mike whitmarsh Died

Mike Whitmarsh, an Olympic silver medalist and a champion on the pro beach tour after leading the University of San Diego to its first major basketball title, was found dead Tuesday morning at a friend's home in Solana Beach.

The Medical Examiner's Office said Tuesday night that Whitmarsh, 46, was found in the garage of the home on Shoemaker Lane.

Whitmarsh, who was married, regularly resided with family in San Diego, but occasionally stayed with the friend in Solana Beach, the Medical Examiner's Office said.

Whitmarsh was unresponsive when his friend found him. Medical personnel who responded to a 911 call confirmed the death, the office said.

The cause of death was pending an examination.

roberto alomar has aids

Is it a case of a scorned ex or she crying for help? Baseball player Roberto Alomar is now facing charges, care of his former girlfriend named Ilya Dall because she revealed that Alomar has full blown Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The 32 year old woman revealed that she lived with Alomar for three years. Now, she fears he might have infected her.

Roberto Alomar, 41, is an infielder and has been playing professionally for 17 seasons since 1988. A Puerto Rico native, Alomar became part of seven teams including the Mets, Baltimore, Toronto and Cleveland. Now, he is facing a $15 million lawsuit when allegedly he had unprotected sexual intercourse with his ex-girlfriend and not notifying her about his HIV status.

Alomar's lawyer found the accusation "frivolous" and clarified that his client is "healthy and would like to keep his health status private". He revealed that they'll do their talking in court.

The lawsuit, filed by Ilya Dall on Jan. 30 in Queens Supreme Court in New York City, also alleges that Alomar, 41, should have known he was at risk for HIV after being raped by two Mexican men when he was 17, a claim he allegedly made to Dall in 2005.

Reached by phone today, Dall told ABCNews.com that she could not comment on the lawsuit.

"It's a very sensitive issue with my family," she said.

Messages left for the attorneys of both Dall and Alomar were not immediately returned today. Alomar's lawyer, Charles Bach, told the New York Daily News in today's edition that the lawsuit's claims are "frivolous and baseless," declining to say whether his client is HIV-positive.

The second baseman started his major league career with the San Diego Padres in 1988, playing with the Padres, the Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox and the New York Mets before retiring in 2005.

Alex Rodriguez Accuses Selena Roberts Of Stalking Him

Alex Rodriguez did the right thing by quickly coming clean about his use of steroids, and by most accounts he seemed forthright and genuine in his interview with Peter Gammons. Yes, parts of it seemed scripted (because, let's face it, they were), but overall he seemed contrite, which is really all fans can ask for after being subjected to the soap operas surrounding the likes of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens.

ESPN aired its lengthy interview with Alex Rodriguez on Monday evening and one of the topics that really got Rodriguez going was the tactics of Sports Illustrated reporter Selena Roberts. Rodriguez took off on Roberts, who co-wrote the Rodriguez piece with David Epstien, claiming that she resorted to questionable tactics when researching the story.

"What makes me upset is that Sports Illustrated pays this lady, Selena Roberts, to stalk me," he told ESPN's Peter Gammons.

Rodriguez went on to say that Roberts was tossed from his New York City apartment building, that she had to be escorted off of the University Miami campus by police when she sought out Rodriguez at the campus gym on Thursday and that she tried to break into his Miami home where his "children were sleeping".

"There are some really respectable journalists that are following this lady off a cliff," he said.

Roberts, as most would expect, immediately issued a statement through Sports Illustrated saying, "The allegations made by Alex Rodriguez are absurd" and affirmed that she'd never been to his apartment or his Miami home and that she'd never had any run-ins with police at the University of Miami campus.

The press release contained a quote from "Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig," aka The Nutty Professor. Make no mistake, when Roberto is rapping on MLB Network, he's an employee of baseball. There are many sides to Costas, including an opinionated one. Never hysterical or over the top, Costas offers his criticisms in a measured and thoughtful manner.

He was put to the test Saturday, as was the entire MLB Network, when the Alex Rodriguez steroid story broke, and the network moved into high gear with extensive coverage. Costas was called in to interview one of the Sports Illustrated reporters who broke the story, Selena Roberts. Clearly, Costas' expertise in interviewing paid off. He even went so far as to try to ask Roberts who her sources were.

It was a big day for the MLB Network, which launched on Jan 1. Its coverage included a panel discussion on which Costas also served and voiced his displeasure with the Major League Baseball Players Association and its role in the seizure of the 2003 tests that landed A-Rod with a positive. All in all, considering that Costas just landed the gig, the MLB Network's timing was perfect.

As far as covering his bosses, Costas said he's not about to start hiding his feelings, even if his words are at odds with the agendas set by the geniuses running major league baseball.

"From the start, both from (MLB Network CEO) Tony Petitti and commissioner Selig, the understanding that I have is I'm free to make any comment I deem appropriate," Costas said. "That's what I intend to do ... I'll express myself in the way people have come to expect me to express myself."

Obviously, Costas believes he will be "free" to be himself on the MLB Network. He likely did get assurances from Selig and Petitti. There still is more to this equation. Selig is the commish. Petitti is a network suit. They both work for all Major League Baseball owners. Each owner has a stake in the MLB Network. The real static will come down - hard - if something Costas says upsets the Lords of Baseball.

Selig's history has always been to side with the owners. His popularity among the Lords has paid off for him. Paid off to the tune of $18 million per. Is Selig going to suddenly change because of the network? Would Selig jeopardize his relationship with the owners to defend Costas? Are the owners, all of a sudden, going to get liberal and say: "Hey Bob, go ahead, knock us. We don't care. It's good TV." If Selig asks Petitti to "straigthen Costas out" will he tell Selig: "No, we've got to support Bob. We've got to go to the mat for him."