Saying he didn’t hit anyone, Deion Sanders...

Saying he didn’t hit anyone, Deion Sanders filed a counterclaim of assault against a fan he says was harassing his girlfriend during a minor league baseball game in Richmond, Va.

Sanders, who plays with the New York Yankees’ Columbus (Ohio) farm team in the International League and also is the Atlanta Falcons’ first-round draft choice, was arrested Sunday on misdemeanor charges of assault for allegedly striking two fans. He denied hitting either man and said one of them took a gold chain from his girlfriend’s neck.

The incident occurred six days before Sanders was scheduled to go off probation in a battery and disorderly conduct case in Florida. His probation officer said he is considering whether to charge Sanders with violating the conditions of his probation.