COLTS LINEBACKER KILLED BY SUSPECTED DRUNKEN DRIVER
INDIANAPOLIS» The Colts announced that linebacker Edwin Jackson was one of two men killed Sunday when a suspected drunken driver struck them as they stood outside their car along a highway in Indianapolis.
The Colts said in a news release that the team is “heartbroken” over the death of Jackson, who was 26 years old. The Colts said Jackson “was loved by all in the Colts organization.”
State police identified the victims as Jackson, who grew up in Atlanta, and 54-year-old Jeffrey Monroe of Avon, Ind. Police said they were killed when a suspected drunken driver struck them as they stood outside their car along Interstate 70 on Indianapolis’ west side.
Authorities said the driver who struck Jackson and Monroe before dawn Sunday tried to flee on foot but was quickly captured. Toxicology results in the case are pending.
Southern Miss wants lawsuit dismissed.
MISS.» The HATTIESBURG,
University of Southern Mississippi wants to dismiss a civil rights lawsuit filed by a former football player.
Deven Hammond of Baton Rouge, La., sued in federal court there in November, saying he was barred from the Southern Miss football team after coaches learned that he has only one kidney. He also said Southern Miss violated his privacy rights when someone discussed his condition with a Middle Tennessee State coach.
The Hatttiesburg American reported that Southern Miss says the Louisiana court lacks jurisdiction. Southern Miss lawyers say Hammond’s claims are barred by the 11th Amendment, which says a person in one state can’t sue another person in another state. USM also says Mississippi law makes it immune from a suit.
Hammond’s attorney, William Most, believes the case will proceed.
Ohio State player suspended.
OHIO» Kam Williams, a COLUMBUS, guard with the Ohio State men’s basketball team, has been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules.
Buckeyes spokesman Dan Wallenberg tweeted Sunday that coach Chris Holtmann suspended Williams, a senior from Baltimore. A specific reason wasn’t given. Williams is averaging eight points per game.
France advances in Davis Cup.
FRANCE» Adrian Mannarino ALBERTVILLE, sent defending champion France through to the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup competition, rallying from a set and 5-3 down to beat Robin Haase of the Netherlands 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5, 6-7 (2), 7-5 in a topsyturvy World Group encounter.
After four hours, 20 minutes of an arduous match featuring 34 breakpoint chances, Haase’s miscued volley at the net went out and gave Mannarino match point.
• Fabio Fognini powered Italy through to the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup World Group, beating Japan’s Yuichi Sugita 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 7-5 in the first reverse singles.
Italy went into Sunday’s play leading 2-1 after a doubles win Saturday and Fognini’s five-set victory in his opening singles match Friday.
Fognini trailed 4-1 in the final set as Sugita sought to take the tie to a fifth match, but the Italian rallied to secure the win.
Footnotes.
The University of Colorado women’s tennis team posted its third consecutive win, beating Air Force 4-3 in Boulder . ... The Texas Rangers signed well-traveled Bartolo Colon to a minor-league contract and invited the 44-year-old pitcher to their big-league spring training camp. Colon was 7-14 with a 6.48 ERA in 28 starts for the Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins last season. He was released by the Braves in July, then signed with the Twins and went 5-6 with a 5.18 ERA in 15 starts for them. He has 240 major-league victories in 20 seasons with 10 franchises, including the Montreal Expos.