The Whitworthian

Issue date: 9/25/07

Titans QB Young fined $7,500 for on-field incident

Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young was fined $7,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct during the team's game last week against the Indianapolis Colts.

The NFL fined Young for throwing the ball at Colts defensive back Kevin Hayden. Young acted in retaliation after Hayden pushed Young's head following his seven-yard run late in the second quarter.

Injured Bills tight end transported to Houston

Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett was transferred September 21 by private plane from Buffalo to Houston's Memorial Hermann hospital to continue his medical rehabilitation.

Everett was hurt making a tackle on a kickoff in the Bills season opener.

Doctors at Buffalo's Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital feared Everett would never walk again when he arrived paralyzed from the neck down. Doctors upgraded their prognosis when Everett began moving his arms and legs a few days later and are now confident the player will be walking in two weeks.

Warrant issued for former NFL player Robbins

Former NFL Pro Bowl center Barret Robbins faces extradition to Florida after violating terms of his probation.

Robbins was arrested during a 2005 brawl with police. Officers shot and seriously wounded Robbins during a burglary call at a Miami Beach building. Under a plea agreement, Robbins was on probation to continue treatment for bipolar disorder in Texas.

More evidence given to police in Simpson case

Tom Riccio, a key witness in the ongoing OJ Simpson felony case, gave police audio recordings on September 21 of an arranged meeting between Simpson and two sports memorabilia dealers.

Riccio had a recording device planted in the Las Vegas hotel room when Simpson and a group of associates allegedly held up two memorabilia dealers.

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