She said the autopsy revealed no trauma to Urso's body, along with no blood clots. In addition to toxicology tests, the coroner's office also will take a closer look at what Gorniak referred to as "heart changes."
"What that means is we saw some changes with his heart but we don't know what it is until we examine it underneath the microscope," she said. "So it could be something or it could be nothing. But it's not definitive as a cause of death right now."
Urso played in six games with the Crew and was rehabbing from a sports-groin injury sustained in May. He did not travel to the game at D.C. United on Saturday night.
In a 9-1-1 call provided by police to the Columbus Dispatch, an unidentified female says, "Officers are with him. It's a very drunk person who fell down and now he's unconscious."
It is unclear if the speaker is affiliated with police, fire or an emergency crew or if she is a bystander.
Urso, an Illinois native, played for and was the captain at North Carolina last fall when it won the NCAA championship.
College Football *
Wisconsin running back Montee Ball hasn't been cleared to practice as he recovers from a concussion sustained when he was roughed up by five men in an early-morning incident near campus last week. Coach Bret Bielema said the team will work Ball back into practice slowly, and hopes he will be ready for the Sept. 1 season opener against Northern Iowa.
* Oklahoma starting guard Tyler Evans has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will be sidelined all season.
Sport Stops *
The Sacramento Kings extended the contract of coach Keith Smart through the 2013-14 season. Smart's deal had been set to expire after the upcoming season. The 47-year-old Smart took over for the fired Paul Westphal in January after a 2-5 start. The Kings then went 20-39.
* Having yet to submit a counteroffer and with less than 6 weeks before the NHL's collective bargaining agreement expires, NHL Players' Association executive director Don Fehr said still sufficient time to get a deal done.
