CriminalSportsThe home of sports prime time crime(Untitled)- October 31, 2002 APOLOGY: William Ligue, Jr., Baseball Hooligan CHICAGO -- Associated Press reports the man who joined his teenage son in attacking Kansas City Royals coach Tom Gamboa during a game in September apologized in a phone call from jail to a Chicago-area newspaper. "I regret what happened," 35-year-old William Ligue Jr. said in Thursday's editions of the Daily Southtown. He added that he doesn't remember much from the bizarre episode. "If I was in my right state of mind, this would never have.http://radio.weblogs.com/0110004/2002/10/31.html#a439 (Untitled)- October 29, 2002 CONSIDERING PLEA DEAL: Derrick Rogers, Miami Dolphins MIAMI -- Associated Press reports Dolphins linebacker Derrick Rodgers was given an extension Friday to decide on a plea offer on charges he kicked and punched his wife and attacked a man with her at a restaurant. A new hearing is Nov. 15. If Rodgers doesn't accept the offer, he will go on trial Nov. 25. The 6-foot-1, 235-pound Rodgers has pleaded innocent to five charges. Under the offer, he would be sentenced to three years' probation.http://radio.weblogs.com/0110004/2002/10/29.html#a438 (Untitled)- October 29, 2002 CHARGED: Deuce McAlister, New Orleans Saints KENNER, La. -- Associated Press reports New Orleans Saints running back Deuce McAllister was arrested for driving with a suspended license after he was caught speeding. McAllister was pulled over Saturday morning on his way to the Saints' practice facility for driving 70 mph in a 40 mph zone, coach Jim Haslett said. McAllister's license was suspended because he had not paid a ticket. McAllister was booked at the Kenner jail, then transported to a...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110004/2002/10/29.html#a437 (Untitled)- October 29, 2002 CHARGES REFILED: Tamotu Tagoa'i, Nebraska Football LINCOLN, Neb. -- Associated Press reports prosecutors will refile assault charges against a Nebraska football player for failing to comply with a program in which he was ordered to do community service. Tamotu "Junior" Tagoa'i was accused of hitting his girlfriend in the jaw at their apartment on Oct. 23, 2001. Lancaster County Attorney Gary Lacey said Tuesday his office decided to file third-degree assault charges. Among the unmet...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110004/2002/10/29.html#a436 (Untitled)- October 29, 2002 CHARGED: Peter Martocci, Hofstra Football MINEOLA, N.Y. -- Associated Press reports a Hofstra football player posted $100,000 bond on Tuesday following his arrest on charges he raped and sodomized a female student on a campus athletic field. Peter Martocci pleaded innocent Monday, his lawyer, Bruce Eiber, said. Martocci, a 6-foot-3, 290-pound offensive lineman, was automatically suspended from the team because he was charged with a felony, Hofstra spokesman Michael DeLuise said. According.http://radio.weblogs.com/0110004/2002/10/29.html#a435 (Untitled)- October 29, 2002 LITIGATION: Bobby Knight v. Indiana U. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Associated Press reports attorneys for Indiana University and former basketball coach Bob Knight agreed to extend the deadline for their talks on settling issues related to Knight's dismissal. Knight, who was fired Sept. 10, 2000, by IU President Myles Brand, gave the school notice early 2001 that he might sue for wrongful dismissal. That notice claimed he suffered more than $7 million in damages, including lost income, mental...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110004/2002/10/29.html#a434 (Untitled)- October 29, 2002 CHARGES DISMISSED: Tony Cole, Georgia Basketball ATHENS, Ga. -- Associated Press reports misdemeanor assault charges against former Georgia basketball player Tony Cole were dismissed Thursday when the accuser decided not to pursue the case. Cole, dismissed from the basketball team last month for misconduct, was accused of assaulting a woman in her car Aug. 19. He also was accused of making harassing telephone calls to the woman and her female roommate.http://radio.weblogs.com/0110004/2002/10/29.html#a433 (Untitled)- October 29, 2002 DENIAL: Najeh Davenport, Green Bay Packers MIAMI -- Associated Press reports Green Bay Packers fullback Najeh Davenport agreed Tuesday to do community service to settle charges he broke into a university dormitory and defecated in a sleeping woman's closet. Davenport, however, continued to deny the charges. "Where's the evidence Where's the manure" Davenport asked outside court. "I know I didn't do it &151; I just wanted to get it over with." Details of the player's service were not...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110004/2002/10/29.html#a432 (Untitled)- October 24, 2002 WINS LAWSUIT: Bruce Grobbelarr, Former Soccer LONDON -- Associated Press reports Bruce Grobbelaar won a libel case Thursday in England's appeals highest court over charges of taking money to fix soccer games. But in overturning an earlier decision by the Court of Appeal, the House of Lords was unanimous in condemning the former Liverpool goalkeeper. Grobbelaar won his case against Britain's tabloid Sun newspaper five years ago, but an appeals court overturned the ruling. The Sun first...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110004/2002/10/24.html#a431 (Untitled)- October 24, 2002 ARRESTED: Bryan Robinson, Chicago Bears CHICAGO -- The Sports Network reports Chicago Bears defensive end Bryan Robinson has voluntarily entered himself into the NFL's substance-abuse program following his second DUI charge of the year, according to published reports. Robinson was arrested for drunken driving and released on his own recognizance early last Friday. He was pulled over by police in suburban Lincolnshire at 2:30 a.m. (ct) Friday for improper lane use. He was then arrested on...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110004/2002/10/24.html#a430 |