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Tyson's boxing future grows more clouded THE DAY IN SPORTS 'Associated Press LAS VEGAS Mike Tyson has one more thing to explain if wants to get his boxing license back. Tyson's campaign to get back in the ring suffered another setback after police said he punched man in the chest and kicked in the groin after a minor 'traffic accident in a Washington, D.C., suburb. It happened less than three weeks before Nevada boxing authorities meet to decide whether Tyson has learned to behave himself enough to be licensed again to resume his career as a heavyweight fighter. "This complicates matters," a source close to the Nevada commission said. There were no serious injuries in Monday's altercation though Tyson later complained of chest pains and was treated at a hospital emergency room and no arrests were made.

Police classified it as a "misdemeanor assault" and said it would be up to the other drivers if they wanted to seek charges. Members of the Nevada Athletic Commission said they will want an explanation when Tyson appears before them Sept. 19 seeking a license to replace the one revoked when he bit Evander Holyfield's ears during their June 28, 1997, title fight. "I would suspect it will be discussed," commission member Newhouse Dr. James Nave said.

"It's certainly an area where the commission will want to look at." Nave and other commissioners were notified of the altercation Monday night by Marc Ratner, executive director of the commission. "I really don't know what to say anymore," Ratner said. "I'm just trying to get as many facts together for the commission as I can." Tyson's adviser, Shelly Finkel, said he was also waiting for details on the incident. Finkel said that when all the facts are in, Tyson could be cleared. "It's never good if it is correct, but I've been told it's not correct and I'm waiting to see," Finkel said.

Finkel said Tyson has been going to a therapist to be counseled for anger, according to USAToday. While the incident might threaten Tyson's chances to get back his boxing license, it was not clear whether it would have an effect on the probation he is still serving following his release from prison in 1995 for a rape conviction. In Indianapolis, Marion Superior Court Judge Patricia Gifford, who sentenced Tyson following his rape conviction, said Tuesday she expected probation officials would review the latest incident involving Tyson and decide whether to file a violation in court. Tyson is due to released from court supervision in March. Police in Gaithersburg, said the car in which Tyson was riding, driven by his wife, Monica, was struck Monday afternoon in a three-car, chain-reaction accident in the suburb northwest of Washington.

After the car accident, the drivers of the other two cars were talking when Tyson walked up and began arguing with them, said Montgomery County police spokesman Derek Baliles. Witnesses told police that the former heavyweight champion punched one of the drivers in the chest and kicked the other in the groin. The witnesses said Tyson's bodyguards restrained him, according to Baliles. The bodyguards were in a car traveling behind the others in heavy traffic. Tyson was suspended by the commission in July 1997 for biting Holyfield's ears.

His license was revoked and he was fined $3 million. He was eligible to reapply for a license in Nevada on July 9, but bypassed the state and went through the licensing process in New Jersey. On the eve of that licensing decision, he abruptly withdrew the application in New Jersey and said he would seek licensing in Nevada. MLB At A Glance By The Associated Preaa All Times PDT National League Eaat Division Atlanta 91 New York 76 Philadelphia 86 Montreal 53 Florida 47 Central Division Houston 87 Chicago 77 St. Louis 66 Pittsburgh 64 Cincinnati 65 Milwaukee 64 Weal Division San Diego 90 San Francisco 75 Los Angeles 69 Colorado 64 Arizona 54 Monday's Gamea St.

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The Bucs laid a highway through the middle of the Raiders' defense wide enough to accommodate a marching band. The Cardinals couldn't be stopped either. Oakland head coach Jon Gruden and defensive coordinator Willie Shaw both contended later that they concealed much of the Raiders' new defensive look featuring aggressive blitzes and multiple sets from Tampa and Arizona. In other words, let's not show our entire hand. Well, defensive gimmickry can only camouflage deficient talent so long.

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