One of five suspects charged in the slaying of Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor has pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder and burglary. Defense attorney Michael Hornung said that according to the plea agreement, Venjah Hunte will serve 29 years in prison and cooperate with prosecutors.
Footnotes.
• Cammie Granato, Geraldine Heaney and Angela James became the first female players inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in Quebec City. Mario Lemieux, Russian great Igor Larionov and the first French player to skate in the NHL, Philippe Bozon, were also inducted.
• The Arena Football League unanimously approved the use of instant replay as an officiating tool for the 2008 playoffs.
• Libby Callahan qualified for her fourth U.S. Olympic team at age 56, finishing second in the sport pistol competition at the U.S. shooting trials to earn a trip to Beijing.
• Matteo Priamo won the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia, while Giovanni Visconti took the overall lead.
