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Former Buffalo Bill Bruce Smith admits DWI

Fri, 01/15/2010 - 10:59 by shalini.bahadur

Virginia Beach, Vt. -- Bruce Smith, a Hall of Fame defensive end who played for the Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins, pleaded guilty to drunken driving Thursday in Virginia.

A circuit court judge in Virginia Beach gave Smith, 46, a suspended 90-day jail sentence and took away his driver's license for a year, The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot reported. He also was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine.

Smith said he had been drinking with friends May 14 and thought he was sober enough to get to his home in Virginia Beach. He was pulled over by a police officer on Interstate 264, failed a roadside sobriety test and refused to be breathalyzed.

In return for the guilty plea, prosecutors dropped charges of speeding and refusing the breathalyzer test.

Hall of Fame ceremony kicks off NFL season

Sat, 08/08/2009 - 11:06 by preet_20

Anton, Ohio Aug. 7: Bob Hayes, whose world-class sprinter's speed helped revolutionize his sport, will be among those inducted Saturday into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The induction ceremonies on the steps of the Hall of Fame will precede by one day the first of the 332 preseason, regular season and playoff games that will make up the 2009 National Football League campaign.

Buffalo and Tennessee will play in the Hall of Fame Game Sunday. The season will end Feb. 7 with the playing of Super Bowl XLIV in Miami.

Because of his speed, Hayes required double coverage on almost every play during his days as a wide receiver with the Dallas Cowboys. His last game was 34 years ago. Hayes died in 2002.