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Police probe death of Milwaukee pro
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Lavelle Felton was doing what he always wanted to do by playing in a professional European basketball league, his stepfather said Friday, a day after the Milwaukee native died from a gunshot wound.
“Lavelle was a people person,” Ken McLean said Friday. “When you see Lavelle, Lavelle made your day better because he always had something nice to say, always had a smile on his face and he was a person who was living his dream.”
Police said the 29-year-old was shot in the head while sitting in the driver’s seat of a vehicle at a Milwaukee gas station around 2 a.m. Wednesday. He died Thursday about 9:30 p.m. at a local hospital. No arrests have been made, police spokeswoman Anne E. Schwartz said Friday.
Schwartz said she was releasing few details because there was no one in custody. Detectives have been interviewing people near the gas station and to Felton’s friends and relatives.
“We’re trying to find out a motive,” Schwartz said.
Felton played for Paderborn last season in Germany’s top league, Bundesliga. He was a guard and played in 34 games, averaging 10.4 points and 2.4 assists per game as he helped the club reach the Bundesliga playoffs.
Felton had played basketball at Madison High School in Milwaukee, then at Louisiana Tech, where he averaged 13.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in 2002-03.
n MLB:
Red Sox reacquire Gonzalez
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Boston Red Sox tried to boost their infield Friday, reacquiring shortstop Alex Gonzalez and cash from the Cincinnati Reds for minor league infielder Kris Negron.
The Red Sox made the trade a week after putting shortstop Jed Lowrie on the 15-day disabled list with an irritated left forearm.
Boston is in contention for the AL East and wild-card spots, and had been playing Nick Green at shortstop.
Gonzalez will join the Red Sox for Saturday night’s game in Texas. He is hitting .210 with three home runs and 26 RBIs this season.
The 32-year-old Gonzalez played for Boston in 2006, hitting .255 with 50 RBIs and setting a team record for shortstops with a .985 fielding percentage. He then signed a three-year contract with the Reds.
n TENNIS:
Tsonga upsets Federer
MONTREAL (AP) — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga upset Roger Federer in the Rogers Cup on Friday, making a dramatic comeback from 5-1 down in the third set to beat the world’s top-ranked player 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (3).
The Frenchman broke Federer’s serve twice in front of a frenzied crowd at Uniprix Stadium. Federer hung on to force a tiebreaker, but Tsonga used two aces to take the lead and Federer double-faulted on match point.
The surprise 2008 Australian Open finalist ended Federer’s 22-match winning streak and earned a spot in the semifinals against Andy Murray.
n PRO FOOTBALL:
Manning highest paid player
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is officially the NFL’s highest paid player.
A little more than a week after reaching a tentative agreement, Manning signed the six-year extension that will keep him with the team through 2015 and pay him an average salary of $15.3 million starting next season.
Manning is guaranteed $35 million under terms of the $97 million extension. News of the deal first broke on Aug. 5.
n SWIMMING:
Phelps cited for expired license
BALTIMORE (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was driving with an expired, out-of-state license and told police he drank a beer about an hour and 15 minutes before he was involved in an accident, Baltimore police said Friday.
The accident Thursday night was not Phelps’ fault, police said, and officers did not administer field sobriety tests because he showed no signs of being impaired by alcohol.
But the swimming star will be cited for driving without a license and failure to establish residency in Maryland, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. The citation carries no fine, but Phelps will have to appear in court.
n LOCAL SCHEDULE:
Best bests in the Stateline
Saturday:
• Semi-pro football: Chicago Cowboys at Beloit Titans, Telfer Park, 4 p.m.
• Martial Arts: Stateline vs. Texas Cage Fights, Eclipse Center, 7:30 p.m.
“Lavelle was a people person,” Ken McLean said Friday. “When you see Lavelle, Lavelle made your day better because he always had something nice to say, always had a smile on his face and he was a person who was living his dream.”
Police said the 29-year-old was shot in the head while sitting in the driver’s seat of a vehicle at a Milwaukee gas station around 2 a.m. Wednesday. He died Thursday about 9:30 p.m. at a local hospital. No arrests have been made, police spokeswoman Anne E. Schwartz said Friday.
Schwartz said she was releasing few details because there was no one in custody. Detectives have been interviewing people near the gas station and to Felton’s friends and relatives.
“We’re trying to find out a motive,” Schwartz said.
Felton played for Paderborn last season in Germany’s top league, Bundesliga. He was a guard and played in 34 games, averaging 10.4 points and 2.4 assists per game as he helped the club reach the Bundesliga playoffs.
Felton had played basketball at Madison High School in Milwaukee, then at Louisiana Tech, where he averaged 13.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in 2002-03.
n MLB:
Red Sox reacquire Gonzalez
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Boston Red Sox tried to boost their infield Friday, reacquiring shortstop Alex Gonzalez and cash from the Cincinnati Reds for minor league infielder Kris Negron.
The Red Sox made the trade a week after putting shortstop Jed Lowrie on the 15-day disabled list with an irritated left forearm.
Boston is in contention for the AL East and wild-card spots, and had been playing Nick Green at shortstop.
Gonzalez will join the Red Sox for Saturday night’s game in Texas. He is hitting .210 with three home runs and 26 RBIs this season.
The 32-year-old Gonzalez played for Boston in 2006, hitting .255 with 50 RBIs and setting a team record for shortstops with a .985 fielding percentage. He then signed a three-year contract with the Reds.
n TENNIS:
Tsonga upsets Federer
MONTREAL (AP) — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga upset Roger Federer in the Rogers Cup on Friday, making a dramatic comeback from 5-1 down in the third set to beat the world’s top-ranked player 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (3).
The Frenchman broke Federer’s serve twice in front of a frenzied crowd at Uniprix Stadium. Federer hung on to force a tiebreaker, but Tsonga used two aces to take the lead and Federer double-faulted on match point.
The surprise 2008 Australian Open finalist ended Federer’s 22-match winning streak and earned a spot in the semifinals against Andy Murray.
n PRO FOOTBALL:
Manning highest paid player
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is officially the NFL’s highest paid player.
A little more than a week after reaching a tentative agreement, Manning signed the six-year extension that will keep him with the team through 2015 and pay him an average salary of $15.3 million starting next season.
Manning is guaranteed $35 million under terms of the $97 million extension. News of the deal first broke on Aug. 5.
n SWIMMING:
Phelps cited for expired license
BALTIMORE (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was driving with an expired, out-of-state license and told police he drank a beer about an hour and 15 minutes before he was involved in an accident, Baltimore police said Friday.
The accident Thursday night was not Phelps’ fault, police said, and officers did not administer field sobriety tests because he showed no signs of being impaired by alcohol.
But the swimming star will be cited for driving without a license and failure to establish residency in Maryland, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. The citation carries no fine, but Phelps will have to appear in court.
n LOCAL SCHEDULE:
Best bests in the Stateline
Saturday:
• Semi-pro football: Chicago Cowboys at Beloit Titans, Telfer Park, 4 p.m.
• Martial Arts: Stateline vs. Texas Cage Fights, Eclipse Center, 7:30 p.m.
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