Sports in Brief: Lawsuit against Iverson tossed

November 16, 2011
  • "I die before I let you get me this time," Allen Iverson told a lawyer. "I'm as clean as the Board of Health."

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking $2.5 million from former 76ers star Allen Iverson over a 2009 bar fight.

Guy Walker, who claims he was assaulted by an Iverson security guard, plans to appeal, said his attorney, Gregory Lattimer.

Iverson's attorney said the man accused of striking Walker was not working for Iverson that particular night.

In a deposition, Iverson answered questions from Lattimer, who won a $260,000 judgment against him a few years ago.

In the deposition, he denied playing any role in a fight at the South Beach Pizza Bar nightclub in Detroit. "I die before I let you get me this time," Iverson said in the transcript. "I'm as clean as the Board of Health, man."

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Iverson was hustled out of the bar by another bodyguard, Ralph Godbee Jr., who now is Detroit's police chief.

Lattimer said he reached a confidential settlement with Iverson in a third case. "I don't know why he was so outraged. It's not like I sue him every day," Lattimer said.

SOCCER: Retiring Seattle Sounders star Kasey Keller has been voted Major League Soccer's goalkeeper of the year. The Union's Faryd Mondragon was second in the voting.

The U.S. team won for just the second time since Jurgen Klinsmann took over as coach, 3-2, in a friendly over Slovenia after Clint Dempsey and Jozy Altidore scored in a three-minute spell in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

In Dublin, Ireland qualified for a major tournament for the first time in a decade, drawing, 1-1, with Estonia to clinch a place at next year's European Championship.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal qualified for the championship, too, with a 6-2 demolition Bosnia-Herzegovina in Lisbon.

JURISPRUDENCE: Charges of copyright infringement were unsealed in federal court against Michael Moore, 44, of Chadds Ford for allegedly selling recordings of NHL broadcasts and other copyrighted works from two websites he operated, broadstreetbully.com and hdhockey.tv. The maximum penalty for each count of copyright infringement is five years in prison. The indictment also seeks forfeiture.

HORSE RACING: Daryl Bier drove Higher And Higher to a world-record time of 1:49.2 over a five-eighth mile oval in the $23,000 Mares Open/Handicap pace at Dover Downs, equalling the mark for a four-year-old mare set by Markenbark in 2009 at Chester Downs.

Unbeaten British colt Frankel was named Cartier Horse of the Year. Frankel - named after legendary American trainer Bobby Frankel - is likely to step up in distance to 10 furlongs for 2012 and could finish the year competing in the Breeders' Cup.

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: The Ultimate Fighting Championship has sued New York State in federal court to overturn a law that makes the group's mixed martial arts events illegal. "MMA is now as safe as or even safer than many other sports and activities sanctioned in New York like boxing, for example, because it allows fighters to honorably tap out," UFC chief executive officer Lorenzo Fertitta said.

COLLEGES: Rowan University back Lauren Conner (Egg Harbor Township) was selected to play in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III Senior Game on Saturday in Dudley, Mass.

- Staff and wire reports

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