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Mention Mike Iaconelli's name in any Southern state where bass fishing tournaments are as popular as cornbread and fried okra and you will be greeted with sneers, jeers and remarks not fit for a family newspaper. One thing is certain: He could use the services of Dr. Phil to calm him down. At East Lake Tohopekaliga in Kissimmee, Fla., last month, Iaconelli, 34, of Runnemede, N.J., was disqualified after the first day of competition in the annual Bassmaster Classic, a kind of world championship of bass fishing. Unlike the 2004 Bassmaster Classic, from which he was DQ'd for fishing outside...

Officials with ESPN say they have video of a man who may have shot at a professional bass fisherman during last weekend's CITGO Bassmaster Classic, but will not release the tape without a court order. Authorities expected to have a subpoena today, said John Marie, a spokesman for the Plaquemines Parish sheriff. "They want to go through the legal process," Marie said. Fisherman Gary Klein, 45, of Weatherford, Texas, earned $50,000 for finishing second in the tournament. He told authorities on Sunday that a shirtless man had fired what looked like a shotgun at his boat as he passed about...