Sports People

Undefeated heavyweight boxer Jo-el Scott pleaded innocent in Albany, N.Y., to an 11-count indictment that accuses him of raping three young girls. … Jeff Gordon led a strong Chevrolet showing in the first round of time trials for the Coca-Cola 600. Gordon turned a fast lap of 183.773 to win the pole for Sunday’s 600-mile race at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. … NBC has the Olympics through 2008, and now it has president Dick Ebersol through 2004, rewarding him with the longest contract extended to an executive of NBC or its parent company, General Electric. … Seymour H. Knox III, who along with his brother founded the Buffalo Sabres and served as principal owners, died in Buffalo, N.Y., after a lengthy bout with cancer. He was 70. … Former Boston Celtics coach Chris Ford interviewed for the vacant Milwaukee Bucks coaching position. … Two-time Olympic speed skater Moira D’Andrea, 28, was hospitalized in satisfactory condition after being hit by a car a day earlier while bicycling in suburban Milwaukee.