Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, November 8, 1993 TAG: 9311080078
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: from Associated Press reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
Michelle Kaufman, a reporter for the Detroit Free Press, was shoved in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' locker room Sunday by linebacker Jimmy Williams.
Kaufman was interviewing another linebacker, Hardy Nickerson, following the Bucs' 23-0 loss to the Detroit Lions when the incident occurred.
"He said, `You don't belong here,' " Kaufman said. "I took it to mean it was because I was a woman. He never said `woman,' but I understood it. I told him I was only doing my job."
Williams later apologized, Kaufman said.
"The point is, it was completely uncalled for," Kaufman said. "For him to physically push me. I felt a hand on my back and then he pushed me."
Kaufman said the incident was witnessed by several other writers, all males, who stood by and did nothing.
\ Injury report
Scott Secules, a former University of Virginia quarterback, separated his left shoulder late in the first half of New England's 13-10 overtime loss to Buffalo. Secules, who had started all four games since rookie Drew Bledsoe hurt a knee Oct. 10 in Phoenix, was injured when he was tackled by linebacker Cornelius Bennett after a 3-yard scramble. Before being hurt, Secules completed two of seven passes for 16 yards with one interception.
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