Wednesday, Jun. 25, 2008

Arrest is made in robbery of Raider

LAS VEGAS -- One man was arrested and a second was sought Tuesday in a robbery and beating that left Raiders receiver Javon Walker unconscious on a street following a long night of partying at Las Vegas nightclubs.

Police said Arfat Fadel of Las Vegas was accused of multiple felonies, including kidnapping, robbery, battery and conspiracy in a June 16 robbery. Lt. Clinton Nichols said Walker lost about $3,000 in cash and $100,000 worth of jewelry in the robbery.

The loot hasn't been recovered, he said.

"The suspects knew who Mr. Walker was. He (Walker) did not know who they were," Nichols said. "Whether they were part of his entourage or not remains to be seen."

Nichols said Walker got out of one vehicle he was riding in with friends and got into Fadel's black Range Rover with Fadel and the other man before he was assaulted and robbed.

"He willingly got in the vehicle on his own," Nichols said of the 6-foot-3-inch, 215-pound Walker. "We're unsure why." ...

Adam "Pacman" Jones, the suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback who has been known by the nickname throughout his life, said he'd like to be called by his given name and make "Pacman" a thing of the past. "There's really just a lot of negativity behind it," Jones said. "It's just time for a change, man."

Golf

He was the first of only five players to capture the Masters and U.S. Open in the same year. He was the first player to lose all four majors in extra holes. Forty years after he died, Craig Wood was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame by earning the minimum 65 percent of the vote, making him the only player this year to get in through the PGA Tour ballot. Wood will be inducted Nov. 10 at the World Golf Village along with a class of 2008 that was expanded to five.

Denny Shute, who won a British Open at St. Andrews and won back-to-back years at the PGA Championship, was selected through the Veterans Category, and golf writer Herbert Warren Wind and seven-time USGA champion Carole Semple Thompson were selected through the Lifetime Achievement category. Golf course architect Pete Dye was selected earlier in the Lifetime Achievement category. ...

Camilo Villegas made two birdie putts in a three-hole, four-team playoff and, along with partner Bubba Watson, won the rain-delayed CVS Caremark Charity Classic in Barrington, R.I. Villegas-Watson finished with a three-hole total of 3 under par and split the $300,000 first-place check in the best-ball tournament. Play was halted earlier when thunderstorms and hail forced golfers and spectators off the course. It was decided that a playoff would be held between the four teams that were tied for the lead through 28 total holes. ...

The World Matchplay Championship is moving to southern Spain with a new format after 44 years in Wentworth, England. There will be no event, then in 2009 it moves to the Finca Cortesin Golf Club near Malaga.

NHL

The NHL indefinitely suspended Anaheim Ducks owner Henry Samueli following the billionaire philanthropist's guilty plea to a felony count of lying to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Boxing

Undefeated super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe split from promoter Frank Warren after 12 years and will be his own business manager for a hoped-for bout against Roy Jones Jr., which would be the final fight of his career. The 36-year-old Welshman's last fight was April's triumph over Bernard Hopkins in a light-heavyweight bout.