RG3 eludes 1 'vulture'

DAILY NEWS WIRE REPORTS
Posted: June 27, 2012

WASHINGTON Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III said the arrest of a former Baylor basketball walk-on for allegedly trying to extort money from the Heisman Trophy winner is a good lesson for NFL rookies.

"There's vultures out there, people looking to climb on top of all your money," Griffin said Tuesday.

Griffin would not comment directly on the arrest of Richard Khamir Hurd, 25, who was arraigned Monday in federal court in Waco, Texas, for allegedly threatening to release "derogatory information" about Griffin unless he was paid a "substantial sum."

Hurd played basketball at Baylor from 2004-08.

In other NFL news:

* Police in Harrisburg say Detroit Lions cornerback Aaron Berry faces DUI and other charges in his hometown after driving his vehicle into parked cars and attempting to flee. Berry, 24, was arrested around 4 a.m. Saturday.

* Police say former Falcons running back Jamal Anderson is facing a charge of driving under the influence after an officer pulled him over just northeast of Atlanta around 4:30 a.m. Sunday.

Philly File * 

Meg Barber, the associate head women's basketball coach at William & Mary, was named an assistant under Temple women's coach Tonya Cardoza.

Sport Stops * 

Michigan State and Connecticut are planning to play a men's basketball game Nov. 9 at Ramstein Air Base base in Germany next season, pending final approval by the Defense Department.

* Former boxer Christy Martin's ex-husband was sentenced to 25 years in prison for trying to kill her after she made it clear that she wanted to end their marriage for another woman.

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