The Wisconsin State Journal reported Saturday that former UW hockey player Alex Leavitt filed a lawsuit to seek $1 million from the UW Athletic Department for \physical and mental injuries"" during a confrontation with Head Coach Mike Eaves Nov. 23, 2002.
Leavitt's suit alleges that he suffered abrasions and property damage from the encounter and that Eaves ""frequently engages in violent ... behavior ... indicative of mental instability."" Being cut from the team in February, says Leavitt, also ended his June draft chances.
Steve Malchow, UW associate athletic director, said, ""Our athletic department is fully supportive of Mike Eaves.""
Former Badger hockey star Dany Heatley could face a charge of first-degree vehicular homicide, after his Atlanta Thrashers teammate died Sunday of brain injuries incurred after Heatley crashed the car they were driving in, according to CNN.
Dan Snyder, 25, died Sunday in Atlanta. Police said Heatley crashed into a fence last Monday after he drove 80 miles per hour and lost control of the vehicle.
Both players were thrown from the car.
Atlanta Police Department spokesperson Sgt. John Quigley said the charges will be upgraded soon and investigators will meet the district attorney today.
Organizers estimated about 1,000 people assembled downtown Saturday for the Great Midwest Harvest Festival, an annual gathering of pro-marijuana activists.
The day included a parade from Library Mall to the Capitol and speeches by many activists including Gary Storck, who has used marijuana for 31 years to ease his glaucoma, and Jacki Ricker, who suffers from nerve and muscle disorders.
They and other speakers advocated the legalization of medical marijuana in Wisconsin.
Although many attendees openly smoked joints in public during the festivities, police did not arrest anyone.
