BRIEFLY : REPORT: BROWNS DIDN'T FOLLOW RULES.The former Cleveland Browns
abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga guidelines for a franchise move, The Plain Dealer in Cleveland reported Tuesday. The newspaper said it had obtained a copy of NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue's confidential report on whether the Browns met league guidelines for moving. Three of the league's nine guidelines for a franchise relocation were detailed in the report and the Browns met just one: the deteriorating condition of Cleveland Stadium made it unsuitable for long-term use by the team, the newspaper said. On the issue of fan support, the report said the Browns have some of the best backers in the league. And on the issue of finances, the report said the team had faced cash-flow problems but didn't have losses that would jeopardize its future. Michigan quarterback Brian Griese was suspended from the football team and appeared in court for arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted on a felony charge stemming from a weekend incident in which he allegedly smashed a bar window. TENNIS Thomas Muster, the world's top-ranked player, defeated Czech qualifier David Rikl 6-1, 7-5 in the first round of the Estoril Open in Portugal. But second-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia was sent to a quick exit by Italian Andrea Gaudenzi 1-6, 6-3, 6-0 in the first round. HORSE RACING Writer Stephanie Diaz was stripped of her Eclipse Award for magazine writing after an arbitrator found apparent plagiarism Using ideas, plots, text and other intellectual property developed by someone else while claiming it is your original work. in her entry. In a brief statement, the Thoroughbred Racing Associations, the Daily Racing Form The Daily Racing Form, LLC (DRF) is a broadsheet newspaper founded in 1894 in Chicago, Illinois by Frank Brunell. The paper publishes the past performances of race horses as a statistical service for bettors on horse racing in the United States. and the National Turf Writers Association The National Turf Writers Association (NTWA) is an American association of journalists, columnists and other writers involved with reporting on the horse racing industry. The organization was founded by prominent sports writer Joe Hirsch who served as its first president. said the award was withdrawn ``after an independent review of the winning entry submitted on behalf of Stephanie Diaz.'' SOURCE: - Daily News Wire Services |
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