BRIEFLY : RECKER RECOVERING FROM WEEKEND CRASH.Byline: - Daily News Wire Services Former University of Indiana basketball player Luke Recker was in fair condition Monday in Durango, Colo., after undergoing surgery to repair an ear severely lacerated lacerated /lac·er·at·ed/ (las´er-at?ed) torn; mangled; wounded by a jagged instrument. lac·er·at·ed adj. Cut or wounded in a jagged manner. in a fatal weekend car accident. Recker and four friends were injured in the three-car accident Saturday night on County Road 240 near Durango in southwestern Colorado Southwestern Colorado includes the following Colorado counties:
Passenger Kelly Craig Kelly Craig is a Canadian model and actress from Montréal. She is best known for her work in modeling. She was featured in the April 2006 edition of ELLE Canada and ELLE Québec. , 19, of Jasper, Ind., an Indiana student identified as Recker's girlfriend, suffered a spinal fracture and partial paralysis, according to a Colorado State Patrol report. Her brother Jason Craig, 17, injured his head and spleen, officials said. Virginia athletic director Terry Holland has discussed the possibility of becoming Minnesota's next head basketball coach, according to published reports, but declined to say if he would accept the job if it were offered. The Orlando Magic signed first-round draft pick Corey Maggette to the three-year $3.71 million contract. TENNIS: Pete Sampras said he will play doubles and not singles when the U.S. meets Australia in the Davis Cup quarterfinals this weekend in Boston. HOCKEY: The NHL's Board of Governors approved the sale of the Washington Capitals to a group headed by America Online Inc. executive Ted Leonsis. GOLF: Former U.S. Amateur champion Matt Kuchar shot a 74 at Monifieth Links in Scotland to finish seven strokes short of qualifying for this weekend's British Open, ending his streak of five consecutive majors for which he has been eligible. OLYMPICS: Most of Japan's equestrian board resigned in the aftermath of an investigation in which it was found that federation executives accepted a $29,000 payment from an Olympic rider to secure a place on the 1992 Olympic squad. MOTOR SPORTS: NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. driver Jeff Krogh has been upgraded to satisfactory condition a week after suffering head injuries during a practice lap at the Milwaukee Mile. FOOTBALL: Prairie View A&M, which snapped its NCAA-record losing streak at 80 games this past season, suspended head coach Greg Johnson while the school investigates alleged irregularities in the program. Howard Schnellenberger, who led Miami to a national title in 1983, was named the football coach at Florida Atlantic University “FAU” redirects here. For other uses, see FAU (disambiguation). Florida Atlantic University, also referred to as FAU or Florida Atlantic, is a public, coeducational research university with its main campus in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. . New York Jets New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . CYCLING: American Bobby Julich withdrew from this year's Tour de France Tour de France World's most prestigious and difficult bicycle race. Staged for three weeks each July—usually in some 20 daylong stages—the Tour typically comprises 20 professional teams of nine riders each and covers some 3,600 km (2,235 miles) of flat and after tests showed he fractured an elbow and two ribs in a fall during Sunday's time trial. |
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