The Associated Press
A Florida football player was kicked off the team Friday after turning himself in on charges he used the gas credit card of a woman who was killed along with another player in a motorcycle accident.
Jamar Hornsby, a 21-year-old junior safety, learned Thursday that a judge had issued a warrant for his arrest on charges he used the dead woman's gas card for six months, so he surrendered on charges of credit card theft and fraudulent use of a credit card, lawyer Huntley Johnson said.
Hornsby was released from jail several hours later.
The credit card belonged to Ashley Slonina, a Florida junior. She was riding a motorcycle with another football player, redshirt freshman Michael Guilford, last October that hit a median at a high rate of speed, police said. The two died at the scene.
Hornsby started using the gas card the day after Slonina died. The card was used 33 times. The total amount was $3,000, said Alachua County Sheriff's Office spokesman Stephen Maynard.
Florida coach Urban Meyer said in a statement that Hornsby "is not part of our program."
MORE FOOTBALLNICHOL TO TRANSFER: Third-string quarterback Keith Nichol plans to transfer from Oklahoma.
BASKETBALLMISSOURI FORWARD SHUNS NBA: Missouri forward Leo Lyons withdrew from the NBA Draft on Thursday and announced he would return for his senior season.
FRIDAY'S RESULTSSOFTBALLGEORGIA TECH 5, VIRGINIA 3: After being delayed nearly 10 hours due to heavy rain in the area, fourth-seeded Georgia Tech got an early two-run homer from Brittany Barnes to down Virginia and advance in the ACC tournament at College Park, Md.
The four additional games originally set to be played Friday will now take place at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. today.
CAMPBELL 5, EAST TENNESSEE STATE 2: Jumping out to a 5-0 lead, Campbell took its third straight contest in the Atlantic Sun tournament at Deland, Fla.
The Camels (40-23) will face Stetson in the championship game at 5 p.m. today. A second game would be played if Stetson wins.
WOMEN'S GOLFDEVILS FALL TO SECOND IN REGION: Duke turned in a second-round total of 303 and fell back to second place behind Florida by three strokes entering the final round of the NCAA East Regional in Athens, Ga.
Amanda Blumenherst carded a 1-over-par 73 and enters today tied for second along with Louisville's Sara-Maude Juneau with a 36-hole total of 141. They are three strokes off the individual lead of South Carolina's Benedicte Toumpsin.
PACK TIED FOR 10TH: Lauren Doughtie and Stephanie Derrey are both in the top 10 and N.C. State is in a tie for 10th place after the second round at the NCAA Central Regional in Austin, Texas.
HEELS FALL TO 18TH PLACE: UNC carded a 23-over-par 311 for a 608 total, slipping to 18th place after the second round of the NCAA West Regional at Lincoln, Calif.
WOMEN'S TENNISWILLIAM & MARY 4, N.C. STATE 3: The Wolfpack (13-11) had match points in doubles but couldn't close the door, and the Tribe won at No. 1, No. 3 and No. 5 singles to advance in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Durham.
UNC 4, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 0: The host Tar Heels (18-8) got singles wins from Austin Smith, Laura Reichert and Meg Fanjoy.
(From College News Releases)
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