Florida Sentinel Bulletin

NEW ORLEANS — Authorities say Los Angeles Lakers forward Derrick Caracter was arrested in New Orleans, accused of public drunkenness and shoving a pregnant cashier at a pancake restaurant.

Police said the 22-year-old player was arrested early Sunday and booked into jail on charges of battery, public drunkenness and resisting arrest. They say Caracter allegedly grabbed and shoved the cashier at an International House of Pancakes after he was refused service and became belligerent. The woman wasn’t injured.

Authorities say Caracter was freed later Sunday morning on $1,000 bond.

Caracter didn’t play in Sunday night’s playoff game against the Hornets.

WASHINGTON — Washington Redskins defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth was charged Tuesday with misdemeanor sexual abuse for allegedly fondling the breast of his server in a hotel restaurant in Washington.

A grand jury returned an indictment formally charging Haynesworth over the alleged incident at a downtown Washington hotel in the early hours of Feb. 13. If convicted, the 29-year-old two-time All-Pro faces up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.

According to the U. S. attorney’s office, the government’s evidence shows Haynesworth slid a credit card down the front of the server’s dress and fondled her breast.

Haynesworth also faces charges in Virginia for allegedly punching a man during a road-rage assault. His trial is scheduled for May.

At one point last summer, he was also involved in lawsuits from a bank, an exotic dancer, a man injured in an automobile accident and complaints from his ex-wife that he wasn’t paying for her health insurance or their children’s bills.

Haynesworth has also dealt with his share of on-the-field problems over the past year.

Several members of the media spent a few hours at Big Bear, California where Shane Mosley has his training camp. Transpo was sponsored by Top Rank. Mosley is preparing for his fight May 7 against WBO welterweight  champion Manny Pacquiao.

Mosley told the reporters that his energy is great and that it is at high level. He claimed that he has high power in both hands ready to attack Pacquiao when the latter starts strong in the first few rounds.

Mosley acknowledged though that the Pacquiao is not an easy opponent considering that he attacks from different angles and he still has the power even at the remaining rounds.

GREENBURGH, NY — Carmelo Anthony sees the Knicks as a 50-win team that competes for the Eastern Conference title.

Amare Stoudemire believes there is similar potential, viewing New York as a rising team after so many years of dormancy.

There’s still building to be done. Though nobody knows for sure who will be doing it, the two All-Stars know of a couple of guys willing – maybe expecting – to help: themselves.

A day after New York’s best season in a decade ended with a first-round sweep, Anthony and Stoudemire both said they’ll seek input in putting together the pieces around them that are missing.

“I’m pretty sure this offseason there will be a lot of talk, a lot of communication, I hope it is, with me and the front office, with Amare and the front office,” Anthony said Monday. “As being the faces of this organization, we want to do everything we have to do, look at some pieces out there that we need to add.”

Anthony, who has been here only since his acquisition from Denver in a blockbuster trade in February, was asked if that meant he should have a role in personnel matters.

BY IRIS B. HOLTON
Sentinel City Editor

In 2007, a group of young men and parents recognized the need to teach youngsters about survival. However, they needed a venue to gain their attention.

The decided that the best manner in which to reach the youngsters was through sports and formed the Sulphur Springs Cowboys Football and Cheerleading Association.

However, Roger Hayes, Jr., President and Head Coach of the Seniors team said, “This is not just about football and cheerleading, but about life skills. We use football as a means of reaching the children, but we teach them about hard work, dedication and setting goals.”

The Sulphur Springs Cowboys Football and Cheerleading Club have 5 divisions. The youngsters range in age from 4 years to 14 years of age.

Hayes said they are a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization and are currently trying to raise funds for the upcoming season. Practice begins on July 11th and the season begins on August 20th.

As the club prepares to enter its 5th season, he stated, “Our primary objective is to promote the importance of education and self-pride through football and cheerleading. But Sulphur Springs is an underprivileged and underserved community.”

“We know the struggles of our parents and we believe that every child deserves the opportunity to participate. In an effort to continue to provide the children with superior equipment and uniforms without increasing registration fees, we are turning to the community, companies, and organizations for assistance and support.”

Hayes further stated that all donations go directly to the league. He further stated that they are anticipating about 200 participants.

For additional information about the organization or to make a contribution call (813) 699-0778.

Tampa Bay needs a pass rusher.

Statistics suggest it, NFL draft analysts believe it, and even Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik concedes it. Yes, a defensive end with the ability to put heat on quarterbacks is the most pressing need for a team that won 10 games and narrowly missed making the playoffs last season.

Tampa Bay ranked 30th among 32 teams in sacks with 26 a year ago, despite using their first two picks in the 2010 draft on a pair of defensive tackles who arrived with strong pass rushing resumes from college.

Gerald McCoy, the third overall pick behind Sam Bradford and Ndamukong Suh, got off to a slow start in an injury-shortened rookie season and finished with three sacks in 13 games.

Florida cornerback Janoris Jenkins has been cited for alleged marijuana use for the second time in the past three months since deciding to forgo the NFL draft.

Jenkins decided to return for his senior season rather than enter the NFL draft.

The Gainesville Police Department claims Jenkins, 22, was smoking a cigar in a car in a parking lot and when approached by police left the vehicle and began to walk away. A police statement claims a “burnt cannabis cigar’’ was found in the car’s center console.

Jenkins, an all-SEC performer, was given a notice to appear in court.

In the first incident in January, police allegedly saw Jenkins in downtown Gainesville with a clear bag of cannabis, trying to roll a cigarette. Jenkins was also given a citation then to appear in court.

Dolphins Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall was released from the hospital Saturday after what police said was a domestic-violence incident in which he was stabbed by his wife with a kitchen knife Friday in the Miami area.

Marshall’s wife, Michi Nogami-Marshall, 26, was arrested Friday by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office on a domestic-violence charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

Nogami-Marshall was released from jail on a $7,500 bond Saturday afternoon.

Brandon Marshall initially told police he slipped and fell onto a broken glass vase, but according to the report, police found no blood or evidence to substantiate that statement and said both Marshall and his wife provided little information.

Marshall, 27, was taken to Broward General Hospital in Fort Lauderdale by car and underwent surgery late Friday night for a stab wound to the stomach.

No vital organs were pierced in the incident, and doctors have told him that Marshall will be OK in two to three weeks.

DETROIT — Former Michigan and NBA player Jalen Rose told authorities he hadn’t been drinking and performed poorly on several tests to determine if he was intoxicated after rolling his Cadillac Escalade on a snowy Michigan road, according to a police report.

The report said Rose registered a 0.088 blood-alcohol level two hours after the March 11 crash. Michigan’s legal limit is 0.08.

Rose, 38, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

He was driving the 2004 SUV along Walnut Lake Road when it veered off the roadway about 2:10 a.m. and rolled over. Neither Rose nor his female passenger was hurt in the crash.

After he was taken into custody, an in-car police video showed Rose stretched across the rear seat of a patrol car.

“There’s no reason to arrest me,” Rose told the officer. When he was told it was for driving while intoxicated, Rose replied: “For what, sir? But I haven’t been drinking.”

At one point, he asked “what does .08 mean” after being told of the results of his test.