Clemson relaxes alcohol rules for national title party
CLEMSON, S.C. >> The city surrounding Clemson University is again relaxing its open container of alcohol laws for a street party as the school’s football team plays in the national championship game Monday night.
City of Clemson Police will close downtown streets at 5 p.m. and set up viewing screens as Clemson takes on LSU in the College Football Playoff national championship game.
Open containers of alcohol are prohibited by city law, but those rules will be lifted in the party area, police said,
No outside alcohol can be brought to the party, police said.
The party and the suspension of the open container law ends at midnight. In a tongue-in-cheek Facebook post, Clemson Police said they will continue to arrest anyone who destroys property or breaks other laws.
HARTFORD, CONN >> UConn forward Tyler Polley suffered a knee injury in practice and will miss the remainder of the season.
The junior, who started every game this season, tore the anterior cruciate ligament and medial meniscus in his left knee during practice on Friday, the team said Sunday. He is scheduled to undergo surgery this coming Friday.
Polley averaged 9.5 points and 3.2 rebounds this season. He scored a game-high 19 points and pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds Wednesday while playing 35 minutes in a win over Tulane.
UConn (10-5, 1-2 American) hosted No. 23 Wichita State (141, 2-0) Sunday afternoon.
Freshman James Bouknight was expected to replace Polley in the starting lineup.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. >> New England Patriots star Julian Edelman was arrested in Southern California on suspicion of misdemeanor vandalism after jumping on the hood of someone’s car, authorities said Sunday.
Edelman, 33, caused unspecified damage when he jumped on the vehicle Saturday night on a commercial block of Beverly Hills, police Lt. Elisabeth Albanese said in a statement.
Edelman was released on a citation and is scheduled to appear in court April 13. It wasn’t known Sunday if he had an attorney, and the Patriots had no immediate comment.
The wide receiver made huge plays during the Patriots’ historic comeback against Atlanta in the Super Bowl following the 2016 season, which New England won 3428. He won Super Bowl MVP honors in New England’s 20-17 victory last season against the Rams.