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SEOUL, South Korea -- Police in South Korea are investigating Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang for allegedly crashing a luxury car while driving under the influence of alcohol and then leaving the scene.Police are also investigating whether Kang asked a friend to falsely report who was driving the vehicle when the accident occurred early Friday morning, according to an official at Seouls Gangnam district police station who spoke on condition of anonymity.According to police, Kang didnt stop after driving a rented BMW into a guardrail at around 2:48 a.m. while returning to his hotel in southern Seoul. The crash damaged the guardrail, and the vehicle, and the debris hit a car parked nearby. The person in the parked car reported the matter to police.A 29-year-old man who was in Kangs vehicle initially claimed to be the driver. But police questioned Kang after the vehicles security camera showed him driving it.Police said Kangs blood alcohol level at the time of the crash would have been 0.084 percent, beyond the countrys 0.05 percent legal limit. Kang has so far denied asking or intimidating the friend into falsely reporting to police, the police official said.Pirates President Frank Coonelly issued a statement saying the club was aware of the serious charges filed against Kang.We are extremely disappointed in Jung Ho and in his decision process during this matter, Coonelly said. I know first-hand how foolish and dangerous it is to drive under the influence and am most thankful that, as we understand it, no one was injured.We will have further comment once we have been able to gather all of the relevant facts and speak with the player.Kang, 29, signed a four-year, $11 million deal with the Pirates in 2015 after Pittsburgh paid his Korean club, the Nexen Heroes, $5 million to negotiate with the slugger. He hit .287 with 15 home runs and 58 RBI for the Pirates during his rookie season, which ended abruptly in September when Kang injured his left knee while at the receiving end of a takeout slide by Chris Coghlan of the Chicago Cubs.Kang hit 21 home runs and 62 RBI in 103 games in 2016, but his second season in the majors also included an off-the-field incident in Chicago in June when a 23-year-old woman reported being assaulted by Kang at a hotel. The womans name has not been released and Kang has not been charged.The incident in Seoul on Friday adds to a turbulent week for the Pirates, who are also exploring trade offers for All-Star centerfielder Andrew McCutchen. The 2013 NL MVP, a five-time All-Star, is coming off the worst season of his career and still has two years remaining on a contract that will pay him $14 million in 2017 and carries a $14.75 million club option for 2018.---AP Sports Writer Will Graves in Pittsburgh contributed to this report. 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I think all of the season is going to land on this homestand.The Stars got a boost Sunday from the return of injured defenseman Johnny Oduya, who had missed the previous 10 games with a lower-body injury, and of veteran forward Jiri Hudler, sidelined the previous 20 games due to illness.However, on Tuesday, Dallas will be without young defenseman Jamie Oleksiak, who will be serving the final game of a two-game suspension for a check to the head of Philadelphias Chris Van de Velde on Saturday.Even with Oleksiak unavailable, Stars captain Jamie Benn knows its now or never for him and his teammates to start racking up points and improving their mediocre record.Weve got a lot of catching up to do. We put ourselves in a tough spot, but no reason why we cant turn this around, Benn said. Weve got to find a way to dig deep here and give ourselves a chance to get back in this.Anaheim (15-9-6), on the other hand, heads into Tuesdays game on a three-game winning streak and occupying first place in the Pacific Division.On Sunday at Honda Center, the Ducks defeated Ottawa 5-1 to finish their thhree-game homestand a perfect 3-0-0.ddddddddddddCorey Perry and Antoine Vermette each had a goal and an assist for Anaheim, who is 5-5-4 on the road so far this season.We came out, we were energized, we were ready to play, Perry said. Everybody in here knew what was at stake. It was our last one before we go on the road for a tough stretch. You need those two points.The Ducks are starting a six-game road trip that after Dallas will take them to Boston, Detroit, Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa before returning home to host San Jose on Dec. 27.First-year Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle likes how his club has been playing of late, but there are still areas where hed like to see additional improvement.Our ability to play fast and execute fast is getting better. Im not saying its where it needs to be, but its getting there, Carlyle said.Since it was coming off a back-to-back, Dallas had Monday off. But one story line to track during morning skate on Tuesday will be whether Ruff sticks with Kari Lehtonen in goal, who is 2-3-0 with a 2.20 goals-against-average over his five straight starts, or if he goes back to Antti Niemi.But regardless of who Ruff puts between the pipes, Dallas ongoing defensive woes continue to put it squarely behind the eight ball. Last season, when the Stars led the NHL in goals scored, their defensive deficiencies were covered up by the fact they could outscore most foes.However, with Dallas goals for down this season, those weaknesses in the back end have become much more glaring because those mistakes are now leading to more losses.Yeah, I think that our guys feel a lot of pressure, Ruff said. We got out of a lot of games last year, especially in the first 50, where we were winning games 5-3 and mistakes werent killing us. Right now, with our scoring being down, the big mistakes are really standing out. ' ' '