Tuesday, October 15, 2002

CONVICTION: Derrick Coleman, Philadelphia 76ers New York, NY -- Sports Network reports Philadelphia 76ers forward Derrick Coleman was suspended for one game without pay by the NBA for pleading no contest to driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Coleman was stopped for speeding on July 27 in Farmington Hills and taken into custody after refusing a breathalyzer test. Later tests showed that he had a blood alcohol level of 0.13 percent. The legal limit in Michigan is 0.10. 4:12:10 PM

TRIAL: Donald Little, Former Cincinnati Basketball CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati Enquirer reports Donald Little, the former University of Cincinnati basketball center, is scheduled to go to trial today on felonious assault and kidnapping charges in connection with an April attack on his roommate. Authorities said Little, 23, had lost $2,500 and blamed Hodge. According to Hodge's statements to police, Little hit him over the head with a whiskey bottle and punched and kicked him repeatedly. Then, police said, the basketball standout taped Hodge to a plastic lawn chair, threatened him with a knife and burned him repeatedly with a heated coat hanger. 4:02:38 PM

CONVICTED: Kole McKamey, New Mexico Football ARTESIA, N.M. -- Associated Press reports New Mexico quarterback Kole McKamey was sentenced to 90 days' probation after being ticketed for underage drinking. McKamey pleaded guilty Monday and was sentenced to 90 days in jail. The judge suspended that sentence and placed the 18-year-old McKamey on probation. 3:34:40 PM

LITIGATION: Babych v. Philadelphia Flyers ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Associated Press reports a former Philadelphia Flyers' defenseman testified Tuesday that he was pressured to play in a 1998 playoff series while injured, aggravating a broken foot that prematurely ended his 18-year NHL career.  Dave Babych is suing Comcast-Spectacor, owner of the Flyers, and team physician Dr. Arthur Bartolozzi, claiming his injury was mistreated and he was misled about its severity in the interest of keeping him in the lineup. Lawyers for Comcast-Spectacor and Bartolozzi say the 41-year-old Babych received sound medical advice and attributed his deterioration as a player to age and other injuries. The lawyers noted that he played a second season with the Flyers and one more season with Los Angeles Kings. 3:27:31 PM

PLEA DEAL: Boris Becker, Retired Tennis STUTTGART, Germany -- Associated Press reports three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has reached an out-of-court settlement in his tax evasion case, the Stuttgarter Zeitung reported Tuesday.  The daily, drawing upon sources involved in the case, said the retired tennis star will be slapped with two years probation and will pay 2.5 million euros (US$2.3 million) in back taxes, plus penalty on the money. A Munich court will dismiss the case following a guilty plea from the tennis star when the trial starts on Oct. 23, according to the report. He was threatened with jail time. 3:20:33 PM

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