Retired World Cup soccer champion Abby Wambach was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence. Portland (Ore.) police said in a statement Sunday that a sergeant stopped Wambach, 35, Saturday night after she reportedly ran a red light in her Range Rover near downtown. Police said Wambach failed field sobriety tests and was arrested. She also failed a breath test at the police precinct. Wambach, who lives in Portland, was booked into Multnomah County Jail early Sunday on a charge of Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants (DUII) — Alcohol. Jail booking records show she was released Sunday on her own recognizance. Wambach is the leading scorer — male or female — in international soccer with 184 goals. She retired in December after 15 years with the US women’s national team. Wambach issued a statement on Facebook on Sunday morning, writing she was arrested while returning from dinner at a friend’s house. ‘‘I have let myself and others down. I take full responsibility for my actions,’’ she wrote. ‘‘This is all on me. I promise that I will do whatever it takes to ensure that my horrible mistake is never repeated. I am so sorry to my family, friends, fans, and those that look to follow a better example.’’ One of Wambach’s sponsors, Mini USA, said Sunday night it was withdrawing ads for the automobile that feature Wambach.
EPL clubs deny doping claim
Premier League clubs Arsenal, Chelsea, and Leicester emphatically dismissed any links to doping after being embroiled in an investigation into a doctor alleged to have prescribed performance-enhancing substances. The doctor, Mark Bonar, was secretly filmed by the Sunday Times saying he has treated more than 150 athletes in the last six years with banned substances. The London-based newspaper said the doctor claimed to have worked with a ‘‘few footballers’’ who are past or current players at Arsenal, Chelsea, and Leicester. But the publication acknowledged that it had ‘‘no independent evidence Bonar treated the players,’’ and there was scant detail in the report. Bonar used Twitter to call the reports ‘‘false and very misleading.’’ . . . In Major League Soccer, Kaka had a goal and two assists in his season debut to lead Orlando City to a 4-1 win over the visiting Portland Timbers. Kaka’s free kick in the 13th minute was headed home by Seb Hines to give Orlando City a 1-0 lead. Brek Shea doubled Orlando City’s advantage in the 32d minute, curving a shot past goalkeeper Adam Larsen Kwarasey for his first MLS goal in nearly four years. Kaka then scored in the 48th minute for a 3-0 lead and Kevin Molino padded the lead in the 76th on a penalty kick.
. . . Former AC Milan and Italy legend Cesare Maldini died at 84. A cause was not given.
BASKETBALL
Hield wins Naismith Trophy
Oklahoma senior guard Buddy Hield won the James A. Naismith Trophy as the nation’s top college player. The award, presented by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, was announced a day after Hield was held to 9 points in the Sooners’ 95-51 loss to Villanova in a national semifinal. Villanova coach Jay Wright, whose Wildcats play North Carolina on Monday night for the championship, was named the Naismith coach of the year for the second time . . . Duke’s Hall of Fame coach, Mike Krzyzewski, is recovering from knee replacement surgery. Krzyzewski, 69, still plans on coaching the US men’s national team this summer in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
. . The Brooklyn Nets shut down their two leading scorers and rebounders, center Brook Lopez (20.6 points, 7.8 boards per game) and forward Thaddeus Young (15.1, 9.0), for the rest of the season. Both players have been nursing injuries.
BASEBALL
Average salary up to $4.38m
Baseball’s average salary rose 4.4 percent to $4.38 million on Opening Day, according to a study of contract terms by the Associated Press, and the Dodgers ($233.9 million) topped spending for the third straight season. The Red Sox are fourth in spending at $190 million, behind the Yankees ($225 million) and Tigers ($196 million). There are 38 players making $20 million or more, and 40 players at this year’s minimum salary of $507,500 . . . The Rays released James Loney, the team’s regular first baseman the past three years. Loney, 31, had been told last week that he would not be on the Opening Day roster. He has a guaranteed $8 million salary. Loney batted .280 with four homers and 32 RBIs in 104 games in 2015.
South Korean outfielder Hyun Soo Kim made the Orioles’ 25-man Opening Day roster after resisting the team’s effort to send him to the minor leagues. Kim batted .178 during spring training and had only one plate appearance over the final week of the exhibition season. His $7 million, two-year contract includes a provision that prevents the club from sending him to the minors without his consent. Kim, 28, said through a translator: ‘‘The management has done what they had to do. I'm going to try to . . . show the fans and others who have been watching me what I can do.’’
TENNIS
Djokovic ties Miami mark
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic won a record-tying sixth Key Biscayne title and his third in a row, beating sixth-seeded Kei Nishikori, 6-3, 6-3, in the Miami Open final. Djokovic matched Andre Agassi’s record of six men’s titles at Key Biscayne and earned his 28th ATP Masters title, breaking the record he shared with Rafael Nadal. He also recorded his 714th career victory, surpassing his coach, Boris Becker, and moving into 11th place in the Open era. With a $1.03 million top prize, Djokovic overtook Roger Federer as the ATP Tour career leader in prize money with $98.2 million. Djokovic is 28-1 in 2016, with the lone loss coming when he retired during his quarterfinal in Dubai because of an eye infection.
MISCELLANY
Kenyans rule Paris Marathon
Kenyans won both titles in the Paris Marathon in perfect weather conditions. Men’s winner Cyprian Kotut set a personal best in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 11 seconds, and Visiline Jepkesho claimed the women’s title in 2:25:52. Kenyans had the day’s four fastest times . . . Former Ohio State quarterback and Heisman winner Troy Smith was arrested in Westerville, Ohio, on charges of driving under the influence and marijuana possession. Smith, 31, was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence, possession of marijuana, and improper display of a license plate. He won the Heisman in 2006 and played in the NFL from 2007-10 . . . Former Boston College standout Kelli Stack scored twice as the US women’s hockey team picked up a 9-0 victory over Russia in the semifinals of the IIHF World Championship in Kamloops, British Columbia . . . Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg became the eighth man in Formula One history to win five consecutive races by taking the flag at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Rosberg made it back-to-back wins to start the season, and five in a row dating to 2015.
World champion Peter Sagan won the first big classic race of his career with a solo victory in the 100th edition of the Tour of Flanders in Oudenaarde, Belgium, denying Fabian Cancellara a record-breaking fourth success in the race.
