NFL
The attorney for suspended New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma said a ledger of cash bonuses and fines for Saints players shows no proof of bounties placed on targeted opponents. Lawyer Peter Ginsberg said the leaking of the ledger shows how “misguided and irresponsible” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has been in handling the bounty probe. Ginsberg said the commissioner interviewed the person who kept the ledger, and knows that “the ‘whacks’ and ‘cart-off,’ though regrettably named, were descriptions of good, clean, legal plays.”
Awards
The Colorado Springs Sports Corp. has announced its 2012 Hall of Fame class that includes NCAA wrestling champion Duane Goldman out of Cheyenne Mountain High. Goldman went on to wrestle at the University of Iowa, where he won the 1986 NCAA title at 191 pounds. Others in the class are Barry Helton, Wayne Baughman, Christy Krall and Becky Varnum. Irv Moss, The Denver Post
Footnotes. Alabama and Texas won their semifinals matches of the NCAA golf championship in Los Angeles and will meet today with the title on the line.
