'Spygate' appears to be at end

May 14, 2008

Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh disclosed no new rules violations in the "Spygate" scandal during his meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell or in the tapes that the league released Tuesday.

The clips, shown after Walsh's nearly 31/2-hour meeting with Goodell, cut between shots of opposing coaches sending in signals and the play that followed.

"The fundamental information that Matt provided was consistent with what we disciplined the Patriots for last fall," said Goodell, who didn't anticipate punishing the team any further.

• A woman called police saying Bills rookie wide receiver James Hardy was beating up his father and had pulled a gun when she yelled for him to stop. The witness told officers she called out for Hardy to stop after hearing a loud noise in the back yard about 1:30 p.m. Sunday, according to a city police report. A Ft. Wayne police spokesman said Tuesday no charges were filed because the ex-Indiana receiver was gone when officers arrived and Hardy's father did not want to press charges. ...

Seahawks linebacker Lofa Tatupu was arrested during the weekend for drunken driving. The three-time Pro Bowler was stopped early Saturday, Kirkland police said. ...

A Tampa judge has sentenced former NFL running back Troy Hambrick to five years in prison for selling crack cocaine.