Galaxy Trades Jolley
The Galaxy traded midfielder-defender Steve Jolley to the New York-New Jersey MetroStars on Wednesday for a second-round choice in next year’s MLS draft.
Jolley, a starter most of the last two seasons, made only one appearance for the Galaxy this season. He played the final four minutes of a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Burn on Saturday.
Jolley was the Galaxy’s first-round choice in the 1997 college draft from William and Mary. He quickly became a starter, but his rookie season ended after 12 games when he tore a ligament in his left knee.
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The Honduras men’s national team withdrew from an Olympic qualifying tournament after the players refused to travel to Hershey, Pa., until they are paid bonuses promised to them. The Hondurans were to begin play Friday against the United States. But CONCACAF spokesman Rick Lawes said the game has neither been postponed nor forfeited and that he expected Honduras to be represented. The players demanded bonuses of $1,500 each that the federation promised if they made it to the final round of the tournament.
New England forward Eduardo Hurtado was suspended by MLS after he failed to show up for practices. The league also suspended San Jose Earthquake midfielder Khodadad Azizi for three games and fined him $7,500 for his part in an altercation Saturday against Kansas City. . . . Miklos Molnar scored twice in the first half to give Kansas City a 2-1 victory over New York-New Jersey at East Rutherford, N.J. . . . Manchester United was eliminated from the Champions Cup, losing, 3-2, at home to Real Madrid, which is in the semifinals along with Barcelona, Valencia and Bayern Munich of Germany.
Jurisprudence
Former NFL player Rae Carruth, charged with killing his son’s mother, is asking to see the 5-month-old boy. In court papers filed Monday in Charlotte, N.C., lawyers said his murder trial won’t occur within the year and that Carruth should be able to see Chancellor Lee Adams before then. . . . Harrah’s Entertainment Inc.’s New Orleans casino was sued by a former pit boss who alleges company officials failed to back him up in a confrontation with former New Orleans Saint coach Mike Ditka. In a suit filed in state court in New Orleans, Randy Curtis said he quit his job overseeing craps tables at the casino after Ditka cursed at him and hurled a lit cigar in a dispute over a dice roll that allegedly cost Ditka thousands of dollars.
Tennis
Top-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov lost to Dominik Hrbaty, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, leading a wave of big names to tumble from the Monte Carlo clay-court tournament. Thomas Enqvist lost to Richard Krajicek, 7-5, 6-1, Tim Henman lost to qualifier Juan Ignacio Chela, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, and Magnus Norman lost to Karim Alami, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. . . . Mary Pierce beat Spain’s Gala Leon Garcia, 6-1, 6-1, in the opening round of the Hilton Head Island, S.C., tournament.
Miscellany
A plan to build a new stadium for the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals is headed for the ballot. The state House voted 31-27 late Tuesday to put a $331-million stadium financing package before Maricopa County voters this fall.. . . The New Orleans Saints signed cornerback Steve Israel, 31, to a three-year contract. Israel, 31, played the past three seasons with the New England Patriots.
Ball State Coach Ray McCallum was hired to succeed Clyde Drexler as Houston’s men’s basketball coach. . . . Doug Erickson is leaving an administrative assistant position for the UCLA men’s basketball team to enter private business.
Former Milwaukee Brewer catcher Dave Nilsson will be eligible to represent Australia in the Olympics, even though he tested positive for ephedrine, a stimulant illegal in international sports. . . . Jockey Pat Day won Keeneland’s second race and became the track’s all-time winningest jockey with his 717th victory.
P.J. Bogart won the one-meter title at the U.S. National Indoor Diving Championships at Minneapolis, edging fellow Minnesota alumnus Dan Croaston. . . . Michael Simms Jr. of Sacramento, a light heavyweight, was removed as a candidate for a spot on the U.S. Olympic boxing team because of rules violations.
