BASEBALL

Cano apologizes to fans, teammates — Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano apologized to his teammates, the organization and the fans for his 80-game suspension for violating baseball’s drug agreement. Cano tested positive for Furosemide, a diuretic that can be used to mask performance-enhancing drugs. Cano said it was prescribed to him in the Dominican Republic to address a medical issue. He said the suspension was the most difficult thing he’s dealt with in his life outside of the death of his grandfather. He’s remained close to the team and does workouts at Safeco Field before the team arrives each day. He will head to his father’s academy in the Dominican Republic in the near future to begin ramping up his baseball work. With Dee Gordon excelling at second base in Cano’s absence, Cano said he was open to whatever role the team wants him to play upon his return. He is ineligible for postseason play. Cano went on the disabled list on May 14 with the suspension being handed down the following day. The Mariners have a 34-16 record in the 50 games Cano has missed. Barring any postponements, Cano is eligible to return to the Mariners on Aug. 14.

BASKETBALL

Former UCLA, NBA player dead after shootout— Former UCLA and Sacramento Kings player Tyler Honeycutt was found dead early Saturday morning in Los Angeles following a shootout with police, according to multiple reports. Police received a call around 5 p.m. Friday from Honeycutt’s mother that her son was “acting erratically.” When police arrived on scene, Honeycutt reportedly opened fire at the officers, who returned fire. Honeycutt then barricaded himself inside a residence for hours, according to police. The area around the residence, including at least 30 people, was evacuated. When SWAT officers entered the residence around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, police located an “unresponsive male” and pronounced Honeycutt dead at the scene, according to a tweet from the LAPD. Though it was initially unclear how Honeycutt died, the LAPD issued a tweet Saturday morning that he “appears to have sustained injures consistent with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.” No officers were injured in the shooting. Honeycutt, who was 27, spent two seasons at UCLA where he was named first-team all-Pac 10 as a sophomore before declaring for the 2011 NBA draft. The Sacramento Kings selected the Los Angeles native with the 35th overall pick, and Honeycutt played 24 games across two seasons before he was traded to the Houston Rockets in February 2013. The Rockets waived him less than a month later. Honeycutt had been playing overseas since 2013, most recently in Russia with BC Khimki.

— From wire reports