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White Sox say they understand World champion runner Naser

'seriousness' La Russa case faces appeal in doping case

(AP) — The Chicago White Sox are found him asleep inside his running sport
sticking with new manager Tony La utility vehicle at a stop light and smelling of
Russa for now, saying they understand alcohol.
the "seriousness" of his latest drunken La Russa was hired by Chicago in a surprise
driving case and will have more to say move after Rick Renteria was let go in what
once it plays out in court. the team insisted was a mutual decision. He
is friends with chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and
"Tony deserves all the assumptions and pro- started his managing career with the White
tections granted to everyone in a court of Sox during the 1979 season.
law, especially while this is a pending mat- The White Sox made the playoffs for the
ter," the team said Thursday in a statement. first time since 2008 and ended a string of
"Once his case reaches resolution in the seven losing seasons with a 35-25 record.
courts, we will have more to say. The White La Russa's coaching staff, meanwhile, is (AP) — Women's 400-me- An independent tribunal
Sox understand the seriousness of these starting to take shape. ter world champion Salwa judged that Naser's three
charges." The White Sox plan to hire Ethan Katz as Eid Naser faced a new so-called "whereabouts fail-
La Russa, a Hall of Fame manager who won their pitching coach, a person familiar with legal case Thursday that ures" did happen within a
a World Series with Oakland and two more the situation said on Thursday. The person could see her banned be- 12-month calendar period
with St. Louis, blew out a tire on the grey spoke on the condition of anonymity be- fore the Tokyo Olympics. but technically counted as
Lexus he was driving in a collision with a cause the move has not been announced. spanning more than one year.
curb that left the vehicle smoking when he The 37-year-old Katz was White Sox ace Track and field's Athletics In- The ruling meant Naser,
was arrested on misdemeanor DUI charges Lucas Giolito's pitching coach at Harvard- tegrity Unit said it appealed who was born in Nigeria but
in February, according to an affidavit filed by Westlake High School in Los Angeles with to the Court of Arbitration competes for Bahrain, kept
the Arizona Department of Public Safety. a staff that also included future major leagu- for Sport against a decision her title from the 2019 world
The case was filed on Oct. 28 — one day be- ers Max Fried and Jack Flaherty. He replaces last month to close a case championships and was
fore his hiring — after tests taken the night Don Cooper, who had been pitching coach against Naser, who had been cleared to compete in Tokyo
of his arrest showed his blood alcohol con- since July 2002 and spent more than three charged with breaking anti- next year.
centration was .095 — above the legal limit decades with the organization. doping rules. The 22-year-old Naser ran
of .08. He has pleaded not guilty. Katz coached in the Los Angeles Angels and Naser had missed doping the fastest women's 400 time
The White Sox were aware of the case when Seattle Mariners organizations before being tests and failed to update since 1985 to win the world
they hired him. They initially declined com- hired by San Francisco in 2019 as as assis- details of how she could be title in Doha, Qatar.
ment Monday, saying it was "an active case." tant minor league pitching coordinator. The found by sample collection CAS typically take several
La Russa pleaded guilty to driving under Giants promoted him to assistant pitching officials, but the charges were months to prepare a hearing
the influence in Florida in 2007 after police coach last December. dismissed on a technicality. in a case.