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Bank foreclosing on O.J. Simpson’s Florida house

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MIAMI (AP)—A bank is foreclosing on the Florida home of O.J. Simpson, who is serving time in a Nevada prison for kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges.

Miami-Dade Circuit Court records show that JPMorgan Chase filed for foreclosure in September. Simpson’s attorneys have since filed a motion to dismiss the case.

Simpson bought the four-bedroom, four-bath house south of downtown Miami in 2000 for $575,000. Its current assessed value is $478,401.

The 64-year-old former football star and actor is serving a nine-to-33-year prison sentence in a 2007 armed confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas casino hotel room.

Simpson was acquitted in 1995 in the Los Angeles slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.

Today In Sports History: August 29, 2011

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1885 – The first prizefight under the Marquis of Queensberry Rules was held in Cincinnati, OH. John L. Sullivan defeated Dominick McCaffery in six rounds.

1892 – Pop (Billy) Shriver (Chicago Cubs) caught a ball that was dropped from the top of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC.

1971 – Hank Aaron became the first baseball player in the National League to hit 100 or more runs in each of 11 seasons.

1977 – Lou Brock brought his total of stolen bases to 893. The record he beat was held by Ty Cobb for 49 years.

1994 – Mario Lemieux announced that he would be taking a medical leave of absence due to fatigue, an aftereffect of his 1993 radiation treatments. He would sit out the National Hockey Leagues (NHL) 1994-95 season.

1995 – At the O.J. Simpson trial, tapes of Mark Fuhrman were played. The recordings were of Fuhrman making racial comments.

Today In Sports History: July 6, 2011

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1933 – The first All-Star baseball game was held in Chicago. The American League beat the National League 4-2.

1957 – Althea Gibson won the Wimbledon women’s singles tennis title. She was the first black athlete to win the event.

1983 – Fred Lynn of the California Angels hit the first grand slam in an All-Star game. The American League defeated the National League 13-3.

1985 – Martina Navratilova won her 4th consecutive Wimbledon singles title.

1995 – In Los Angeles, the prosecution rested at the O.J. Simpson murder trial.

1996 – Steffi Graf won her seventh Wimbledon title.

2000 – In Orlando, FL, the body of Cory Erving was found in his vehicle in a pond near his family’s home. Julius “Dr. J” Erving had reported his son missing on June 4, 2000.

2000 – A jury awarded former NHL player Tony Twist $24 million for the unconsented use of his name in the comic book Spawn and the HBO cartoon series. Co-defendant HBO settled with Twist out of court for an undisclosed amount.

2010 – It was reported that GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, would be renamed Rogers Arena.

Today In Sports History: June 17, 2011

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1930 – Chuck Klein sets Phillies hitting streak at 26 straight games

1943 – Player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs

1953 – Most runs scored in 1 inning (17 by Red Sox)

1954 – Rocky Marciano beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title

1960 – Ted Williams hit his 500th HR

1989 – US beats Guatemala 2-1, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup

1992 – Philadelphia 76ers trade Charles Barkley to Phoenix Suns

1994 – O.J. Simpson drove his Ford Bronco across Los Angeles with police in pursuit and millions of people watching live on television. After the slow speed chase ended Simpson was arrested and charged with the murders of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman

1997 – NHL announces it will add Nashville in 1998, Atlanta in 1999 & Minneapolis-St Paul & Columbus, Ohio in 2000