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$10 million bail in tax evasion case
Published on Saturday, Oct 04, 2008
Race car driver and Dancing With The Stars winner Helio Castroneves pleaded not guilty to federal tax evasion charges and declared outside the courtroom in Miami that he would treat the case like a race against the Internal Revenue Service.
Castroneves, 33, spoke after his release on $10 million bail after a court appearance in which he was shackled in handcuffs and leg chains and was visibly weeping into a wad of white tissue.
Castroneves hopped into a waiting car and headed for a flight to Atlanta to participate in this weekend's Petit Le Mans race. Terms of Castroneves' release allow him to travel for work in the United States but not abroad, meaning he will likely miss a race later this month in Australia, said his attorney, Mark Seiden.
NHL: Ex-owner must repay millions
• Former St. Louis Blues owner Michael Shanahan Sr. was ordered to pay nearly $8 million in restitution and serve three years of probation for his role in backdating stock options.
• Chris Drury became the New York Rangers' captain, one night before the club opened the regular season in the Czech Republic.
• Montreal Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau received a multiyear contract extension for leading the team to first place in the Eastern Conference last season.
Colleges: Donovan gets extension
• Florida basketball coach Billy Donovan signed his six-year contract extension, 16 months after he returned to Gainesville after a brief stint with the NBA's Orlando Magic. The deal is worth more than $19.5 million before incentives.
• The University of Wisconsin marching band has been suspended indefinitely while allegations of hazing, alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct are investigated. The band won't play today during a nationally televised football game between the No. 18 Badgers and No. 14 Ohio State.
Golf: Overton takes 1 shot lead
• Jeff Overton shot a 3-under 69 on to take a 1-shot lead over Tag Ridings (68) in the blustery Turning Stone Resort Championship in Verona, N.Y. Overton was at 8-under 136. Two weather delays totaling nearly an hour and a half prevented the entire field from finishing before darkness fell, but Overton's lead was safe. Steve Allan, one of 23 players who didn't complete the round, was at 3 under with three holes to play.
• Angela Stanford's rare double eagle turned into a huge boost for her to stay near the top of the leaderboard. A pair of double bogeys and a bogey on the 18th cost two-time defending champion Lorena Ochoa, who had a tough back nine after she began the day so well in the second round of the Samsung World Championship in Half Moon Bay, Calif. Na Yeon Choi of South Korea shot a 1-under 71, giving her a 4-under 140 total and a 2-stroke lead over Stanford (73), Ochoa (73), Paula Creamer (74) and Song-Hee Kim (73).
• Austria's Markus Brier shot a 2-under 70 at St. Andrews to take a 1-stroke lead in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in St. Andrews, Scotland. Brier had an 8-under 136 total.
• South Korea's Kim Wi-joong shot a 4-under 67 to take a 1-stroke lead in the Korea Open, while American Ryder Cup star Anthony Kim followed his opening 64 with a 73 to drop 3 shots behind in Seoul, South Korea. The leader had an 8-under 134 total.
Tennis: Venus Williams advances
• Venus Williams beat third-seeded Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2 at the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, to set up a semifinal with Jelena Jankovic. Jankovic rallied from a break down in each set to edge seventh-seeded Vera Zvonareva 7-6 (8), 7-6 (5). Olympic champion Elena Dementieva lost to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-1. Azarenka will next play Nadia Petrova, who beat Li Na of China 6-2, 6-3.
• Serena Williams has pulled out of next week's Kremlin Cup because of an ankle injury.
Other: Parker wins top WNBA awards
• Candace Parker received the WNBA's Most Valuable Player award, becoming the first player to win the award along with the rookie of the year honors. The Los Angeles Sparks star was unanimously selected rookie of the year.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s No. 88 Chevrolet blew an engine in the first practice and blew a tire in the second and it cost him any shot of starting in the front of the field in Talladega, Ala. When the right tire exploded in the afternoon practice, it triggered a multicar wreck that affected Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, David Reutimann and a few others.
• The Miami Heat are giving Shaun Livingston a second chance at an NBA career. The free-agent point guard signed a two-year contract with the Heat, the first significant step in what he hopes is a comeback from a serious injury to his left knee 19 months ago.
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