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Monday, September 09, 2002

ARRESTED: Mike Sherrod, Rutgers Basketball

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Associated Press reports Rutgers basketball guard Mike Sherrod was charged with disorderly conduct over the weekend after he and several other men were involved in a brawl at a football game.

6:30:39 PM

ARRESTED: Vernon Smith, Montana Football

MISSOULA, Mont. -- The Montana Kaimin reports Vernon Smith, a University of Montana football player, was arrested Saturday in a dormitory and cited with disorderly conduct and obstructing a peace officer, both misdemeanors.

6:28:22 PM

SUED: Brian Mitchell, Philadelphia Eagles

PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia Daily News reports a police officer who claims she had an affair with Brian Mitchell says he physically assaulted her after she contacted his wife about the affair.

6:26:34 PM

ACCUSED: Jerome Bettis, Pittsburgh Steelers

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Jerome Bettis says he is innocent of accusations that he forced a woman seeking an autograph for her son to perform oral sex.

6:24:49 PM

SUSPENDED: J.T. Slaughter, Jacksonville Jaguars

JACKSONVILLE – Associated Press reports a positive steroid test earns linebacker J.T. Slaughter a four-game suspension.

6:20:43 PM

CHARGED: Thunder Collins, Nebraska Football

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Associated Press reports Nebraska running back Thunder Collins was charged again with assaulting his girlfriend. The charges were filed after Collins failed to comply with the provisions of a diversion program related to his previoous plea deal on domestic assault. Meanwhile, Collins was suspended for three games for what the University said were unrelated violations.

6:18:51 PM

TRIAL DATE SET: Jayson Williams, Former NBA

FLEMINGTON, N.J. -- Associated Press reports a trial date of Feb. 18 was set Friday for former NBA All-Star Jayson Williams, who is accused of fatally shooting a limousine driver at his mansion and then trying to cover it up.

5:59:58 PM

CHARGES DROPPED: Tony Cole, Steve Thomas, Georgia Basketball

ATHENS, Ga. -- Savannah Morning News reports two Georgia basketball players charged in a rape case were cleared a week after a football player at the school was acquitted in the case. Charges against Steve Thomas and Tony Cole were dropped Friday by Superior Court Judge Steve Jones after a request by District Attorney Ken Mauldin.

5:58:25 PM

CONVICTED: Shane Lehmann, UCLA Football
LOS ANGELES -- Associated Press reports UCLA guard Shane Lehmann pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge on Tuesday and was suspended for the season opener against Colorado State. The fight happened in May at a bar in Westwood, where the university is located.

5:54:28 PM

ACCUSED: Angelo Chattams, Ohio State Football
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Associated Press reports Ohio State wide receiver Angelo Chattams was excused from the team to deal with an accusation of theft in his hometown. Police said Chattams is under investigation for theft of a set of golf clubs stolen July 29 from a parked sports utility vehicle.

5:50:58 PM

CONVICTED: Brian Blades, Former NFL

MIAMI -- Associated Press reports former Seattle Seahawks receiver Brian Blades accepted a plea deal Tuesday which lets him avoid jail time for felony charges stemming from a brawl at a South Beach bar. Blades was charged in July with resisting arrest with violence and battery on a police officer, both third-degree felonies. He also faced charges of disorderly intoxication and obstruction of a police officer, both misdemeanors.

5:47:30 PM

CONVICTED: Bob Bratkowski, Cincinnati Bengals

CINCINNATI -- Associated Press reports Bob Bratkowski is sentenced to four days in jail on a drunk driving conviction but will be allowed to serve the term at his discretion. The offensive coordinator blew a 0.18 when he arrested on Aug. 15.

5:43:58 PM

NO SANCTIONS: Willie Raof, Philadelphia Eagles

PHILADELPHIA -- Associated Press reports Philadelphia Eagles head coach Dick Vermeil says he thinks the punishment for Willie Roaf is his own embarrassment. The NFL, however, may think differently.

5:39:05 PM

SINGING: Ed Martin, Bookmaker

ANN ARBOR – Michigan Daily reports Ed Martin and his lawyer spoke at length with representatives from the University of Michigan, the NCAA and the U.S. Attorney's Office on Aug. 2. Martin, who pleaded guilty to counts of money laundering, conspiracy and illegal gambling on May 28, was forced to reveal all the details surrounding his relationship with the basketball program's players and coaching staff as part of his plea bargain. Martin gave loans totaling $616,000 to four former Michigan basketball players - Chris Webber, Maurice Taylor, Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock - to launder money that was made through his illegal gambling ring from 1988 to 1999.

5:29:30 PM

SETTLEMENT: Bob Knight, Texas Tech Basketball

INDIANAPOLIS – Bloomberg reports former Indiana University basketball coach Bob Knight agreed to pay $25,000 to settle a $1 million federal lawsuit by a former assistant coach who says Knight shoved him during an argument on Dec. 1, 1999.

5:25:05 PM