1. Receiver David Boston was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Wednesday, two days after police released results of a urine test that showed the eighth-year pro had a depressant in his system when he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence last month. Boston was arrested Aug. 23 in nearby Pinellas […]
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1. Former Florida A&M basketball coach Mike Gillespie pleaded no contest Tuesday to charges of stalking a former girlfriend and was sentenced to a year of probation. The court also ordered Gillespie, who is married, to permanently stay away from the victim in the case. He will receive counseling twice monthly during the terms of […]
1. Philadelphia pitcher Brett Myers allowed two solo homers in the ninth inning of the Phillies’ 4-3 loss to San Diego on Saturday night. He told reporters a few times after the game that he didn’t think either ball was hit well, calling both “popups.” When one writer asked him to repeat his answer, the […]
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver David Boston was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after police found him passed out behind the wheel of a sport-utility vehicle. The 29-year-old was found slumped over the steering wheel of a red Range Rover on Thursday evening, police said. The SUV was running and in drive. […]
1. Former San Jose Sharks forward Mark Bell has pleaded no contest to drunken driving and hit-and-run charges and will serve six months in a Santa Clara County jail, a prosecutor said Wednesday [Bell pleads no contest to DUI, hit-and-run charges]. Bell, who was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in June, had faced nearly […]
1. Rockets guard Rafer Alston said Monday he was innocent of misdemeanor assault and public intoxication charges filed against him a day earlier. Alston was accused of grabbing a parking attendant’s arm, shaking him and spitting on him after Alston’s vehicle was towed from a lot early Sunday. The attendant said Alston parked illegally and […]
1. Tigers infielder Neifi Perez was suspended for 80 games Friday after testing positive for a third time for a banned stimulant, a penalty that finishes his season. Perez was suspended for 25 games on July 6 when he tested positive for a second time. Under baseball’s labor contract, a player who tests positive for […]
1. Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon avoided a drunken driving charge and instead has been charged with a lesser offense of negligent driving in the first degree. A spokesman for the King County prosecutor said Wednesday that the lesser charge came because Moon, inducted to the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, last summer, […]
I know everyone out there was probably very worried about the lack of a Nightmare Clients column last night. I had a minor incident that kept me from putting it up last night, but never fear….nothing will stop SportsAgentBlog.com from exposing the Nightmares! 1. Troubled pitcher Scott Olsen of the Florida Marlins was arrested early […]
1. Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chris Chambers was arrested early Saturday on charges of driving while impaired and speeding. Chambers, 28, was arrested by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police around 2:30 a.m., several miles south of downtown, said police Capt. Lisa Goelz. He faces charges of driving while impaired, speeding, and reckless driving, she said [Dolphins wide receiver […]