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Music mogul Diddy released on bail

LOS ANGELES — Hip-hop music mogul Diddy has been released on bail from a Los Angeles County jail after an alleged assault at UCLA, where his son plays football.

Diddy, 45, whose real name is Sean Combs, was arrested at UCLA’s Acosta Athletic Training Complex on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon shortly after 12:30 p.m., according to a statement from campus police.

The deadly weapon was a kettlebell, which is used by athletes in weight training.

No one was seriously injured and campus police are investigating. Officials did not identify the victim of the assault, or say what led to it.

Combs’ son Justin Combs is a redshirt junior defensive back on the UCLA football team.

Duquesne Brewing honoring Paterno

LATROBE— A Pennsylvania brewery is raising a glass to Joe Paterno.

The Duquesne Brewing Company says Monday it’s rolling out a brew honoring the late Penn State football coach.

The Vienna-style lager available in mid-August will come in 12-oz. cans featuring Paterno’s image and accomplishments.

The brewery says it’s working with Paterno’s family on the beer. A portion of proceeds will go to charities they support.

The beer is being brewed and bottled at Duquesne’s brewery in Latrobe, hometown of Paterno’s widow, Sue.

Royals’ all-star vote now losing steam

NEW YORK — Some later-voting fans aren’t on the Kansas City Royals’ All-Star bandwagon.

Detroit first baseman Miguel Cabrera has overtaken Kansas City’s Eric Hosmer in the latest results of All-Star fan voting, leaving seven Royals on track to start the game next month.

The leads of Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas and designated hitter Kendrys Morales narrowed in numbers released Monday.

The game is July 14 at Cincinnati. Major League Baseball says the record for the most starters from one team is held by the 1939 New York Yankees with six, including Joe DiMaggio.

Cabrera, a nine-time All-Star, has 9.3 million votes and leads Hosmer by 1.38 million. A week ago, Hosmer was head by by 470,000.

U.S. Open viewing down by 30 percent

With Tiger Woods missing the cut, the U.S. Open’s TV viewership for the final round was down 30 percent from the last time the tournament was on the West Coast.

Sunday’s coverage on Fox averaged 6.7 million viewers. That was down from 9.6 million when the U.S. Open was last played on the West Coast in 2012, which allows for the final holes to be played in prime time.

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