■Football
Bruce Smith acquitted
Bruce Smith was acquitted of drunken driving Wednesday when a judge ruled that the evidence was not enough to support a conviction. The Washington Redskins defensive lineman was charged with driving drunk on Shore Drive on April 27 after a police officer stopped him for speeding. Smith's blood-alcohol registered 0.07 on a breath test, just below the state legal limit of 0.08. Smith also failed a field sobriety test administered by the police office. After a short trial, General District Judge Pamela Hutchens found Smith not guilty of drunken driving but guilty of speeding. Smith was charged with driving 98kph in a 72kph zone.
■ Basketball
Magic statue planned
Twenty-four years after Magic Johnson led Michigan State University to its first college basketball championship, the school plans to honor him with a statue. It will be unveiled Nov. 1 in front of the Breslin Center. Sculptor Omri Amrany confirmed that his Highland Park, Illinois, company, the Fine Art Studio of Rotblatt-Amrany, would be working on the project. Amrany and his wife, Julie Rotblatt-Amrany, have created statues of other figures, including a Michael Jordan likeness in front of Chicago's United Center and a Harry Caray statue at the entrance to Wrigley Field in Chicago. Johnson, a Lansing native, was on five NBA championship teams with the Los Angeles Lakers and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
■ Soccer
Blasi joins Juventus
Former Perugia midfielder Manuele Blasi will become the first off-season addition to Serie A champion Juventus' roster. The 22-year-old Blasi will be checked out by Juventus medical officials Thursday and then formally introduced, the club's Web site reported. A defensive midfielder, Blasi spent the past three seasons at Perugia after beginning his career with AS Roma. Blasi agreed to join Juve a year ago on a four-year contract but then was loaned back to Perugia.
■ Baseball
Teenager gets sentenced
A judge recommended a sentence of six months in a boot camp for the teenager who rushed the field with his father and attacked a Kansas City base coach during a game between the Royals and White Sox last September. Markham Juvenile Court Judge Michael Stuttley considered a parole violation by the 16-year-old boy and a juvenile delinquency petition before recommending the sentence Wednesday, said Tom Stanton, a spokesman for the Cook County state's attorney's office.
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