8:00 PMJeRome Wilkins, a former University of New Hampshire football player accused of sexually assaulting a woman outside a house, said in court Friday that he did have sex with the woman but that it was consensual.
7:30 PMRafael Nadal says he was given a surprise drug test Saturday a few days after a French TV show lampooned doping allegations against Spanish athletes.
The most dysfunctional team in baseball toils in obscurity, but only because no one has ever paid attention to the Diamondbacks. But that could change, because Arizona has become a volatile mix of factors that could boil over anytime.
The problems started with the hiring of A.J. Hinch, a 34-year old ex-catcher who had never managed before, at any level. OK, the problems really started with a terrible team that required a new manager a month into the season, but Hinch’s presence seems to be rubbing some current and former Diamondbacks the wrong way. According to one, “he doesn’t have any credibility between the lines as a manager.”
• REUTERS alerts us that India’s Olympic air weapon competitors are so angry that they could shoot somebody. Fortunately for all involved, they’re angry because they’re out of ammo.
