"We cannot let the actions of some define the many," Shalala said.
The football players who were named by Shapiro in interviews with Yahoo Sports are Jacory Harris, Vaughn Telemaque, Ray Ray Armstrong, Travis Benjamin, Aldarius Johnson, Marcus Forston, Olivier Vernon, Marcus Robinson, Adewale Ojomo, Dyron Dye, JoJo Nicholas and Sean Spence. Shapiro also alleged to Yahoo Sports that he paid $10,000 to ensure that basketball player DeQuan Jones signed with the Hurricanes. Most of the current football players Shapiro named would likely be major contributors. The university wants to decide the status of the football players by the end of this week.
Sport Stops *
A man who went to the Oregon home of Memphis Grizzlies forward
Zach Randolph to sell marijuana said he was beaten with a pool cue in a dispute over the price of pot. Police identified the victim as
James Beasley, 26, of Portland. Beasley told sheriff's deputies at least three men assaulted him but Randolph was not among them. No arrests have been made. Police said Randolph was in his home outside Portland when the beating occurred early Saturday. Beasley was treated for head and face injuries and released from a hospital later that afternoon, when he called police. Officers served a search warrant early Sunday. They spoke with 10 people in the home at the time and recovered pool cues and blood evidence. They did not find drugs in the home.
* Crew chief Jerry Baxter said he apologized to Steve Wallace for pulling the driver's hair after the Nationwide Series race Saturday in Montreal. Baxter was crew chief for Patrick Carpentier, who was making the final start of his career and was running fourth when contact with Wallace ended his race. Baxter reached into his car and pulled Wallace's hair as the driver made his way down pit road after the race.
* The agent for Sidney Crosby is refuting a report that says the Penguins star has suffered a setback in his recovery from a pair of concussions in January. CTV News reported that Crosby suspended his training after suffering a recurrence of concussion-like symptoms.
