LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to undergo gambling addiction treatment in a sports betting case that alleges he stole $16 million from Ohtani.

The judge also ordered Ippei Mizuhara to be released on an unsecured $25,000 bond.

Mizuhara appeared in federal court Friday on a charge of bank fraud. He was not asked to enter a plea.

He faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. His attorney Michael G. Freedman issued a statement after the appearance saying Mizuhara hopes to reach an agreement with the government in the case and that he wishes to apologize to Ohtani.

MLB CRACKS DOWN ON AGENTS

NEW YORK (AP) — A baseball agent at Bad Bunny’s Rimas Sports firm has lost his certification with the Major League Baseball Players Association. ESPN first reported the revocation, citing anonymous sources who said other agents had alleged improper benefits provided to players.

The union declined to comment Friday on the reason for its decision to strip William Arroyo of his right to represent MLB players.

Arroyo declined comment for now but said he would have something to say soon.

The decision is subject to an appeal before a member of the American Arbitration Association, according to the union’s agent regulations.

KENTUCKY HIRES NEW HEAD COACH

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has hired BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach, bringing home a captain of the Wildcats’ 1996 national championship team to succeed John Calipari.

The school announced the 51-year-old Pope’s hiring in a release on Friday morning but did not mention any contract details.

Pope replaces Calipari, a Hall of Famer who took Kentucky to its eighth NCAA title in 2012. Calipari stepped down on Tuesday to become coach at Arkansas.

He was 110-52 in five seasons with the Cougars and went 23-11 in their first season in the Big 12 Conference. BYU is also coming off a second NCAA Tournament appearance in four years under Pope.

IVERSON IMMORTALIZED

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers unveiled a sculpture of Allen Iverson at their practice facility on Friday. Few played better in the games for the Sixers than Iverson, who won four scoring titles, an NBA MVP award, and led the franchise to their last trip to the NBA finals in 2001.

His numbers stamped him as one of the NBA’s greats.

Iverson’s sculpture joined fellow 76ers greats Julius Erving, Wilt Chamberlain, Charles Barkley and Maurice Cheeks on the team’s Legends Walk. Iverson says “this is such an honor, man. It don’t even seem real.”