DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins cornerback Brent Grimes says he’s concentrating on football in the wake of his wife’s arrest outside the stadium before the team’s most recent game. Miko Grimes is scheduled for arraignment Oct. 27 on charges of disorderly conduct, battery on a police officer and resisting arrest with violence. She was […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The lovable legend of Yogi Berra, that ain’t ever gonna be over. The Hall of Fame catcher renowned as much for his dizzying malapropisms as his unmatched 10 World Series championships with the New York Yankees, died Tuesday. He was 90. Berra, who filled baseball’s record book as well as “Bartlett’s […]
Former Baltimore Ravens player Ray Lewis is known for his exploits on the field and some of his struggles off the field, which he’s sharing in his new book, I Feel Like Going On: Life, Game, and Glory coming out in October. He’s also working with Michelle Obama on her Let’s Move program, something as a […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sentencing has been reset to Dec. 17 for former NFL star Darren Sharper in a felony Las Vegas attempted sex assault case made part of a four-state plea agreement. Defense attorney Richard Schonfeld said Wednesday that prosecutors didn’t oppose the delay during a Sept. 3 hearing in Clark County District Court. […]
Moses Malone devoured rebounds so easily it sometimes seemed he missed shots on purpose to pad his total before scoring. All those points and rebounds made Malone an NBA great. A few words, and one championship, made him a Philadelphia sports icon. Malone, a three-time NBA MVP and one of basketball’s most ferocious rebounders, died […]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has yet to respond to a new report that he was found to have taken an intravenous injection of saline and vitamins before his Manny Pacquiao fight that was banned under World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) guidelines. The substances inside the IV were not banned by WADA, but the fact that they were […]
NEW YORK (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady can suit up for his team’s season opener after a judge erased his four-game suspension for “Deflategate.” The surprise ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Berman came Thursday after more than one month of failed settlement talks between the NFL and its players’ union. Many […]
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest from the IAAF world championships (all times local): ___ 9:40 p.m. Danielle Williams won the 100-meter hurdles at the world championships in 12.57 seconds on Friday in a final that didn’t feature an American in the top three. The 22-year-old Jamaican held off Cindy Roleder of Germany, who won silver […]
MIAMI (AP) — Former NFL tackle Jonathan Martin posted on Facebook that difficulties in the profession led him to attempt suicide multiple times, and he wanted to share his struggle with social isolation to help others. Martin, who retired this year, said his problems date to childhood in California, and to being told his entire […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Santa Clara County grand jury indicted former San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald on one count of rape of an intoxicated person. The announcement came Wednesday, with the indictment stemming from an incident Dec. 15 at McDonald’s home. Current 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks also has been charged by the […]
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — An attorney for former NFL star Plaxico Burress said in court Monday he’s confident his client can work out a deal with prosecutors in his tax evasion case, but he wouldn’t say whether it would keep him out of jail. The former wide receiver with the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants […]
We can only wonder what the hell is going on with Michael Sam. We’ve got a feeling that just being Michael Sam is a burden most folks are glad they don’t have to endure. If you haven’t heard, Sam, the NFL and CFL’s first openly gay player, is taking a time-out from the sport due […]
