Prep player dies
after scrimmage
ATLANTA — A high school football player in Georgia has died after being injured during a scrimmage.
Mary Beth Hauptle, an investigator with the Fulton County medical examiner’s office, says 16-year-old Deantre Turman was pronounced dead at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta just after 10:30 p.m. Friday.
Local media reports say the Creekside High School junior died after being injured during a game at Benjamin Banneker High School in south Fulton County.
Hauptle said she couldn’t release any details of Turman’s injuries until after an autopsy was completed Saturday and family members were notified.
Fulton County schools spokeswoman Samantha Evans told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the district’s hearts and prayers go out to Turman’s family. She said Turman’s death was “truly a horrific way to begin a school year.”
Tejada penalized
for 105 games
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former MVP Miguel Tejada was suspended for 105 games on Saturday for testing positive for an amphetamine, one of the longest suspensions given by Major League Baseball.
The 39-year-old infielder for the Kansas City Royals is already on the 60-day disabled list with a calf injury. He is not challenging the penalties and will begin serving the ban immediately, and would have to finish serving it next season if he wants to resume his career.
Tejada is not signed with the Royals beyond this season. The penalty would force him to miss two months next year.
Sand Gnats’
slate postponed
The doubleheader scheduled between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the host Augusta GreenJackets on Saturday was postponed due to rain.
The Class A South Atlantic League teams will play a doubleheader of two seven-inning games today starting at 1 p.m.
Saturday’s first game will not be made up. On Monday, the teams will play a doubleheader starting at 5:30 p.m.