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Seattle gets assist from U.S. Senators
WASHINGTON - Washington's two U.S. senators are asking the NBA to delay its scheduled vote on whether the Seattle SuperSonics can move to Oklahoma City. In a letter to NBA Commissioner David Stern, Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell say the Sonics' Oklahoma City owners apparently weren't acting in good faith while trying to get a deal for a new arena in Seattle.
The letter follows a similar missive from Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire and other political leaders, who also asked that the vote be delayed. Washington leaders are angry about news reports disclosing e-mails that showed team owners discussing whether they could leave Seattle, even before a good-faith deadline for pursuing a Seattle arena. In other basketball news:
NFL
Former Redskin Kleine dies
MIDLAND, Texas - Wally Kleine, a football standout who played defensive tackle for Notre Dame and the Washington Redskins, has died, family members said Wednesday. He was 43. Mr. Kleine died of heart failure Sunday at a Lubbock hospital, his sister, Emily Kleine, said.
Mr. Kleine starred at Notre Dame. He was a second-round pick by the Redskins in 1987 and spent two years with them. When injuries ended his pro career, Mr. Kleine spent two years as a graduate assistant at Texas Tech under former coach Spike Dykes. In other football news:
Today, Roski will unveil his latest concept for a stadium in the City of Industry, near the southern intersection of the 57 and 60 freeways some 20 miles east of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported.
BASEBALL
Fan at Mets game falls to death
NEW YORK - A man attending a New York Mets game with his family lost his balance on an escalator and fell two stories to his death, police said. Antonio Nararainsami, 36, and several relatives, including his two young daughters, were leaving the stadium at the end of Tuesday night's game against the Washington Nationals when he fell in a section below the left field stands and landed on a concrete floor.
Nararainsami, a Guyanese native who lived in Brooklyn, was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead half an hour later. The Mets held a moment before their game last night.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Meineke Bowl will be played Dec. 27
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Meineke Bowl is keeping its coveted Saturday date. Bowl officials said that this year's game will be played Dec. 27 at 1 p.m. ESPN will televise the game.
The bowl is played at Bank of America Stadium and pits a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference against a Big East school. Wake Forest beat Connecticut 24-10 last year.
The bowl is managed by Raycom Sports and has averaged more than 60,000 fans in its six years, including two sellouts. The bowl's payout next year will increase to $1 million per team, up from $750,000. In other college football news:
Radford men's tennis team was honored in a big way as junior Martin Sayer, freshman Ivan Salec and coach Mike Anderson took home the Big South player, freshman and the coach of the year honors, respectively. - From Staff and Wire Reports
