A federal judge sentenced former University of Maryland basketball star Lonny Baxter to 60 days in prison on Friday for illegally shipping firearms. The sentence, his second related to firearms offenses, could affect his upcoming season with a Spanish league team. U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte based the sentence on Baxter’s history with firearms and his actions in the case.
Top-seeded Justine Henin clocked another qualifier at the U.S. Open, taking only 50 minutes Friday to breeze into a fourth-round matchup with No. 15 Dinara Safina. Safina’s brother, former Open champ Marat Safin, was eliminated. He’s never rallied from a two-set deficit and the No. 25 Russian didn’t do it this time, smacking his last shot right into the net in a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 loss to Stanislas…
Patrick Marleau agreed to a two-year, $12.6 million contract extension with the San Jose Sharks on Friday, keeping the longtime captain with the club through 2010. After months of negotiations and public speculation on Marleau’s future, he finalized a deal two weeks before training camp opens to stay with the club that drafted him in 1997.
Pitcher Steve Trachsel was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to the Chicago Cubs on Friday, giving the NL Central leaders another starter for the stretch. Orioles head of baseball operations Andy MacPhail made the deal — he was president of the Cubs from 1994-2006. Trachsel returned to the place where he started his major league career.
Patrick Marleau agreed to a two-year, $12.6 million contract extension with the San Jose Sharks on Friday, keeping the longtime captain with the club through 2010. After months of negotiations and public speculation on Marleau’s future, he finalized a deal two weeks before training camp opens to stay with the club that drafted him in 1997.
Former Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong, who pushed a faulty case against three Duke lacrosse players falsely accused of rape, took the stand Friday in his criminal contempt hearing. Nifong, who was disbarred for his actions in prosecuting the discredited case, was asked to recount his career history, his personal policy of turning over evidence to defense attorneys in cases he…
Top-seeded Justine Henin quickly chased another qualifier, taking only 50 minutes Friday to breeze into a fourth-round matchup with No. 15 Dinara Safina. Henin won the first 10 games, approached the net more often than usual and chased Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-0, 6-2. The former Open champion from Belgium beat her third straight opponent from outside the top 100.
The disappearance of Orlando Magic guard Jameer Nelson’s father has mystified his co-workers at a Delaware River tugboat company, where he was last seen walking across a dock Thursday. Divers, the U.S. Coast Guard and searchers with dogs continued on Friday looking for Floyd “Pete” Nelson in and around the fast-moving river.
A federal judge sentenced former University of Maryland basketball star Lonny Baxter to 60 days in prison on Friday for illegally shipping firearms. The sentence, his second related to firearms offenses, could affect his upcoming season with a Spanish league team. U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte based the sentence on Baxter’s history with firearms and his actions in the case.
Steve Stricker provided the feel-good start to the PGA Tour Playoffs by winning a tournament for the first time in more than six years. Tiger Woods added some controversy by spending time on his boat instead of at The Barclays. One week into this new season-ending format, it’s too early to determine whether it’s been a success.