Johnson wasn’t legally drunk when arrested
Tank Johnson’s blood alcohol level was below the legal limit when the former Chicago Bears tackle was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving June 22 in Gilbert, Ariz.
Johnson’s blood alcohol level was .072, under the presumptive limit in Arizona of .08 percent, police Sgt. Andrew Duncan said Monday. No charges have been filed pending results of a completed investigation.
Johnson, whose legal name is Terry Darnell Johnson, was arrested when officers pulled him over at 3:30 a.m. for driving 40 mph in a 25 mph zone. He was released without being booked or charged after providing a blood sample.
The 25-year-old player was released by the Bears three days after his arrest. The team said it was “upset and embarrassed” by the defensive tackle’s legal troubles.
The Bears declined comment Monday.
•Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens is suing a Manhattan night club for allegedly using his trademarked image and nickname to lure clubgoers to a party.
Avalon, a W. 20th St. club, allegedly made Owens look like the host of a “Friday Night Lights” party last year by using his photo and “T.O.” on promotional flyers.
•Three-time Pro Bowl linebacker LaVar Arrington was released from the hospital in Cheverly, Md., two weeks after breaking his right arm and severely cutting his leg in a motorcycle accident.
•Pro Bowl punter Brian Moorman signed a three-year contract extension with the Buffalo Bills.
•The Oakland Raiders lost their case in California’s top court after contending in a lawsuit that the NFL sabotaged the team’s effort to build a stadium at Hollywood Park in Los Angeles.
The case dates back more than 20 years when Raiders managing partner Al Davis accused the league of not doing enough to help the team move from the antiquated Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to a new stadium.
Basketball
Blazers sign Oden
The Portland Trail Blazers have signed No. 1 pick Greg Oden.
Oden’s deal will be for two years, with team options for the third and fourth seasons. Oden will make $3.885 million as a rookie and $4.176 in Year 2. If they pick up the option in the third year, he will make $4.476 million.
•Allen Iverson denied taking part in a 2005 Washington nightclub brawl, testifying that two men who sued him for $20 million in connection with the fight want to cash in on his basketball fame.
•The New Orleans Hornets hired former NBA player Paul Pressey as an assistant coach.
•Western Michigan men’s basketball coach Steve Hawkins was hospitalized for three days and released after having a seizure at his office in Kalamazoo, Mich.
•Cliff Ellis was hired as Coastal Carolina’s basketball coach.
Miscellany
U.S. sweeps 400
Bershawn Jackson led an American medals sweep in the 400 meters at the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria meet in Athens, Greece, beating Kenneth Ferguson by a hundredth of a second.
Jackson finished in 48.15, with James Carter third in 48.25. Carter has the fastest time this year (47.72).
•Alberto Salazar, the former champion marathoner who collapsed over the weekend in Portland, had his condition upgraded from serious to fair.
•Alvin Henry, a former Olympic sprinter from the Caribbean, confessed that he raped four women and a teenage girl during a four-year period after stalking them in city parks in New York, authorities said.