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SPORTS BEAT: FBI to question Bush’s fam; golfer Kevin Hall at Memorial; French Open update; O.J.’s daughter gets community service.
*The Feds are sniffing around New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush. The athlete’s family told the Associated Press Wednesday that the FBI wants to speak with them as part of their investigation into a San Diego sports marketing firm that tried to recruit the Heisman Trophy winner. Attorney David Cornwell of Atlanta said FBI agents interviewed him about "potential federal crimes" last week by phone and have asked to speak with Bush and his parents. Meanwhile, the NCAA and Pac-10 are looking into the Bush family’s former San Diego residence owned by Michael Michaels, a principal in New Era Sports & Entertainment, while Bush was still playing for Southern California last season. NCAA rules prohibit student-athletes and their families from receiving extra benefits from agents or their representatives.
*Former Ohio State golfer Kevin Hall teed off Thursday at the opening round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club near Columbus, Ohio. The 23-year-old, whose has been deaf since the age of 2, is playing in his third event this year, and is a popular player in the tournament because of his inspirational story. Numerous tour players say they've met and been touched by Hall, whose parents taught him he must work harder than everyone else to overcome his hearing impairment. At 16, Hall met Tiger Woods at a clinic in his Cincinnati hometown. Woods worked with him one-on-one, then added, "I'll see you on the tour some day." Hall told The Associated Press through a signer: "If Tiger says something he means it, so I believe him."
*American Shenae Perry trounced Japan’s Akiko Morigami 6-3, 6-0 to advance to the third round of the French Open early Thursday. Her next opponent will be 32nd seed Gisela Dulco. Meanwhile, rain postponed the second round match between James Blake and Spain’s Nicolas Almagro, as well as Jamea Jackson’s third round match against Germany’s Anna-Lena Groenefeld. Should Blake win in today’s rescheduled contest, he will face black Frenchman Gael Monfils, who came back from a break down in the final set to Belgian Dick Norman Thursday to win 4-6 6-3 6-7 6-0 7-5. Venus Williams’ scheduled third round match against Karolina Sprem of Croatia was also suspended due to the rain.
*The daughter of former NFL star O.J. Simpson has followed her father’s footsteps into the wrong end of the legal system. Sydney Simpson, 20, was sentenced Wednesday on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting an arrest without violence after a scuffle with Miami police in 2005. Police say Simpson was attending a basketball game at her younger brother’s school when she started cursing out police officers who were on duty. The cops asked her to quiet down three times as a crowd of more than 15 people gathered, according to the police report. An officer said that while Simpson was being placed into custody, she slapped another officer's hand, leading to the resisting arrest charge. Simpson was not in court Wednesday, but her lawyers were on hand to accept a plea deal of 50 hours of community service.
*The Feds are sniffing around New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush. The athlete’s family told the Associated Press Wednesday that the FBI wants to speak with them as part of their investigation into a San Diego sports marketing firm that tried to recruit the Heisman Trophy winner. Attorney David Cornwell of Atlanta said FBI agents interviewed him about "potential federal crimes" last week by phone and have asked to speak with Bush and his parents. Meanwhile, the NCAA and Pac-10 are looking into the Bush family’s former San Diego residence owned by Michael Michaels, a principal in New Era Sports & Entertainment, while Bush was still playing for Southern California last season. NCAA rules prohibit student-athletes and their families from receiving extra benefits from agents or their representatives.
*Former Ohio State golfer Kevin Hall teed off Thursday at the opening round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club near Columbus, Ohio. The 23-year-old, whose has been deaf since the age of 2, is playing in his third event this year, and is a popular player in the tournament because of his inspirational story. Numerous tour players say they've met and been touched by Hall, whose parents taught him he must work harder than everyone else to overcome his hearing impairment. At 16, Hall met Tiger Woods at a clinic in his Cincinnati hometown. Woods worked with him one-on-one, then added, "I'll see you on the tour some day." Hall told The Associated Press through a signer: "If Tiger says something he means it, so I believe him."
*American Shenae Perry trounced Japan’s Akiko Morigami 6-3, 6-0 to advance to the third round of the French Open early Thursday. Her next opponent will be 32nd seed Gisela Dulco. Meanwhile, rain postponed the second round match between James Blake and Spain’s Nicolas Almagro, as well as Jamea Jackson’s third round match against Germany’s Anna-Lena Groenefeld. Should Blake win in today’s rescheduled contest, he will face black Frenchman Gael Monfils, who came back from a break down in the final set to Belgian Dick Norman Thursday to win 4-6 6-3 6-7 6-0 7-5. Venus Williams’ scheduled third round match against Karolina Sprem of Croatia was also suspended due to the rain.
*The daughter of former NFL star O.J. Simpson has followed her father’s footsteps into the wrong end of the legal system. Sydney Simpson, 20, was sentenced Wednesday on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting an arrest without violence after a scuffle with Miami police in 2005. Police say Simpson was attending a basketball game at her younger brother’s school when she started cursing out police officers who were on duty. The cops asked her to quiet down three times as a crowd of more than 15 people gathered, according to the police report. An officer said that while Simpson was being placed into custody, she slapped another officer's hand, leading to the resisting arrest charge. Simpson was not in court Wednesday, but her lawyers were on hand to accept a plea deal of 50 hours of community service.
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