Georgia’s Sims Appealing Suspension
ATHENS, Ga. (AP)—Georgia backup safety Antonio Sims is looking for a rare successful appeal from the university’s judiciary to avoid losing his eligibility for the 2006 season.

Sims was suspended from school for spring semester on Feb. 2 by the Office of Judicial Programs after he acknowledged two violations of the University Code of Conduct.

Sims, from Hiram, Ga., was a redshirt freshman in 2005. If the suspension holds, he would not have enough hours to be academically eligible for the 2006 season next fall.

He remains enrolled at the university pending the outcome of his appeal.

Sims acknowledged he possessed a university parking permit that wasn’t his in June of 2005. According to school documents, he received 18 parking tickets between June of 2004 and January of 2005.

He was sentenced to 15 hours of community service but never completed any of the service, according to school records.

On Nov. 20, 2005, Sims was arrested on charges of DUI and underage possession of alcohol on the university campus. That arrest violated two more university regulations, leading to Sims’ suspension.

Sims served a 24-hour sentence in the Clarke County Jail on Jan. 24. He received 12 months probation, a $500 fine and 40 hours of community service. He got an additional 20 hours of community service for the underage possession charge.
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Former Boxer Indicted In Death Of Man Found In Trash Bin
CINCINNATI (AP)—A former heavyweight boxer has been indicted in the death of a man whose body was found in a trash bin.

Dale Crowe, 29, was arrested Thursday outside the Hamilton County courthouse after he had made an appearance there on an unrelated misdemeanor.

Prosecutors accuse him of killing Frank Branam, 23, of Cincinnati. Crowe faces charges of aggravated murder, murder and aggravated robbery.

The victim’s relatives told investigators that Branam was last seen with Crowe on Aug. 10, 2002. His body was found in a trash container a month later.

The victim’s sister, Amanda Mappes, 30, said she and her brother grew up with Crowe.
Prosecutors said they arrested Crowe after interviewing "an awful lot of people, including many that seemed afraid to talk to authorities. Over time people did decide to come forward,” said assistant county prosecutor Rick Gibson.

Crowe, who was being held on a $1.6 million bond, defeated former WBA heavyweight
champion Greg Page during a March 2001 fight in Erlanger, Ky. Page sustained traumatic brain injuries during the bout, slipped into a coma and then had a stroke during post-fight surgery. He was paralyzed on his left side and has had to use a wheelchair since.

Crowe most recently had been working various jobs, including laying tile and carpet, Gibson said.

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Information from: The Cincinnati Enquirer