Sports Rewind: June 20
Jerry Sandusky doesn't testify in sex abuse trial and more.
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More Charges of Racism in Euro 2012 Games - Jerry Sandusky doesn't testify in sex abuse trial, LaDainian Tomlinson retires, Spike Lee signs on to direct Mike Tyson’s one-man-show, plus more sports news. -- Britt Middleton Croatia's Football Federation (HNS) faces disciplinary action after several racism-fueled incidents during Euro 2012 matches on Monday, including a match between Croatia and Italy, where as many as 300 HNS fans reportedly chanted racist slurs and shouted monkey noises at Italy player Mario Balotelli from the stands. The Union of European Football Associations also launched an investigation into a match between Spain and Croatia after HNS supporters held up racist banners and set off fireworks. (Photo: Claudio Villa/Getty Images)
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Jerry Sandusky Doesn’t Take the Stand - Jerry Sandusky’s defense team rested its case on Wednesday without calling the former Penn State football coach to the stand. Closing arguments in Sandusky’s sex abuse trial are set for Thursday morning. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Dwyane Wade’s Ex-Wife Arrested - After she refused to put her two sons on a plane to spend Father’s Day with dad Dwyane Wade, Siohvaughn Funches-Wade was arrested in Chicago over the weekend under child abduction and unlawful visitation charges. At a hearing on Tuesday, the Miami Heat star’s lawyer asked a judge to suspend Funches-Wade’s visitation rights. A hearing for the motion was set for June 26. (Photo: Cook County Sheriff/CBS News)
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Roger Clemens Acquitted - After a 10-week trial, baseball great Roger Clemons was acquitted on six counts of perjury on Monday. The now retired pitcher, who last played with the New York Yankees in 2007, was accused of lying to Congress at a 2008 hearing, where he denied using performance-enhancing drugs over the course of his 24-year career. (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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New Evidence Released in Saints Bounty Program Investigation - The National Football League went public on Monday with some 20,000 documents of evidence in its ongoing investigation into the New Orleans Saints bounty program. Among the league’s findings were documents supporting claims that Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma pledged $10,000 of a total $35,000 prize to knock out Brett Farve from the NFC championship game in 2010. (Photo: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Miami Heat Continues Hot Streak - While a leg injury temporarily sidelined Miami Heat star LeBron James in Tuesday's finals match against the Oklahoma City Thunder, James was able to lead the Heat to a 104-98 victory over the Thunder. The heat now lead the series 3-1. (Photo: AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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LaDainian Tomlinson Retires - After 11 successful seasons in the NFL, running back LaDainian Tomlinson announced his retirement on Monday, singing a one-day contract with the San Diego Chargers, the team he played with for nine season before moving to the New York Jets in 2010. But there were no hard feelings for the star running back: "It wasn't because I didn't want to play anymore. It was simply time to move on," he told the AP. (Photo: AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
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What a Knockout! - Mike Tyson officially announced on Monday that Spike Lee will direct his one-man show, "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth," when it comes to the Longacre Theatre in New York City from July 31-Aug. 5. "It takes courage to get in the ring," Lee said at a press conference on Monday, when asked about his attraction to the project. "But it takes courage to get on the stage." (Photo: Joseph Marzullo/WENN.com)
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Tiger Tanks in U.S. Open - Despite being hailed the favorite to take the U.S. Open on Sunday, Tiger Woods finished with a 3-over 73, putting him six shots back of behind winner Webb Simpson. Woods has not won a major championship since 2008.(Photo: AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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Chris Webber’s Tax Trouble - Chris Webber, who last played with the Golden State Warriors 2008, is tangled in a tax battle with the state of California, TMZ reported on Sunday. "According to documents filed by the California Employment Development Office, CWebb owes the state for unpaid taxes from the last few months of 2008 and all of 2009. The initial amount was for $81,427.36, but with $25,874.56 in penalties and $11,629.05 in interest ... the former Sacrament King now owes $118,930.97," TMZ reported. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
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Chris Bosh’s Child Support Battle - Allison Mathis, who has a 3-year-old daughter with Miami Heat star Chris Bosh, has fallen on hard times since she was laid off from her job as a secretary at a construction company in Orlando. She has applied for food stamps and her home is facing foreclosure, GossipExtra.com reported on Saturday. Mathis’ attorney told the website Bosh pays $2,600 monthly in child support, but he should pay about $30,000 a month based on his $18 million yearly salary with the Heat. (Photo: Courtesy newsone.com)
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Mayweather to Stay Behind Bars - Floyd Mayweather Jr. won’t be handed a "get-out-of-jail" free card and instead will finish out his 90-day sentence behind pars, a Las Vegas judge ruled on June 15. The undefeated boxer asked to be released from jail because the low-quality food and water provided threatened his health and his boxing career. He’s serving three months in jail after pleading guilty to domestic abuse charges last year. Separately, Forbes named Mayweather No. 1 on its list of 100 highest paid athletes. (Photo: AP Photo/Clark County Detention Center)