THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2007
SPORTS
7B
United wins semifinal game
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Above: Manchester United's Wayne Rooney right top, celebrates scoring the winning goal against AC Milan with Darren Fletcher, bottom right, and Paul Scholes, left, during a Champions League semifinal first-leg soccer match at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester England, on Tuesday. Manchester won 3-2.
Right: Manchester United's Darren Fletcher,
right, challenges AC Milan's Kaka during a Champions League semifinal first-leg soccer match at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, on Tuesday.
》 SPORTS MEMORABILIA
Marketing agent faces felony charges
BY DAVE SKRETTA
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A marketing agent representing former Oklahoma Sooner running back Adrian Peterson is facing felony
charges of commercial bribery and theft
Bill Henkel, managing director of 10 Sports Marketing, turned himself in to the Johnson County, Kan., sheriff's office on Friday, deputy Tom Erickson said. Henkel post-
tor of International Management Group's football division, negotiated involving San Diego Chargers star LaDainian Tomlinson, the Johnson County prosecutor's office said.
In August 2005, Henkel allegedly solicited a kickback for a marketing deal involving the Pro Bowl run-
"To make it clear, there are no charges against LaDainian Tomlinson."
BRIAN BURGESS Johnson County district attorney's office spokesman
FIO BURNING back, then received a portion of the kickback without the knowledge of Tomlinson or IMG. A complaint issued by the district attorney's office places the value of the theft between $1,000
office.
A message left for Henkel by The Associated Press on Tuesday was not immediately returned. His attorney, Cheryl Pilate of Wyrsch, Hobbs and Mirakian in Kansas City, Mo., said the case will be "very vigorously defended."
"Mr. Henkel has said he'll allow the loyalty of the players he represents to speak for itself as the matter gets resolved," Pilate said.
A spokesman for IMG had no immediate comment.
Among the witnesses listed on the district attorney's complaint are Tomlinson, his business manager, Lamar Andrews, and his agent, Tom Condon.
Condon, who also represents Peyton and Eli Manning, worked for IMG until last year, when he left to join Creative Artists Agency. A message left for Condon by The Associated Press on Tuesday was not immediately returned.
Cleveland-based IMG filed a lawsuit against Henkel last year, accusing him of breaking the nonsolicitation part of his employment agreement by trying to steal clients when he founded 10 Sports Marketing in Overland Park, Kan.
Tomlinson supported IMG's claims in a signed affidavit, stating Henkel tried to persuade him to leave IMG for Henkel's firm.
FBI offers reward for lead on threats
The initial batch of letters was postmarked in Portland and delivered in September 2004. Subsequent batches of letters were delivered between November 2006 and February, mostly with postmarks from Seattle, but some also
The letters were sent to national networks and their local affiliates, as well as people in states throughout the West and Midwest, according to the FBI office in Portland. Recipients also included people associated with university athletic departments in Ohio, Michigan and Arizona.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The FBI offered a $5,000 reward Tuesday for help tracking down whoever mailed dozens of threatening letters — including some containing a potentially harmful insecticide — complaining about TV coverage of college cheerleaders.
BY WILLIAM MCCALL ASSOCIATED PRESS
The letters claim camera crews spent too much time on close-ups of cheerleaders. One letter also complained about coverage of WNBA players.
were sent from Chicago, the FBI said.
Some of the letters contained various powdery substances, which the FBI laboratory determined was an insecticide. An FBI spokeswoman declined to identify the chemical. No injuries have been reported, authorities said.
The FBI released excerpts of two letters in the hope of identifying who sent them.
》 COLLEGE CHEERLEADING
》 MLB
"We have asked nicely for them to respect us and all women, yet they refuse. They exploit innocent people, so we will too. When they start respecting us, we stop mailing these out," the letter reads.
In a letter sent in September 2004, the author objects to the timing and angles of the shots captured by camera crews during sports events.
Pitcher tests elbow, return date uncertain
BY R.B. FALLSTROM ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter played catch for the first time in two weeks on Monday, testing an elbow injury that has sidelined him since the season opener.
Carpenter, a 15-game winner last year and the NI. Cy Young winner in 2005, made about 45 throws from flat ground while gradually increasing the distance to 120 feet. If all goes well he'll play catch on Tuesday, more long toss on Thursday, and then throw off a mound on Saturday.
Team medical personnel are hopeful rest and therapy will allow Carpenter to get through the season without surgery. Pitching coach Dave Duncan said
Carpenter's workload on Saturday would approximate warmups for a starting assignment.
"Each day you find out how he's feeling, you progressively increase the effort level, and that will be a big date," Duncan said. "If he comes back from that without any problems, that's a good sign."
Carpenter, the lone holdover from the World Series championship team's rotation to start the year, has been on the 15-day disabled list since April 2 with impingement caused by bone spurs combined with mild arthritis.
Carpenter reported no problems Monday. Then again, he had no issues on opening day, when he gave up five runs in six innings in a loss to the Mets, until after he got home and noticed the elbow had puffed up.