From: sikorski@oj.miami.edu (Richard Sikorski)
Subject: Re: mia Heat @ dal Mavericks- 08dec
Followup-To: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Organization: University of Miami, RSMAS
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 19:29:45 GMT

RUMOR  mia Heat - Rice, Ogg! (cleared, hired!)

Well, I know I owe y'all a game description, and I'll get to that
shortly.

Excuses: (Might as well include this heading in all my posts ;-)
   More posting problems got some of you two copies of my last
game report, and nixed my pregame for last night's loss 101-91 at
San Antonio. I'll get that report later today, "net"-willing.

Promised Ogg RUMOR - Well, I'm clling it a rumor because I haven't
seen any official transactions' list yet: ex-Heat center Alan Ogg
reportedly signed a 1yr contract with the Detroit Pistons! Way to
go, OGG! "He deserves to be on somebody's team, " Glen Rice said,
speaking for the team, no doubt. "He just better not block any of
my shots."

Rice RUMOR followup - On Thanksgiving, after Miami beat Indiana in the
2nd of a home-home series, Glen Rice went to a semi-'classy' nude
bar in South Miami with some family and friends.  A fight broke
out involving some of his friends and another man, and later the
man claimed that Glen had hit him in the eye with a bottle.
   Not that it disproves his claims, but it turns out that Rice's
accuser has a history of 6 arrests on 11 criminal charges since
1983. He was sentenced to jail time on four charges in one case,
was fined in another, and was released on a third when he was
given credit for time served before trial. He clearly was injured
in a fight that occurred at Lipstik, most probably one that
occurred while Rice was on the premises. "There were other fight's
that night [at Lipstik]," a detective said. He didn't say if there
was credible evidence that Estevez was hit by another opponent.
   The accuser, 28yo Angel Miguel Estevez, a 5-9 175lb bouncer at
another nightclub was most recently arrested March 9, 1991 with
his brother Carlos for forcing a woman at knifepoint to accompany
the man to a motel (etc), though the charges were dropped for
insufficient evidence (the usual outcome of his arrests). His 1st
arrest listed in Dade County court files was for misdemeanor
battery in 1983, and adjudication was withheld. A 1984 arrest for
concealed firearm sent him to a pre-trial intervention program. In
1985 he spent time in jail awaiting trial for cocaine possession
and trespassing, and was released for time served. He was
sentenced for cocaine posession, resisting arrest, battery and a
few other charges for a 1986 incident, but the records note that
adjudication was withheld and do not specify if time was served. 
And a 1990 arrest for battery was not pursued by the state attorney.
   Now  that police have interviewed all witnesses to the bar
fight, they announced Tuesday "The evidence doesn't indicate Glen
Rice should be charged with anything. The detective did a very
thorough investigation." Police said they are satisfied Rice did
not assault Estevez. "It was a distraction, knowing that when you
walk out of the house you've got people thinking maybe this Rice
kid is a bad character. Knowing I'm not like that, that was pretty
hard," Rice said. "I was wondering what people were thinking
about, but after a while I figured hey, the fans are pretty smart.
They know Glen Rice didn't do anything wrong." Rice told police he
was at the bar, but wasn't involved in the fight, and didn't see
the assault. Independent witnesses - the night manager, bouncer,
disc jockey, and a dancer - all said that was true. One of Rice's
friends, whose name has not been made public, told the police that
it was he, not Rice, who socked Estevez with his fist (not a
bottle as Estevez claimed) -- but only did it afterEstevez threw a
drink and took a poke at him first. The police will decide later
whether anyone else should be charged in the incident.

Bonus Miami Arena RUMOR: Well, Miami's Blockbuster Video mogul
Wayne Huizenga ("hi-ZEEN-ga"), owner of the National League expansion
baseball franchise Florida Marlins, was awarded one of two new National
Hockey League expansion franchises yesterday. They could begin play as
early as October, and no later than 1994. Huizenga said he wants to
build a state-of-the-art arena for the team, probably next to the
Miami Dolphins' Joe Robbie Staium north of the city.
   The Heat's 10yr lease at the north-of-downtown Miami Arena expires
in 1997, and the team has made no secret that it wants a larger facility
with better parking. The Heat sold out nearly all home games last year
in the 15,008-seat Arena, and has squabbled bitterly over several issues
with the private company that runs the Arena for the city. The Heat and
Huizenga have discussed the building of a new arena before. The new
hockey team would start out leasing the Miami Arena, but the NHL considers
the Arena too small.
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