IN BRIEF
PITTSBURGH - Steelers radio broadcaster Myron Cope was released from the hospital Tuesday, but will miss the upcoming game in Cleveland because of a concussion.
Cope, who has endeared himself to thousands of Steelers faithful with his weekly barrage of mispronunciations and extra syllables, said he believes he struck his head on a stool during a workout Saturday.
The 75-year-old announcer overslept on game day - something he said he has never done. He took the wrong way to the stadium, arriving more than three hours later than normal and just making kickoff. His partners in the broadcast booth noticed he was struggling and he was taken to the hospital at halftime.
"I've got what the football players call post-concussive syndrome," Cope said. "It's when you have your bell rung badly. I know what they're talking about now."
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Former Ohio State tailback Maurice Clarett accused coach Jim Tressel, his staff and school boosters of arranging for him to get passing grades, money for bogus summer jobs, thousands of dollars in cash and loaner cars. The school immediately labeled the charges as lies.Most of Clarett's allegations, in an article by ESPN The Magazine, were covered as part of an NCAA probe that found Clarett lied to investigators, leading to his suspension from the team.Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger was not surprised by the accusations, saying Clarett had vowed to try to hurt the program."In moments of frustration during the investigation, (Maurice) might say something like, 'I can blow this whole program up,' or something like that, and so we would then say, 'OK, blow it up. Tell us what you know,'" Geiger said at Tressel's weekly news conference.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Americans Hank Kuehne, Chad Campbell, Zach Johnson and Chris Riley beat a foursome of international players on the first playoff hole Tuesday in the inaugural Tommy Bahama Challenge.Part of the PGA Tour's Challenge Season, the event at Grayhawk Golf Club was limited to players 30 years or younger and used medal play scores to produce a match play result. The best score in each 18-hole match was worth one point, and the teams finished tied at 2-all.The international team included European Ryder Cup team members Paul Casey, Ian Poulter and David Howell, along with South Korea's Kevin Na.
