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One month after Pete Rose sued him for defamation over a statutory rape allegation,?former Major League Baseball special counsel John Dowd filed for dismissal of the federal lawsuit.The motion filed Tuesday by Dowd, who led the 1989 MLB investigation of Roses gambling that resulted in his banishment, says the suit fails to establish that Rose suffered any financial damage from what Dowd said last year.In a July 13, 2015, radio interview, Dowd said Roses ex-associate, Michael Bertolini, told us that not only did he run bets, but he ran young girls for him down in spring training, ages 12 to 14.In his conversation with WCHE-AM of West Chester, Pennsylvania, Dowd added: Isnt that lovely? So thats statutory rape every time you do that.When NJ.com published Dowds remarks three weeks later,?Rose said they were shocking and unbelievable, and Bertolinis attorney provided a statement saying his client categorically denies them.The Rose suit, which seeks unspecified damages to be determined by a jury, says Dowds comments were false and malicious and caused footwear company Skechers and pharmaceutical company Ducere Pharma to opt against renewing endorsement contracts under which Rose would have received $315,000.One contention of Roses suit is that Dowd knew he had a deal with Skechers that would continue, and he made his comments with the intent to prevent renewal of the contract. The Tuesday filing calls the claim facially absurd.Dowds motion to dismiss says Roses suit offers no facts or chronology on the non-renewals, does not substantiate any connection between the radio interview and the two companies respective decisions and does not address other potential explanations such as:??a March 2015 Cincinnati Enquirer report with allegations that Rose financed cocaine deals;??an Outside the Lines report in June 2015 revealing a long-sought Bertolini notebook from 1986 that indicated Rose bet on baseball, including on his Cincinnati Reds, while he was still a player. Rose has always denied that, despite his 2004 admission of betting when he was just their manager in 1987-88;??the December 2015 decision by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred rejecting Roses petition for reinstatement.Roses suit says when he and Manfred met on Sept. 24, 2015, about his possible reinstatement, they discussed Dowds accusation and Rose vehemently denied it. Tuesdays dismissal motion notes that Manfreds ruling contained no reference to the Dowd radio comments.Manfred gave permission for Rose, 75, to participate in Cincinnati ceremonies in June when the Reds inducted him into their Hall of Fame and retired his number 14. MLBs all-time hits leader lives in Las Vegas, where he often signs memorabilia at a store adjacent to a casino. Rose, a Fox Sports analyst, is ineligible for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, but he was in Cooperstown, New York, last month signing autographs, as hes done for many induction weekends.A longtime criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor, Dowd, also 75, states in his motion that a Nevada defamation law should apply to the Rose suit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. That law requires a plaintiff to file a written demand for retraction in order to collect anything other than proven economic damages. Dowds filing asserts that Roses noncompliance with his home states mandate should negate his other claims, such as for punitive damages and for allegedly suffering personal humiliation and mental anguish from the Dowd interview.Contacted Tuesday by Outside the Lines, Roses attorney Martin Garbus said, The motion will be denied, its a delaying tactic.Garbus added, Mr. Dowd will ultimately have to testify in court. A Pennsylvania jury will find that Pete Rose was libeled. Custom Lions Jerseys . The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the veteran forward will return to the teams line-up on Saturday night when the Habs visit the Nashville Predators. 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With the first unit struggling of late and Amir Johnson - one of the teams iron men - hobbling on an injured right ankle, Patterson knew he could get the nod in a challenging matchup against one of the leagues up and coming players at his position.The FIA has revealed details of a sound generator which is in the pipeline to crank up the noise produced by F1s hybrid engines. F1s stakeholders recently signed off a package of engine regulations for 2017 and beyond, with moves to improve the sound of the cars part of the agreement.Fans and some leading figures within the sport, including Bernie Ecclestone, have argued that some of F1s traditional appeal has been diluted since the advent of quieter turbo engines in 2014. Speaking at the Spanish GP, Fabrice Lom, the FIAs head of powertrain, said: There is a perception that the sound is not enough, and we have had very good results with what we call a sound generator.It is not fake, but it is not purely natural, lets say, but that would really increase the intensity and quality of the engine sound. Mercedes have taken a lead in looking at ways too increase the sound of the current engines and recently advertised for a noise engineer to join their Brixworth engine base with the remit of improving the turbo hybrid V6 noise appeal without sacrificing power unit or vehicle performance.ddddddddddddLom, a former engineer at Renault, says plans for the sound generator are still in the early stages.Its a bit early to say [how it will work], its really under development, he said.When is the Spanish GP on Sky?But we are using the energy on the exhaust, even if it is not very high, because we recover a lot [of wasted energy], to increase it.The FIA, F1s governing body, is aiming to have some device in place by 2018 at the latest.Watch the Spanish GP live on Sky Sports F1. The race starts at 1pm on Sunday, with build-up underway at 11.30am. Or watch the race without a contract for £6.99 on NOW TV. Also See: Whats new on the cars in Spain? VOTE: Which driver line-up is best? ' ' '