Tuesday, July 09, 2002

NOT GUILTY PLEA: Carlos Guillen, Seattle Mariners KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Associated Press reports Seattle Mariners shortstop Carlos Guillen pleaded innocent Tuesday to a charge of drunken driving. Officers said a portable breath test showed Guillen's blood-alcohol level was .093. The state's legal limit is .08. Portable breath tests are not admissible in court. 9:32:07 PM    comment []

CHARGES DROPPED: Ron Monteilh, University of Colorado BOULDER, Colo. -- Colorado Daily reports University of Colorado football player Ron Monteilh will not be punished for his participation in a controversial football recruiting party last December, his attorney said Monday. 9:24:06 PM    comment []

UPDATE: Allen Iverson Allegations PHILADELPHIA -- Associated Press reports Allen Iverson had a gun when he forced his way inside an apartment last week and threatened two men, one of the men said Tuesday. The man claims Iverson had a black handgun in his waistband but he did not brandish the weapon. Police are investigating but no charges have been brought against Iverson nor have the police actually talked with him. 9:18:16 PM    comment []

CHALLENGED: Augusta National Golf Club AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Associated Press reports Augusta National Chairman Hooty Johnson has issued a defiant statement about the privacy of Augusta National, lashing out at a national women's group Tuesday for urging the club to have female members before next year's Masters. 8:51:28 PM    comment []

UPDATE: Ted Williams HERNANDO, Fla. – Associated Press reports Ted Williams asked in his will to be cremated and have the ashes scattered over the Florida Keys, the lawyer for a daughter of the baseball great said Tuesday. The lawyer, however, said he had not actually seen the will. GREED: J.T. Lundy, Calumet Farms Court TV airs a show Wednesday night at 10 p.m. (EDT) examining the seven-year federal investigation of the owner of Alydar that resulted in his convictions for bank fraud, conspiracy and bribery. 6:17:20 PM    comment []

ARRESTED: Al Unser, Jr., race car driver INDIANAPOLIS – Associated Press reports Al Unser Jr. was charged with domestic battery early Tuesday after a woman accused the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner of hitting her and leaving her on the side of an interstate highway. ARRESTED: Najeh Davenport, Green Bay Packers MIAMI – South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports former University of Miami standout Najeh Davenport, a fourth round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers, was arrested Monday for allegedly breaking into a university dormitory and defecating in a woman's closet. He was charged with a second-degree felony count of burglary and a misdemeanor count of criminal mischief, after surrendering to police. He was released Monday from a Miami-Dade County jail after posting a $6,500 bond. He faces up to 15 years in jail, if convicted. ARRESTED: Gianluca Branco, European Super Lightweight Champion ROME – Associated Press reports Gianluca Branco, the European super lightweight champion, and his brother Silvio Branco, a former boxing champion, have been arrested as part of a probe into a loansharking. MLB STRIKE: Donald Fehr, MLBPA executive director CHICAGO – Reuters reports the union representing Major League Baseball players did not set a strike date on Monday and said such a move would only be a last resort in their labor dispute. Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Don Fehr said no strike date was set and said he was "confident" an agreement with management would be reached. STEROIDS: High School Athletes USA Today reports steroid use among high school athletes has reached an all-time high as the young players seek to immulate their ripped heroes. UPDATE: Ted Williams' Remains BOSTON --- Ted Williams buried his dog with more dignity than his family is showing him, the Associated Press reports. UPDATE: Iverson Allegations PHILADELPHIA – Associated Press reports an attorney for Allen Iverson met with police Monday to discuss allegations that the NBA All-Star threatened two men at gunpoint at a west Philadelphia apartment complex last week. Iverson's attorneys said in a statement they have provided information to police"and will continue to do so as needed." LIFETIME BAN APPEALED: Tammy Thomas, former U.S. cycling team member COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Associated Press reports U.S. Cycle team member Tammy Thomas has asked for a hearing on the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's proposal to ban her from competition for life because of a positive test for steroids. LATEST REFORMER; Mike Slive, SEC Commissioner OXFORD, Miss. -- If the presidents and chancellors of the Southeastern Conference have their way, Tuesday will go down as the first day of the conference's new life. Kyle Veazey of the Daily Missippian says reform in the sandal-torn SEC is not likely. OPPS: Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisc. MILWAUKEE – Associated Press reports Miller Park's troubled roof sprang a leak during Monday night's Home Run Derby. As the New York Yankees' Jason Giambi batted in the finals against the Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa, thunder boomed, lightning crackled and water began streaming into the loge section behind home plate. 12:46:55 PM    comment []