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LAS VEGAS — Police say boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is in a Las Vegas jail after being arrested on a misdemeanor warrant alleging he poked a security guard in the face last month outside his home. Police Officer Jacinto Rivera said Friday that Mayweather was arrested late Thursday at a Las Vegas-area casino and was […]
Word on the street is Shaq has dumped his fiancee Hoopz. The NBA player unexpectedly called off their engagement and demanded Hoopz return the $500K ring he gave her. Shaq reportedly popped the question back at the Sahara Mediterranean Cuisine and Hookah Lounge in Bridgeton back in September. The couple seemed very happy and recently […]
Florida — A Florida high school basketball player has been suspended from school and won’t be allowed to play again after slamming a referee to the court during a game. Mason Holland, a senior at DeSoto County High School in Arcadia, Fla., pushed an opposing player from Port Charlotte High as they ran up the […]
Colorado — Denver Broncos rookie cornerback Perrish Cox could face up to life in prison if convicted of sexual assault charges filed by prosecutors last week.
New Jersey — Even as volunteers have launched a community-based fund raising campaign for him, Rutgers football star Eric LeGrand is telling those who know him best that his playing days are not over.. Jack Nevins is president of the foundation set up to help LeGrand and his family and he visits him at least […]
President Obama will never let you forget that he’s from Chicago. During a meet and greet with the Los Angeles Lakers at a Boys & Girls Club in Washington, D.C. the Commander-In-Chief couldn’t help but rib Kobe about a loss they took to his hometown Bulls. “Derrick Rose may have your number,” President Obama lightheartedly […]
New York — Meet the second-youngest individual ever to be named TIME magazine’s Person of the Year: Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of the omnipresent social-networking site Facebook.
What is it with NBA players and Turkey? First Allen Iverson left The States to play for the Turkish team Bestikas and now Kobe Bryant has signed on as the official spokesman for Turkish Airlines. “I’ve never been to Turkey,” Bryant told CNBC. “But all the guys on the team in the league who have […]