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Titolo: Alvin Harper ladro d'auto? Infobeat.

Che si parla anche di football in questo ng?
Per chi non si ricorda, Harper era l'anima gemella di Michael Irvin ai
Cowboys di JJ.
Buona mossa dei Dolphins, che fermano Anthony Harris, altro linebacker
cresciuto in casa e di buon livello.....
Saluti, MC
     News and Notes
                 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo sued by team, corporation
                 NFL looking into Cowboys' cap manipulating
                 White: Athletes should have more privacy in locker
rooms
                 Miller still looking toward Cards after agent change
                 Williams visits for-sale Redskins
                 NFL prospect pleads guilty but can still play
                 Former Redskin receiver charged with auto theft
                 Dolphins sign Vikings TE Goodwin to offer sheet
                 Bears decide to keep C Wiegmann, match Dolphins' offer
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            49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo sued by team, corporation
            (AP) - Suspended San Francisco 49ers co-owner Eddie
DeBartolo was
            sued by his own corporation and the football team Thursday,
            accused of owing the company $94 million and hurting
prospects
            for a new stadium. The Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. and the
49ers,
            now run by DeBartolo's sister Denice DeBartolo York and her
            husband since DeBartolo became enmeshed 16 months ago in a
            Louisiana gambling fraud scandal, filed the lawsuit in San
            Francisco County Superior Court. The suit said it is seeking
            repayment of the debt, cutting DeBartolo's management ties
to the
            team, and ending any personal financial interest claimed by
            DeBartolo in the stadium project. NFL spokeswoman Leslie
Hammond
            said the league did not have any immediate comment on the
suit.
            DeBartolo's spokesman called the lawsuit a "sad and
desperate
            act" by York and her husband, John York.
            "As events and the various lawsuits to come will
demonstrate, Mr.
            DeBartolo is entitled to control of the 49ers following the
            lifting of his suspension, over $100 million of damages from
the
            Yorks, and an immediate equal say in the running of the
family
            businesses," said spokesman Rick Rice. "To avoid meeting
their
            obligations, the Yorks have breached prior agreements,
refused to
            attend shareholder meetings, and rebuffed all overtures at
            restoring family peace." He said the suit was filed because
"Mrs.
            York will lose control of the board of the Edward J.
DeBartolo
            Corp. at next Tuesday's annual meeting." Sam Singer, a
spokesman
            for the DeBartolo Corp., said the suit was not about any
personal
            dispute between DeBartolo and his sister. "Denise loves her
            brother very much, but they have vastly different business
            styles," Singer said.
            NFL looking into Cowboys' cap manipulating
            (AP) - The NFL is investigating complaints from other teams
that
            the Dallas Cowboys may have violated the league's salary cap
            rules by locking up players they have not yet signed. League
            spokeswoman Leslie Hammond said Thursday that the league was
            looking into allegations involving center Mark Stepnoski,
wide
            receiver Raghib Ismail and linebacker Quentin Coryatt. She
had no
            further comment. Last month, it was reported that the
Cowboys had
            come to terms on multiyear contracts with the three free
agents,
            but did not actually sign them. The New York Times reported
that
            several teams said they recently contacted agents for the
three,
            but in each case was told the player no longer was
available.
            Some of the teams said they conducted their own
investigations
            and determined that an arrangement had been reached between
the
            Cowboys and the players.
            At that point, according to The Times, at least several of
the
            teams complained to the league. They told NFL officials that
they
            believed the Cowboys had reached verbal or written
agreements
            with the players, but had not signed them to a contract to
            circumvent cap rules. The league then began to explore the
            situation, according to team executives, union officials and
            agents the newspaper did not identify. "It's about time,"
said
            Bob Ferguson, the player personnel director of the Arizona
            Cardinals. "Some teams in this league have been doing things
a
            long time -- not Dallas -- that have made it difficult for
those
            of us that have had to operate by the rules. It's an uneven
            playing field, and it hurts them and it hurts us." The
league
            offers a $1 million reward for anyone who can produce proof
that
            a team has violated the cap rules.
            White: Athletes should have more privacy in locker rooms
            (AP) - Reggie White has a new issue: he's against allowing
            reporters of the opposite sex into the locker rooms of
            professional athletes. "I can't see any legitimate reason
for
            forcing male athletes to walk around naked in front of women
who
            aren't their wives," the retired defensive end and ordained
            minister wrote in an opinion piece published in Thursday's
            editions of The Wall Street Journal. He added: "women
athletes
            also shouldn't be forced to deal with male reporters while
            they're changing." White's article, adapted from his book,
            "Fighting the Good Fight," urges players and spouses to stop
open
            locker room policies. "Go all the way to the Supreme Court,
if
            need be," he wrote. "I just hope that if that happens, one
of the
            exhibits before the court isn't a film of Reggie White
singing in
            the shower."
            Leslie Hammond, an NFL spokeswoman, said the league's open
locker
            room policy is working. "They are professionals and they are
            doing their jobs," she said. But White claims many players
are
            unhappy about the practice of allowing women in locker
rooms,
            which has been in effect for two decades in all four major
            professional sports. "I've seen a lot of female reporters
and
            camerawomen ogling guys in the locker room," White wrote.
            "There's not much a player can do about it, which leads to a
high
            level of frustration." He added, "Talk about taking the
notion of
            'public figure' to an extreme!" White offered a solution.
"They
            can interview athletes outside the locker room. And if
female
            reporters complain that this gives their male counterparts
an
            unfair advantage, perhaps the best solution is to ban all
            reporters and cameras from locker rooms."
            Miller still looking toward Cards after agent change
            (AP) - Outside linebacker Jamir Miller changed agents. He's
            hoping he won't have to change teams as well. "We hope that
the
            (Arizona) Cardinals are interested in him," agent Leigh
Steinberg
            said Thursday. "It's the only team he's been with, so I
would
            think that would be our starting point, and only if it was
            impossible to work something out would we take a look at
other
            options." Miller fired agent Steve Baker and hired Steinberg
on
            Wednesday. He did not return a telephone call to his home
            Thursday. Miller, Arizona's first-round draft pick in 1994,
made
            $710,000 last season while leading the Cardinals with a
            career-high 150 tackles. As one of the NFL's top young
            linebackers, the 25-year-old former UCLA star went into free
            agency anticipating that someone would offer him close to
the
            $6.5 million-a-year salary of Baltimore's Ray Lewis.
            Instead, teams like Tennessee, Chicago and New England only
            nibbled at the bait. The Cardinals offered Miller a $6
million,
            two-year contract, then took back the offer and gave free
agent
            Rob Fredrickson a $7.9 million, four-year deal that left
Miller's
            future with the team in question. Fredrickson, who is
6-foot-4
            and 240 pounds to Miller's 6-5 and 260, was a first-round
draft
            pick in 1994 and led the Detroit Lions in tackles (116) last
            year. "I would describe him as confused and frustrated,
because
            he felt the process was going to be a rapid one in free
agency,"
            Steinberg said. "And to sit right there prior to the draft
            without a team was not his goal." Steinberg, who also
represents
            Arizona quarterback Jake Plummer and has a good relationship
with
            Arizona's front office, doesn't expect the negotiations to
pick
            up steam until after the April 17-18 draft.
            Williams visits for-sale Redskins
            (AP) - One of the byproducts of the latest delay in finding
an
            owner for the Washington Redskins is that general manager
Charley
            Casserly and coach Norv Turner are finally assured they'll
            conduct next weekend's draft. One player they'd love to
have,
            Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams, visited Redskin Park
on
            Thursday. Given that the top three picks could all be
            quarterbacks, the Texas running back could fall to the
Redskins,
            who pick No. 5 overall. "We're not in a position to trade
up, and
            we will not trade up," Casserly said. "However, there is a
            scenario that he could be there at No. 5, and it would very
hard
            to pass up a player of Ricky Williams' potential at the
fifth
            pick."
            While Casserly and Williams talked football, communications
            executive Daniel Snyder was across town working the phones
to put
            together a group to buy the Redskins. His partners will
include
            publishing executives Mort Zuckerman and Fred Drasner, and
he
            hopes to have a proposal ready as soon as the bidding is
            reopened. Snyder was a junior partner in an $800 million bid
that
            was withdrawn at a meeting of league owners in Atlanta on
            Thursday after it became obvious it would not get the votes
            necessary for approval. New York real estate developer and
New
            York Islanders part-owner Howard Milstein was unable to put
            together a financial plan that satisfied many owners, and
others
            were concerned about Milstein's business style and whether
he
            would become a maverick.
            NFL prospect pleads guilty but can still play
            (AP) - NFL prospect Cecil Collins avoided prison by pleading
            guilty Thursday in Baton Rouge, La., to charges he fondled
two
            women in their apartments. The running back who dazzled
football
            fans during a brief career at LSU will be on probation for
four
            years -- but will probably also play in the NFL during that
time.
            As part of a plea bargain, Collins pleaded guilty to two
            misdemeanor counts of simple battery and two felony counts
of
            unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling. He had faced
more
            than 10 years in prison. "He has learned from this,"
Collins'
            lawyer Rodney Baum said. "Cecil doesn't take anything for
granted
            now." Added assistant district attorney Sue Bernie: "This is
            appropriate since he's a first-time offender and the victims
and
            their families are satisfied."
            Collins, a possible first- or second-round pick in the NFL
draft
            on April 17, must also be tested for drugs every week, give
            $2,500 to a women's shelter, perform 300 hours of community
            service and stay away from LSU for the length of his
probation.
            He is allowed to leave Louisiana only for employment. The
            22-year-old Collins said he would meet the conditions but
refused
            to comment further. The two women, ages 17 and 18, are LSU
            students and lived in the same apartment complex as Collins.
            Nicknamed "Diesel" for his powerful running style, Collins
played
            in only four games at LSU before breaking his leg. He gained
at
            least 172 yards in each of his three starts for the Tigers.
He
            was kicked off the football team in June 1998 following his
            arrest. Collins transferred to McNeese State, but was kicked
off
            that team two games into the season when he failed a drug
test.
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            Former Redskin receiver charged with auto theft
            (AP) - Alvin Harper, a former wide receiver with the
Washington
            Redskins, was charged Thursday with two counts of auto
theft.
            Maryland State Police say the arrest of Harper, 31, resulted
from
            an investigation of vehicles with false identification
numbers
            from the District of Columbia. Stolen vehicles were
recovered
            from several locations in Montgomery and Prince George's
            counties, said Pete Piringer, a state police spokesman.
Among
            vehicles recovered were a 1997 Mercedes Benz S600, valued at
            $130,000, and a 1995 Mercedes Benz convertible, valued at
            $70,000. Both vehicles were in Harper's possession and had
            fraudulent titles, Piringer said.
            Harper may have purchased the vehicles from a distant
            acquaintance and under the premise the sales were
legitimate,
            Piringer said. But the sales were at substantially reduced
            prices, which should have raised Harper's suspicions, he
said.
            Also a former Dallas Cowboy, Harper played for the Redskins
last
            season but was cut Dec. 1 after complaining about playing
time.
            He attended camp last year with the New Orleans Saints but
was
            cut before the start of the season.
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            Dolphins sign Vikings TE Goodwin to offer sheet
            (AP) - The Miami Dolphins signed Minnesota tight end Hunter
            Goodwin to an offer sheet Thursday, the team's second go at
a
            restricted free agent in less than a week. The Dolphins also
            re-signed linebacker Anthony Harris to a two-year contract.
The
            Vikings have seven days to match Goodwin's three-year deal.
            Financial terms were not disclosed, though reports said the
deal
            was worth $2.5 million, including a $750,000 signing bonus.
If
            the Vikings do not match the offer, they will receive
Miami's
            fourth-round draft pick as compensation. Goodwin was
Minnesota's
            fourth-round selection in 1996.
            Goodwin, 26, played 15 games for the Vikings last season as
a
            backup to Andrew Glover. He caught three passes for 16 yards
and
            is better known for his blocking. In three seasons, he has
11
            catches for 101 yards. On Monday, the Dolphins signed
Chicago
            center Casey Wiegmann to a two-year offer sheet. Wiegmann,
23,
            started 15-of-16 games for the Bears last season. On
Thursday,
            the Bears matched Miami's offer to retain the services of
their
            center. Harris, 26, played only five games last season after
            spraining his left knee in training camp and losing his
starting
            spot to Robert Jones. He recorded no tackles.
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            Bears decide to keep C Wiegmann, match Dolphins' offer
            (AP) - The Chicago Bears on Thursday decided to hold onto
center
            Casey Wiegmann, matching the Miami Dolphins' $1.4 million,
            two-year offer for the lineman. The Bears had the right to
match
            the Miami offer, which was made last week, and keep the
6-foot-3,
            295-pounder. Wiegmann started 15 games last season. Chicago
            claimed Wiegmann off waivers from the New York Jets in 1997
after
            he had spent time with the Jets and Indianapolis Colts. The
            former Iowa lineman missed much of the 1997 season due to a
            shoulder injury.
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            Transactions
            MIAMI DOLPHINS-Signed TE Hunter Goodwin to an offer sheet.
            Re-signed LB Anthony Harris to a two-year contract.
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E magari di basket, hockeysti vil razza dannata )))))))
Tornando al football, ho un paio di commenti sintetici da fare:
1)i De Bartolo si possono pure scannare in privato ma che si decidano
una volta per tutte sul controllo della squadra.Personalmente spero
che il buon Eddie torni una volta per tutte, visti i problemi causati
da gente che con il football non ha niente a che vedere (tale
Thrailkill ed il resto della truppa nominata da Denise York).Questo
vuoto di potere è costato ai Niners Jake Plummer , 'nuff said.
2)Reggie, ti ho sempre apprezzato come giocatore ed anche fuori dal
campo.Possibile che, come ministro di Dio, tu non abbia niente di
meglio da fare che blaterare su argomenti di cui non frega niente a
nessuno?
3)Ormai è ufficiale:chi gioca per i Cowboys sviluppa impreviste
tendenze criminali )))))).A parte la battutaccia (cosa vi potevate
aspettare da un tifoso dei Niners ergo acerrimo nemico dei texani?),
non capisco come certi giocatori riescano a cacciarsi in questi
guai.Vedi anche la storia di Tony Martin,impelagatosi con un pusher e
sotto processo.Veramente triste.
Okay, il commento non era sintetico.Fatemi causa )))))
 
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