BRIEFLY : HEISMAN WINNER ROZIER SHOT.Former professional football player Mike Rozier Mike Rozier (born March 1, 1961 in Camden, New Jersey) is a former American collegiate and professional football running back. He was born in Camden, New Jersey. Mike and his wife, Rochelle, an attorney, reside in South Jersey and together they have one son. , the 1983 Heisman Trophy Heisman Trophy Annual award given to the outstanding college gridiron football player in the U.S. The trophy was instituted in 1935 by New York City's Downtown Athletic Club and was officially named the following year for the club's first athletic director, the player-coach winner, and another man were seriously wounded early Wednesday when a man opened fire on them as they hung out on the sidewalk in East Camden, near Philadelphia. Police said Rozier, 35, was wounded twice in the abdomen and once in the right hand. He was listed in stable condition Wednesday at Cooper Hospital-University Medical Center. Rozier's companion, Bart Merriel, 36, was shot four times and was listed in satisfactory condition at Cooper Hospital. He was hit three times in the left side and once in the left arm. Merriel told police that he, Rozier and a third man were ``hanging out'' on the sidewalk, drinking, in the 2000 block of Westminster Avenue in the McGuire Gardens section of the city shortly before 3 a.m. when a man whose first name was given as Lou pulled out a handgun and opened fire for no apparent reason. The Canadian Football League Canadian Football League (CFL) Major Canadian professional gridiron football organization, formed in 1958. The league's Western Conference includes teams from Edmonton, Calgary, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Winnipeg; its Eastern Conference comprises teams from revoked the Ottawa Rough Riders The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. franchise from owner Horn Chen because of financial problems. Several hours before the announcement, Revenue Canada officials moved into the team's offices and froze the club's bank account. Seven Virginia Tech football players, including All-American defensive end Cornell Brown and starting fullback Brian Edmonds, were charged with beating a member of the school's track team. A Montgomery County grand jury indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. the players, along with a former player. BASKETBALL USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. forward Rodrick Rhodes, a highly anticipated transfer from Kentucky, could miss the rest of preseason practices after developing a bone spur Bone spur Also called an osteophyte, it is an outgrowth or ridge that forms on a bone. Mentioned in: Cervical Disk Disease, Cervical Spondylosis bone spur in his left foot. Rhodes said doctors advised him to rest and not participate in practices before USC's season opener Nov. 30 against Long Beach State. However, Rhodes said he would probably try to practice. ``Rodrick has played really well. He's been our most consistent player until he got hurt,'' USC coach Henry Bibby said. ?13Scott Wolf SOCCER The opening ceremony and match of the 2002 soccer World Cup will be staged in South Korea and the closing ceremony and final match in Japan, it was reported Thursday. GOLF Jack Nicklaus accepted a special exemption to the 1997 U.S. Open, extending two of the most remarkable streaks in sports with his 41st consecutive Open and 142nd straight major championship. |
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