BRIEFLY : EX-NFL STAR TAYLOR IN DRUG TROUBLE AGAIN.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Former NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga star Lawrence Taylor, who has battled drug addiction for more than a decade, was charged Monday with possession of crack cocaine after making a purchase from an undercover police officer in St. Pete Beach, Fla. Members of the city's ``special-response team'' entered his room at the Sandpiper Resort hotel shortly after 2 a.m. and arrested Taylor and Victoria Corey, 41, who was identified as an employee of L.T. Enterprises. Police said Taylor, 39, purchased $50 worth of crack cocaine from the undercover officer. Officers found drug paraphernalia in his room and Taylor admitted he knew of its presence, an arrest report said. Taylor, who was in town for a celebrity golf tournament, said he was set up by an officer who badgered him all day until he finally bought the drugs. Former New York Jets New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. to face charges of violating a court order to stay away from a woman he is accused of hitting. He was charged with criminal contempt for violating an order of protection, said a police spokesman. TENNIS: Albert Costa of Spain and the Netherlands' Jan Siemerink, two seeded players, were upset in the first round of the Lyon Grand Prix in France. Costa, ranked 16th in the world and the No. 6 seed, was beaten by Frenchman Arnaud Di Pasquale Arnaud di Pasquale (born February 11, 1979 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a professional male tennis player from France. He is best remembered for his bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's singles event. He beat Swiss Roger Federer (future World No. 7-5, 6-3. The fifth-seeded Siemerink was beaten by Italian Gianluca Pozzi 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. GOLF: The PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used. (2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA. of America awarded the 2003 Ryder Cup to Oakland Hills Country Club Oakland Hills Country Club, a private golf club in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Michigan, has hosted many prestigious professional golf tournaments throughout its history. The Oakland Hills grounds crew maintains two superb courses, designated the North and South Course. , the Donald Ross-designed layout in suburban Detroit that Ben Hogan referred to as a ``monster'' when he won the U.S. Open in 1951. HOCKEY: The NHL's participation in the 2002 Winter Olympics will depend on how negotiations go with broadcast-rights holder NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , said league commissioner Gary Bettman. ``The schedule has got to be put together so there is considerable prime-time (TV) exposure for the U.S. and Canadian teams because if we're not going to get substantial exposure for our players . . . it doesn't make sense for us to go,'' Bettman said. Montreal Canadiens right wing Turner Stevenson was suspended for two games and fined $1,000 by the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there for throwing an elbow to the face of Buffalo forward Dixon Ward. BASEBALL: The Angels have exercised their two-year option starting in the year 2000 on right-handed reliever Troy Percival. At the same time, they agreed on an additional option year for 2002. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO TAYLOR |
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