Former WWE wrestler Alberto Del Rio has been arrested and is facing charges for sexual assault. An unidentified woman claimed Del Rio, whose real name is Jose A. Rodriguez Chucuan, assaulted, injured and sexually assaulted her, News 4 in San Antonio reported. The woman reportedly has photographs of her injuries, […]
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Two months after filing a formal complaint against the NFL Players Association and claiming NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith helped silence and threaten players during this offseason’s collective bargaining agreement negotiations, Carolina Panthers lineman Russell Okung has vowed to continue fighting the organization for which he recently campaigned to serve […]
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The Calgary police are reopening the case of a former NFL player’s death after new evidence emerged, according to The Globe and Mail. Michael Labinjo, who played two seasons in the NFL, was found dead in his Calgary home on Sept. 21, 2018 at the age of 38. His death […]
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MCDONOUGH, Ga. — A Tulane University basketball player who recently declared for the NBA draft is charged with murder and other counts in a Georgia slaying. Teshaun Hightower, who led the Green Wave in scoring last season, was booked into jail Saturday on multiple charges, including murder and aggravated assault, […]
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Former Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith was arrested Wednesday and charged with unlawful sexual activity with at least one minor, according to Florida’s Duval County Jail website. He is being held on a $50,000 bond. Last May, the 29-year-old former Pro Bowler unexpectedly walked away from the NFL, declaring he wouldn’t […]
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One of college basketball’s most determined coaches, and one of our own, finally made it to the big time. Steve Forbes, whose roots extend to being a four-sport star athlete at tiny Lone Tree High School back in the day, is replacing Danny Manning at Wake Forest, the school announced […]
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The longtime president of the Haitian national soccer team’s governing body has been accused of sexually abusing multiple young players at the country’s training complex. Yves Jean-Bart, the head of the Haitian Football Federation for the past two decades, allegedly used the threat of expulsion from the training center against […]
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ESPN delivered sweet relief to socially-distanced sports fans last night in the form of “The Last Dance,” its 10-part 30-for-30 documentary on Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls. Any real examination of Jordan has to include a discussion of his gambling exploits. Jordan is (arguably) the Greatest Player of […]
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BOSTON — Jorge Salcedo, a longtime former men’s soccer coach at the University of California, Los Angles, agreed on Tuesday to plead guilty to racketeering charges in the nation’s college admissions scandal after maintaining his innocence for more than a year. Salcedo, head soccer coach at UCLA from 2004 to […]
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Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw abruptly retired Wednesday after a Hall of Fame coaching career that includes two national championships in 33 seasons. The 64-year-old McGraw became the 13th woman inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017. She won 936 games, ranking sixth among Division I […]
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