NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
• Federal Judge Orders Vick to Pay Canadian Bank $2.4 Million
• Judge Allows Clemens to Keep Attorney in Defamation Suit
• Jockey Club Creates Safety Committee to Study Equine Health
• China Says It Tightens Visa Procedures Ahead of Olympics
• NASCAR Claims Electrical Fire Caused Fatal P*** Crash
• Paul Maurice Fired After Failing to Get Leafs Into Playoffs
• Maggert Withdraws From Sawgrass After Family Tragedy
COLLEGE ATHLETICS: THE TARNISHED TWENTY
• Cops: U. Fla. Football Player Used Dead Girl's Credit Card
• West Virginia Coach Huggins Hurt in Airport Fall
• Former Montana State Hoops Player Gets 120 Years For Shooting Death
• W.Va. Releases Details of Huggins' Contract
ARRESTING DEVELOPMENTS
• Eagles Coach's Son Smuggled Drugs Into Jail; Faces 2 Years
• Report: Benson Hires New Attorney; Witness Says Arrest 'Ludicrous'
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NEW AND NOTEWORTHY:
FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS VICK TO PAY CANADIAN BANK $2.4 MILLION
(Associated Press) - A federal judge ordered imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick to repay more than $2.4 million to a Canadian bank for defaulting on a loan. The Royal Bank of Canada sued Vick in September, arguing his guilty plea to a federal dogfighting charge - and the resulting impact on his career - prevented him from repaying the loan. Read more...
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• Read Michael Vick's Indictment
• See His Plea Agreement
• Dog Law
JUDGE ALLOWS CLEMENS TO KEEP ATTORNEY IN DEFAMATION SUIT
(Associated Press) - A federal judge says Roger Clemens can keep his lawyer in the defamation lawsuit against his former trainer, who accused the pitcher of using performance-enhancing drugs. Read more...
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• Rusty Hardin, Clemens' Lawyer
JOCKEY CLUB CREATES SAFETY COMMITTEE TO STUDY EQUINE HEALTH
(Associated Press) - The Jockey Club has formed a committee to study equine health, including track safety and the rules of racing, five days after the death of the filly Eight Belles at the Kentucky Derby. Read more...
CHINA SAYS IT TIGHTENS VISA PROCEDURES AHEAD OF OLYMPICS
(Associated Press) - China acknowledged for the first time Tuesday that it is tightening its visa policies ahead of the Olympic Games. Read more...
NASCAR CLAIMS ELECTRICAL FIRE CAUSED FATAL P*** CRASH
(Associated Press) - NASCAR officials claim an electrical fire caused a fatal p*** crash near Orlando last year that killed two aboard the aircraft and three on the ground, but federal investigators do not necessarily agree with that claim. Read more...
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• Aviation Accidents: Your Legal Rights
PAUL MAURICE FIRED AFTER FAILING TO GET LEAFS INTO PLAYOFFS
(Associated Press) - Paul Maurice was fired as coach of the Maple Leafs on Wednesday after Toronto failed to make the playoffs during his two years. The dismissal was the first big move in what is expected to be an active offseason for the team. Read more...
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• Find Co-Counsel in Canada!
MAGGERT WITHDRAWS FROM SAWGRASS AFTER FAMILY TRAGEDY
(Reuters) - American Jeff Maggert pulled out of the Players Championship before Friday's second round following the death of his brother in a p*** crash. Maggert, 44, withdrew on Thursday night, telling tournament officials his brother Barry had been killed when his single-engine aircraft crashed in Colorado mountains en route to his son's college graduation. Read more...
COLLEGE ATHLETICS: THE TARNISHED TWENTY:
COPS: U. FLA. FOOTBALL PLAYER USED DEAD GIRL'S CREDIT CARD
(CBS4.com) - A University of Florida football player turned himself in Friday on charges he used the credit card of a woman who was killed along with another player in a motorcycle accident, his attorney said. Read more...
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• Credit Card Fraud
WEST VIRGINIA COACH HUGGINS HURT IN AIRPORT FALL
(Associated Press) - West Virginia University officials say basketball coach Bob Huggins has been taken to a hospital in Charlotte, N.C., for precautionary reasons after tripping on an airport tarmac and hitting his head on the pavement. Read more...
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• Slip and Fall Accidents
FORMER MONTANA STATE HOOPS PLAYER GETS 120 YEARS FOR SHOOTING DEATH
(Associated Press) - Former Montana State basketball player Branden Miller was sentenced Tuesday to 120 years in prison in the shooting death of a suspected drug dealer. Read more...
W.VA. RELEASES DETAILS OF HUGGINS' CONTRACT
(Associated Press) - West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins' new contract stipulates he can be fired for substance abuse or habitual intoxication affecting his job performance. Read more...
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• See Sample Employment Contracts
ARRESTING DEVELOPMENTS:
EAGLES COACH'S SON SMUGGLED DRUGS INTO JAIL; FACES 2 YEARS
(Associated Press) - Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid's son was sent to state prison after admitting he smuggled 89 prescription pills into a county jail. Garrett Reid pleaded guilty to drug smuggling charges on Wednesday and faces a minimum of two years in state prison. Read more...
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• Crimes: From A to Z
REPORT: BENSON HIRES NEW ATTORNEY; WITNESS SAYS ARREST 'LUDICROUS'
(ESPN) - Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson has hired a prominent defense attorney to help him fight charges of drunken boating and resisting arrest in Texas. Read more...
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• Sam Bassett, His Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer
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