Former major league All-Star Jose Offerman was charged with two counts of second-degree assault after hitting an opposing team’s pitcher and catcher with his bat during an independent minor league game. Offerman posted $10,000 bond and was due in Bridgeport Superior Court on Aug. 23, court officials said Wednesday.
To fellow Hall of Famers, Phil Rizzuto was a guy who could put down a squeeze bunt, handle a tricky hop or make a nifty hook slide. To a generation of fans who never saw “The Scooter” play a single inning, he became famous for something else — “Holy cow!” Part of the New York Yankees family for more than a half-century, Rizzuto died Monday night at 89.
Plea hearings for Michael Vick’s two co-defendants in a federal dogfighting conspiracy case will now be held back-to-back Friday morning. The hearing for Purnell Peace, 35, of Virginia Beach, Va., had originally been set for 9 a.m. Thursday before U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson. The case has been rescheduled for 9:15 a.m.
Plea hearings for Michael Vick’s two co-defendants in a federal dogfighting conspiracy case will now be held back-to-back Friday morning. The hearing for Purnell Peace, 35, of Virginia Beach, Va., had originally been set for 9 a.m. Thursday before U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson. The case has been rescheduled for 9:15 a.m.
As much as Trent Green enjoyed his six years with the Kansas City Chiefs, he doesn’t have time for nostalgia. So when he travels to Arrowhead Stadium for the Miami Dolphins’ exhibition game against his former team Thursday night, Green’s focus will be on the present rather than the past. To Green, the game means an opportunity for the Miami offense to rebound after a dreadful showing in Saturday…
Four men charged in the armed robbery of Miami Heat forward Antoine Walker during a home invasion remained jailed Saturday without bond. A judge denied bond for 28-year-old Antoine Larkins and 25-year-old Demorris Hill. Attorneys for the two other men charged — Phillip Allison, 28, and 23-year-old Gregory Reedfields — waived their clients’ right to a hearing.
Able to run and jump without pain for the first time in five years, Penny Hardaway insists there’s still much he can do in the NBA. The Miami Heat apparently agree. Hardaway spoke Friday about his new contract with the Heat, one that comes with no financial guarantees for the 36-year-old who has battled knee problems for much of a career that once seemed destined for superstardom.
When the San Diego Padres weren’t hitting the ball over the fences, they simply waited for ball four. Rookie Kevin Kouzmanoff homered and hit a two-run single during the six-run second inning, carrying Greg Maddux and the Padres to an 8-0 win over erratic Jeff Francis and the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.
The St. Louis Cardinals were hurting the last time they were in Milwaukee. This time around, they’re climbing back into the pennant race. The Cardinals pounded out a season-high 19 hits in a 12-4 victory over the Brewers on Tuesday night, drawing the Cardinals closer to contention in the N.L. Central and spoiling the Brewers’ 1982 World Series team reunion.
