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Friday, April 8, 2011
Football
Jailed Schlichter faces $1 million bond
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge set a $1 million bond for Art Schlichter, the Ohio State star quarterback whose pro career was derailed by a gambling addiction, on Friday.
Schlichter, 50, is charged with swindling about $1 million from a woman to fuel his addiction. He also is under investigation for an alleged ticket-selling scheme involving Ohio State football and February's Super Bowl.
Schlichter hoped to be released from jail to get treatment. If he posts bond, he must remain under house arrest at his mother's home in Washington Court House, Ohio.
Labor: Lawyers for the players and owners held a conference call about mediation with the judge who is deciding on lifting the lockout. Details weren't disclosed at the request of Judge Susan Richard Nelson, who during Wednesday's hearing in St. Paul, Minn., urged them to resume talks. Both sides expressed a willingness to talk. But the owners want them before a federal mediator, the players in Nelson's court, where they have filed a federal antitrust lawsuit.
Bears: QB Jay Cutler spoke publicly for the first time since being criticized for leaving the NFC title game. "I can't say it didn't bother me that people questioned my toughness and desire to play," said Cutler, who sprained a ligament in his left knee during the game. Asked about fellow players who criticized him, Cutler said, "They can think what they want."
Horses
Second contender out of Santa Anita Derby
Jaycito, the favorite for today's $1 million Santa Anita Derby in Arcadia, Calif., dropped out because of a bacterial infection in its front foot. On Thursday, the Kentucky Derby prep race lost Premier Pegasus, the initial favorite, because of a leg injury that will sideline it through the Triple Crown. Trainer Bob Baffert said he will point Jaycito toward the Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland on April 23, two weeks before the May 7 Kentucky Derby. Silver Medallion, at 5-2, became the new favorite.
Tennis
World No. 1 rallies to reach Circle semis
Down 4-2 in the third, top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki came back to beat Yanina Wickmayer 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, S.C. Wozniacki, who needed two tiebreakers to win Thursday, faces Jelena Jankovic, who beat Christina McHale 6-2, 6-0.
Men: Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic, 24-0 this year, pulled out of next week's Monte Carlo Masters with a knee injury. He disclosed neither details nor how long he will be out.
Et cetera
Soccer: West Ham striker Carlton Cole faces a fine from England's Football Association for his tweets during a March 29 home friendly against Ghana. About 20,000 Ghana fans attended, prompting Cole to tweet: "Immigration has surrounded the wembley premises! I knew it was a trap! Hahahaha. The only way to get out safely is to wear an England jersey and paint your face w/the St. George's flag!" Cole, who is black, later tweeted: "It was a joke & its not even racist." Cole has until Wednesday to respond to the charge.
Swimming: Michael Phelps won the 200 free and 100 fly at the Michigan Grand Prix in Ann Arbor. He came from behind to beat Ryan Lochte in the free and finished in 1 minute, 48.45 seconds. He led wire to wire in winning the fly in 52.30.
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