Sports Rewind: July 16

Jason Kidd busted for drunken driving, plus more.

British Track Star Marlon Devonish Stars in Anti-Doping Video - For Marlon Devonish, the only high athletes need is the one they feel from the cheering crowd, as he demonstrates in the new video released by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Announced on Monday, Devonish and other Olympic veterans will appear in billboards and other videos leading up to the London games. GSK oversees drug testing during the Summer games, in which all medalists and up to 50 percent of all competing athletes will be tested for illegal performance-enhancing substances.  —Britt Middleton(Photo: guardian.co.uk)

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British Track Star Marlon Devonish Stars in Anti-Doping Video - For Marlon Devonish, the only high athletes need is the one they feel from the cheering crowd, as he demonstrates in the new video released by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Announced on Monday, Devonish and other Olympic veterans will appear in billboards and other videos leading up to the London games. GSK oversees drug testing during the Summer games, in which all medalists and up to 50 percent of all competing athletes will be tested for illegal performance-enhancing substances.  —Britt Middleton(Photo: guardian.co.uk)

Movin' on Up? - Rumors are swirling that Jeremy Lin has chosen not to sign up again with the New York Knicks and will be heading to the Houston Rockets. Sources told ESPN the Knicks will not match the three-year, $25 million Rockets offer. The Knicks reportedly have until 11:59 pm EST Tuesday to either match the offer or let Lin walk. (Photo: Chris Chambers/Getty Images)

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Movin' on Up? - Rumors are swirling that Jeremy Lin has chosen not to sign up again with the New York Knicks and will be heading to the Houston Rockets. Sources told ESPN the Knicks will not match the three-year, $25 million Rockets offer. The Knicks reportedly have until 11:59 pm EST Tuesday to either match the offer or let Lin walk. (Photo: Chris Chambers/Getty Images)

T.J. Ward Caught in Pepper Spray Melee - T.J. Ward, who plays safety for the Cleveland Browns, was among a group of people security pepper sprayed following a confrontation outside a Los Angeles nightclub he had with another partygoer Monday morning, according to TMZ. Police officers were not called to the scene and complaints were not filed, according to the website. (Photo: Tom Cammett/Diamond Images/Getty Images)

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T.J. Ward Caught in Pepper Spray Melee - T.J. Ward, who plays safety for the Cleveland Browns, was among a group of people security pepper sprayed following a confrontation outside a Los Angeles nightclub he had with another partygoer Monday morning, according to TMZ. Police officers were not called to the scene and complaints were not filed, according to the website. (Photo: Tom Cammett/Diamond Images/Getty Images)

Jason Kidd Pleads Guilty to DWI - Newly minted Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd plead guilty to driving while intoxicated, stemming from his arrest last summer after he slammed his SUV into a telephone pole following a night of partying. In his plea deal, Kidd will visit several Long Island high schools to give talks warning of the dangers of drinking and driving, which will be taped by the District Attorney's office and used in future PSAs. If the court is satisfied by his service by October, the DWI will be reduced to a traffic violation, Deadspin reported. (Photo: Southampton Police Department)

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Jason Kidd Arrested for DWI, Refuses Breathalyzer Test - Just three days after signing a three-year, $9.5 million contract with the New York Knicks, Jason Kidd was charged with driving while intoxicated on Sunday morning after he crashed his SUV into a utility pole in Southampton, New York. Earlier that evening, Kidd tweeted photos of himself partying at an A-list event and photos posted by TMZ show a slumped-over Kidd being carried out of the club by a friend. Kidd refused to give a breathalyzer test, according to police, and was treated for minor injuries before being booked. (Photo: Law Enforcement)

John Terry Convicted in FA Racism Probe - In October, the Football Association, the governing body of football in England, found soccer player John Terry guilty of using a racial slur against a Black opponent during a 2011 match. He was cleared of criminal charges stemming from the incident.   (Photo: Bethany Clarke/Getty Images)

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John Terry Acquitted of Racism Charges - English soccer player John Terry was acquitted by a judge on Friday after being accused of using a racial slur against Anton Ferdinand, who is Black, during a soccer match last fall. Following Terry's aquittal, Ferdinand's brother, Rio, lashed out on Twitter, calling another Black player "choc ice," a derogatory term meaning "black on the outside, white on the inside," after that player tweeted his support for Terry. Rio Ferdinand now faces investigation by the Football Association over whether he will be disciplined for his tweet. (Photo: Bethany Clarke/Getty Images)

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Kyrie Irving Breaks Hand in "Freak Accident" - Kyrie Irving will likely need surgery after he broke his right hand during practice Saturday in Las Vegas with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The NBA's Rookie of the Year called the injury a "freak accident," which happened when he slapped the padding on a wall following a drill. Training camp for the Cavs is slated for September, though the team said Irving's readiness will depend on the doctor's report. (Photo: AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Terrell Owens: December 7 - The former football giant celebrates his 39th birthday. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Terrell Owens Could Face Jail Time Over Back Child Support - An Atlanta judge could send Terrell Owens to jail on July 19 because the former NFL star is reportedly $20,000 behind in child support for his 7-year-old daughter. In a previous agreement, Owens agreed to pay the child's mother, Melanie Page Smith, $5,000 a month, but she alleged in a court filing that he had not made a payment in months. Adding to his trouble, Owens also skipped his child support hearing last Thursday, and the judge has threatened jail time if he's a no-show this week. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Drew Brees Gets Big Payday - While the New Orleans Saints continue to grapple with an ongoing bounty program investigation, quarterback Drew Brees had much to celebrate on Friday when he signed a five-year, $100 million contract with the team, making him the richest player in the National Football League based on average salary. The team will have to soldier on without head coach Sean Payton, however, who was suspended for the upcoming season for his role in a bounty program meant to intentionally injure opponents between the 2009 and 2011 seasons. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Drew Brees Gets Big Payday - While the New Orleans Saints continue to grapple with an ongoing bounty program investigation, quarterback Drew Brees had much to celebrate on Friday when he signed a five-year, $100 million contract with the team, making him the richest player in the National Football League based on average salary. The team will have to soldier on without head coach Sean Payton, however, who was suspended for the upcoming season for his role in a bounty program meant to intentionally injure opponents between the 2009 and 2011 seasons. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Anthony Davis Takes Over for Blake Griffin on U.S Olympic Team - Following Blake Griffin's knee injury sustained last week while training for the London games, it was announced on Friday that New Orleans Hornets rookie Anthony Davis will take his spot on the all-star roster. (See Davis, Kobe Bryant and other U.S. Olympic team stars to watch here). (Photo:  David Becker/Getty Images)

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Anthony Davis Takes Over for Blake Griffin on U.S Olympic Team - Following Blake Griffin's knee injury sustained last week while training for the London games, it was announced on Friday that New Orleans Hornets rookie Anthony Davis will take his spot on the all-star roster. (See Davis, Kobe Bryant and other U.S. Olympic team stars to watch here). (Photo:  David Becker/Getty Images)

Got Beef? - NBA legend Michael Jordan "absolutely laughed" at Kobe Bryant's recent claim that this year's Olympic men's basketball team could have beaten the famed Dream Team of 1992. “For him to compare those two teams is not one of the smarter things he ever could have done,” Jordan said before a celebrity golf tournament in Charlotte on Thursday. The Dream Team, comprised of greats including MJ, Charles Barkley and Scottie Pippen, swept the games for the gold medal, beating their opponents by an average of 43 points per game. (Photos from left: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images, JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images)

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Got Beef? - NBA legend Michael Jordan "absolutely laughed" at Kobe Bryant's recent claim that this year's Olympic men's basketball team could have beaten the famed Dream Team of 1992. “For him to compare those two teams is not one of the smarter things he ever could have done,” Jordan said before a celebrity golf tournament in Charlotte on Thursday. The Dream Team, comprised of greats including MJ, Charles Barkley and Scottie Pippen, swept the games for the gold medal, beating their opponents by an average of 43 points per game. (Photos from left: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images, JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images)

Joe Paterno's Family Fights Back - The family of Joe Paterno is contesting the report from Federal Judge Louis B. Freeh, above, a former FBI director, that claimed Paterno and other Penn State University officials tried to cover up allegations of Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse between 1998 and 2001. The family is seeking a group of experts to go over the facts and conclusions in the report, which included some 450 interviews and three million documents related to the case. In June, Sandusky was convicted of molesting 10 boys over a 15-year period. (Photo:  William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

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Joe Paterno's Family Fights Back - The family of Joe Paterno is contesting the report from Federal Judge Louis B. Freeh, above, a former FBI director, that claimed Paterno and other Penn State University officials tried to cover up allegations of Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse between 1998 and 2001. The family is seeking a group of experts to go over the facts and conclusions in the report, which included some 450 interviews and three million documents related to the case. In June, Sandusky was convicted of molesting 10 boys over a 15-year period. (Photo:  William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)