Sports People

Derrick Coleman of the New Jersey Nets was arrested after a dispute with police who asked him to move his pickup truck, which was blocking traffic outside a Detroit nightclub. Coleman, 28, was arrested at 2:25 a.m. on a disorderly conduct charge… . Steffen Peters became the 1995 U.S. Equestrian Team dressage champion in Gladstone, N.J. Peters, who emigrated to the United States from Germany 10 years ago and lives in Escondido, Calif., topped a field of 12 riders from around the country.

Robert W. Newland, 73, a member of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and research and development director for Nike Inc., died Friday of cancer.