The Times (Shreveport)

IN BRIEF

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Nadal happy to be playing third straight event after injury return

Rafa Nadal said he is encouraged by his steady progress after returning from injury last month, as the 14-times French Open champion continues his preparatio­n for Roland Garros at this week’s Rome Masters.

Nadal, who has said he expects to retire after this season, spent most of last year nursing a hip issue that required surgery, before a muscle tear in Brisbane stalled his comeback in January.

The 37-year-old returned to the tour during the clay swing for tournament­s in Barcelona and Madrid, and is fit enough to play his third event in a row in Rome.

“That didn’t happen since a super long time ago,” he told reporters on Wednesday.

Police investigat­ing altercatio­n between Bucks’ Beverley, fan

Indianapol­is police are investigat­ing an altercatio­n between Bucks guard Patrick Beverley and a fan that that transpired last Thursday near the end of Milwaukee’s loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

In the final minutes of the Bucks’ season, a fan was supposedly heckling players from behind the Milwaukee bench, and Beverley spun and threw a basketball at the fan. He missed, hitting a woman in the head.

That’s when the other fan picked up the ball and tossed it to Beverley, who aggressive­ly threw it back. Beverley appeared to exchange words with the fan, with teammate Jae Crowder attempting to calm him down.

“IMPD is aware of an incident that occurred on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse involving an NBA player and citizen,” a spokesman for Indianapol­is Metropolit­an Police Department said. “At the time of the incident, officers completed an initial case report. The report has been forwarded to IMPD detectives, who are currently investigat­ing this situation and take all accusation­s seriously.

“Detectives are working with Gainbridge Fieldhouse to review video footage and plan to speak with the parties involved. Detectives will present the case to the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office at the conclusion of the investigat­ion.”

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