Suspended Rockets player Griffin accused of assault

["Stephen Beauregard" <sb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Suspended Rockets player Griffin accused of assault
10/26/2003

Suspended Houston Rockets forward Eddie Griffin is being investigated by
police, who were told the player beat and shot at a woman at his home. No
warrant had been issued and police hadn't found Griffin as of yesterday
afternoon. Police received a call from a woman before dawn yesterday saying
Griffin assaulted her. Griffin later called police to say somebody had broken
into his house. The team suspended Griffin indefinitely Oct. 16 after he
missed practices and a flight . . . Golden State forward Troy Murphy will miss
the start of the season with a right foot injury . . . Point guard Keith
McLeod signed as a replacement for injured Troy Hudson, rejoining the
Timberwolves four days after being cut . . . The Oakland Athletics have
refused to allow vice president and general manager Billy Beane to speak to
the Seattle Mariners about an open front office position . . . Left wing
Pascal Dupuis signed a three-year contract with the Minnesota Wild, according
to his agent. Dupuis had 20 goals and 28 assists for the Wild last season . .
. In tennis, top-seeded Andy Roddick was knocked off by David Nalbandian, 7-5,
7-5, in the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors in Basel. Nalbandian will play
Guillermo Coria in an all-Argentine final . . . Kim Clijsters overwhelmed
Maria Sharapova, 6-0, 6-3, in the SEAT Open semifinals in Luxembourg.
Clijsters will play Chanda Rubin, who defeated Marlene Weingartner, 6-2, 7-5.

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Thanks,

Steve
sb@xxxxxxxxxxxx