WACO, Texas — LaDainian Tomlinson, the NFL's MVP, is "devastated" by the death of his father, who was killed when a pickup truck flipped on a highway.
Oliver Tomlinson, 71, was killed Friday afternoon in the rollover, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The driver, Ronald McClain was taken by ambulance to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center, where he died. McClain, 48, was Tomlinson's brother-in-law, authorities said.
"My father and I had a great relationship, and I am devastated by his passing," LaDainian Tomlinson, the San Diego Chargers' running back, said Saturday. "I will miss him."
● Denver Broncos running back Damien Nash collapsed and died after a charity basketball game in suburban St. Louis on Saturday.
Officials at Christian Hospital in St. Louis said Nash, 24, died early Saturday evening. The cause of death was not immediately determined.
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● Lamar Lundy, a member of the Fearsome Foursome defensive line for the Los Angeles Rams in the 1960s, died Saturday. He was 71.
UA sports
Wildcat men take third
The UA men's swimming and diving team finished third at the Pac-10 championships on Saturday night in Federal Way, Wash.
The Wildcats had two conference champions and 10 NCAA automatic qualifying times en route to scoring 625 points. Stanford won the meet with 990 1/2.
UA sophomore Nicolas Nilo posted a time of 43.07 seconds in the 100 freestyle, finishing third overall.
● The UA women's tennis team (5-5, 2-0) lost 6-1 to Stanford at Robson Tennis Center on Saturday.
The Wildcats' only win came in the No. 6 singles match when Tina Razloznik defeated Lejla Hodzic 6-2, 6-3.
● The UA men's track and field team finished second, and the Wildcat women's team took fifth at the MPSF Championships in Seattle.
UA senior Jake Arnold won his second career MPSF heptathlon title, scoring 5,673 points in the two-day competition. The total was 14 points off his personal best.
track and field
Ex-Cat finishes third
Former UA standout Brianna Glenn finished third in a long jump with a leap of 20 feet 10 inches at the U.S. Indoor Track & Field Championship in Boston on Saturday.
Lacrosse
Duke returns with win
DURHAM, N.C. — Playing its first game since a March incident in which three players were indicted for rape, the Duke lacrosse team opened the season Saturday with a 17-11 victory over Dartmouth in front of a big crowd cheering its every move.
Before the game, the Blue Devils wore black warmup jerseys bearing either No. 6, 13 or 45 — the numbers of charged players David Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann. Rape charges were dropped against the three in December. They are still charged with sexually assaulting and kidnapping a stripper, who told police she was raped during a team party.
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