BRIEFLY : TYSON HIT WITH SECOND ASSAULT CHARGE.Byline: - Daily News Wire Services A second man who says he was assaulted by Mike Tyson Noun 1. Mike Tyson - United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966) Michael Gerald Tyson, Tyson following a minor traffic accident in a Maryland suburb filed a criminal assault charge Thursday against the former heavyweight boxing champion. Abmielec Saucedo, 62, says Tyson punched him in the face ``without warning'' as Saucedo talked with another driver following the accident on Monday. Saucedo's car struck a car driven by Richard Hardick, which then struck a Mercedes driven by Tyson's wife at a Gaithersburg, Md., intersection on Monday. Hardick, 50, filed a similar complaint against Tyson on Wednesday, saying Tyson kicked him in the groin following the accident. Each man corroborates the other's story in his complaint. Tyson, 32, has denied the allegations. ``I was talking with the driver of the car in front of me when Mr. Tyson came at me,'' Saucedo said in his complaint. ``Without warning he punched me in the face with his fist. ``I saw stars, cut my upper lip The upper lip covers the anterior surface of the body of the maxilla. It is referred to as the vermillion. It is raised by the Levator labii superioris. and I was bleeding.'' Former heavyweight champion Michael Dokes Michael Dokes (born August 10, 1958 in Akron, Ohio) is an American boxer in the heavyweight division, nicknamed "Dynamite." Having won a silver medal at the 1975 Pan American Games, Dokes turned professional in 1976 and first came to prominence in 1979 when he defeated remained jailed in Las Vegas after a judge rejected his bid for bail on an attempted murder charge in the beating of his fiancee. MOTOR SPORTS: Jeff Gordon has an opportunity to extend one of his 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. records, set another and pocket a $1 million bonus by winning the Southern 500 in Darlington, S.C. It could be a profitable, tradition-filled Sunday. But Gordon isn't saying much about that. In fact, with the New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). tire flap still at the fore (Naut.) at the fore royal masthead; - said of a flag, so raised as a signal for sailing, etc. See also: Fore , he is defending his honor. ``We want everybody to know - our fans, our sponsors - that we're acting within the rules,'' Gordon said at Homestead, Fla., where the 1999 Winston Cup schedule was revealed. FOOTBALL: Three of top-ranked Ohio State's top players, including Butkus Award-winning linebacker Andy Katzenmoyer, were declared eligible and cleared to play in Saturday's game at No. 11 West Virginia. Also making the grade besides Katzenmoyer, a first-team All-American, were starting offensive guard Rob Murphy and starting strong safety Damon Moore. ALSO: The Dallas Stars announced a three-year contract extension for coach Ken Hitchcock, who led the team to the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there Western Conference finals this year before losing to Stanley Cup winner Detroit in six games. . . . University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. football coach Mike Bellotti has agreed to a new contract that could pay him up to $470,000 a year, making him the highest-paid coach in school history. |
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