A basketball jersey autographed by Michael Jordan was stolen from the home of San Antonio Spurs star guard Tony Parker in May, but a bid to profit from the theft appears to have backfired. Police discovered that Christopher James Carolan had placed a listing to sell the jersey on the Internet site Craigslist. Carolan, 22, of San Antonio worked for the security firm that was hired to safeguard Parker's house. Police discovered that Carolan had an outstanding warrant for another burglary case and arrested him on that earlier charge. He remained in jail even as a theft warrant also was issued in the Parker case. • Carl Edwards’ former car chief sued Roush Fenway Racing, accusing the organization of firing him shortly after his suicide attempt. Jason Myers said his dismissal in February violated the Family Medical Leave Act. He filed a civil complaint in Cabarrus County Superior Court seeking more than $10,000 in compensatory and punitive damages. The suit says Myers suffers from a “major depressive disorder” and attempted suicide twice in 2008, when he was second in command to crew chief Bob Osborne during Edwards’ nine win Sprint Cup season. He had been demoted to mechanic at the start of 2009, shortly before a third suicide attempt six days before the season-opening Daytona 500. “There are laws in place that permit people with depression to get the treatment they need, including the FLMA, which permits up to 12 weeks of medical leave per year,” says Joshua Van Kampen, Myers’ lawyer. • Cleveland Browns receiver Donte’ Stallworth was indefinitely suspended by the NFL for driving drunk and killing a pedestrian in Miami. “The conduct reflected in your guilty plea resulted in the tragic loss of life and was inexcusable,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a letter to Stallworth. Stallworth is currently serving a 30-day jail sentence for the death, a punishment made possible by his cooperation with investigators and the fervent wish by the victim’s family to put the matter behind them. The wide receiver reached a confidential financial settlement with the family of 59-year-old Mario Reyes. Without the plea deal, the DUI manslaughter conviction could have netted Stallworth 15 years in prison. After his release from jail, he must serve two years of house arrest and spend eight years on probation. • Jose Canseco plans to file a class-action lawsuit against Major League Baseball and the Players’ Association, saying he’s been ostracized for going public with tales of steroids use in the sport. Canseco said that he has discussed the suit with lawyers and intends to enlist Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro to join in the suit. Canseco said the basis of the suit would be “lost wages—in some cases, defamation of character.” • Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur has been given a one-year suspended sentence, fined $100 and ordered to donate $10,000 to charity for giving contradictory testimony during his son’s 2007 bail hearing. Lafleur is appealing the guilty verdict. He has also filed a $3.5-million civil lawsuit against the Montreal police and the Crown over the warrant used to arrest him. • A woman suing Philadelphia 76ers star Andre Iguodala for child support is seeking $12,000 to $15,000 a month. Iguodala’s attorney, Charles Meyer of Blue Bell, says his client wants to “generously provide” for London Iguodala, the baby born May 7 to 23-year-old Clayanna Warthen of Clementon, N.J. Meyer says Warthen’s demands “were beyond what is reasonable.” He says he still hopes to resolve the matter out of court but that his client will comply with any court order. • Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki wants sole custody of his former girlfriend’s unborn child if genetic tests prove he is the father, according to a court filing. Nowitzki wants custody the child due to be born to Crystal Taylor, who was arrested at the player’s Dallas home May 6 and is being held at the Jefferson County jail in Beaumont. Taylor has been jailed in lieu of $50,000 bond. She is accused of paying for almost $11,000 in dental work with a credit card she didn’t have permission to use. She also faces a probation violation charge in Missouri. • Former Cleveland Browns receiver Joe Jurevicius sued the team and the Cleveland Clinic, saying the team misrepresented the cleanliness of its training facility and blaming doctors with negligence over a staph infection in his right knee that kept him from playing last year. The lawsuit alleges that physicians Anthony Miniaci and Richard Figler failed to warn Jurevicius that therapy equipment was not always sanitized at the team’s training facility in suburban Berea. An NFL physicians survey of the 32 clubs determined there were 33 MRSA staph infections league wide from 2006-08. The Browns had at least six players stricken with some sort of staph infection in recent years. Jurevicius has said he contracted staph following arthroscopic surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in January 2008. As a result, the lawsuit said, “Jurevicius may never be able to play professional football again.”

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The crew chief for Nationwide Series driver Brendan Gaughan was suspended indefinitely for using a racial slur about rival driver Marc Davis, who is black. Bryan Berry apparently used the slur as he walked toward the Nashville Speedway garage to confront Davis. At least two people heard the slur and reported it to NASCAR, which investigated the claims before suspending Berry. The 19-year-old Davis did not want to comment on the incident. • People.com is reporting Gisele Bundchen is pregnant. Citing two anonymous sources, the report says Tom Brady’s wife is due early next year. • A trio of Dallas Cowboys linemen are now professional head-bangers. Leonard Davis, Marc Colombo and Cory Procter have signed a recording contract as part of a heavy metal band called Free Reign. Their debut album for Australia’s Riot Entertainment will be released this fall.

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