AIR FORCE ACADEMY LACROSSE COACHES, PLAYERS SUSPENDED
The Air Force Academy announced coaches and players on its lacrosse team have been suspended as part of an investigation into misconduct.
The Colorado Springs Gazette reported the school announced the suspensions Tuesday, but what the team members are accused of wasn’t disclosed.
Academy spokesman Lt. Col. Allen Herritage said the suspensions are effective immediately and might be revisited as the investigation continues.
Herritage said the academy has no timetable for when it will wrap up its investigation.
The lacrosse squad is one of the academy’s larger teams, with more than 50 members.
Leach pushes for payment.
Washington State coach Mike Leach is making a big push to get Texas Tech to pay him some $2.5 million that Leach feels he is owed for the 2009 season.
Leach has hired a private investigator to seek information about Texas Tech’s leadership and its decision to fire him in 2009 as a result of a controversy involving player Adam James, who said he was placed in a darkened closet while trying to recover from a concussion. Investigator Wayne Dolcefino of Houston is supposed to dig up information on school officials, including phone and other records.
“Their smart play is to pay the man,” Dolcefino said.
Leach has also launched a website called paycoachleach.com to build public support for his cause.
The goal is to pressure Texas Tech officials to pay Leach money he feels he is owed after leading the Red Raiders to a 9-4 record during the 2009 season. Leach is the winningest coach in Texas Tech history, taking the school to 10 bowl games in his 10 seasons there.
World Cup costs overflow.
Russian authorities said next year’s World Cup will cost $600 million more than planned.
There was no immediate explanation from organizers or the Russian government for the latest cost rise, published in a government decree and signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Costs have risen by $600 million to $11.8 billion, the decree stated.
Man charged in Patriot crash.
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Massachusetts man was charged in connection with a car crash that injured five people, including New England Patriots rookie linebacker Harvey Langi and his wife, Cassidy.
Police said Kevin Conroy is charged with drug possession, negligent operation, and possession of an open alcohol container.
Police said Langi was stopped at a traffic light in Foxborough on Oct. 13 when Conroy’s Jeep, going 50 mph, rear-ended him. The force pinned Langi’s car between the Jeep and the car in front of him.
Hurt Yankees fan loses lawsuit.
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NEW court tossed out an injury lawsuit by a Yankees fan who claimed a foul ball damaged his face and caused $160,000 in medical bills.
The New York Post reported developer Andy Zlotnick sued after being struck in the face by line drive in August 2011. He challenged the “Baseball Rule” that says fans attend games at their own risk.
Footnotes.
Top-seeded Roger Federer eased past United States teenager Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-3 in the first round of the Swiss Indoors. … Venus Williams needed three match points and more than three hours to defeat Jelena Ostapenko 7-5, 6-7 (3), 7-5 at the WTA Finals. Williams is 1-1 in the round-robin tournament. … Prestigious Pebble Beach will host its first U.S. Women’s Open in 2023 and the U.S. Open in 2027.