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Report: South African Triathlete Victim Of A Chainsaw Attack

According to a report from the Sunday Times, South African triathlete Mhlengi Gwala was attacked while training near the city of Durban on Tuesday by a group of men who tried to saw his leg off with a chainsaw....

La Liga Player Rúben Semedo Arrested On Charges Of Kidnapping, Assault, Robbery

Rúben Semedo, a 23-year-old Portuguese defender who plays for La Liga club Villarreal, could’ve been the next great Portuguese central defender. Instead, it looks more likely that he’ll become the next great Portuguese criminal, given a recent spree of run-ins with the law....

Report: Former MLB Pitcher Esteban Loaiza Arrested With 20 Kilos Of Cocaine Or Heroin

According to jail records obtained by Yahoo Sports reporter Jeff Passan, former MLB pitcher Esteban Loaiza was arrested in San Diego last Friday while in possession of 20 kilograms of cocaine or heroin....

Report: Foxboro Police Called To Rob Gronkowski's House For Reported Burglary

Police were called to Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski’s house this evening for a reported burglary, according to Boston 25 News....

Joe McKnight's Killer Found Guilty Of Manslaughter

A Jefferson Parish, La. jury deliberated for seven hours before finding Ronald Gasser guilty of manslaughter in the 2016 slaying of former NFL player Joe McKnight....

Cops: Jets' Robby Anderson Threatened To Fuck Officer's Wife, "Nut In Her Eye" After Arrest

New York Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson was arrested early Friday morning in South Florida and charged with reckless driving, resisting arrest, eluding police, and threatening a public servant....

Police Arrest Man Suspected Of Racial Hate Crime Against Raheem Sterling [Updated]

After Manchester City’s home win over Tottenham this past weekend, the Telegraph reported that City forward Raheem Sterling had been called a “nigger” and then kicked by an unknown man when Sterling was on his way to the stadium before the game. Today, Manchester police arrested the man they suspect...

Report: Feds Shut Down $2.5 Million NFL Survivor Pool Operation

The Feds this week busted up and shut down a sprawling NFL survivor pool operation with contests operating in the millions of dollars, according to a report from ESPN’s Darren Rovell. Ron Kronengold and Mike Bernstein reportedly ran several contests per year at Ron & Mike’s Football Pool over the co...

Penn State Football Commit Charged With Robbing Philly Wawa Of $13,600

If you asked me to guess how much money a person could make from robbing a Wawa, under no circumstances would I guess anything close to $13,000. But I am told, in this report from the Inquirer, that that is more or less the score allegedly taken by young Isheem Young, a Penn State football commit, w...

How A Bootleg Prep School Profited By Ripping Off Teens With NBA Dreams<em></em>

During his first few days in jail, Mumin Tunc folded the limbs of his 7-foot-tall teenage frame as best he could and sat on his cell mattress with his back glued to the wall. He barely slept. Accused criminals filled the cells around him at the York County detention facility in York, S.C. Some were ...

Police Seek Felony Charges Against USC Player Who Leveled Fan

The USC Trojans lost 30-27 to the Washington State Cougars on Sept. 29, and at the end of the game the Washington State fans rushed the field. During the chaos, USC defensive lineman Liam Jimmons was seen laying out one of the Washington State fans....

Sucker-Punching Panthers Fan Arrested And Charged With Assault

Shortly after video of Kyle Adam Maraghy punching out an older fan during last night’s Panthers-Eagles game began circulating today, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD confirmed that they were looking into the case. This afternoon, they announced that they’d arrested Maraghy and charged him with simple as...

Panthers Fan Sucker-Punches Old Man

Here is an Instagram video from last night’s game between the Eagles and Panthers in Charlotte, in which a raging bro in a Cam Newton jersey punches an old man in the face:...

Report: Radio Host Craig Carton Arrested In Alleged $2M Fake Ticket Scam

Radio personality Craig Carton, who co-hosts the Boomer & Carton show on WFAN and CBS Sports Network, has been arrested as part of an alleged fake ticket scam that netted $2 million, NBC 4 New York reports....

Counterpoint: It's Time To Spend A Few Weeks Telling Myself I Can Tolerate Bad Autumn Takes

The air is crisp and cool, the sky streaked with low, scuttling, ragged clouds, heading out of town in a hurry, like seasonal tourists. Football is back. School is back. Summer is ending. Yes, it’s time to convince myself that I can tolerate terrible emo butthole takes like this one without throttli...

Royals Pitcher Danny Duffy Arrested For DUI At Burger King

Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy was arrested under suspicion of DUI Sunday 7:30 p.m. in Overland Park, Kansas, according to a Overland Park police spokesperson....

Here's What Police Knew About The Ezekiel Elliott Bar Fight Investigation

On July 16, a Dallas DJ was punched in the face at Clutch, a local bar, and early reports said that Ezekiel Elliott was a part of the investigation. A TMZ report later suggested that at least two people saw the Cowboys running back throw the punch. But whoever it was that talked to TMZ, they weren’t...

Tiger Woods Had Vicodin, Dilaudid, Ambien And More In System During DUI Arrest

Tiger Woods had Vicodin, Dilaudid, Xanax, Ambien and THC in his system when arrested on suspicion of DUI on May 29, according to a toxicology report obtained by ESPN....

Jarvis Landry Under Investigation For Possible Battery; Girlfriend Says He Never Physically Hurt Her

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry is being investigated for possible battery in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. It was first reported today by Andy Slater of WINZ, and Fort Lauderdale police confirmed to Deadspin that the case is open and has been sent to the Broward County State Attorney’s Office, w...

The Broward County (Fla.) state attorney’s office won’t bring a charge against Michael Irvin, who was accused of sexually assaulting a 27-year-old Fort Lauderdale woman in March. Police had handed the case to the state attorney’s office in late May. Andy Slater of WINZ radio obtained the memo in whi...