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Today's Fresh Blogs...| Sports In The Courts: Vick, Donaghy, Imus And A Busy Day |
| Published: August 15, 2007, 9:02 pm |
| Tags: Atlanta Falcons, Christopher Fusco, Don Imus, Michael Vick, Nba, Nfl, Rutgers, Sports In The Courts, Tim Donaghy |
| "Sports in the Courts" is really smoking hot! Here is my take on the recent flurry of activity: It is no surprise that disgraced ex-NBA ref, Tim Donaghy, plead guilty today. As part of his plea agreement, Donaghy must cooperate with the FBI in its gambling investigation. The most important factor to watch is |
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| NHL coach to be sentenced today in gambling ring |
| Published: August 17, 2007, 5:16 am |
| Tags: Crime Courts, Sports |
| National Hockey League coach Rick Tocchet will be sentenced today for partnering with a New Jersey trooper to run a multimillion-dollar gambling ring that catered to some of the NHL's best players. Tocchet, who pleaded guilty in May to... |
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| NHL coach gets 2 years probation for role in betting ring |
| Published: August 17, 2007, 9:40 am |
| Tags: Crime Courts, Sports |
| AP File PhotoRick Tocchet National Hockey League coach Rick Tocchet was sentenced today to two years probation for partnering with a New Jersey trooper to run a multimillion-dollar gambling ring that catered to some of the NHL's best players.... |
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| Sports In The Courts: Michael Vick's Guilty Plea |
| Published: August 20, 2007, 4:16 pm |
| Tags: Atlanta Falcons, Christopher Fusco, Dog Fighting, Michael Vick, Nfl, Sports In The Courts |
| Today, Michael Vick's attorney confirmed that his client will be entering a plea of guilty to federal charges next Monday. The precise details of the plea are unclear, but the rumors have Vick serving a jail sentence of between 18-36 months. In prior blogs, we mentioned that Vick was in serious legal jeopardy because there was really no dispute |
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| Final sentencing today in sports gambling ring |
| Published: August 24, 2007, 6:36 am |
| Tags: Crime Courts, Sports |
| The last of three men who ran an illegal sports gambling ring was to be sentenced today in state Superior Court in Mount Holly, drawing to a close a case that drew international headlines because of a link to... |
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| Probation for final defendant in sports gambling ring |
| Published: August 24, 2007, 10:50 am |
| Tags: Crime Courts, Sports |
| The last of three men who ran an illegal sports gambling ring was sentenced to two years probation today in state Superior Court in Mount Holly, drawing to a close a case that drew international headlines because of a... |
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| Third man gets probation for sports gambling ring |
| Published: August 24, 2007, 1:02 pm |
| Tags: Crime Courts, Sports |
| Sentencing ends case that drew international headlines because of a link to hockey's biggest star |
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| Sports in the Courts: Michael Vick Controls His Sentence |
| Published: August 27, 2007, 11:45 pm |
| Tags: Atlanta Falcons, Christopher Fusco, Dog Fighting, Michael Vick, Nfl, Sports In The Courts |
| A lot changed for Michael Vick on Monday. In a few short moments, in open court, Vick was transformed from star NFL quarterback to convicted felon. The Judge, Henry Hudson, told Vick that his sentence could range from one to five years. When Judge Hudson determines the length of Vick's sentence, he will consider any "aggravating" |
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| Arrested HS gridder can't play until October |
| Published: September 12, 2007, 9:13 pm |
| Tags: Crime Courts, Essex County, News, Sports |
| A former Verona High School football player who transferred to DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne after being charged in a crime cannot take to the gridiron until after Oct. 1, a penalty mirroring one already imposed on another... |
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| Sports in the Courts: OJ's Baaaaack |
| Published: September 24, 2007, 12:09 pm |
| Tags: Christopher Fusco, Las Vegas, O J Simpson, Sports In The Courts |
| to recover items of O.J.'s sports memorabilia. According to published reports, O.J. was alerted by an individual named Thomas Riccio that two men were selling O.J.'s sports collectibles without O.J.'s knowledge. O.J., then, conspired with others to retrieve the items at gunpoint. We know that two guns have been recovered and that a hotel |
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| Rutgers assistant football coach due in court for assault charge |
| Published: September 26, 2007, 7:48 am |
| Tags: Crime Courts, Sports |
| Rutgers assistant head football coach Chris Demarest is scheduled to appear in Long Branch Municipal Court at 3 p.m. today to answer to a domestic violence assault charge. Demarest, 42, who has pled not guilty, was arrested and charged... |
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| Ex-Rutgers athlete gets jail time for violating probation |
| Published: September 26, 2007, 9:18 pm |
| Tags: Crime Courts, Middlesex County, News, Rutgers, Sports |
| Former Rutgers women's basketball player Shalicia Hurns has been sentenced to up to four years in state prison after violating her probation in a case of assaulting and terrorizing her ex-girlfriend, court records show. Hurns, whose once-promising career was... |
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| Lawsuit seeks $184M for Jets ticketholders |
| Published: September 28, 2007, 5:09 pm |
| Tags: Crime Courts, Sports |
| Two New Jersey lawyers believe cheaters shouldn't prosper, especially in the NFL. Attorneys Carl Mayer and Bruce Afran are seeking $184 million in a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of Jets' ticketholders who they claim were cheated out... |
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| Duke president apologizes to lacrosse players, families following false rape case |
| Published: September 29, 2007, 1:53 pm |
| Tags: Crime Courts, Education, Sports |
| AP PhotoDuke University President Richard Brodhead. Duke University President Richard Brodhead apologized Saturday for not better supporting the men's lacrosse players falsely accused in last year's highly publicized rape scandal. Brodhead, speaking at the university's law school, said he... |
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| Jury: Isiah Thomas harassed former Knicks executive |
| Published: October 2, 2007, 11:44 am |
| Tags: Crime Courts, Sports |
| New York Knicks President and coach Isiah Thomas enters Manhattan federal court, Monday. NEW YORK - A jury ruled this morning that Knicks coach Isiah Thomas sexually harassed a former top team executive, subjecting her to unwanted advances and a... |
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