Judge set to dismiss charges against Buffalo’s Evander Kane
A judge will dismiss the charges against Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane stemming from scuffles with women in a bar if he stays out of trouble, according to a prosecutor who described the athlete’s behavior as “arrogant, boorish and surly, but not criminal.”
Kane’s lawyer said the action does not include an admission of guilt, and Kane still denies the allegations.
Kane was arrested in July, a month after he was accused of grabbing three women by the hair and neck in separate encounters on the same night in a downtown Buffalo bar.
Erie County District Attorney Michael Flaherty said cameras inside the bar captured “images of (Kane) in contact with other patrons, grabbing a girl by her hair, grabbing another girl by her wrist and then scuffling with some bouncers as they try to escort him.”
Dallas Stars forward Ales Hemsky will miss five to six months after surgery for a hip injury that general manager Jim Nill said was sustained during the World Cup of Hockey.
More World Cup stadium delays
An amendment to spending plans published on a Russian government website has changed to 2018 the dates when both stadiums will be ready for use.
The delays at the Nizhny Novgorod and Volgograd stadiums follow earlier troubles at other arenas, most notably the 68,000-seat stadium in St. Petersburg.
Virginia State Police say they’ve charged a man with reckless driving after a crash injured 22 people in a Martinsville Speedway parking lot after a NASCAR race.