Newsmakers: Boxer Terence Crawford accused of damaging lift at body shop

Accused WBO super lightweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford is accused of causing $5,000 in damage to a hydraulic lift during a dispute with a body shop owner in Omaha, Nebraska. According to a police report, Crawford demanded his 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, which had been in the shop to be painted. Owner Michael Nelson told Crawford he still owed $1,350. Police say Crawford then lowered the car on the lift. He and three people with him tied a rope to the car and took it away.

Announced An attorney representing two ex-North Carolina athletes, Rashanda McCants and Devon Ramsay, says the school and NCAA are both responsible for UNC’s long-running academic fraud scandal that he says denied athletes a quality education. Michael Hausfeld said in a federal court hearing that athletes who took even one of the irregular courses had been defrauded.

Banned The International Tennis Federation banned a Croatian official Denis Pitner for 10 years for working at tournaments without telling organizers he had been suspended. He was found guilty of violating the code of conduct for tennis officials and was stripped of his officiating certification.

Disagreed An attorney for former Iowa State women’s basketball player Nikki Moody said that his firm disagrees with the university’s finding that it was unable to substantiate her complaints of racial discrimination. Moody sued coach Bill Fennelly, the university and the state for racial discrimination and retaliation.

Reported Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton is pushing for a downtown arena shared by the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes and NBA’s Phoenix Suns. The Coyotes have one year left on their lease agreement for Gila River Arena with the city of Glendale.

Released UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma has been released from the hospital, where he was admitted Saturday with an undisclosed ailment.