A Salt Lake Olympic official was sentenced Wednesday to 10 days in jail for assaulting a pedestrian. Doug Arnot, the Salt Lake Organizing Committee’s managing director of event operations, faced up to six months in jail and $1,850 in fines for the misdemeanor assault charge.
Arnot, 49, admitted in court that he caused “substantial bodily injury” to Richard Van Orden, 32, on March 29. Court documents state Arnot was driving through an intersection when he exchanged words with Van Orden, who was in the crosswalk. Officials said Arnot made a U-turn to confront Van Orden.
Media: WBBM-Ch. 2’s Tim Weigel won’t be on hand when his sports show “Face-to-Face” resumes Sunday at 10:35 p.m. According to the station, Weigel, who was operated on for a brain tumor in June, is undergoing post-treatment therapy in California. The station does expect him to return and said Howard Sudberry will fill in until then.
– Jack Fleming, the former Pittsburgh Steelers announcer famous for his play-by-play call of the “Immaculate Reception,” died at age 77. Fleming was also the Bulls’ radio voice in the early 1970s.
– Longtime broadcaster Marty Glickman, 83, a 1936 U.S. Olympian who was pulled from the Berlin Games because he was Jewish, died of complications from heart surgery.
Hockey: Defending champion Czech Republic, a defense-minded team, and high-scoring Finland will play for the gold medal at the World Junior Championships in Moscow. The Czechs beat Sweden 1-0 while Finland defeated Canada 5-2 in the other semifinal. Canada will play Sweden for the bronze medal. The U.S. beat Slovakia 3-2 for fifth place.
Horse racing: Icanseetherain, a a 48-1 shot ridden by Jose Santos, beat Diablo’s Choice by a neck in the $100,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes for 3-year-olds at Gulfstream Park.