BRIEFLY TWO MICHIGAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.Byline: Staff and Wire Services Two Michigan football players were arraigned Wednesday on assault charges after police say they attacked a fellow student in a residence hall on St. Patrick's St. Patrick's or Saint Patrick's may refer to:
Defensive back Christian Richards III (Monroe High), of Pacoima, and tight end Carson Butler, of Detroit, were charged with one count each of aggravated assault A person is guilty of aggravated assault if he or she attempts to cause serious bodily injury to another or causes such injury purposely, knowingly, or recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life; or attempts to cause or purposely or and assault and battery, campus police spokeswoman Diane Brown said. The aggravated assault charge is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum penalty of one year. The assault and battery charge is a misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of 93 days. The players, both 19-year-old sophomores, were arraigned in Washtenaw District Court and released on $5,000 personal bonds pending a March 27 pretrial pre·tri·al n. A proceeding held before an official trial, especially to clarify points of law and facts. adj. 1. Of or relating to a pretrial. 2. hearing, Brown said. BASKETBALL: Sacramento forward Ron Artest Ronald (Ron) William Artest Jr. (born November 13 1979) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays with the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. Artest gained reputation as one of the premier defenders in the game today, winning the NBA Defensive Player of the Year faces four misdemeanor charges stemming from a dispute with his wife at home earlier this month. Each carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison. Milwaukee center Andrew Bogut (sprained left foot) and forward Charlie Villanueva (right shoulder pain) will miss the rest of the season. The University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM) is a public university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was founded in 1889. It also offers multiple bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs in all areas of the arts, sciences, and engineering. has received permission to interview Iowa basketball coach Steve Alford about the Lobos' head coaching vacancy, Iowa athletic director Gary Barta said. MEDIA: Cable television said it offered to match DirecTV's deal for the "Extra Innings" package of out-of-market games, but Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. claimed the proposal fell short. When baseball announced its $700 million, seven-year deal with DirecTV on March 8, it gave the other incumbent carriers until the end of the month to match the deal. In Demand, owned by affiliates of the companies that own Time Warner, Comcast and Cox cable systems, said Wednesday it was agreeing to the terms and that its partners would carry The Baseball Channel when it launches in 2009 to at least the same number of subscribers who will get the channel on DirecTV. "The communication sent to our office today by iN Demand is not responsive to that offer," said Bob DuPuy, baseball's chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . DuPuy said the March 31 deadline to match remains. SOCCER: Whit Haskel, senior vice president and general manager for Chivas USA, will step down effective today to pursue outside business interests, the MLS See multilevel security. club announced. Chivas Chief Executive Officer Javier Leon will take over as the team's general manager on an interim basis. -- Phil Collin |
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