Charges against Rafer Alston dropped

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 Charges against Rafer Alston dropped
| Feb. 29, 2008 InsideHoops.com editor Jeff Lenchiner has learned that a felony assault charge from New York last summer against Houston Rockets point guard Rafer Alston was dropped this morning. In August of 2007, an incident in a New York nightclub resulted in a man claiming that he had been stabbed by Alston. However, there were virtually no witnesses that could verify this. And plenty of ... [link]

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Rafer sucks, but he's not a criminal (officially)
Published 2/29/2008 by grungedave at The Dream Shake
... Just got the news that Rafer has beat the assault charges filed against him last summer. It's gotta be the first time Rafer's played solid defense all season! (what, did you expect me to write something nice about Rafer? ...

It's Official: Rafer Alston Didn't Stab a Guy
Published 2/29/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... did not feel this is a case that should go forward. They understand the case has no merit. We're obviously pleased with the outcome, as pleased as can be when the case had no merit and understand should never have been charged in the first place. It might be kind of weird that the news of player not stabbing a guy in the neck is considered good press, but so long as the Indiana Pacers are in the league, the NBA will take what it can get. (via Inside Hoops)   Permalink | Email this |  ...

PM Roundup: Brady Quinn, Looking for an Exit
Published 2/29/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... There are a handful of coaches who have hot wives. (Fan IQ) The 30 fastest-growing occupations. (Boston Globe) Sweet! The blogger vs. journalist argument is over! The WP’s executive editor said: “There are thousands of journalists who now blog, and there are lots of bloggers who are trained journalists.” (Media Shift via Romenesko) It’s all coming together for Rafer Alston - felony assault charges dropped! (Inside Hoops) One day, the Alycia Lane story will go away. Unfortunately, that is not ...

Skip Didn’t Stab Anyone
Published 2/29/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
Assault charges against Rafer Alston have been dropped. © Marcel Mutoni for SLAM Online, 2008. | Permalink | One comment Add to del.icio.us Search blogs linking this post with Technorati ...

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