NFL
Carter rolls the dice toward resolution of his felony
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Denver Broncos safety Quinton Carter has a new court date on felony charges that could get him years in prison for allegedly adding $5 to craps bets after the dice already rolled at a southern Nevada casino.
A judge in North Las Vegas on Thursday agreed to defense attorney Andrew Leavitt’s request to delay until Monday a hearing on negotiations toward resolving the case. Carter didn’t appear. He faces three felony charges of a fraudulent act in a gaming establishment after security officials said he was videotaped adding to three bets at the Texas Station casino.
He’s apologized for “negative attention” and said he’s confident he’ll be cleared.
“We’re trying to work out a resolution,” Leavitt said of Carter, a Las Vegas native. “I think everyone is in agreement that he was confused and wasn’t trying to cheat anyone.”
NBA
Three teams change course with their head coach
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio – Byron Scott was fired Thursday after a third consecutive losing season with Cleveland, an 82-game rollercoaster that included injuries, blown leads and a dismal final few weeks.
Scott went 64-166 in his three years with the Cavs. Scott was informed he would not be coming back one day after Cleveland closed the frustrating season with its sixth consecutive loss to finish 24-58 – the NBA’s third-worst record.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – The Detroit Pistons fired Lawrence Frank on Thursday after he spent two seasons unsuccessfully trying to revive the struggling franchise.
The team announced the move one day after the Pistons lost at Brooklyn to finish the season 29-53. Frank went 54-94 in two seasons with Detroit.
PHILADELPHIA – Doug Collins resigned after three seasons as coach of the Philadelphia 76ers and will remain with the franchise as an adviser.
The Sixers went 34-48 and missed the playoffs for the first time in his three seasons.
Cycling
Cycling’s most successful Olympian retires at 37
MANCHESTER, England – Six-time gold medalist Chris Hoy retired from cycling Thursday, saying he had expended “every last ounce of effort and energy” in becoming Britain’s most decorated Olympian and spearheading the country’s rise to the top of the sport.
Hoy, 37, decided to quit now rather than compete in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in his native Scotland, where the track cycling will be held in Glasgow’s Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.
Hoy is cycling’s most successful Olympian, having won his first gold in Athens in 2004 and capturing three more in Beijing in 2008 and another two in London last year. He also won a silver medal in Sydney in 2000.
Hoy’s 13-year career included 11 world titles and two Commonwealth golds. He received a knighthood in 2008 and is known as Sir Chris.
Santaromita wins Stage 3; Bouet retains Trentino lead
CONDINO, Italy – Ivan Santaromita of the BMC squad won a three-way sprint to finish first in the third stage of the Giro del Trentino on Thursday, while Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins improved to third overall.
Santaromita clocked 4 hours, 26 minutes, 25 seconds over the 109-mile leg from Pergine Valsugana to Condino, which featured four mild climbs. Breakaway companions Paolo Tiralongo and Michele Scarponi, the 2011 Giro d’Italia champion, crossed second and third, respectively, to round out an all-Italian podium.
Wiggins and his main rival Vincenzo Nibali finished in the main pack, 1:23 behind.
Maxime Bouet, a French rider with AG2R, held on to the overall lead and remained 3:19 ahead of Wiggins’ Sky teammate Kanstantsin Sivtsov of Belarus. Wiggins is 3:48 back, and Nibali is fourth, 3:57 behind.
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