SANTA ANA, Calif. — Former NBA player Javaris Crittenton, who was suspended from the league for having guns in a locker room with then-Washington Wizards teammate Gilbert Arenas, was arrested Monday to face a murder charge in a deadly Atlanta shooting.
Crittenton was taken into custody at John Wayne Airport in Orange County after checking in for a Delta Air Lines flight to Atlanta, according to authorities.
“He offered to turn himself in,” lawyer Brian Steel said earlier Monday. “He’s not guilty. We look forward to getting it to the courts.”
Police had obtained a murder warrant for Crittenton in the Aug. 19 shooting of 22-year-old Jullian Jones, a mother of four young children. Police said Jones was walking with two men when she was shot, and they believe one of the men with her was the target. A police spokesman said the motive appears to be retaliation for a robbery in April, in which Crittenton was a victim.
• The lead negotiators for the NBA owners and players will meet Wednesday for just the second time since the lockout began.
Woods commits to tee it up for Fall Series
NORTON, Mass. — Tiger Woods will play the Open in California the first week of October, his first time competing in the PGA Tour’s Fall Series as he tries to get his game ready for the Presidents Cup in November. The Open is Oct. 6-9 at CordeValle Golf Club, about 45 minutes south of his alma mater at Stanford.
“I always enjoy competing in my home state, and this tournament fits my schedule perfectly,” Woods said. “I’m looking forward to seeing some old friends.”
When he plays the Open, it will be his first event in six weeks, although Woods is to play in a one-day exhibition in upstate New York on Wednesday to support Notah Begay‘s charity work.
Harvick officially in Chase
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kevin Harvick has clinched at least a wild-card berth in the 12-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
Harvick was not listed among drivers who had clinched after Saturday night’s race at Bristol because there are still scenarios where he could fall outside of the top 10 in points. Further review by NASCAR determined his three victories this season have earned him at minimum one of the two wild cards.
Footnotes.
The Phoenix Coyotes reacquired center Daymond Langkow in a trade sending right wing Lee Stempniak to the Calgary Flames. The trade is contingent on Langkow passing a physical.
• San Diego State basketball coach Steve Fisher received a four-year extension through the 2014-15 season that includes a clause that longtime assistant Brian Dutcher is the head-coach-in-waiting.
• Tony Martin of Germany won the individual time trial, and British cyclist Christopher Froome took the overall lead, a 12-second margin over Danish cyclist Jakob Fuglsang, after 10 of 21 stages in the Spanish Vuelta.
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