Saturday, September 28, 2002

CHARGED: Emmanuel Wade & Justin Reed, Mississippi Basketball OXFORD, Miss. -- Associated Press reports Mississippi guard Emmanuel Wade was charged with assault and resisting arrest after he was accused of hitting a police officer. Forward Justin Reed, the Rebels' leading scorer and rebounder last season, faces a misdemeanor charge of simple assault stemming from the same incident, which occurred at a skating rink parking lot on Sept. 21. Wade faces up to five years in prison and $1,245 in fines if convicted of the felony charge. A hearing is scheduled for next month. He was booked in the Lafayette County Jail early last Saturday and released the same day on a $5,000 bond. Reed was released on $500 bond. 11:15:24 PM

UPDATE: Bison Dele, Former NBA PAPEETE, Tahiti -- Associated Press reports police want to see documents left with a lawyer by Miles Dabord, the late brother of former NBA player Bison Dele and a key witness in Dele's disappearance. Dabord, 35, died Friday night in Chula Vista, Calif., where he was hospitalized Sept. 14. He was found in a coma after returning from the islands of French Polynesia, where he sailed with Dele and two others who have been missing since early July. The FBI has learned that Dabord left behind papers to be opened after his death, an official involved in the French investigation said. Authorities believe the documents contain an account of what happened to his brother, said the official, who asked that his name not be used. Authorities in French Polynesia believe that Dele, his girlfriend, Serena Karlan, and their boat's skipper, Bertrand Saldo, were killed July 7 off a tiny, remote island in the South Pacific. 11:05:33 PM

EMBATTLED: Augusta National Golf Club AUGUSTA, Ga. -- New York Times reports efforts to force the all-male Augusta National Golf Club to admit female members are gaining traction as approximately 300 members now say they plan to seek an internal compromise that would end the club's conflict with a coalition of women's groups. They said they were concerned club chairman Hootie Johnson had not taken the right approach and they would seek to have Augusta National admit at least one female member within the next six months or so. USA TODAY Obtains Membership List of Exclusive Club 11:00:01 PM

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