Blades Case Studied

State appeals court judges in Florida were puzzled by the mystery of exactly what happened in a room where the cousin of veteran Seattle Seahawks receiver Brian Blades was shot to death.

Blades, 32, and Charles Blades were alone when Charles was shot at Brian’s townhouse after a night of Fourth of July drinking in 1995.

Brian Blades was convicted of manslaughter last year, but the Fort Lauderdale trial judge set aside the jury’s verdict, ruling that there wasn’t enough evidence to support a conviction.

The state appealed, and the appellate judges heard arguments from both sides Tuesday. They appeared to be skeptical that the state proved the crime.

ESPN broadcaster Gary Miller denied in a Cleveland court Tuesday that he urinated onto off-duty police officers from a dance club’s second-story window.

Daniel Plaza, gold medalist in the 20-kilometer walk at the 1992 Olympics, said he will appeal a two-year suspension for steroid use.

Jurors in the trial of boxer Mitch Green’s assault suit against Mike Tyson were told by both sides Tuesday that the other side had lied about what started a 1988 street fight between the two heavyweights.

State Supreme Court Justice Elliott Wilk finished giving the jury final instructions in the case and the panel began deliberations in mid-afternoon.

PGA Tour golfer Frank Lickliter Jr. is accused of pulling a pocket knife on a man in a crowded sports bar earlier this month in Duluth, Ga.