New York Knicks forward Charles Oakley was charged with simpleassault and disorderly conduct for pushing and threatening a busboyat an Atlanta restaurant, police said.
Atlanta police officer E.E. Earls said he broke up an argumentbetween Oakley and the busboy, Tommy Jackson, 34, early Monday at anInternational House of Pancakes. Oakley, a former Bull, was inAtlanta to play in a Sunday charity game sponsored by the Hawks'Dominique Wilkins.
Earls said he arrested Oakley and Adolph Shivers of Charlotte,N.C., who was charged with disorderly conduct. Earls said Shiverstried to prevent him from arresting Oakley.
Oakley, who also was charged with being intoxicated, faces acourt hearing next month, said an Atlanta Municipal Courtspokeswoman.
Oakley was not available for comment. Agent Bill Pollak didnot return a telephone call Tuesday to his office in Washington, andKnicks officials said they did not know how to reach Oakley. Harlem Globetrotter Elbert Gordon has been ordered in Jefferson,Wis., to spend a month in jail in and pay a $1,000 fine for breakingan opponent's jaw during a fight in a college basketball game in1989.
FOOTBALL: Ohio State coach John Cooper and Robert Smith metmorning but unable to iron out major differences that prevent the tailback from returning to the team. Smith, who rushedfor the 16th highest regular-season rushing total by a freshman inNCAA history in 1990, quit Friday. Citing a disregard for players'safety and academics by the staff, he called for the removal ofCooper and offensive coordinator Elliot Uzelac.
GOLF: Two-time U.S. Open champion Curtis Strange, battlinghealth problems that have left him in a prolonged slump, haswithdrawn from this week's Greater Milwaukee Open. Strange's agentnotified officials the 36-year-old golfer was suffering from a lackof energy and must withdraw from the tournament, GMO president GordonKress said.
HOCKEY: Viacheslav Kozlov scored twice as the Soviet Union beatCanada 4-3 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in an exhibition game for theCanada Cup series. Dirk Graham of the Blackhawks scored two goalsfor Canada.
HORSE RACING: Harlow S. Arlie, 32, of Lake Forest wassentenced in Gainesville, Fla., to 18 months in prison after pleadingguilty to killing a Florida racehorse to help the owners collectinsurance money.
Arlie and Tommy Burns of Libertyville were arrested Feb. 2 nearNewberry in Alachua County after Department of Agriculture andConsumer Services agents saw Arlie shatter a thoroughbred horse's legwith a steel crowbar. The horse, a 7-year-old gelding, had to bedestroyed. The horse was insured for $25,000; court records indicatethat Arlie said the owner of the horse offered the two men $5,000 tokill the animal. Burns is scheduled to stand trial later this year.
BOXING: Chicago light heavyweight Tony LaRosa (15-2, 13 KOs)will fight Donny Lalonde Oct. 8 in Philadelphia. The fight will bethe first for Lalonde since he lost his World Boxing Council lightheavyweight title to Sugar Ray Leonard on Nov. 7, 1988.
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