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SPORTS BITS: Jim Brown abuse allegations; golf sensation Zakiya Randall; Puckett honored at Twins home opener; Williams sisters drop out of Fed Cup.
*Los Angeles police are denying reports that Jim Brown is being investigated for child molestation, or any other crime, despite allegations made in a recent press release. After briefly stating that the “LAPD Child Abuse Unit” is looking into allegations made by his wife Monique that Brown had molested his four-year-old son, the statement goes on to discuss Brown’s alleged motivation behind the firing of his former advisor Duane Moody. As previously reported, Moody filed a civil complaint for wrongful termination alleging that Brown forced him to hire a private investigator to tap his home phones in an attempt to spy on Monique. Moody claims he was fired after refusing to do so.
*Fourteen year old female golfer Zakiya Randall from Atlanta is quietly making a name for herself in the sport. The teen, who began playing golf only five years ago, was named Player of the Year by the Atlanta Junior Golf Association in her first year of competitive play in 2002. She has since gone on to dominate her division in the Georgia PGA Junior Tour and win various high-profile junior tournaments across the country. During her 2005 campaign, Randall won every tournament she entered in her division in the Georgia PGA Junior Tour, as well as the overall champion title. "I've had so much fun on the PGA Junior Tour, and I'm really excited about playing this summer," Zakiya Randall said. "I've been working really hard this winter to get better and improve my swing ... My dream right now is to play on the LPGA Tour one day."
*The late Kirby Puckett was remembered Tuesday night during the home opener of his former team, the Minnesota Twins. Before their 7-6 win over the Oakland Athletics, video from Puckett's career and last month's memorial service was shown, and former teammate Jack Morris read a tribute to his fellow star in the 1991 World Series. Puckett's children, Catherine and Kirby Jr., threw ceremonial first pitches to Twins center fielder Torii Hunter and A's third base coach Ron Washington -- both close friends of the Hall of Famer, who died on March 6 following a stroke. A large, red No. 34 has been painted in center for the team's first homestand, and players are wearing a patch with Puckett's old uniform number on their sleeves all season.
*The U.S. Fed Cup team will have to play without Venus and Serena Williams. The siblings opted out of competition because of a right elbow sprain and left knee injury, respectively. Fed Cup captain Zina Garrison will go with Jill Craybas, Jamea Jackson, Shenay Perry and Vania King against Germany on the outdoor clay April 22-23, the International Tennis Federation announced on Wednesday.
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