Michael Vick Busted For Marijuana At Miami Airport
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick reluctantly surrendered a water bottle to security at Miami International Airport that contained a residue "closely associated with marijuana," police said Wednesday.
Vick entered a concourse Wednesday morning at the airport with the 20-ounce water bottle safe.
He eventually handed it over and boarded his flight to Atlanta.
But his initial reluctance to turn over the bottle aroused suspicion among airport security screeners, a police report said.
The bottle was found to have a hidden compartment that contained "a small amount of dark particulate and a pungent aroma closely associated with marijuana," the report said.
The compartment was hidden by the bottle's label, so that it appeared to be a full bottle of water when held upright, police said.
Mark McGwire was snubbed. Jose Canseco, was ignored. The talk of steroid use, or suspected steroid use that had overshadowed baseball's Hall of Fame voting could not be pushed aside.
Tony Gwynn, who won eight batting titles with the San Diego Padres, and Cal Ripken Jr., who played a record 2,632 consecutive games with the Baltimore Orioles, name went into the Cooperstown, N.Y., in their first year of eligibility for the Hall of Fame.
Ripken was named on 98.5% of the ballots (537 of 545), the third-highest percentage for a first-time candidate. Gwynn received 532 votes, or 97.6%.
A player must receive support from 75% of the eligible voters from the Baseball Writers Association of America to gain entry.
McGwire, who is seventh in baseball history with 573 home runs, was named on only 23.5% of the ballots.
Canseco, an admitted steroid user who fingered McGwire, might have been punished more than anyone else. A long shot for the Hall despite hitting 462 homers in his career, Canseco received just six votes and fell short of the 5% needed to stay on the ballot next year.
Voters had no trouble supporting Ripken and Gwynn, each of whom spent his entire career with the same team.
Denver Broncos Darrent Williams Killed In Drive-by Shooting
Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was killed and two other people with him were injured in a drive-by shooting early on New Years Day, police said on Monday.
Williams, 24, was riding in a limousine in downtown Denver after 2 a.m. when shots fired from another vehicle hit him and a man and woman also riding in his car, ABC television reported.
"Complete shock. We're speechless. It takes words away. A terrible tragedy," Broncos spokesman Jim Saccomano said after he received the call from the police at around 3 a.m informing the team of Williams' death.
The shooting occurred just hours after the Broncos were eliminated from the playoffs with a 26-23 overtime loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
Williams was in his second season with the Broncos coming out of Oklahoma State University as a second round draft choice.
The 5-foot-8 (1.7 metres), 188-pound (85.4-kg) cornerback started nine games in 2005, the most by a Denver rookie at that position since 1975. He had two interceptions in 2005 and four this season.
In Sunday's loss to the 49ers, Williams had three tackles and returned two punts for 50 yards before exiting the game with a shoulder injury in the second half.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick reluctantly surrendered a water bottle to security at Miami International Airport that contained a residue "closely associated with marijuana," police said Wednesday.
The bottle was found to have a hidden compartment that contained "a small amount of dark particulate and a pungent aroma closely associated with marijuana," the report said.
