Daily Sports Capsule
FOOTBALL
Ravens running back Byron "Bam" Morris posted bond and was released from jail yesterday in a probation revocation case. Morris turned himself in Friday on an arrest warrant prosecutors sought in an attempt to revoke his 10-year probation on a 1996 drug conviction. The player spent the night in the Rockwall County Jail on bond of $500,000. Morris walked out of the lockup around 10:30 a.m. yesterday, said jailer Heath Jackson. Prosecutors claim Morris violated conditions of his probation by using alcohol and by failing to report to his probation officer seven times from July 1996 to August 1997.
BASEBALL
ESPN's Gary Miller, a host for the cable sports network's "Baseball Tonight," was arrested yesterday and charged with urinating out the window of a Cleveland nightclub onto off-duty police officers. Miller, 40, of Branford, Conn., was arrested at about 1:30 a.m. at The Basement, a popular dance club in Cleveland's Flats neighborhood. He was charged with public indecency, aggravated disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, police Sgt. Mark Hastings said. Police confiscated what was described as "drug paraphernalia" and were testing residue before issuing further charges, Hastings said.
GOLF
A blistering first round and one more day of steady, mistake-free golf may be all Duffy Waldorf winds up needing in the Michelob Championship to gain his second career PGA Tour victory. Waldorf, the leader since he tamed the River Course at Kingsmill Country Club with an 8-under-par 63 Thursday, made three birdies and one bogey for the second straight day to boost his lead by one to a three-stroke advantage with a 201 total. Grant Waite, Fred Funk, Kirk Triplett and David Duval were all at 204 after the most difficult day yet on the 6,797-yard layout. Waite's 68 was tied for the day's best as only 22 players managed to beat the par of 71. ... Ernie Els holed a 6-foot birdie putt to tie the match on the 36th hole and a 40-footer on the first playoff hole yesterday to beat Nick Price in the semifinals of the World Match Play Championship. It was Els' 11th victory without a loss in the tournament and he will be seeking his fourth straight title today against Vijay Singh. Singh, leading at one point by eight holes against Brad Faxon, beat the American 4 and 3 in the other semifinal. The results set up a replay of last year's final, won by Els 3 and 2. "I thought I had let this one slip away," Els said. "But he (Price) opened the door for me at the 18th and I was lucky enough to make that putt. "It was tense all day," Els said of a match that each player led once by two holes. ... Dave Eichelberger shot a 4-under-par 68 yesterday to take a one-stroke lead over DeWitt Weaver after the second round of The Transamerica senior tournament. Eichelberger, who closed with a 62 last week to finish a stroke behind Hale Irwin in the Vantage Championship, had an 11-under 135 total on the Silverado course.
BOXING
Artur Grigorian of Uzbekhistan pounded American David Armstrong and won a unanimous decision yesterday to retain his WBO lightweight title. The unbeaten Grigorian hurt Armstrong, of Florida, with several shots to the body in the middle rounds of the lopsided fight. Grigorian ran his record to 23-0 with 14 knockouts, while Armstrong fell to 11-2-2.
MISCELLANY
Former world champion cyclist Lance Armstrong was "deeply outraged" by comments made by the Cofidis cycling team, which dropped Armstrong from its team, Armstrong's lawyer said yesterday. Cofidis, based in Lille, France, issued a statement Friday that it will not sign Armstrong for next year after negotiations broke down. Cofidis said that Armstrong was about to sign with another team although negotiations were continuing with Cofidis. Cofidis accused Armstorng of "not playing fair towards a partner who always supported him more as a friend than a sponsor." Armstrong's agent, Bill Stapleton, disputed Cofidis' charges. "Mr. Armstrong and I are deeply saddened by the senseless and malicious personal attacks levied by friend and former sponsor Cofidis," Stapleton said. "Cofidis' press release contains numerous allegations that are completely untrue and totally inappropriate." ... Robin Lee, an Olympic skater who became the youngest junior national figure skating champion at age 12, died of bone cancer. He was 77. Lee died Wednesday at Minneapolis Veterans Medical Center. Before he was 20, Lee won five consecutive men's titles from 1935-39. He competed in the 1936 Olympics in Germany, placing 12th, and was selected to compete in the 1940 Olympics, which were canceled because of World War II.
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