Nevada Supreme Court Tyson ruling due today

Mike Tyson's psychological records should be in the hands of Nevada boxing commissioners today. Whether the public will see them, though, remains in the hands of the state Supreme Court.

The court was to rule at midday today on whether to limit the release of Tyson's records strictly to members of the Nevada Athletic Commission -- just hours before the deadline set by the commission to receive the reports.

Even if the court rules against Tyson, however, his advisers have said they will submit the reports to the commission by the deadline. If that happens, they would be released to the public.

"It appears everything will be coming to a head at one time," said Tyson lawyer Jim Jimmerson.

The commission has set a 5 p.m. deadline for the reports if Tyson wants to keep an Oct. 19 hearing at which he will ask once again to get back the boxing license stripped from him for biting Evander Holyfield's ears.

Because the Oct. 19 hearing date is so important to Tyson's advisers -- who hope to get him fighting before the end of the year -- they have said they will submit the reports by the deadline no matter what the Supreme Court rules.

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