Roger Randolph, the brother of Sacramento Kings forward Zach Randolph, was shot and killed early Saturday outside of a bar in Marion, the Indiana city in which the two grew up. Police said that an officer heard gunfire around 5 a.m. and found Roger Randolph bleeding between two cars outside of Hop’s Blues Room in Marion, which is about 60 miles northeast of Indianapolis. Investigators said they didn’t know the circumstances surrounding the shooting, but they didn’t think it was a random attack. Roger Randolph, who was 35 years old, had several brushes with the law, including for a 2004 shooting at a nightclub that wounded three people and landed him in prison. Zach Randolph was at the club that night and was questioned, but he wasn’t charged.
Hickson arrested
Former NBA player J.J. Hickson was arrested Friday for an armed robbery in Newnan, Ga. Coweta County Sheriff spokesman Jimmy Yarbrough said Hickson, 29, is being held without bond. Yarbrough said Hickson was charged in connection with a home invasion. Yarbrough says at least two people were involved, but only Hickson was charged. Hickson was drafted in 2008 by the Cleveland Cavaliers and played for four other teams in his eight-year career . . . In the WNBA, Diana Taurasi had 19 points, DeWanna Bonner added 15 and the host Phoenix Mercury (9-3) beat the Connecticut Sun, 89-72, to extend their winning streak to seven games. Morgan Tuck scored 20 points to lead the Sun (7-4), who have lost three straight. Connecticut entered the game averaging a league-best 92.4 points and their 72 points were a season low. The Sun played without Chiney Ogwumike (knee) and Alyssa Thomas (shoulder).
Baseball
Surgery for Longoria
San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria will have surgery Tuesday on his broken left hand, hoping that can speed his return to the field. Longoria was injured Thursday when he was hit by a pitch. He underwent an examination in Los Angeles and said surgery was not required. But he said the procedure could improve his recovery time. Longoria was given a timetable of six to eight weeks for a return but is optimistic he can play before that . . . The Atlanta Braves placed pitcher Mike Foltynewicz on the 10-day disabled list with triceps tightness and reinstated Julio Teheran to take his place. After Foltynewicz threw a bullpen session, the team decided to give him extra rest in hopes of bringing him back next weekend. The righthander left a start four days ago after pitching five scoreless innings against the New York Mets . . .Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler will miss at least six weeks after breaking a bone in his left foot while leaving the batter’s box in Kansas City’s series-opening 7-3 loss to the Houston Astros on Friday. Soler had provided some much-needed punch to a struggling offense. He was third on the team with a .265 batting average, nine homers, and 28 RBIs.
Tennis
Federer No. 1 again
Roger Federer defeated Nick Kyrgios, 6-7 (2-7), 6-2, 7-6 (7-5), to book his place in the Stuttgart Open final in Germany and reclaim the No. 1 ranking from Rafael Nadal. Federer will play Milos Raonic Sunday as he bids for his 18th grass-court title and 98th altogether. Raonic defeated defending champion Lucas Pouille, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), in the other semifinal . . . Andy Murray confirmed he will make his return to competitive tennis at the Queen’s Club tournament next week in London after almost a year out injured. Murray has not played since last year’s Wimbledon due to a hip injury and subsequent surgery . . . Johanna Konta overcame a rain delay and defending champion Donna Vekic, 6-2, 6-3, to reach the final of the Nottingham Open in England for the second straight year. Konta will next play top-seeded Ashleigh Barty, who beat Naomi Osaka, 6-3, 6-4, in the other semifinal.
Miscellany
Manziel sits
Johnny Manziel never made it off the sideline in Hamilton’s regular-season opener, looking on as starter Jeremiah Masoli played in the Tiger-Cats’ 28-14 loss to the host Calgary Stampeders. The 2012 Heisman Trophy winner is making a comeback with the Canadian Football League team after being released by the Cleveland Browns in March 2016 . . . Cesare Maestri, a 24-year-old from Italy, became the first European to win the annual race up Mount Washington, the highest peak in the northeastern United States. He pulled away from three-time winner Eric Blake of West Hartford, Conn., at the halfway point of the 7.6-mile race to the 6,288-foot summit. He finished in 1 hour, 53 seconds. In the women’s race, Kim Dobson of Eagle, Colo., won for the fifth time in as many attempts. Her time of 1:11:43 was the seventh fastest overall . . . Errol Spence Jr. stopped Carlos Ocampo in the first round in Frisco, Texas, to retain the IBF welterweight boxing crown.
. . . Mike McShane, the hockey coach at Vermont’s Norwich University, announced his retirement Friday after 23 years leading the men’s program. McShane, a native of Wakefield, led the Cadets to four NCAA Division 3 national titles. . . Lather Up won the $1 million North America Cup at Woodbine Mohawk Park at Campbellville, Ontario. Lather Up finished Canada’s richest harness race in 1:48.1, with Don Well finishing second ahead of Lost in Time.
