ANAHEIM, Calif. — Preston Gomez, who managed the expansion San Diego Padres and later guided the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs during a six-decade career in baseball, died Tuesday. He was 85.

Gomez died in Fullerton, Calif. He never fully recovered from head injuries sustained last March when he was hit by a pickup truck while walking to his car in Blythe, Calif.

Gomez worked for the Angels for more than 25 years, and was on his way back from the team's spring training camp in Tempe, Ariz., when he was struck. The Angels announced his death.

LEBANON, Pa. — Plaxico Burress is in court again.A civil trial is scheduled to begin today in Pennsylvania to determine how much the New York Giants wide receiver will have to pay in damages over a car he leased that ended up being impounded by New York City police.New York police said that they impounded the car in August 2005 in connection with a shooting. Arrests were made, but the records were sealed and police provided no other details.Court papers in Pennsylvania say a Lebanon County car dealer allowed Burress to borrow a 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche worth more than $36,000 in exchange for Burress agreeing to sign autographs at promotional events.But about a month after Burress received the car, Laurenzo said he received a call from police in New York, who told him they had impounded it in connection with a crime. So he called Burress and told him to call police — but the police never heard from Burress and Burress never returned another one of Laurenzo's calls, the dealer said.