NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
• Landis Case Costs U.S. Taxpayers
• Judge Sides With US Yacht Club
• Raiders Reach Deal With DeAngelo Hall
• Darfur Activists Plan Beijing Protest
• Serbian Swimmer Suspended Over T-Shirt
COLLEGE ATHLETICS: THE TARNISHED TWENTY
• Penn State Linebacker Sales Back in Trouble
• Casey Suspends Two OSU Baseball Players Over Shooting Incident
• Cause of UCF Death Unknown
• N.Y.: Heart Problems Caused Shay's Death
ARRESTING DEVELOPMENTS
• Vick Co-Defendant Released From Prison
• Jury Clears Oregon Swim Coach of Abusing Girls On Team
• Holton Pleads Guilty
• Lee Middle School Soccer Coach Arrested For DUI
• Fake Coach Scamming Pa. Fast-Food Sites
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NEW AND NOTEWORTHY:
LANDIS CASE COSTS U.S. TAXPAYERS
(Associated Press) - The final step in the Floyd Landis doping case will take place in New York, America's most expensive city, and once again, American taxpayers will foot part of the bill. Read more...
JUDGE SIDES WITH US YACHT CLUB
(Associated Press) - The America's Cup is headed for a rare one-on-one showdown after a New York State Supreme Court judge sided with a U.S. yacht club Tuesday. Read more...
RAIDERS REACH DEAL WITH DEANGELO HALL
(Associated Press) - The Raiders and DeAngelo Hall agreed to terms Thursday on a $70 million, seven-year contract that cleared the way for the former Pro Bowl cornerback to be dealt from Atlanta to Oakland. Read more...
DARFUR ACTIVISTS PLAN BEIJING PROTEST
(Associated Press) - Activists will demonstrate in Beijing during the Olympics to press China to help end bloodshed in Darfur, a group said Thursday, adding to the government's public relations headaches as it tries to quell protests in Tibet. Read more...
SERBIAN SWIMMER SUSPENDED OVER T-SHIRT
(Associated Press) - A Serb swimmer was suspended Friday for the remainder of the European swimming championships for wearing a T-shirt proclaiming "Kosovo is Serbia" at a medal presentation ceremony. His team said it plans to appeal. Read more...
COLLEGE ATHLETICS: THE TARNISHED TWENTY:
PENN STATE LINEBACKER SALES BACK IN TROUBLE
(The Morning Call, Allentown, PA) - A Penn State starting linebacker cleared of charges in a brawl at a State College apartment last April has been arrested by Pittsburgh police for alleged disorderly conduct outside a bar. Read more...
CASEY SUSPENDS TWO OSU BASEBALL PLAYERS OVER SHOOTING INCIDENT
(The Oregonian) - The reopening of an expanded Goss Stadium was intended to be a festive event Thursday, complete with Oregon State University President Ed Ray tossing out the first pitch. Instead, the ceremonies on the minds of Beavers fans involved the rituals of criminal court after two key starters for the defending national champion baseball team and a former starting pitcher were arrested in connection with firing a .22-caliber rifle inside Corvallis city limits, hitting a car and a house. Read more...
CAUSE OF UCF DEATH UNKNOWN
(Associated Press) - An autopsy is inconclusive on the death of a Central Florida football player. The Orange County Medical Examiner's office said Wednesday that more testing will be needed to determined what killed 19-year-old Ereck Plancher. Read more...
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N.Y.: HEART PROBLEMS CAUSED SHAY'S DEATH
(Associated Press) - Elite runner Ryan Shay died of an irregular heartbeat due to an enlarged heart after collapsing during the U.S. men's marathon Olympic trials, the New York City medical examiner said. Read more...
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ARRESTING DEVELOPMENTS:
VICK CO-DEFENDANT RELEASED FROM PRISON
(Associated Press) - A co-defendant of suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick has been released from federal prison after completing a two-month sentence in the dogfighting conspiracy. Read more...
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• Read The Original Indictment (U.S. v. Vick, et al.)
JURY CLEARS OREGON SWIM COACH OF ABUSING GIRLS ON TEAM
(Associated Press) - A jury has found swim coach Don King not guilty of sexually abusing girls on his Lake Oswego High School team [in Oregon]. The 66-year-old was arrested after parents complained about his behavior, and an off-duty detective with a video camera taped him at a swim meet in Albany. Read more...
HOLTON PLEADS GUILTY
(Press Telegram - Long Beach, CA) - A former substitute teacher and volunteer basketball coach pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that he had a 15-year-old boy perform oral sex on him at school last year. In a stunning reversal, 32-year-old Dionn Holton pleaded to both felony counts filed last month by Deputy District Attorney Robert Hight. Read more...
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LEE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER COACH ARRESTED FOR DUI
(WINK, Ft. Meyers, Fla.) - A Lee Middle School soccer coach, Darren Wilkins was arrested last night on DUI charges, after deputies say he was swerving and crossing ***s on I-75 near Palm Beach Blvd. Deputies say other cars on the road had to hit their brakes to avoid being struck by his vehicle. Read more...
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• State DUI Laws
FAKE COACH SCAMMING PA. FAST-FOOD SITES
(Associated Press) - Police in three western Pennsylvania towns are looking for a man who pretends to be a basketball coach and scams McDonald's restaurants out of food and money using bad checks. Read more...
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