Ex-NBA player will serve three years in prison
Former NBA player Mookie Blaylock pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide Monday, accepting a plea deal that means he will serve three years of a 15-year sentence for killing a woman in 2013.
Blaylock admitted to killing Monica Murphy, a mother of five, in a head-on collision in Atlanta on May 31, 2013.
The 15-year sentence was reduced to seven years in prison and eight on probation and allows him to be released from prison after three years.
According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the deal includes 1,500 hours of community service and treatment for alcoholism. Additionally, he cannot drive until his probation is completed.
Blaylock, 47, had no alcohol in his system at the time of the crash, Palmer said, but he was charged with vehicular homicide because doctors had told him not to drive because he was prone to seizures caused by alcoholism.
Vick replaces Smith as Jets starting QB
Michael Vick will replace Geno Smith as the New York Jets starting quarterback when the Jets face the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Jets coach Rex Ryan announced Monday.
“We decided to go with Mike Vick this week and give him an opportunity to work extensively with the first-team offense,” Ryan said, “and have Geno take a step back for the first time in his career, maybe get a different perspective of it.”
Smith threw three interceptions in the first quarter of the Jets’ 42-34 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday and was pulled for Vick after 12 plays.
Smith also suffered a shoulder injury and had X-rays after the game, although the injury apparently was not serious as Ryan said Smith will back up Vick vs. the Chiefs.
Vick completed 18 of 36 passes for 153 yards, throwing an interception and losing two fumbles.
Sharks’ Scott suspended two games
The NHL suspended San Jose Sharks forward John Scott two games, without pay, for leaving the bench on a legal line change and starting an altercation with Anaheim Ducks forward Tim Jackman on Sunday, the league announced Monday.
Scott is considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, will forfeit $17,073.
Tide boosters paid off $3.1 million owed on Saban home
Alabama boosters paid off the remaining $3.1 million Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban owed on his home in 2013, Al.com reported Monday.
According to the report, the payment was made about 10 weeks after Alabama beat Notre Dame in the January 2013 national championship game.
This is a nice perk for Saban, who is the highest paid college head coach at about $7 million per year.
The home was bought by Saban and his wife, Terry, in 2007. According to the Al.com report, it was purchased by the Crimson Tide Foundation in March 2013. The foundation also paid the property taxes on the home since the purchase.