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Basketball

Fisher quits to care for daughter

Utah Jazz guard Derek Fisher was released from his contract to care for his 10-month-old daughter, who has cancer.

Fisher and his wife, Candace, said they needed time to search for the best treatment for their daughter, Tatum.

“Basketball is not a priority. I don’t have plans to retire … I would enjoy playing the game, but there are a lot of things to consider,” Fisher said at a news conference Monday.

Fisher at times fought exhaustion trying to balance basketball and his daughter’s welfare. Once, in May, he spent a day at a New York hospital, then flew back to Utah for a Western Conference semifinal game against the Golden State Warriors.

Tatum was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a cancerous tumor in her left eye. The danger is that it could spread to her brain or the rest of her body.

Baseball

Foul call by A-Rod’s wife

The wife of Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez wore a white tank top with foul language on the back when she attended a game against the Oakland Athletics.

A common two-word obscenity ending with “you” was clearly visible when Cynthia Rodriguez, her 2-year-old daughter and an unidentified older woman took their seats Sunday in the players’ family section at Yankee Stadium.

A front-page photograph Monday in the New York Post shows the back of the tank top with the obscenity printed in Old English lettering between the shoulder blades.

The first letter of the first word is visible; the three other letters are intentionally blurred.

The second word is ‘You.’ The paper’s headline read: “F-Rod.”

The Yankees had no immediate comment, team spokesman Jason Zillo said Monday.

According to the Post, the team’s policy prohibits banners or signs that are not in “good taste” and also warns that security guards will eject any guests “using foul language” or “making obscene gestures.”

Zillo would not address whether the message on the shirt violated the policy.