Former Hoosier makes Major League debut\nFormer IU baseball player Doug DeVore made his Major League debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday against the Chicago Cubs. \nDevore was called up from the Triple-A Tucson April 30 and he was selected to fill injured first baseman Richie Sexon's roster spot. DeVore saw his action when he was inserted to pinch-hit against the Cubs in the sixth inning. DeVore struck out swinging on a slider in the dirt from Cubs pitcher Matt Clement. \n"I'm sure getting called up is a thrill for him and it's a thrill for us," IU coach Bob Morgan said. "We know he has the potential to be a big-time player. He got better every year he was here at Indiana, and he has continued to improve."\nPrior to his call-up, DeVore was hitting .305 for Tuscon. The Dublin, Ohio native played at IU from 1997-99. He was a first-team All-Big Ten selection as an outfielder in 1999 and finished his career with a .322 batting average.
More Hoosiers going the global route \nIU sophomore Cyndi Valentin has been named to the Puerto Rican National Team that will compete this summer in qualifying rounds for the 2006 FIBA World Championships held in Brazil.\nValentin was born in New Jersey and raised in Bloomington, but she is eligible to compete for the team because her father Juan was born in Isabela, Puerto Rico. \n"I am really excited about this opportunity," Valentin said. "I am looking forward to playing international basketball. This is the biggest honor I have ever received and is a great chance to represent my heritage."\nLast week, IU women's basketball head coach Kathi Bennett was selected to lead the Big Ten Foreign Tour squad, which will be held in Australia June 7 to 17. Bennett will be joined by junior Jenny DeMuth and senior Jamie Gathing along with assistant coaches Trish Betthauser and Paul Nixon and team trainer Wendy Poppy.\nValentin averaged 15.5 points per game on her way to earning honorable mention All-Big Ten honors.
Agent: Hockey player accused in murder-for-hire plot was delusional \nST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Blues hockey player Mike Danton was delusional and using painkillers and sleeping pills in the hours before he allegedly tried to hire a hit man to kill an acquaintance, Danton's agent said.\nNews reports, citing unnamed sources, have identified agent David Frost as Danton's intended target. Frost reiterated in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press his belief that he was not the target.\n"Obviously, I'm privy to information that you're not," Frost said. "I know what (Danton) was thinking at the time."\nDanton, who was arrested April 16, remains jailed in Illinois. He pleaded innocent to federal murder-for-hire charges Tuesday, and a hearing Friday will determine if he will be eligible for bail.\nProsecutors said he tried to hire a hit man for $10,000 to kill someone at his suburban St. Louis apartment while he was out of town during the NHL playoffs.\nFederal authorities said Danton wanted the acquaintance killed after the two men argued over Danton's "promiscuity and use of alcohol." Danton feared the acquaintance would ruin his career by going to the Blues' general manager, according to the FBI.\nFrost was staying at Danton's apartment April 13 when they discussed his use of prescription drugs, and Danton begged Frost not to tell doctors about his problem, he told the newspaper.\nFrost said he told Danton he should tell the Blues about his problems, but Danton said he could work them out himself.\nDanton's trial is scheduled for July 20. An alleged accomplice, 19-year-old Katie Wolfmeyer, has pleaded innocent and is free on $100,000 bail.
