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Parramatta coach Brad Arthur has described the situation at the embattled NRL club as a shambles from the time I got there till now and lamented that senior figures dont want me to succeed in transcripts of his interview with the leagues Integrity Unit.Arthur, who joined the Eels in 2014, met with the head of the NRLs integrity unit, Nick Weeks, and lead investigator Karyn Murphy in April as part of the salary cap investigation into his team which led to a $1 million fine and the deduction of 12 competition points, among other penalties.In the interview, Arthur showed his frustration at the behind-the-scenes meddling which has hampered the club during his tenure according to News Corp Australia.Arthur said he felt like his efforts to drag the club, which had been lumped with back-to-back wooden spoons before his arrival, out of the mire were being undermined.I feel like not everyones working with me, that people are working against me (and) they dont want me to succeed, Arthur is said to have told Weeks.When asked about his relationship with the board, Arthur declared: Its been a shambles from the time I there till now.Arthur also urged the NRL not to dock the team competition points and admitted he hid team information from the board because he felt it might be leaked to the media.He also urged the NRL to make changes at the Eels because were leaderless. DERRICK ROSE LAWSUITLOS ANGELES -- Derrick Roses rape trial got underway in a Los Angeles courtroom and the NBA star was halfway across the country saying he planned to win the lawsuit.Rose told reporters in Houston before the Knicks exhibition opener that he didnt settle the case seeking $21 million because he thinks he didnt do anything wrong and he looks forward to telling his side of the story.A lawyer for the ex-girlfriend who claims Rose and two friends gang raped her while she was incapacitated cried foul in court, saying Rose had violated the gag order his own lawyer had sought to silence the parties out of the courtroom.A federal judge said he wouldnt make any decision without knowing what was said and hearing from Roses lawyer.Jury selection resumes Wednesday without a single juror selected. A pool of 50 candidates was asked what they know about the case, what basketball team they root for and whether they can set aside their own sexual moral beliefs and biases.TENNISLONDON -- Maria Sharapova will be eligible to return to competitive tennis in April after her two-year doping ban was reduced to 15 months by a sports court that found the Russian star bore no significant fault for her positive drug test and did not intend to cheat.The Court of Arbitration for Sport cut nine months off the suspension imposed on Sharapova, who tested positive for the banned heart medication meldonium at the Australian Open in January.Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1-ranked player, appealed to CAS in June seeking to overturn or reduce the two-year penalty imposed by the International Tennis Federation.In a 28-page ruling , the CAS panel found that Sharapova bore some degree of fault but less than significant fault in the case that has sidelined one of the worlds most prominent and wealthy female athletes.ARNOLD PALMERLATROBE, Pa. -- A farewell to the King turned somber when Jack Nicklaus, his voice cracking as a large tear formed in his left eye, urged the elite and the everyman to remember how Arnold Palmer touched their lives and please dont forget why.I hurt like you hurt, Nicklaus said. You dont lose a friend of 60 years and dont feel an enormous loss.The service Tuesday at Saint Vincent College in Palmers hometown was filled with just as much laughter and warmth from stories of the most significant figure in modern golf. Nearly 1,000 golf dignitaries from around the world, referred to by former LPGA Commissioner Charlie Mechem as the elite battalion of Arnies Army, crammed into the basilica.Some 4,000 others headed to remote sites across the college to watch. Long lines of traffic formed two hours before the service began.Palmer died Sept. 25 in Pittsburgh at age 87 as he was preparing for heart surgeery.dddddddddddd His family had a private funeral Thursday and asked that a public service be held after the Ryder Cup so no one would be left out.BASEBALLTORONTO -- A fan threw a can at Baltimore Orioles outfielder Hyun Soo Kim during the seventh inning of the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 win in Tuesdays AL wild card game.With the score tied 2-2, pinch hitter Melvin Upton Jr. flied out to the track in left. Kim made the catch despite the can narrowly missing him as it came out of the stands behind him.Center fielder Adam Jones gestured toward the seats, and manager Buck Showalter came out to register his displeasure with the umpires for several minutes.Blue Jays spokesman Erik Grosman said the fan was not ejected because he took off before police had a chance to get him. Police are investigating.That is about as pathetic as it gets. You dont do that. Yell, cuss or scream, Jones said. I hope they find the guy and press charges. ... Thats not a part of baseball. Throw an octopus, throw hats.NEW YORK -- Major League Baseballs average attendance dropped 1.1 percent this season but still was the sports 11th-highest year.The 30 teams combined to draw 73,159,044 fans and average 30,169, the commissioners office said. That was down from last years total of 73.76 million and average of 30,517. The average was the lowest since 30,138 in 2010.The record total of 79.5 million and average of 32,785 were set in 2007, before the Great Recession.The NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers led in home attendance at 3.7 million, followed in the NL by St. Louis (3.44 million), San Francisco (3.37 million) and the Chicago Cubs (3.23 million).Toronto topped the AL at 3.39 million, followed by the New York Yankees (3.06 million) and Los Angeles Angels (3.02 million).Tampa Bay had the lowest home attendances at 1.29 million, and Oakland was 29th at 1.52 million. Cleveland was 28th at 1.59 million despite winning the AL Central for the first time since 2007.Miami drew an NL-low 1.71 million.NATIONAL ANTHEM PROTESTSA North Carolina radio station is dropping the broadcast of East Carolinas upcoming football game after 19 members of the schools marching band kneeled during the national anthem last weekend to protest racial injustice and police brutality, a station official said.WFAY-AM in Fayetteville, part of the Colonial Radio Group, announced it would not carry the Pirates game at South Florida scheduled for Saturday. It will carry Pirates games in the future, however, said Colonial Radio Group President and CEO Jeff Andrulonis.An official of the Pirate IMG Radio Network didnt immediately return a phone call seeking comment. ' ' '