HBCU Sports

CANTON, OH (AP) – As he so often did on the field, LaDainian Tomlinson stole the show. With a powerful speech calling for “Team America” to be a place for inclusion and opportunity, the great running back of the San Diego Chargers was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night. The […]

HBCU Sports

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Football

Dallas police have suspended their investigation into an alleged assault that reportedly involved Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, citing a lack of witnesses and an inability to contact the victim, reports ESPN. In a statement released Wednesday, the Dallas Police Department said it has “made several attempts to contact the victim through various ways but at this […]

News

  NEW YORK (AP) — Television networks will interrupt this presidency on Thursday to revisit an old obsession. ABC, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, HLN and ESPN will show O.J. Simpson’s parole hearing at a Nevada prison, as he seeks freedom after spending more than eight years locked up for armed robbery and assault. […]

NFL

HARONVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio on Wednesday released cruiser and body cam video of the arrest of Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Adolphus Washington on a weapons charge. The Cincinnati native and former Ohio State standout is accused of improperly carrying a concealed weapon outside a water park in Sharonville. A police report says […]

Football

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys linebacker Damien Wilson has been arrested on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he was accused of backing his truck into a woman and threatening a man with a rifle during a dispute with some tailgaters. Frisco police said Wilson was arrested Tuesday outside of […]

Football

Toya Wright sent her condolences to the family of her ex-boyfriend James Hardy after the former NFL star was found dead Wednesday in the Maumee River in Indiana. “I would like to express my sincere condolences to the Hardy family at this difficult time…may your heart and soul find peace and comfort. #RipJames,” wrote Wright […]

Football

A body found in an Indiana river Wednesday has been identified as former Indiana University football star and NFL draft pick, James Hardy, according to the coroner’s office. He was 31. Officer Mike Joyner, of the Fort Wayne police department, said Hardy’s mom reported him missing on May 30. Per the coroner’s office, Hardy’s body […]

NFL

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Life & Style

This isn’t one for the record books, but it’s worth noting that NFLer Antonio Cromartie‘s wife is pregnant with his 14TH KID. Yep. This news comes despite the fact he had a vasectomy a while back. Terricka Cromartie confirmed the pregnancy on her Instagram page — this will be number 6 for her (and Antonio). […]

Entertainment

UPDATE: BOSTON (AP) — Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez said rumors that he was gay or bisexual were not true, his former fiancee said in an interview on the “Dr. Phil” show that aired Tuesday. Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez made the remark during the second part of a two-part interview with host Dr. Phillip McGraw. The first […]

NFL

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — A linebacker in the NFL who starred at Rutgers University was charged by a grand jury on Tuesday in connection with a shooting in New Jersey and was put on waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs. Khaseem Greene was charged with unlawful weapon possession in a Dec. 3, 2016, shooting in […]