MLS club places Bruce Arena on leave over probe into 'allegations of insensitive and inappropriate remarks'

The New England Revolution placed Bruce Arena on administrative leave on Tuesday following allegations he made "insensitive and inappropriate remarks."

Arena was not at team activities on Sunday or Monday, and players were told he would not be around for some time, The Athletic reported. Technical director Curt Onalfo and assistant coach Richie Williams would help coach the squad in the interim with a Leagues Cup match against Atlas set for Thursday.

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"The New England Revolution organization has placed Coach Arena on administrative leave as a result of an ongoing investigation being conducted by Major League Soccer into allegations of insensitive and inappropriate remarks," the club said in a statement. 

"The organization takes any allegations of workplace misconduct extremely seriously and is working closely with the League and fully cooperating with its investigation."

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It is unknown publicly what Arena was alleged to have said.

Arena is one of the most well known coaches on the American side of the sport. He is the all-time leader in wins in Major Leagues Soccer and has five MLS Cup titles. He coached the U.S. men’s national team from 1996 to 2008.

Arena has been with the D.C. United, New York Red Bulls and Los Angeles Galaxy. He joined the Revolution in 2019 and is the sporting director.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Colorado driver with heroin, meth in system when she killed 25-year-old sentenced to 22 years in prison

A driver who was found to have heroin, fentanyl, meth and other drugs in her system when she struck a 25-year-old, killing her, in Colorado was sentenced Monday to more than two decades in prison.

Douglas County Judge Patricia Herron sentenced Jessica Stahl, 46, to 22 years in the Department of Corrections for a crash last year that killed 25-year-old Lacey Lewis as she was walking in a crosswalk in Parker, a suburb of Denver.

On June 16, 2022, the Parker Police Department responded to a crash just after 2 a.m. at the intersection of Parker Road and Cottonwood Drive, where officers found Lewis lying on the road. She was transported to the hospital, where she died hours later.

Investigators determined Stahl "plowed into" Lewis and her boyfriend, who were on their way home walking in the crosswalk, the district attorney said. Stahl, never called 9-1-1 or offered any assistance.

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The boyfriend was unharmed.

According to the district attorney’s office, Stahl initially stopped and asked Lewis’ boyfriend if she hit the 25-year-old before she went back to her car and sped away from approaching police.

"Officers chased her for about a mile at high speed before she pulled over. The defendant was arrested and taken to a nearby hospital for a blood draw after clear indications of being under the influence of drugs," the district attorney’s office said.

Stahl was subsequently arrested and taken to a hospital, where nurses attempted but were unable to take her blood as her veins were destroyed from heroin use, officials said.

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"Two nurses with more than 40 years of combined experience couldn’t draw blood," Deputy District Attorney Sherri Giger said in a statement. "Medical staff and officers had never witnessed such extensive track marks and destroyed veins from heroin use."

Medical staff were able to sample her urine which showed Heroin, Methamphetamine, Vicodin, Fentanyl, Suboxone, and Diphenhydramine.

She was charged with vehicular homicide while driving under the influence, vehicular assault, leaving the scene of a crime causing injury and leaving the scene of an accident causing death.

"At the time Stahl crashed into Lacey and took police on a chase, she had her young child in the car," Deputy District Attorney Corrie Caler said. "This mother had no business being on the road that night and she put countless lives in danger."

Stahl was also charged with child abuse and a jury convicted her of the five offenses.

District Attorney John Kellner said, "These preventable tragedies are inexcusable, and my prosecutors will continue holding offenders accountable who endanger innocent people on our roads."

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