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	Todd Marinovich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Todd Marinovich (born July 4, 1969 in San Leandro, California) is a former American football quarterback who played for the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League.
		After his departure, Marinovich had stints in the Canadian Football League and the Arena Football League but was always followed by drug problems and even rape charges, including one incident during his AFL career in which authorities arrested him during practice with the Los Angeles Avengers.
		In May 2005, Todd Marinovich was arrested in a public bathroom in Newport Beach, California, after being found with apparent drug paraphernalia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Todd_Marinovich (631 words)

	Marinovich's Sentence Puts Him In Treatment Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Marinovich, who declined comment, also was ordered to perform 40 hours of community service, submit to police searches and seizures, register with police as a drug offender and pay fines totaling at least $535.
		Marinovich, 32, was arrested Dec. 13 in downtown Los Angeles when police cited him for a missing license plate and found an undisclosed amount of heroin in his truck.
		Marinovich, a former USC standout, was a first-round draft pick of the Raiders in 1991 but had his NFL career derailed by drug problems.
	www.mapinc.org /tlcnews/v01/n1250/a01.html (471 words)

	Todd Marinovich - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Todd Marinovich (born July 4, 1969 in San Leandro, CA) is a former American football quarterback who played for the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League.
		After his departure Marinovich had stints in the Canadian Football League and the Arena Football League but was always followed by drug problems and even rape charges.
		Todd Marinovich, Los Angeles Raiders players, Arena Football League players, 1969 births and American football quarterbacks.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Todd_Marinovich (394 words)

	ESPN.com - Marinovich faces key Oct. 4 court date (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Marinovich, appearing in Los Angeles Superior Court, was ordered by Judge Stephen Marcus to return Oct. 4, when it will be determined if the former USC and Raiders player violated probation by not complying with the conditions of his treatment program.
		Marinovich, who played most recently with the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League, possibly could be ordered into "a more rigorous program with more (counseling) meetings and more (drug) testing," Tom Johnston, his attorney, told the newspaper.
		Marinovich, addressing the court, said he has been tested "anywhere from three to four times a week." But Marcus, pointing out that missed drug tests are considered positive tests, was clearly angry.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1249419&type=news (341 words)

	620 ktar.com Marinovich Ordered Into Drug Rehab (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Marinovich, who gave his residence as Newport Beach, was first arrested on drug charges in January 1991 while attending USC.
		Marinovich later played football in Canada and for the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League, leaving that team in 2001 after being arrested on suspicion of heroin possession.
		Marinovich pleaded guilty to those charges and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years' probation.
	www.620ktar.com /?nid=29&sid=50811 (278 words)

	CNNSI.com - NFL Football - Arena League QB Marinovich arrested for sexual assault - Tuesday April 25, 2000 09:09 PM
		LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Todd Marinovich, a backup quarterback for the new Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League, was arrested at practice Tuesday for investigation of felony sexual assault.
		Marinovich, 30, was taken into custody without incident in the locker room at West Los Angeles College in Culver City after a woman told deputies she was raped early Tuesday, said Sgt. Norine Plett of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
		Marinovich, who played at Southern California and then with the NFL's Los Angeles Raiders, spent three months in jail in 1998 after pleading guilty to growing marijuana.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/nfl/news/2000/04/25/marinovich_arrest_ap (378 words)

	Sports Lab News
		Marinovich is a legend in training circles, largely because of a Sports Illustrated cover story about how he raised his son, Todd, to be an NFL quarterback.
		Todd, who never tasted a cheeseburger and was doing pushups as a toddler, led USC to the Rose Bowl as a redshirt freshman.
		Marinovich had 20 exercises with the ball that stretched and strained muscles simultaneously.
	www.sportslab.net /press6.html (935 words)

	CNNSI.com - Pro Football - Avengers quarterback Todd Marinovich cleared of rape allegation - Friday June 09, 2000 09:18 ...
		The prosecutor outlined why "the ambiguity of the complainant's behavior" gave Marinovich a plausible defense that he reasonably believed the woman was consenting.
		Marinovich, slated to start against the Arizona Rattlers at Staples Center on Saturday, threw a 14-yard touchdown pass with 23 seconds left in last week's 50-46 victory over the New England Sea Wolves, the first regular-season win for the Avengers' franchise.
		Marinovich was plagued during his college and NFL careers with drug problems.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/news/2000/06/09/marinovich_cleared_ap (657 words)

	SPORTS - Comcast.net
		Marinovich, who has acknowledged that drug addiction derailed his once-promising football career, was being held in an Orange County jail for investigation of violating his probation pending on a drug court hearing scheduled for next week.
		A police officer found Marinovich in the bathroom May 20 with a bent spoon and syringe.
		Marinovich, who lives in Balboa, was first arrested on drug charges when he was a student at the University of Southern California.
	www.comcast.net /sports/index.jsp?cat=SPORTS&fn=/2005/05/26/141954.html (232 words)

	Marinovich In Fight Of His Life Against Drug Addiction
		Marinovich was getting back at his father, they said, by frittering away his talent.
		Once a lineman for USC and the Oakland Raiders, he was already in the business of training athletes when Todd was born and felt it only natural that he put those skills to use with his son.
		Marinovich now admits the team made him check into the Betty Ford Clinic in the off-season, but the 45-day program did little to change a young man raised on tales of the rowdy Raiders.
	www.mapinc.org /drugnews/v01/n663/a09.html (1470 words)

	NFL has to be 'high' if it brings back Marinovich (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Recently, reports have surfaced that the 29-year-old Marinovich is planning a triumphant return to the NFL.
		Marinovich hasn't played in the NFL since 1992 and was cut by the Raiders at end of the 1993 training camp.
		But now, "Marijuanavich" says he is a changed man. Although Marinovich was never suspended by the NFL, the league did establish guidelines for his return, including enrolling in a rehabilitation program, counseling and intermittent drug testing.
	www.usc.edu /student-affairs/dt/V136/N49/04-ron.49s.html (503 words)

	Marinovich to start for Avengers
		Marinovich's elevation to starter is the latest of his many ups and downs both on and off the field, which include an April 25 arrest for investigation of felony sexual assault.
		Marinovich played in his first official game since 1992 on Friday, completing 15 of 30 passes for 168 yards and three touchdowns after relieving Semptimphelter in the second quarter with the Avengers trailing Oklahoma 28-7.
		Marinovich is making the transition to Arena Football, which is played on a 50-yard field by eight-player teams and has several other differences from conventional football.
	www.canoe.ca /FootballArena/may9_mar.html (433 words)

	Parenting Orange County Magazine
		Todd Marinovich had his sports career cut out for him, but his rise and fall is now legendary.
		His father, Marv Marinovich, was an offensive lineman and assistant coach for the Oakland Raiders, and he groomed Todd for the NFL from the moment he was born.
		Todd set a national record with 9,194 passing yards while at Capistrano Valley High in Mission Viejo, which led him to a scholarship to play quarterback for USC, where he was arrested for drug charges and suspended from the team twice.
	www.parentingoc.com /2004-05_feature1.php (2554 words)

	Marinovich sentenced to year of drug treatment \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Troubled former USC and Los Angeles Raiders quarterback Todd Marinovich was ordered into a six-month drug rehabilitation program yesterday in Santa Ana, to be followed by six months of outpatient treatment for violating terms of his probation.
		Marinovich, 35, who is in custody, appeared in Orange County Superior Court's drug court program.
		Marinovich was arrested in Newport Beach for investigation of violating his probation after being found in a public bathroom May 20 with apparent drug paraphernalia.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050604/news_1s4briefs.html (661 words)

	ESPN.com - OTHERFB - Avengers suspend Marinovich indefinitely
		The length of Marinovich's suspension is not yet known but he will not be in uniform for Saturday's game against the Oklahoma Wranglers.
		Marinovich missed all of the Avengers' offseason voluntary workouts and the initial portion of training camp because of a drug arrest.
		Marinovich played at Southern California before the Los Angeles Raiders made him a first-round selection in the 1991 NFL draft.
	espn.go.com /otherfb/afl/news/2001/0520/1202066.html (242 words)

	Marinovich ordered into drug program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Marinovich was arrested May 20 after being chased from a Newport Beach public restroom, where he was spotted with suspected drug paraphernalia, police said.
		At the time of his arrest, the 35-year-old Marinovich was named in a no-bail arrest warrant issued April 12 for a probation violation stemming from a previous drug conviction, police said.
		Marinovich's mother was in court with him today, the prosecutor said.
	www.ocregister.com /ocr/2005/06/03/sections/breaking_news/article_546587.php (679 words)

	USATODAY.com - Marinovich saga fails to go by script (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Todd Marinovich was born on the Fourth of July and programmed to be a great quarterback.
		Marinovich led the Trojans to the Rose Bowl as a redshirt freshman, but by his sophomore year, there were bugs in the program.
		Marinovich would have many downfalls and attempted comebacks in the ensuing years.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/preps/football/2001-12-26-allusa-marinovich.htm (527 words)

	Sports Hollywood - Poor Sports
		You may remember Todd as the player who was arrested on the field by authorities for sexual assault last year.
		Todd was drafted by the Raiders in the early nineties, but was considered too out-of-control (imagine being to wild for the Raiders!).
		Anyway, Todd has cleaned himself up and is back in pro (no giggling) football after an eight year hiatus.
	www.sportshollywood.com /poorsports11.html (624 words)

	Marinovich Serving 90-Day Jail Term - MSNBC Wire Services - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Marinovich pleaded guilty last week to a felony count of possessing a controlled substance and two misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest and the unauthorized possession of hypodermic needles, said Mark Macaulay of the Orange County district attorney's office.
		Marinovich, 35, starred at USC before being selected by the Raiders in the first round of the 1991 NFL draft.
		Marinovich was on probation for a 2001 conviction for felony heroin possession and was supposed to have served 80 days in jail stemming from a 2003 arrest in Los Angeles County.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5994030 (331 words)

	The Sporting News: NFL - Marinovich arrested on sexual assault charge
		LOS ANGELES -- Todd Marinovich, a backup quarterback for the new Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League, was arrested at practice Tuesday on a felony sexual assault charge.
		Marinovich, 30, was taken into custody without incident at West Los Angeles College in Culver City, said Sgt. Norine Plett of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
		Marinovich, who played at Southern California and then with the Los Angeles Raiders, spent three months in jail in 1998 after pleading guilty to growing marijuana.
	archive.sportingnews.com /nfl/articles/20000425/232753.html (225 words)

	The Sporting News: NFL - Marinovich won't become a Charger
		Marinovich, whose career has been even more troubled than Leaf's, worked out for the Chargers on Thursday, impressing them with his accuracy and release.
		Marinovich, who was the No. 1 draft choice of the Raiders in 1991 but was released before the 1993 season, is the backup quarterback for the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League.
		Marinovich spent three months in jail in early 1998 after pleading guilty to growing marijuana.
	archive.sportingnews.com /nfl/articles/20000417/231110.html (695 words)

	nfluk.com - features topten (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		From his birth Marinovich was ordained by his father to become an NFL quarterback.
		However, unused to the freedom given to him in college at Southern California, Marinovich showed the first signs of going off the rails, and he was arrested for drug possession in 1991.
		Marinovich has made more headlines for his misdemeanours than his play, and most recently was playing in the Arena Football League.
	www.nfluk.com /features/features-topten-display.php?id=440 (1576 words)

	SIVACRACY.NET: What Ever Happened to Todd Marinovich?
		So it is not surprising that in his latest arrest in May of 2005, he listed his occupation as "unemployed artist" (kind of like Kevin Federline).
		The story of Todd Marinovich is a cautionary tale.
		No, Todd's story is one of unmitigated expectations, an overly controlling parental figure and a lack of self-worth outside that conferred by others (that last statement might be self-evident...let me think about it).
	www.nyu.edu /classes/siva/archives/002833.html (471 words)

	Marinovich arrested for investigation of sex assault
		LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Todd Marinovich, the former Raiders quarterback attempting a comeback in the Arena Football League, was released on $50,000 bail today after his arrest for investigation of sexual assault.
		Marinovich was taken into custody Tuesday in the locker room at West Los Angeles College in Culver City after a woman told deputies he raped her.
		Marinovich was plagued during his college and NFL careers with drug problems.
	www.canoe.ca /FootballArena/apr26_mar.html (346 words)

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