Former A’s manager Art Howe released from hospital
Former A’s manager Art Howe was released from a Houston hospital on Sunday as he continues his battle with the coronavirus.
Howe, 73, said he began feeling symptoms such as fatigue and chills on May 3 and tested positive for COVID-19 two days later.
When his condition worsened, he was taken to the hospital via ambulance on Tuesday and placed in the intensive care unit.
“It was just a long five days or so,” Howe told media outlets Sunday while recuperating at home. “I’m finally feeling a little bit better. Still not able to eat real good, taste buds are giving me a hard time. It’s just nice to be back home and hopefully continue to progress.”
Howe said he will remain in isolation at home for two weeks. He said he needs to be fever-free and maintain a solid oxygen level.
“I developed a fever last Tuesday, and that’s why I had to be taken into the hospital,” Howe said. “Before that, I was kind of managing my temperature, and all of a sudden, I couldn’t eat, and I’m sure that didn’t help any.”
He said he is unsure how he contracted the coronavirus.
Howe, who played 11 major league seasons, managed the A’s from 1996-2002, taking them to the postseason in each of his final three seasons, including two American League West titles. The 2001 A’s went 102-60 and the 2002 squad posted a then-American League-record 20-game winning streak while going 103-59.
Howe, who also managed the Houston Astros and New York
Mets, compiled a 1,129-1,137 regular-season record.
UFC
HARRIS LOSES FIRST FIGHT SINCE TRAGEDY >> Walt Harris pointed to the sky and proudly showed off a “Fighting for Aniah” T-shirt as he entered the arena. He left a few minutes later with tears in his eyes, hardly the result he wanted in his first UFC fight since the death of his stepdaughter.
Alistair Overeem stopped Harris in the second round of UFC’s Fight Night main event Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla., ending what was an emotional return for the heavyweight fighter known as The Big Ticket.
Harris was a slight favorite and the sentimental choice as he stepped into the octagon for the first time since his 19-year-old daughter, Aniah Blanchard, was killed in Alabama.
Blanchard, a student at Alabama, was last seen on Oct. 23 in Auburn, Alabama. Her SUV was found abandoned days later more than 50 miles away in Montgomery. Her remains were discovered in a wooded area in late November.
Harris (13-8) looked as though he would notch his 14th career knockout when he dropped Overeem in the opening round. But the veteran regrouped and dominated the rest of the way. Overeem (4618) sent Harris to the mat for the final time with an unblocked combination early in the second.
Harris never recovered, and the referee called it after a bevy of unanswered shots to the head.
Harris thanked the UFC, his team and his community while
Alistair Overeem, top, battles Walt Harris in a heavyweight bout during UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla.
fighting back tears.
“I’m sorry I didn’t get the W for you tonight,” Harris said. “You’ve been like my family through everything, and I’m so grateful. ... Y’all at home watching, I’m sorry. I’ll be back better, I promise you. You haven’t seen the last of The Big Ticket. I’m going to go home, recover. I’m going to heal emotionally and physically, and I promise you I’ll be better.”
The UFC will take two weeks off before fighting May 30. It hopes to return to Las Vegas, but first needs clearance from the Nevada Athletic Commission. If not, UFC president Dana White said it will be held in Arizona.
NFL
BAKER, DUNBAR RELEASED FROM JAIL ON BOND >> NFL cornerbacks DeAndre Baker and Quinton Dunbar were released from Broward County (Fla.) Jail on Sunday, a day after surrendering on felony charges stemming from a cookout at a Miramar home.
Baker posted a $200,000 bond after a Zoom hearing with Broward Circuit Judge Michael Davis. The New York Giants defender is charged with four counts of armed robbery with a firearm and four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm in the Wednesday incident.
Dunbar is charged with four felony counts of armed robbery. The Seattle Seahawks player posted a $100,000 bond.
Baker and Dunbar were attending the cookout Wednesday night when a fight broke out, and Baker pulled out a handgun, the warrant said. Baker, Dunbar and two other men began robbing people of thousands of dollars, watches and other valuables, witnesses told investigators.
NHL
REPORT: PROGRESS MADE IN RETURN TALKS >> The NHL and its players union have made progress in their return-to-play talks, should the paused season be able to restart, TSN’s Pierre LeBrun reported.
The two sides have moved forward this weekend in their discussions on a possible 24-team playoff, with additional talks between the league and the NHL Players’ Association expected to continue over the next few days, LeBrun said.
The league also has looked into returning with either a 16-team or 20-team tournament. The NHL halted play on March 12 because of the coronavirus pandemic with teams having between 11 and 14 games left in the regular season.
Tragedy
TWO DROWN AT HOME OF EX-BIG LEAGUER CRAWFORD >> A 5-yearold boy and a woman drowned in the backyard pool of former major league player Carl Crawford’s Houston home, according to reports.
Houston police were called about 2:40 p.m. Saturday for a reported drowning at a north Houston home that records list as belonging to Crawford, The Houston Chronicle reports.
Police spokeswoman Jodi Silva told the paper that the boy was swimming in the pool when he began to have trouble breathing, and the woman jumped in to save him. Both were unresponsive when police arrived and later declared dead at a hospital, Silva said.
Crawford, 38, is a Houston native and was a four-time All-Star outfielder who last played in the major leagues in 2016 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He also played for Tampa Bay and Boston.
Soccer
BAYERN MUNICH WINS IN RETURN TO PITCH >> Defending champion Bayern Munich returned to action with a 2-0 win at Union Berlin as the restart of German soccer continued in empty stadiums.
Players’ shouts echoed off the rows of concrete terracing around Union’s stadium as Bayern moved closer to an eighth straight league title.
As at all games in the Bundesliga this weekend, players wore masks when not on the field and substitutes sat apart from one another in the stands.
Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said it was “a question of motivation, of attitude” to succeed without fans.