Three members of Duquesne University’s club hockey team were struck by a hit-and-run driver after an argument at a bar early Monday morning in Pittsburgh.
It is the second violent altercation involving Duquesne athletes this year. On Sept. 17, five basketball players were shot following an on-campus party.
Timothy Fish, 22, was listed in fair condition at Mercy Hospital with a compound fracture and severe cut to his left leg that required surgery, according to police and the hospital. Mike Heath, 22, was treated at Mercy for a neck injury and abrasions, and then released. Mark Heier, also 22, refused treatment.
– Eighteen universities and the Big Ten, Pacific-10 and Big 12 sports conferences filed a brief Monday in state appeals court supporting Ohio State University in its bid to overturn a $2.4 million award to former men’s basketball coach Jim O’Brien.
– American teenager Freddy Adu began a two-week trial with English Premier League club Manchester United on Monday. Adu, 17, took part in training with players from the club’s youth academy. Because Adu doesn’t have a British work permit, he is not able to play in a competitive match.
– Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe has quit competitive swimming.
