College Football
More details exposed in the alleged case against Winston
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The attorney representing the alleged victim in a sexual assault investigation involving Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston said her client never said she did not want to press charges.
Patricia Carroll said Wednesday it’s not true that the case about the alleged December 2012 assault was placed on hold because the victim did not want to prosecute, as a Tallahassee official told city commissioners in an email.
Cycling
Acceptance and Armstrong reach a settlement
AUSTIN, Texas – A day before he was scheduled to give sworn testimony about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, Lance Armstrong reached a settlement Wednesday with an insurance company that was seeking $3 million in performance bonuses it paid him from 1999 to 2001.
Nebraska-based Acceptance Insurance sued Armstrong in Texas earlier this year after he admitted he doped during a career in which he won the Tour de France seven times.
MLB
Rodriguez hits a rare walk-off at his grievance hearing
NEW YORK – Alex Rodriguez walked out of his grievance hearing Wednesday after arbitrator Fredric Horowitz refused to order baseball Commissioner Bud Selig to testify.
Horowitz was amid the 11th day of hearings on the grievance filed by the players’ association to overturn the 211-game suspension given to Rodriguez by Major League Baseball last summer for alleged violations of the sport’s drug agreement and labor contract.
A person familiar with the session said that after Horowitz made his ruling, the New York Yankees third baseman slammed a table, uttered a profanity at MLB Chief Operating Officer Rob Manfred and left.
“I am disgusted with this abusive process, designed to ensure that the player fails,” Rodriguez said in a statement. “I have sat through 10 days of testimony by felons and liars, sitting quietly through every minute, trying to respect the league and the process.
“This morning, after Bud Selig refused to come in and testify about his rationale for the unprecedented and totally baseless punishment he hit me with, the arbitrator selected by MLB and the players’ association refused to order Selig to come in and face me. The absurdity and injustice just became too much. I walked out and will not participate any further in this farce.”
Rodriguez’s legal team remains involved in the proceeding. It’s unclear whether Rodriguez will testify.
Soccer
Wild World Cup celebrations leave 12 Algerians dead
ALGIERS, Algeria – Celebrations for Algeria’s victory over Burkina Faso that sent the country’s soccer team to the 2014 World Cup finals left 12 people dead and some 240 injured, authorities reported Wednesday.
People poured into the streets of this soccer-mad country late Tuesday after the game, and most of the deaths and injuries appear to be from road accidents as cars raced around honking their horns in celebration.
Owners hope Orlando City blossoms into a global brand
ORLANDO, Fla. – Owners hope to turn the new Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Orlando into a global brand.
Orlando City Soccer Club owners said Wednesday the combination of Orlando as a top international tourist destination and the international popularity of soccer will help make the team well known.
Major League Soccer announced the franchise agreement with Orlando City on Tuesday. Orlando City becomes MLS’ 21st franchise and will start playing in the league in 2015. The team currently plays in the United Soccer Leagues.
Flavio Augusto da Silva and Phil Rawlins are the owners, and Adrian Heath is the head coach.
Associated Press
