Virginia prosecutor Gerald G. Poindexter said investigators still lack solid evidence linking Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick – or anybody, for that matter – to dog fighting at Vick’s former property in Surry County, Va.
Last month, 66 dogs – most of them pit bulls – were taken from a home that since has been sold by Vick. Officials, working on a search warrant, found exercise equipment, supplements used to build strength in dogs and blood spatters on a wall, according to court documents. But that’s not enough, Poindexter said.
He said there are no eyewitnesses to say there was dog fighting at the property.
“I know everybody is saying, `When are those fools in Surry County going to get up off their butts and do something?'” Poindexter said. “But what are we going to do?”
Cycling
Eric Zabel and Rolf Aldag, former teammates of two Tour de France winners, admitted they took EPO – a performance-enhancing drug – while riding for the Telekom team in the 1990s. Zabel, who is still active, and Aldag were support riders for the Telekom team when its top cyclists won the Tour de France – Bjarne Riis in 1996 and Jan Ullrich in 1997.
WNBA
Tamika Catchings had 24 points as the Indiana Fever beat the Los Angeles Sparks 83-70 in Indianapolis.
Erin Thorn and Shameka Christon scored 17 points apiece as the host New York Liberty won 81-76 over the Washington Mystics.
Tennis
Top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo reached the semifinals of the Strasbourg (France) International by beating Emelie Loit 7-6 (7-3), 6-4.
Top-seeded Maria Sharapova downed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 to advance to the semifinals of the Istanbul (Turkey) Cup.
Defending champion Nikolay Davydenko lost to Juan Monaco 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4 and second-seeded Andy Roddick fell to Gael Monfils 7-5, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Hypo Group International in Poertschach, Austria.
Miscellany
Chris Dickson, who was at the helm for all but one of BMW Oracle Racing’s Louis Vuitton Cup semifinals match races against Luna Rossa of Italy, resigned from the sailing team. Luna Rossi beat the American team 5-1.
Juan Pablo Angel had two goals as the New York Red Bulls won 3-0 over the Chicago Fire in a Major League Soccer game in East Rutherford, N.J.
The 49ers signed defensive tackle Joe Cohen, a fourth-round draft pick from Florida, to a four-year deal.
Mercury News writer Elliott Almond contributed to this report. WNBA and MLS scores and standings and tennis results in Scoreboard15C.
