Bowden Pleads Not Guilty to DUI

Jim Bowden, general manager of the Washington Nationals, pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol after allegedly running a stop sign in Miami Beach.

Bowden entered the written plea before a hearing Monday, according to court records. Neither Bowden nor his attorney appeared at the hearing.

Bowden, 44, was charged with DUI after failing a field sobriety test in the early hours of April 17, according to a police report. Bowden refused to take a breath-alcohol test.

Bowden’s fiancee, Joy Browning, faces charges of battery and resisting arrest arising from the same case. Browning, 36, allegedly struck a police officer twice after she was charged with battery on Bowden, who had scratches on his cheek and ear.

Browning’s arraignment was postponed from Monday until May 17. She remains free on $5,000 bail.

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Tom Glavine and the New York Mets have restructured his contract, delaying some payments and adding an option for 2007.

Glavine had been due to make $10.5 million this year, of which $5.25 million was to be deferred at 6% interest.

Under the new deal, the 40-year-old left-hander’s salary this year is reduced to $7.5 million, of which $2.25 million is payable during the season, with the rest deferred at 6%.

The new contract contains a 2007 player option at $5.5 million and a $12-million team option, both with a $3-million buyout.

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Jeff Fassero, 43, might have thrown his final pitch in a major league career spanning 15 seasons.

The left-hander was designated for assignment by the San Francisco Giants to make roster room for Noah Lowry, who was activated from the disabled list.

Fassero has a career record of 121-124 with nine teams.

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Sidney Ponson will sit out his next scheduled start for St. Louis after he strained a muscle in his right elbow.

Ponson (3-0) had to leave the Cardinals’ 9-1 victory over the Florida Marlins on Sunday after three innings.