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Ex-Buckeye fires lawyers
2006-07-27
Two weeks before his trial in Columbus, Ohio, on aggravated burglary and weapons charges, former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett does not have an attorney.In a single-paragraph letter Clarett wrote on July 20, he said he fired attorneys William Settina and Robert Krapenc. They filed a motion Monday saying they do not wish to continue as Clarett's lawyers, saying he has not paid their fees and is not cooperating in his own defense.Court documents do not list any other attorney for Clarett.Common Pleas Judge David S. Fais scheduled a hearing for this morning to address the situation.Clarett, 22, turned himself in on Jan. 2 to face charges of flashing a gun and robbing two people in an alley behind a bar.He has been free on a recognizance bond since his indictment on Feb. 10. He is charged with two counts of aggravated robbery, four counts of robbery and one count of carrying a concealed weapon.MORE FOOTBALLCULBERT CAN JOIN HUSKERS: Nebraska will allow a recruit accused of sexual abuse to join the football team, but coach Bill Callahan says a "zero tolerance" policy will be in effect for defensive back Major Culbert.Culbert was sentenced this month in Eugene, Ore., to five years of probation and 25 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of criminal trespassing and harassment in connection with an incident during his January recruiting visit to the University of Oregon.Culbert, from Harbor City, Calif., and another player on the recruiting visit originally were charged with sexually abusing two women in a dormitory room.NEW TEAM FORMING: Arkansas Baptist is adding a football team, part of an athletics department overhaul that officials of the Little Rock, Ark., school hope will help boost enrollment.Athletics director Charles Ripley and school president Fitz Hill are planning a complete revamping of the school's sports program.(The Associated Press)WOMEN'S BASKETBALLECU REWARDS COACH: East Carolina coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener has received a raise and a contract extension that will keep her with the team through the 2009-10 season.The East Carolina University Board of Trustees approved a two-year contract extension and a $15,000 annual raise, increasing her salary to $115,000 a year."Coach Baldwin-Tener has made remarkable progress in re-building our women's basketball program as evidenced by the best record in 14 years during the 2005-06 season," athletics director Terry Holland said Wednesday.
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