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Sports in Brief: Ex-Patriots aide turns over tapes
Former New England Patriots employee Matt Walsh has turned over tapes made of other teams' signals in violation of NFL rules.
The NFL yesterday confirmed a New York Times report that Walsh sent eight tapes to the league showing the Patriots recording the play-calling signals of five opponents between 2000 and 2002.
The tapes involved regular-season games against Miami, Buffalo, Cleveland and San Diego. The team also made video of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2002 AFC championship game.
Walsh's tapes do not include the video of the St. Louis Rams' walk-through before the 2002 Super Bowl, as reported by the Boston Herald.
Walsh's attorney, Michael Levy, told the Times that Walsh had never claimed to own such a tape.
A Patriots employee from 1997 to 2003, Walsh reached an agreement to turn over the tapes for being indemnified from all future legal fees.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has said further sanctions against the Patriots are possible. The team already has been fined and lost a first-round draft choice
Temple senior Alex Derenthal was one of 42 football players named to the watch list for the 2008 Rimington Trophy, presented to the nation's top center. Derenthal, from Davie, Fla., was Temple's offensive MVP in 2007.
Elsewhere: Georgetown sophomore Jeremiah Rivers, the son of Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers, will transfer to another school, coach John Thompson III said. . . . Eli Holman, the center who left Indiana last week after throwing a tantrum in new coach Tom Crean's office, will enroll at Detroit Mercy. . . . Former Georgia Tech quarterback Joe Hamilton resigned from the school's athletic department a day after he was charged with marijuana possession, driving under the influence of alcohol, and hit-and-run.
Rafael Nadal's preparations for a run at a fourth consecutive French Open title were thrown into disarray when the second-ranked Spaniard lost on clay for only the second time in 105 matches, falling to countryman Juan Carlos Ferrero, 7-5, 6-1, in the second round of the Rome Masters.
Nadal's last loss on clay came against Roger Federer in May 2007.
Elsewhere: A heavyweight title fight between World Boxing Association champion Ruslan Chagaev of Uzbekistan and Nikolai Valuev of Russia was rescheduled for July 5 in Frankfurt, Germany.
Hockey
The Toronto Maple Leafs fired coach Paul Maurice after the team failed to make the playoffs in his two seasons. Elsewhere: Switzerland used a strong defensive effort to beat high-scoring Sweden, 4-2, in the IIHF World Hockey Championship in Quebec City.Colleges
Widener (10-8) saw its season end with a 19-6 loss at No. 12 Denison (14-2) in the first round of the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament.
Temple senior Alex Derenthal was one of 42 football players named to the watch list for the 2008 Rimington Trophy, presented to the nation's top center. Derenthal, from Davie, Fla., was Temple's offensive MVP in 2007.
Elsewhere: Georgetown sophomore Jeremiah Rivers, the son of Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers, will transfer to another school, coach John Thompson III said. . . . Eli Holman, the center who left Indiana last week after throwing a tantrum in new coach Tom Crean's office, will enroll at Detroit Mercy. . . . Former Georgia Tech quarterback Joe Hamilton resigned from the school's athletic department a day after he was charged with marijuana possession, driving under the influence of alcohol, and hit-and-run.
Noteworthy
Jack Nicklaus received the PGA Tour's lifetime achievement award for his extended contributions on and off the golf course and for serving as an "ambassador of the game." Nicklaus had 73 tour wins, 118 total victories and a record 18 wins in majors. Pete Dye, the famed golf course architect, was selected for the World Golf Hall of Fame. Like Nicklaus, Dye has received the tour's lifetime achievement award.
Rafael Nadal's preparations for a run at a fourth consecutive French Open title were thrown into disarray when the second-ranked Spaniard lost on clay for only the second time in 105 matches, falling to countryman Juan Carlos Ferrero, 7-5, 6-1, in the second round of the Rome Masters.
Nadal's last loss on clay came against Roger Federer in May 2007.
Elsewhere: A heavyweight title fight between World Boxing Association champion Ruslan Chagaev of Uzbekistan and Nikolai Valuev of Russia was rescheduled for July 5 in Frankfurt, Germany.
