Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najeh Davenport was charged with domestic violence, endangering children, and unlawful restraint during a custody dispute regarding his five-year-old son. • Penn State running back Austin Scott was arraigned on a rape charge, the Centre Daily Times reported. According to court documents, the charges were filed in response to an attack on a woman that police say occurred at Scott's apartment around 4 a.m. on October 5. "The interaction he had with the woman involved was consensual and we anticipate that we will be able to prove it in court," said Scott's lawyer, Joseph Amendola. • Charles Cashmore, 40, and Walter Alexander, 46, agreed to plead guilty to accessory to robbery and testify against Simpson and four others. • A federal judge ordered RMG Technologies on to stop selling software that lets users flood the Ticketmaster Web site with requests and snap up tickets in bulk, beating the humans who log in manually to buy tickets. • Wachovia Bank is seeking about $940,000 from Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and business partner Gerald Frank Jenkins. The bank claims that since Vick's indictment on federal dogfighting charges, they defaulted on a 2006 loan to set up a wine shop and restaurant. In a federal lawsuit, the bank says Vick, Jenkins, and their Atlantic Wine & Package LLC have failed to make monthly payments of principal and interest. Wachovia claimed in the suit filed Oct. 2 in U.S. District Court in Atlanta that it loaned them $1.3 million in May 2006. • Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy has forfeited $30,000 in restitution to the government under his plea deal in a basketball gambling scam. Donaghy was released on $250,000 bond and is set to be sentenced Nov. 9. • Five operators, Naomi Loomis, Robert Loomis, Kenneth Loomis, Kirk Calvert, and Tony Palladino of the Florida pharmacy were arraigned in Albany County Court on a 22-count superseding indictment charging them with enterprise corruption and conspiracy. A raid in February revealed the company was selling steroids and performance-enhancing drugs over the Internet to athletes. Among athletes linked to the probe were three players from MLB - Toronto Blue Jays third basemen Troy Glaus, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel and Baltimore Orioles outfielder Jay Gibbons, who allegedly received shipments of human growth hormone. Former heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield and New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison also have been tied to the scandal. • Former San Francisco receiver Antonio Bryant filed a lawsuit to stop the NFL from requiring him to submit to drug testing, arguing the league's policy doesn't apply to him anymore. • Madison Square Garden and Knicks coach Isiah Thomas have asked a judge to reduce the $11.6 million in punitive damages a jury awarded to a former team executive after concluding she was sexually harassed and fired out of spite. In court papers, lawyers for MSG and chairman James Dolan said constitutional limits require the punitive award be trimmed from a "grossly excessive" amount to a figure in the tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, in line with comparable awards. "Comparing the $11.6 million award in this case with other cases in which juries have awarded punitive damages ... reinforces that this award is far greater than the Constitution allows," the lawyers wrote. • Jerry Baldwin, former head football coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette has won a $2 million judgment in a lawsuit claiming the school fired him because of his race, not his 6-27 record. Jurors found that in addition to race issues the university officials broke his contract and inflicted emotional distress through negligence. • Oscar Allen, a man who sold a champion pit bull to suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick's dogfighting operation pleaded guilty to a federal dogfighting charge. The 67-year-old is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 25. He faces a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release. • William B. Holmes III, the gunman who wounded five Duquesne University basketball players after a school dance last year pleaded guilty and will spend up to 40 years in prison. • Madison Square Garden settled a lawsuit with the federal government, agreeing to improve arena accessibility to people with disabilities. The Garden also has agreed to pay $55,000 to the United States and to spend at least $10,000 each of the next three years to advertise the availability of accessible seating. • A judge refused to block the NHL from taking control of the New York Rangers' website despite claims that the league is acting like "an illegal cartel" by controlling team promotions. • Federal Agents learned three weeks in advance that O.J. Simpson and a memorabilia dealer planned an operation to retrieve personal items Simpson said were stolen from him, according to FBI reports obtained by The Associated Press. Dealer Thomas Riccio said he reported to the FBI a collector who claimed to have belongings taken from Simpson. "The guy flat-out told me he had items stolen from O.J.'s house," Riccio said. "I have a legitimate business." Riccio told FBI agents Aug. 21 that Simpson wanted to videotape the confrontation with the collector, who was peddling thousands of pieces of Simpson's memorabilia. However, Riccio was not clear how the operation would unfold. • Steve Moore has rejected an approximately $350,000 offer to settle the player's $15 million lawsuit against Todd Bertuzzi and the former owner of the Vancouver Canucks, according to recently filed documents. Moore's lawyer Tim Danson said the offer "was calculated to be an insult and was an insult." Moore suffered three fractured vertebrae in his neck, a concussion and other injuries after Bertuzzi grabbed him from behind, punched him in the head and drove his head into the ice. Moore has not played since. • Oklahoma State linebacker Chris Collins Jr. could avoid prison time for aggravated sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl after a Texas jury recommended that he serve the five-year term on probation. At the age of 17, Collins was accused of having sexual relations with a 12-year-old claming to be 16, which the girl has denied. • An Illinois woman is suing the St. Louis Cardinals for allowing a text message that falsely suggested her daughter has a sexually transmitted disease to be posted on the ballpark's message board during a game. The lawsuit filed claims the 17-year-old girl was so traumatized that she stayed out of school the rest of the semester and took her finals in a school office to avoid ridicule. The lawsuit seeks at least $25,000 in damages from the Cardinals, alleging the ball club negligently failed to properly screen the messages. According to the lawsuit, the teenager was with her classmates at Busch for a game against the Kansas City Royals, when a girl schoolmate called the ballpark's message board and, using the daughter's name, texted, "(A.B.) has an STD! Eww!"



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Sports marketer, Lloyd Lake gave NCAA investigators financial records and other evidence linking Reggie Bush and his family to nearly $280,000 in benefits while he was enrolled at the University of Southern California. Lake, who allegedly provided improper benefits to Bush in 2005, has agreed to meet with NCAA officials and give them evidence to help their investigation. Both Yahoo! Sports and the Los Angeles Times reported that Lake is expected to file a civil lawsuit in San Diego against Bush later this month, seeking to recoup money allegedly given to Bush and his family. Bush has said repeatedly that neither he nor his family did anything wrong in dealings with Michaels and Lake. Last April Michael Michaels, Lake’s partner, reached a settlement with Bush and his family. Yahoo! Sports said the settlement was for between $200,000 and $300,000. The conflict was made public after Bush signed with another sports agent. • Washington Wizards center Etan Thomas had open-heart surgery to repair a leak of the aortic valve, a procedure that requires months of recovery time, but it doesn’t mean the end of his NBA career. • Allan Houston has rejoined the New York Knicks, two years after knee pain forced him to walk away. • NFL Special Master Stephen Burbank ruled in favor of the Atlanta Falcons to recover nearly $20 million in bonuses paid to suspended quarterback Michael Vick. • Damon Stoudamire of the Memphis Grizzlies and Pima County have reached an agreement to resolve his long-standing marijuana possession case. Deputy Pima County Attorney Bruce Chalk said the case would be dismissed if Stoudamire provides proof of two more drug-free urine tests over the next six months, avoids any criminal convictions, and reports any subsequent arrests immediately. • Atlanta Braves general manager John Schuerholz resigned on to become the team president. • Bill Stoneman stepped aside as the general manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Tony Reagins, who has spent the last six years as the Angels’ director of player development, replaced Stoneman. However, the 63-year-old Stoneman will remain with the team as a consultant. • The World Anti-Doping Agency released the final draft of its latest World Anti-Doping Code proposing a ban increase from two years to four if there are "aggravating circumstances." The new code also includes incentives to alert authorities to doping violations or to admit doping. A ban could be reduced by 75 percent for any athlete who assists officials in finding other drug cheats, and admitting to drug use before testing positive would cut a potential ban up to 50 percent. Under the new rules, the use of substances whose performance-enhancing effects remain in the body for more than two years would qualify as an aggravating circumstance. That also could include certain anabolic steroids, WADA president Dick Pound said in a telephone interview. • Golfer Lorena Ochoa and Tennessee softball pitcher Monica Abbott were selected Sportswomen of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation. • The NFL reinstated Green Bay Packers receiver Koren Robinson after serving a one-year ban for a substance abuse violation. Robinson was suspended after being arrest following a high-speed car chase while intoxicated 14 months ago. • The Baylor assistant football coach, Eric Schnupp resigned after being cited for urinating on the bar. • Authorities are investigating allegations that Sacramento Kings player Justin Williams sexually assaulted a female acquaintance. • A strip club manager paralyzed in a triple shooting is suing the NFL, the Tennessee Titans, and suspended football player Adam "Pacman" Jones, claiming they're responsible for his injuries. "The fact that the NFL and the Titans did not punish Adam 'Pacman' Jones until after Tommy was paralyzed is a proximate cause of Tommy's injuries," said attorney Matthew Dushoff. • Canadian hockey legend Mario Lemieux will receive 21 million dollars from the Pittsburgh Penguins as a settlement to a 1990s bankruptcy. Lemieux took a 20 million-dollar stake in the club during bankruptcy proceedings and was a major factor in the Penguins revival to a value of 200 million dollars. • John W. Adams will succeed Hank Nichols as NCAA coordinator of men's basketball officiating at the end of the 2007-08 season. • Late Eddie Griffin, Former NBA player of the Minnesota Timberwolves, had more than three times the legal alcohol limit in his system when he crashed his vehicle into a moving train and died this summer, according to an autopsy report. The Harris County Medical Examiner's office said Griffin’s blood-alcohol level was 0.26. The legal limit in Texas is 0.08. • Three former Pittsburgh Pirates coaches who were let go along with manager Jim Tracy have found other positions within the organization. Third-base coach Jeff Cox has taken the same job on Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen's staff. Bobby Cuellar will manage the Minnesota Twins’ Class AA New Britain Rock Cats farm club. Rusty Kuntz was hired as new Kansas City Royals manager Trey Hillman's first-base coach. • Swimmer Whitney Myers, who set 14 school records at the University of Arizona, is the 2007 NCAA Woman of the Year. • Hockey equipment, furniture, clothing, and a jukebox were among the items sold by Wayne Gretzky at an estate sale that raised over $200,000 for two schools. All proceeds from the sale will go toward building a new baseball stadium at Oaks Christian and various programs at nearby Carden Conejo School. • Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers and Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees have been selected by the fans as the winners of the 2007 Hank Aaron Award. • Tyrone Hanson, a sophomore forward at the University of Nevada, who was beaten unconscious and robbed at a Halloween party where three people were shot to death, has been kicked off the team because he had been told not to go out that night. • Brazil, which has won a record five FIFA World Cups, was awarded the right to host 2014 tournament. • NFL commissioner Roger Goodell notified Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones that his one-year suspension will continue through the remainder of the 2007 season. Commissioner Goodell notified Jones that his suspension will remain unchanged and will continue through the remainder of the 2007 season. • Lakers owner Jerry Buss has been suspended for two games and fined $25,000 by NBA commissioner David Stern in conjunction with Buss' conviction on a misdemeanor drunk driving charge. • Ria Cortesio, pro baseball's only female umpire, became the first woman in nearly 20 years to call a major league exhibition game. • Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom sustained a slight concussion in an automobile accident when he was driving to the Lakers' morning shootaround before their season-opening game against the Houston Rockets. • Both Junior cornerback Dominique Green and defensive back Desmon Chatman filed a racism complaint with the Texas chapter of the NAACP against North Texas football coach Todd Dodge. Dodge is angered by the allegation and insists there are no racial problems on his team. The two players are black. • Mike Cameron of the San Diego Padres, was suspended 25 games by MLB for testing positive for a banned stimulant. This marks the second time for Cameron. • Barry Bonds plan to boycott the Hall of Fame if it accepts an asterisked ball. • Martina Hingis retires a 2nd time after revealing positive test for cocaine at Wimbledon. Hingis retirement is not the first time she walked away from the sport. Although the circumstances were far different, in 2002 she quit because of a series of foot and leg injuries and missed three years' worth of majors. • Franklin High School head coach Tom Verner sent in his resignation letter to the Stockton Unified School District after local sports authorities banned the school's football program from playing until 2010. Local sports authorities allege an assistant football coach working for Verner improved the team's standing by improperly recruiting more than a dozen players from American Samoa and offering them housing in Stockton, 50 miles south of Sacramento. When the school violated an order to bench three players from American Samoa, authorities shut down the program for this season and the next two seasons. • Tennessee Titans rookie running back Chris Henry plans to appeal a reported four-game league suspension. Henry reportedly faces the suspension for testing positive for a banned substance, although it is not performance-enhancing, according to the Titan. • An autopsy of elite runner Ryan Shay was inconclusive after he collapsed and died in Central Park at the U.S. men's marathon. Although it is confirmed that the cause was a cardiac arrest, what caused it is what's being questioned. • ESPN hockey analyst Barry Melrose apologized for negative remarks about the area around the New Jersey Devils' new Prudential Center arena. Melrose described the recently opened arena as a "beautiful new building" but added; "Don't go outside if you have a wallet or anything else, because the area around the arena is just horrible." Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker and Municipal Council President Mildred Crump took exception to the remarks and called for Melrose to apologize. • Mike Modano of the Dallas Stars scored two goals to become the all-time leading scorer among U.S.-born players. • Jonathan Babineaux expressed relief after he was cleared of a felony animal cruelty charge that could have sent the Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle to prison. Charges were dismissed following an investigation of the death of a pit bull in February. • The International Tennis Federation is investigating claims from Germany's Alexander Waske that Davis Cup teammate Tommy Haas was poisoned during the semifinal defeat to Russia. An ITF spokesman has confirmed the organization is investigating the matter and Haas is expected to undergo a full medical in the United States. • The Phoenix Suns will host the 2009 NBA All-Star game. • Mike Coolbaugh, a first base coach for the minor-league Tulsa Drillers in the Texas League was killed four months ago when struck in the head by a line drive off the bat of a Tulsa player. In the wake of the tragedy, MLB first-base and third-base coaches will be required to wear helmets starting next season. • Reggie Bush has fired marketing agent Mike Ornstein, but the New Orleans running back declined to make any comments. • NBA commissioner David Stern warned that if the SuperSonics leaves Seattle he sees no way the league would ever return to the city. Stern criticized the city of Seattle and the Washington legislature for it’s handling of the issue of funding a replacement for Key Arena. • The Los Angeles Dodgers welcome Joe Torre as their new manager.