Police arrest 2nd suspect

in Adams’ stabbing

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Police say they’ve arrested a second suspect in the weekend stabbing of Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Mike Adams.

Police spokeswoman Diane Richard says 26-year-old Dquay Means was arrested Monday on charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and conspiracy. Police announced Monday that 25-year-old Michael Paranay had been arrested on the same charges. Both are from Pittsburgh.

Richard says a third suspect is still being sought.

The 23-year-old Adams was stabbed twice early Saturday during an attempted car-jacking on the city’s South Side. He suffered non-life threatening wounds to the abdomen and forearm.

 

NFL Hall of Fame DE

‘Deacon’ Jones dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — ­­David “Deacon” Jones, the original sackmaster, has died.

The Hall of Fame defensive end, credited with coining the word “sack” for how he knocked down quarterbacks, was 74. The Washington Redskins said Jones died of natural causes at his home in Southern California on Monday night.

“Deacon Jones was one of the greatest players in NFL history. Off the field, he was a true giant,” said Redskins general manager Bruce Allen, whose father, George, coached Jones with the Los Angeles Rams. “His passion and spirit will continue to inspire those who knew him. He was a cherished member of the Allen family and I will always consider him my big brother.”

Because sacks didn’t become an official statistic until 1982, Jones’ total is uncertain. His impact as a premier pass rusher and team leader is not.

Jones was the leader of the Rams’ Fearsome Foursome unit from 1961-71 and then played for San Diego for two seasons before finishing his career with the Redskins in 1974. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980 and made the league’s 75th anniversary all-time squad.

 

Former Auburn guard

indicted in point shaving

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former Auburn point guard Varez Ward has been arrested for allegedly trying to fix games.

U.S. Attorney George Beck said that Ward was arrested Sunday on counts of bribery relating to a sports contest and conspiracy for allegedly trying to fix the point spread for the Tigers’ game against Arkansas on Jan. 25, 2012.

A federal grand jury indictment last week of Ward was unsealed Tuesday. The one-page document did not list alleged co-conspirators but said the scheme continued after that game. Beck says Ward offered to pay teammates to participate in the point-shaving scheme.

Ward came off the bench in the 56-53 loss but crumpled to the floor after playing only 19 seconds with an apparent leg injury.

Auburn still covered the 9 1/2-point spread.

 

 

Bentley University hoops

player collapses, dies

WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Police say a Bentley University basketball player has died after collapsing at a men’s recreational summer league game.

Lt. Michael Lawn of the Watertown Police Department says 19-year-old Joe Glynn was pronounced dead at a hospital after collapsing at about 7:30 p.m. Monday.

A teammate tells the Boston Herald there was no physical contact with any other player before Glynn collapsed.

The 6-foot-5 forward from Abington averaged 3.3 points and 3.2 rebounds per game as a freshman last season for the NCAA Division II Falcons, who finished 11-15.

Glynn was an All-Scholastic while playing at Cardinal Spellman High School in Brockton.

Lawn says the death remains under investigation, but it does not appear suspicious.

 

Men in wiretapping case free without bail

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Two Massachusetts men accused of initiating a phone call between two NFL general managers, recording it and selling the audio remained free without bail Tuesday after answering to federal wiretapping charges.

Joshua Barber and Nicholas Kaiser declined to speak with reporters after appearing briefly with their lawyers in U.S. District Court in Buffalo, where the judge entered not guilty pleas on their behalf and released them.

The two 20-year-olds from Plymouth, Mass., had been angling for an NFL tryout for Barber, a part-time deli worker, when they posed as Tampa Bay Buccaneers GM Mark Dominik in March and dialed Buffalo Bills then-GM Buddy Nix, according to the criminal complaint.

Barber, a Bills fan, got nervous when Nix answered, so Barber hung up, investigators said. Barber then called Dominik’s office and while he was being connected, Nix called Barber’s number back, thinking he had been disconnected from Dominik, authorities said.

Barber used the call merge function on his iPhone to connect the two GMs and put them on speaker phone, investigators said. Kaiser used his cellphone to record the ensuing nearly six-minute conversation, according to the complaint.

 

 

Brett back in Royals’

uniform in coaching job

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — George Brett was back in uniform at Kauffman Stadium.

The Hall of Fame third baseman that spent his entire career with the Kansas City Royals was made their interim hitting coach during their recent road trip. But their return Tuesday night to face Minnesota at the start of a nine-game homestand meant Brett was back wearing the home white uniform.

Brett has remained close to the Royals over the years, serving as a vice president and helping out in spring training. But he had never been an in-season coach, which means the last time Brett wore a jersey at the K for a game that counted was Sept. 29, 1993 — his last home game as a player.

Brett has been tasked with helping a scuffling Royals offense that ranks near the bottom of the league in just about every statistical category, including walks and home runs.