COLUMBUS, Ohio — The legal morass that has ensnared Maurice Clarett since he was Ohio State's star running back mounted Wednesday when police found four loaded guns in his sport utility vehicle and couldn't subdue him with a stun gun because he was wearing a bulletproof vest.
It was just the latest in a series of problems for the beleaguered Clarett, who hasn't played a game since scoring the winning touchdown in the Fiesta Bowl as a freshman for Ohio State's 2002 national champions.
He already faced trial in an armed robbery case next week, and his bond on those charges was raised to $1.1 million after he was jailed on the new weapon and traffic charges.
Clarett hid one semi-automatic handgun under his legs in the driver's seat and had an AK-47-type assault rifle on the passenger seat, police said.
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The arrest came near the home of a witness set to testify against Clarett next week in the robbery case, Franklin County prosecutor Ron O'Brien said.
When police tried to shock Clarett, they couldn't because of the vest and had to use pepper spray.
● USC receiver Dwayne Jarrett will not miss a game for failing to pay full rent on an apartment he shared with Matt Leinart after the NCAA on Wednesday reinstated the All-American's eligibility.
Jarrett was declared ineligible earlier this summer when the NCAA determined he received an extra benefit because Leinart's father paid the balance of the rent on an apartment that cost $3,866 a month.
● The San Jose State football program is mourning former Spartan linebacker Katrell Collier, who died early Wednesday from injuries sustained in a fall from a building in downtown San Jose, Calif.
Coach Dick Tomey met with the team twice Wednesday and canceled the afternoon practice because many Spartans players and coaches, including Tomey, had spent an all-night vigil at the hospital. Collier was 24. The death is being investigated as a possible suicide.
Softball
Pima College's Amanda Duran was named NJCAA Division I Catcher of the Year this week.
The Salpointe Catholic High School graduate hit .543 with 20 home runs and 108 RBIs as a freshman to help Pima win the national title in May.
BASKETBALL
BOSTON — Paul Pierce had minor arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow Wednesday and is expected to be ready by the start of the Boston Celtics' training camp in early October.
The five-time All-Star swingman had one of his best seasons in 2005-06 when he averaged a career-high 26.8 points.
● Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony had no swelling or pain Wednesday and was walking normally, one day after hyperextending his knee while playing for the U.S. national team in China. The injury came in the U.S. team's 90-86 victory over Brazil in Guangzhou.
HOCKEY
NEW YORK — The Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes will play the Buffalo Sabres as part of an Oct. 4 opening night doubleheader on the channel formerly know as OLN.
The Dallas Stars face off against the Colorado Avalanche in the second game on Versus, the NHL announced Wednesday.
● Harry Sinden, president of the Boston Bruins for the last 17 of his more than 40 years with the team, resigned Wednesday to become an adviser to club owner Jeremy Jacobs.
