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NEW AND NOTEWORTHY: NFL LOCKOUT IN JUDGE SUSAN NELSON'S HANDS
(FindLaw's Tarnished Twenty) - On Wednesday, Judge Susan Nelson will hear a motion for a preliminary injunction requested by the players in the NFL lockout antitrust suit. The motion requests that the judge enjoin the NFL from continuing its lockout, permitting players to return to work. Thus far, there is no indication about how Judge Susan Nelson will rule, but her decision will determine just how and when the NFL lockout will end. Which means millions of NFL fans will be very interested to know how this might shake out.
| BARRY BONDS'S DEFENSE RESTS WITHOUT CALLING ANY WITNESSES
(FindLaw's Tarnished Twenty) - In a surprising move, the defense in the Barry Bonds perjury trial rested today without calling any witnesses. Not even Bonds himself. While we may never know why Barry Bonds' witnesses did not testify, it was most likely a strategic move made to shelter Bonds and keep the jury's focus on the prosecution's shortcomings.
| BARRY BONDS GIRLFRIEND SPARES NO DETAIL: TESTICLE SHRINKAGE
(FindLaw's Tarnished Twenty) - Men, pay attention. Barry Bonds' ex-mistress, Kimberly Bell, this week provided a jury with the real reason steroid use isn't the best idea in the world. Testicle shrinkage. Bell's testimony during Barry Bonds' trial was a tawdry affair, with commentary on the former slugger's sexual prowess, infidelity, and violent threats. Last Friday, prosecutors in the Barry Bonds trial elicited expert testimony describing the physical impact of steroid use.
| PLAYERS OPEN TO MEDIATION VIA COURT
(AP) - A lawyer representing Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and other players suing the NFL wrote to the judge handling the case to say their side is willing to engage in mediation overseen by the federal court in Minnesota. Thursday's letter to U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson comes a day after a hearing in St. Paul, Minn., at which she recommended court-supervised talks, saying such negotiations should take place at "not the players' table, not the league's table, but a neutral table, if you will."
| UCONN CHAMPIONSHIP PARADE BEING PLANNED
(AP) - Plans are in the works for a parade to honor the national champion Connecticut men's basketball team. Organizers say Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office is working with the school to find a date and time that would work for everybody. Laura Soll, a spokeswoman for the organizers, said the route likely will be similar to UConn victory parades in years past, starting and ending at the state Capitol.
| CRICKET'S WORLD CUP ENDS WITH SUBCONTINENT TRIUMPH
(AP) - India's in cricket heaven, Sri Lanka reached the final and Pakistan the last four. Of cricket's main Asian nations, only Bangladesh out had a bad World Cup. Australia, South Africa and England? They were reduced to watching the World Cup final on television, admiring India's maturity and talent and wondering why they flopped so badly. The captains of all three nations and New Zealand - which at least reached the semifinal - have either quit or are on the verge of doing so.
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ARRESTING DEVELOPMENTS: LEBRON JAMES' MOM CHARGED IN FLA HOTEL ALTERCATION
(AP) - The mother of Miami Heat basketball star LeBron James was arrested by Miami Beach police after she was accused of assaulting a valet worker because it was taking too long to have her car delivered. Police said Gloria James had a strong odor of alcohol on her breath and her eyes were bloodshot when officers arrived at the hotel about 4:47 a.m. Thursday. She was released with a promise to appear on charges of simple battery and disorderly conduct.
| MINNESOTA'S WALLY THE BEER MAN FOUND NOT GUILTY
(FindLaw's Tarnished Twenty) - A baseball game just isn't the same without a cold beer. Or, in the case of Minnesota Twins fans, Wally the Beer Man screaming, "Cold Beer Here!" The 76-year-old beer hawker, a fan favorite, has been freed. A jury last week found him not guilty of selling alcohol to a 19-year-old decoy. Walter McNeil, affectionately known as Wally the Beer Man, was the victim of an underage alcohol sting last season, reports the Star Tribune.
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