baseball has been troubled. He has served prison time after pleading guilty to crimes including bankruptcy fraud, grand theft auto and money laundering, and he declared bankruptcy
in 2009, claiming he owed more than $31 million and had only $50,000 in assets.
NFL
INCOGNITO TAKEN FOR PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION >> Richie Incognito, the offensive lineman who was once suspended for bullying a teammate, was taken into custody for psychiatric examination after an incident at a Florida gym.
Boca Raton police spokeswoman Jessica Desir said officers received a call Wednesday from a patron at Life Time Gym about a disturbance involving Incognito. He was taken into custody under Florida’s Baker Act, which allows for involuntary psychiatric commitment for people seen as a danger to themselves or others. She did not have details about the disturbance.
Incognito, 34, announced this year that he was retiring after 11 seasons in the NFL, the last three with the Buffalo Bills. The Bills released him from their reserved/retired list on Monday, leaving open the possibility he could sign with another team. DOLPHINS QB TANNEHILL PRACTICES >> Ryan Tannehill was back on the field with the Miami Dolphins and said he’s not thinking about his surgically repaired left knee. Tannehill is practicing this week for the first time since a torn left ACL in training camp ended his 2017 season before it began.
Motorsports
HINCHCLIFFE GIVES UP ON INDIANAPOLIS 500 >> James Hinchcliffe stopped looking for a way to get back into Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 and said barring “unforeseen circumstances” he will not race this weekend.
He was one of two drivers left out of the field following qualifying last week along with Pippa Mann, who will not race.
GORDON LEADS NASCAR HALL CLASS >> Jeff Gordon was selected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C. A four-time Cup Series champion who helped take stock car racing from a regional sport to the mainstream in the 1990s, Gordon received 96 percent of the votes from the Hall of Fame committee. He’s third in Cup history with 93 victories.
Car owners Jack Roush and Roger Penske also were selected to the Hall of Fame. They will be joined by drivers Alan Kulwicki, known for his unique “Polish victory lap,” and Davey Allison, who won 19 Cup races, including the 1992 Daytona 500.
College football
TIDE, TROJANS HAVE TO PLAY IN 2020 >> Alabama and USC will meet in Arlington, Texas, to open the 2020 college football season. The game will be a rematch of the 2016 AdvoCare Classic at AT&T Stadium. The Crimson Tide won 52-7.
Cycling
VIVIANI WINS 17TH STAGE OF GIRO D’ITALIA >> Elia Viviani sprinted to his fourth victory of this year’s Giro d’Italia, and Simon Yates maintained his hold on the leader’s pink jersey after the 17th stage to Iseo. The Italian won a bunch sprint through rain at the end of the hilly, 155-kilometer ride from Riva del Garda to Iseo.
Soccer
GUNNERS HIRE COACH >> Arsenal hired Unai Emery as Arsene Wenger’s successor as head coach.
IN OTHER NEWS >> Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero will miss the World Cup because of a right knee injury . ... Three German organizers of the 2006 World Cup were charged with tax evasion linked to a payment to FIFA. German news agency dpa reported that Theo Zwanziger, Wolfgang Niersbach and Horst R. Schmidt confirmed they are indicted by Frankfurt prosecutors in a long-running probe.