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Tuesday, September 10, 2002
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NCAA INVESTIGATION: Auburn Basketball
AUBURN, Ala. -- Associated Press reports the NCAA is investigating allegations that Auburn's men's basketball program improperly recruited a player who signed with another school last spring. Auburn's basketball program has been found guilty of two major violations since 1979.
4:59:15 PM 
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KIDNAPPED: Jorge Cervera, Soccer Player
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Associated Press reports Jorge Cervera, a midfielder for first division soccer club Banfield, was briefly kidnapped early Tuesday before police tracked down and arrested the perpetrators.
Cervera, his brother-in-law and their partners were driving home from a restaurant on the outskirts of Buenos Aires just after midnight when their route was blocked by two cars. Upon discovering one of their victims was a soccer player, the suspects decided to kidnap him rather than rob him.
4:57:17 PM
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CONVICTED: Pisa Magele, Northern Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Associated Press reports former Northern Arizona defensive lineman Pisa Magele pleaded guilty to the rape of a student last December. Magele, 23, faces a minimum 40-year prison term when he's sentenced in Coconino County Superior Court. The victim told campus police that she found a piece of paper in her room after the rape with the name "Pisa" on it and later learned the name belonged to an NAU football player. She saw Magele's picture when she checked the school Web site.
4:51:08 PM
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ARRESTED: C.J. Barkema, Iowa Football
IOWA CITY -- Iowa City Press-Citizen reports C.J. Barkema, a redshirt freshman on the Iowa football team, was arrested for public intoxication/consumption and fourth-degree criminal mischief early Sunday. University of Iowa Police charged the 19-year-old at 12:52 a.m. Sept. 8 after finding him on the Hillcrest residence hall fire escape. Police records show Berkema also lives at Hillcrest.
12:59:04 PM
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MISSING: Bison Dele, Former NBA
PHOENIX -- Associated Press reports former Detroit Pistons center Bison Dele and his girlfriend were reported missing during a boating trip in the Pacific Ocean. Relatives last heard from Dele, girlfriend Serena Karlan and three members of Dele's boat crew two months ago, said Karlan's stepfather, Scott Ohlgren of Boulder, Colo.
Dele's boat was scheduled to sail from Moorea, Tahiti, to Honolulu and was last reported as being seen near Tahiti, Ohlgren said. Dele, formerly known as Brian Williams, played on the Chicago Bulls' championship team in 1996-97. He later signed with the Pistons, where he played for two seasons before retiring. He played at Arizona in 1990 and 1991.
12:38:11 PM
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DENIAL: Chris Webber, Sacramento Kings
DETROIT -- "I didn't lie," Sacramento Kings star Chris Webber told USA Today in a story published Tuesday. "The truth always comes out. What this case is about is a 70-year-old man dressed in hip-hop clothes who befriended kids and said he loved kids, and I believed him."
Webber was indicted Monday on charges he lied to a grand jury about his dealings with University of Michigan booster Ed Martin, who admits lending the NBA star $280,000 while he was still an amateur.
"I didn't know he saw my potential before I saw it. Threats were made. Those threats have come to reality. I believe this is extortion. After the trial, and I am vindicated, this case will be bigger than me lying to the grand jury, which I did not do," Webber said.
Martin pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to launder money, admitting he took gambling money, combined it with other funds and lent it to several players while they were still amateurs.
12:32:08 PM
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