Irish boxer Sutherland hanged
Darren Sutherland, a boxer who won a bronze medal for Ireland at the Beijing Olympics, was found hanged at his home in London on Monday.
Frank Maloney, his manager, discovered the body of the 27-year-old fighter and was so unnerved he was admitted to a hospital.
Associated Press
Darren Sutherland was found dead at his home in London.
Sutherland was unbeaten in his first four pro fights and was to have appeared with Maloney at a news conference yesterday to talk about his next bout on Oct. 16.
The Metropolitan Police said Sutherland was pronounced dead in midafternoon. They said his death is not being treated as suspicious.
Maloney, who once managed former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, was taken to a hospital. Tests revealed the 55-year-old manager had a heart attack, but it was not clear if the attack happened before Monday's events. He is expected to remain in the hospital a few days, and doctors are allowing him to work on his laptop.
Sutherland's death is the latest blow to boxing, with three former champions all dying violently in July: Alexis Arguello, Arturo Gatti and Vernon Forrest.
Horse Racing
* The first foal out of champion mare Fleet Indian has sold for $2.05 million at Keeneland's yearling sale. Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, purchased the colt Storm 'N Indian from Summer Wind Farm in Georgetown, Ky. The colt was from the last full crop from now-retired superstar stallion Storm Cat. Sheik Mohammed also paid the day's second-highest price of $1 million for a filly by Unbridled's Song out of Strawberry Reason.
* A Delaware bankruptcy judge approved the sale of two of Magna Entertainment Corp.'s horse racing tracks - Thistledown in Ohio and Remington Park in Oklahoma City - for a combined total of almost $170 million. Judge Mary Walrath approved the results of an auction on Monday that ended with a winning bid of $89.5 million for the Thistledown track near Cleveland from Harrah's Operating Co. Also approved was the sale of Remington Park for $80.25 million to Global Gaming Solutions RP LLC.
Soccer
* Argentina coach Diego Maradona reportedly is in Italy to be treated for weight gain and stress following two straight losses by his team in World Cup qualifying.
* Costa Rica fired coach Rodrigo Kenton after three straight losses in World Cup qualifying.
Sport Stops
* Fred Cusick, the radio and television voice of the Boston Bruins for more than 4 decades, died yesterday, his family said. He was 90. Cusick began his career with radio broadcasts of the Bruins in 1952. He moved to television in 1971 and retired from calling games in 1997.
* The U.S. Open tennis tournament, which concluded Monday, set an attendance record with 721,059 spectators. The previous record was last year's total of 720,227.
* A bad shoulder will keep Olympic silver medalist Samantha Peszek, of the United States, out of the world gymnastics championships. The competition is Oct. 13-18 in London.
* Kelly Bires has signed a 2-year deal to drive in the Nationwide Series for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s JR Motorsports program. Bires replaces Brad Keselowski, who will join Penske Racing's Sprint Cup program in 2010.
* Former Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie wants a lawsuit the school filed against him moved to federal court. Gillispie sued the University of Kentucky Athletics Association in federal court in Dallas on May 27, claiming fraud and breach of contract stemming from his March firing. The university countersued in state court.
* Four-time Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard gave birth to her first child, Blaise Ray Brown, in Los Angeles. He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces.
