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Matt Russell, the Broncos' director of player personnel, was arrested on DUI charges over the weekend. He hit two cars, one of which was a police cruiser. [Denver Post]...

Police: Anna Benson Stormed Kris's House With Gun And Bulletproof Vest

The saga of Kris and Anna Benson, which last July we thought had come to an unhappy-but-not-especially-terrible resolution with the couple's divorce, appears to have indeed come to that especially terrible resolution, one involving guns and bulletproof vests and the police....

Lawrence Taylor's 31-year-old son, Lawrence Jr., was arrested on felony charges of statutory rape, sodomy, and child molestation for incidents involving two underage girls. He's in jail without bail. The sodomy charge, under Georgia law, is for unwanted oral sex. [New York Daily News]...

Brazilian Soccer Fans Decapitate Ref After He Stabs, Kills Player

Last Sunday, an amateur soccer match in Brazil came to an unbelievably gruesome end when a referee was murdered by outraged fans. His head was then cut off and placed on a spike. The beheading was retaliation; the ref initially stabbed a player to death....

Second Man Connected To Aaron Hernandez Murder Case Is In Custody

Multiple outlets are reporting that a second man allegedly involved in the murder of Odin Lloyd has been arrested in Connecticut....

Somebody Sent An Edible Arrangement To Aaron Hernandez's House

So says WCVB's John Atwater, who reports from the scene:...

The most wanted person in Norman, Okla.? Has to be whoever burglarized the home of Bob Stoops and made off with one of his vehicles. [ESPN]...

Navy Football Players To Face Sexual Assault Charges

A Naval Academy superintendent has reviewed a report about the alleged rape of a female midshipman by three football players and determined the case should proceed....

Sports Editor Charged With Human Trafficking

Bobby Abplanalp, the sports editor for a tiny North Dakota newspaper, was one of two men arrested this week for allegedly trying to pay for sex with a person known to be under 18 years of age....

Judge Who Wants Chad Johnson In Jail Is Legally Blind

The story out of Florida domestic court this morning was that Chad Johnson was this close to entering his plea deal when, for some reason, judge Katie McHugh asked him if he was happy with his attorney's performance. Johnson said yes and slapped his ass. When Judge McHugh saw this she rescinded the...

And now here is the GIF of Chad Johnson patting his lawyer's ass in the courtroom. Special plaudits to the chuckling bailiff. [CBS]...

Pacman Jones Tweets News Of His Latest Arrest—For Hitting A Woman

Has it really been a year-and-a-half since Pacman Jones was last sentenced by a judge for something or other? It's been so long that Pacman no longer wants to be called Pacman, never mind that Pacman is still the name that's on Pacman's Twitter handle. But look! Pacman's Twitter has news of an arres...

Florida State WR Charged With Sexually Assaulting Female Friend

Greg Dent, a rising senior receiver for Florida State, was arrested and charged with felony sexual assault last night after he allegedly tried to force himself upon a woman with whom he's been friends for years....

Chad Johnson Is Going To Jail Because He Slapped His Lawyer's Ass

Chad Johnson, who was once a famous and talented football player, is going to jail on a probation violation. The reason he's landed himself there? Some locker-room-style maneuvering in the courtroom. Inherit the Wind meets Playmakers, or something. From—where else?—TMZ:...

Suspect In Stabbing Of Steelers Player Raps With Wiz Khalifa

Pittsburgh police are still looking for a third suspect in connection with the weekend stabbing of Steelers tackle Mike Adams, who was released from the hospital yesterday after a pair of surgeries, including one for a lacerated colon (ouch)....

Alabama Basketball Player Arrested Following A Child's Kidnapping

Devonta Pollard, a rising junior basketball player at the University of Alabama, was arrested today following the April 30 kidnapping of a six-year-old girl from Mississippi. The Tuscaloosa News reports that he was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping. Six people, including Poll...

Milton Bradley Is Now A Convicted Wife Beater

Milton Bradley, whose 12-year MLB career was marked by his occasional outbursts at fans, reporters, and umpires, was convicted in a Los Angeles courtroom yesterday of threatening and attacking his wife, from whom he is separated....

Navy Is Investigating A Rape Allegation Against Three Football Players

No charges have been filed, but according to The New York Times, the Naval Academy has confirmed the existence of an ongoing inquiry into allegations that three football players raped a female midshipman at an April 2012 off-campus party. One of the three players has had his graduation and commissio...

Maurice Jones-Drew Allegedly Punched Out A Bar Staffer [UPDATED]

Jacksonville Jaguars running back and back-to-UCLA student Maurice Jones-Drew has been charged with battery after he allegedly punched and knocked out a bar staffer over the weekend at a beach bar in St. Augustine, Fla., according to police....

Titus Young Allegedly Told His Ex He Understood Why O.J. Killed Wife

The Titus Young story has officially gone from funny to sad to worse....