IN BRIEF
WASHINGTON — Straight-faced and subdued, Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas pleaded guilty Friday to a felony gun charge connected to a locker-room argument, leaving his All-Star career in limbo and his freedom in doubt.
Arenas won't know whether he must serve jail time until his March 26 sentencing and remains free until then. The government indicated it will not seek more than six months, although the judge can give Arenas anywhere from probation to the charge's maximum term of five years. Guidelines call for six to 12 months.
Arenas did not speak to reporters on the way into D.C. Superior Court — only shaking his head when asked if he wanted to tell fans anything — or when he walked down the block to police headquarters after his 20-minute hearing.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Hundreds of grieving students turned out Friday to mourn Southern Indiana center Jeron Lewis as a coroner said a heart condition may have caused the player's death after a game at Kentucky Wesleyan.Speaking in a gymnasium in front of an estimated 300 students and others, first-year coach Rodney Watson said there had been no signs of health problems with the 21-year-old Lewis. He had done well in workouts and had lost 40 pounds over the summer as part of a self-imposed workout regimen to get in shape for his senior season.Lewis collapsed with about 4 minutes to go in Thursday night's game in Owensboro, Ky. He was rushed to a hospital, where he died at about 10 p.m.Daviess County, Ky., Coroner Bob Howe said preliminary results from an autopsy show Lewis had an enlarged heart and may have died from a heart condition he may not have known he had.
