SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Los Angeles Angels pitcher Andrew Heaney urged those at a private memorial service to remember a gift fallen teammate Tyler Skaggs gave to them.

"Take a moment, close your eyes and think of a story or even an image that reminds you of all the good times you had with Ty," Heaney said. "Take that memory and hold it in your hearts and in your minds. That is his lasting gift to everyone here."

Skaggs' teammates and family gathered Monday at a Catholic church in his native Santa Monica to remember Skaggs, who was found dead in his hotel room in Texas on July 1. He died shortly before his 28th birthday.

The mourners remembered Skaggs as a beloved son, husband, teammate and friend whose upbeat personality brought joy to everyone around him. The altar was flanked by two large red-and-white floral arrangements prominently featuring No. 45, Skaggs' uniform number.

Hundreds of attendees laughed and cried at the eulogies from 14 speakers. Several family members related stories of Skaggs as a precocious, upbeat kid who just happened to grow into a world-class athlete.

"To Tyler's parents and family, what an incredible job you did raising such a wonderful person," said Padres pitcher Garrett Richards, a longtime teammate who was drafted by the Angels along with Skaggs in 2009. "Carli, your husband had a big smile, but an even bigger heart. He truly cared about people. I feel so honored to have known and spent as much time with him as I did. He impacted me in so many areas of my life. Rest in peace, Skaggy."

The final speaker was Carli Skaggs, the pitcher's wife, who made a last-minute decision to share poignant memories of her life since their marriage last winter.

"I didn't think I'd be able to do it," Carli Skaggs said. "Tyler gave me some strength."

The current Angels and owner Arte Moreno were joined by former team members including longtime manager Mike Scioscia, Jered Weaver, Richards, David Freese and Matt Shoemaker. They were joined by Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers, Jack Flaherty of the St. Louis Cardinals and former major leaguer Trevor Plouffe, all Los Angeles-area natives and friends of Skaggs.

The Angels players and other members of the organization made the short trip from Anaheim in three buses. Skaggs grew up as a fan of the Angels instead of the closer Dodgers.

"He was a genuine and caring person," Heaney said. "His friendship is something that I'll always remember and cherish. He was the best friend anybody could ask for."

The Angels all wore Skaggs' No. 45 jersey in their first home game after his death on July 12, and pitchers Felix Pena and Taylor Cole stunningly combined to throw a no-hitter in a 13-0 win over the Seattle Mariners.

After the service, mourners were greeted by a catering truck from In-N-Out Burger, a Southern California institution and one of Skaggs' favorite meals.

Earlier in the day, the Major League Baseball Players Trust made a $45,000 donation to the Tyler Skaggs Baseball Foundation, which supports youth sports, projects and family services.

Texas authorities aren't expected to announce Skaggs' cause of death until October, after laboratory testing is completed.

SINGAPORE -- Luke Shaw has said Manchester United's campaign was so bad it ruined his holiday, but the defender is determined to make life more difficult for Manchester City and Liverpool next season.

A sixth-place finish saw Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side miss out on a place in the Champions League. To make matters worse, while Shaw was spending time in Los Angeles and Dubai, three of United's rivals won trophies.

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Manchester City won the FA Cup to complete their domestic Treble, Chelsea lifted the Europa League and Liverpool were crowned champions of Europe. The other two members of the top six -- Tottenham and Arsenal -- were both involved in major finals.

"It was really tough for all of us to take and you couldn't really enjoy your holidays and you see the Champions League final and the Europa League final and they're all English teams," Shaw said. "It makes you feel even worse and especially the way the finals went, none of us want that to happen again.

"Last season was a massive disappointment. How other teams were doing as well -- especially over the period when we had time off, there were teams winning trophies. It was very disappointing."

The main aim is an immediate return to the Champions League, but Solskjaer is also hoping to make up ground on Manchester City and Liverpool. Pep Guardiola's champions finished 32 points clear of United and while Solskjaer has been cautious about saying whether or not his team can challenge for the title, Shaw is keen to ensure City and Liverpool are put under more pressure.

"I think we've all come back again with a different mindset and of course we had that break to clear our minds but now we're all focused on getting United back to where they belong and not let the like of the teams that we've seen in the finals have it that easy," Shaw said. "Last season was so hurtful for everyone.

"I know the fans were really hurt, but we as a team were very hurt. For sure this season it will be a new United. They won't have it as easy as last season and people are probably already doubting us, but they can carry on doing that.

"For me and for us as a team we know what we are capable of doing and we will have a much better season than last season. It will be a new United this season, especially with the new ideas the manager is bringing in. They are very good ideas and I think the way and what kind of players we have it will benefit the way the manager wants to play."

After a miserable campaign there have been calls from some supporters to rip up the squad. Solskjaer even suggested himself after the dismal 4-0 defeat to Everton that there would be a major upheaval this summer.

But with just three weeks to go before the transfer deadline, only Ander Herrera and Antonio Valencia have left while Dan James and Aaron Wan-Bissaka have come in. United are still chasing two more additions including Harry Maguire from Leicester but Shaw said he does not blame fans for wanting to see more change.

"I fully understand the way they're thinking, especially after the season we had," he said. "There wouldn't be any reason for them not to be like that.

"But, like I say, we've got amazing talent but who knows? I don't know what's going on with the signings but you never know, there's still a little while left so maybe we might make another couple of signings and go from there."

Shaw was speaking at an event in Singapore to launch the new Manchester United Sunglasses Club Collection by Maui Jim.

The Washington Nationals placed first baseman Ryan Zimmerman on the injured list Monday with plantar fasciitis in his right foot a day after he left a game against the Atlanta Braves.

Zimmerman, who missed 53 games with plantar fasciitis in the same foot earlier this season, showed obvious discomfort while running down the line Sunday night following an infield single in the second inning.

He had an MRI on Monday to determine the severity of the injury.

"Same foot, same sort of thing,'' Zimmerman said after the Nationals' 7-1 loss on Sunday.

Zimmerman, 34, is batting .246 with three home runs and 15 RBIs in 33 games.

The Nationals called up right-hander Michael Blazek and outfielder Andrew Stevenson from Triple A-Fresno, sent right-hander Kyle McGowin to Double-A Harrisburg and moved right-hander Justin Miller to the 60-day injured list with a rotator cuff strain.

Stevenson hit .250 in nine appearances for the Nationals earlier this season. Blazek last appeared in the majors in 2017 with the Milwaukee Brewers.

McGowin had a 9.69 ERA in five games (one start) for the Nationals this season.

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates have suspended reliever Keone Kela two games for an unspecified violation of his contract.

The team made the announcement on Monday shortly before opening a four-game series with St. Louis. The suspension came after the team activated Kela from the 60-day injured list. Kela went on the injured list on May 6 with right shoulder discomfort. He completed a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis over the weekend, allowing five runs in 3 1/3 innings across four appearances with the Indians.

Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said over the weekend the team anticipated getting Kela -- acquired in a deal with the Texas Rangers at last year's trade deadline -- back in the bullpen on Monday. Hurdle, however, demurred on Monday when asked about Kela's availability, saying only that the team was still in the process of evaluating Kela's status.

Kela is 1-0 with a 4.63 ERA in 14 games with the Pirates this season.

After hitting a walk-off home run against the Blue Jays to snap a six-game losing streak, Tigers outfielder Nicholas Castellanos took issue with how many homers he's missed out on due to playing at Comerica Park.

"This park's a joke. It's to the point where, how are we going to be compared to the rest of the people in the league for power numbers, OPS, slugging and all this stuff when we got a yard out here that's 420 feet straight across in center field?" Castellanos said after Sunday's game.

The 372-foot home run (hit to left field) in the bottom of the 10th to give the Tigers just their 13th win at home this season was Castellanos' 11th of the season.

He led the majors in triples in 2017 and leads MLB in doubles with 34 this season, a fact he owes to Comerica's cavernous center field.

"We get on second base or third base, and they're looking, like, 'Man, how do you guys do this?' We play 81 games here. I don't want to hear about your two that you hit that are questionable," said Castellanos, who is slashing .284/.342/.480 this year.

"Move in center field, right center, there is no reason that I hit a ball 434 off [Washington Nationals right-hander] Anibal Sanchez and it goes in the first row, that shouldn't happen."

Castellanos, 27, is also a candidate to be dealt as the July 31 trade deadline approaches, but he said he isn't preoccupied with the speculation.

"I'm at the point where I really don't care what happens. Why care? I can't control it. Why care if one day my hair is going to turn gray if I can't control it? I don't know if that analogy makes any sense, but it popped into my head."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

SPEED SPORT has been reporting on and covering motorsports happenings from all over the world for 85 years, so we thought it would be fun to take a look back in the archives to see what happened 10, 25 and 50 years ago each week.

So check out what SPEED SPORT was covering 10, 25 and 50 years ago this week in Looking Back!

10 Years Ago (July 22, 2009): After seven races and 600 laps worth of competition, the battle for the Indiana Sprint Week title came down to a battle between Levi Jones and Bryan Clauson. In the end it was Jones who hoisted the trophy, besting a determined drive from Clauson to win the finale at Tri-State Speedway and claim the race victory and the overall Sprint Week title by two points over Clauson.

Other Happenings: Donny Schatz held off Dale Blaney to win the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway in Ohio; Antron Brown inched closer to a sweep of the NHRA’s Western Swing with a victory at Pacific Raceways in Washington; Ryan Phelps won his first and second Super DIRTcar Series big-block modified features in consecutive days at at Cayuga County Fair Speedway, earning more than $20,000.

25 Years Ago (July 20, 1994): A record crowd at Pocono Int’l Raceway watched as Geoff Bodine drove his No. 7 Exide Ford to victory in the Miller Genuine Draft 500. Bodine, utilizing Hoosier rubber, dominated the race by leading 156 of 200 laps. He pocketed $103,720, which included the Unocal 76 Challenge bonus of $30,400. The top-four finishers were all utilizing Hoosier tires.

Other Happenings: Michael Andretti outran Bobby Rahal on the streets of Toronto; Doug Wolfgang settled his lawsuit against KSE Racing Products stemming from a crash in 1992 at Lakeside Speedway that left him severely burned and injured; Derek Lynch won the ACT True Value 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway; Les Richter was named vice president of the proposed California Speedway by Roger Penske.

50 Years Ago (July 23, 1969): With a little help from relief driver Richard Petty, David Pearson won the wreck marred Volunteer 500 at Bristol Int’l Speedway. Pearson, who was suffering from the flu, gave up the car to Petty just past the 50-mile mark. Pearson got back in the car just before halfway and proceeded to win the race by three laps over Bobby Isaac. The victory pushed Pearson’s season-long winnings above the $100,000 mark.

Other Happenings: Mario Andretti earned his fifth victory of the season in the STP Oil Treatment Hawk Ford after winning the Trenton 200 USAC National Championship race at Trenton Speedway; American Raceawys Inc. announced that plans were moving forward for a $7 million racing facility to be known as Eastern Int’l Speedway in Burlington County, N.J.; Charlotte Motor Speedway, North Carolina Motor Speedway, Darlington Int’l Raceway and Bristol Int’l Raceway announced plans for a merger.