police Page 10 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Policeman Provokes Groundhog To Walk Into Road So He Can Shoot It Twice
The next time someone tells you Blue Lives Matter is a misguided, stupid slogan, show them this....
NFL Rookie Roquan Smith's Car Robbed Of Valuable Items, Also Bears Playbook
Chicago Bears rookie linebacker Roquan Smith had his car broken into over the weekend, and in addition to a Georgia jersey from the national championship game and other valuable memorabilia, the thief or thieves made off with his Bears-issued tablet....
Report: Blue Jays Closer Roberto Osuna Charged With Assaulting A Woman
According to The Athletic and Sportsnet, Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna was arrested early Tuesday morning and charged with one count of assault on a woman....
Florida Man Arrested For Practicing Karate By Kicking Swans In The Head
A Florida man interested in karate is alleged to have found an elusive and illegal target for his kicks: bird faces. Last week, the Orlando Sentinel reported that Rocco Joseph Mantella was arrested for “practicing karate” by kicking swans in the head at a park in downtown Orlando, and further detail...
Video Shows Former NFL Player Being Tackled And Choked By Police Over Parking Lot Argument
Desmond Marrow, a former college football player at Toledo, shared video on Facebook this week of him being violently roughed up by three police officers during an arrest back in December, in Georgia. The video shows Marrow being handcuffed by two uniformed officers, after which one of the officers ...
Golf Club Apologizes After Calling Police On Group Of Black Women Members
A Pennsylvania golf club called police on five members this weekend after the club’s co-owner felt that the group was playing too slowly and claimed that they did not leave the course when asked. The members—all five of whom are black women—say that they were discriminated against....
Report: TV Reporter Fight At Brewers Game Started Over Photo Of Bulldog
Last Friday, Milwaukee television reporter A.J. Bayatpour was arrested on battery charges after punching out a reporter from a rival Milwaukee station at a Brewers game. According to the police report, Bayatpour, who works for FOX affiliate WITI Channel 6, “caused significant injury” to Ben Jordan, ...
Prosecutors: Aldon Smith Had A .40 BAC When He Went To Get His Ankle Monitor For Alcohol Testing
Former Raiders and 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith, who’s been indefinitely suspended from the NFL since he was charged with domestic violence in March, was put back in jail last week for violating his bail. According to San Francisco prosecutors, that violation occurred because Smith was almost incomp...
Miguel Herrera Says Toronto Cops Assaulted His Players At Halftime<em></em>
Club América coach Miguel Herrera claimed that Toronto police assaulted his players—goalkeeper Agustín Marchesín and defender Bruno Valdez, along with assistant coach Giber Becerra—during halftime of the team’s 3-1 CONCACAF Champions League semifinal loss to Toronto FC tonight. Toronto coach Greg Va...
Lawyer: Michael Bennett "Never Touched" Paraplegic Stadium Worker
Michael Bennett appeared in a Houston courtroom today and posted bail on his felony charge of injury of the elderly. The charge was filed last week when prosecutors said that, in a rush to get onto the field at Super Bowl 51, Bennett pushed through a crowd and hurt a paraplegic security worker. Toda...
Grandstanding Houston PD Chief Calls Michael Bennett "Morally Corrupt" In Bizarre Press Conference
Houston Police Department Chief Art Acevedo held a weird press conference this afternoon to address Michael Bennett’s indictment on felony assault charges and explain the case against him. Acevedo called Bennett “morally corrupt,” “morally bankrupt,” and said, “I think it’s pretty pathetic that you’...
Report: Zay Jones Will Not Be Charged For Vandalism Following Naked, Bloody Video
According to the Associated Press, Los Angeles county prosecutors have declined to bring charges against Buffalo Bills wide receiver Isaiah “Zay” Jones, citing “insufficient evidence” following his arrest on suspicion of felony vandalism Monday night. According to police, Jones “was said to be break...
Report: Cops Arrested Bloody, Naked Buffalo Bills Receiver Zay Jones For Vandalism
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Isaiah “Zay” Jones has been arrested on a charge of felony vandalism after breaking glass doors and windows at an apartment building in Los Angeles, according to police. It appears to get a lot weirder from there....
Joe McKnight's Killer Gets Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison
Ronald Gasser was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday by Jefferson Parish Judge Ellen Kovach for shooting and killing former NFL player Joe McKnight in Dec. 2016. Prosecutors brought second-degree murder charges against Gasser, though he was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury in January. “L...
Jets LB Dylan Donahue Charged With DWI After Driving Wrong Way In Lincoln Tunnel, Hitting Bus
Jets rookie linebacker Dylan Donahue was arrested early Monday morning after he crashed his car into a bus while driving the wrong way in the Lincoln Tunnel, according to Port Authority officials. Donahue crashed into the bus around 2:00 a.m. this morning, and four passengers were injured in the cra...
Maniac Plays Real-Life <i>GTA V</i>, Ducks Cops By Hopping Truck Onto Metro Rail Line & Driving Underground
A driver in an allegedly stolen truck led L.A. police on a wild chase that saw him/her drive down into a Gold Line tunnel after a series of jumps, swerves, and the t-boning of a taxicab....
For Black History Month, Boston Police Pay Tribute To White Man Who Coached Black Guys
Boston’s reputation as a city oblivious to racial issues is undeserved, I tell you....
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....
Entire Claremont Colleges Track Team Suspended After Accusation Of Assault During Nude Heist Caper
According to a report from The Student Life, the Claremont Colleges’ student newspaper, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s and women’s track teams have been suspended pending a university investigation into a nude theft attempt that went sideways. A police report from last weekend indicates that six s...
Meridian Township Officials Explain How They Let Larry Nassar Get Away In 2004
Yesterday, the Meridian township police department released the 2004 police reports that detailed when Brianne Randall-Gay came to them and said Larry Nassar had grabbed her breasts and vagina during a medical exam. That case was never sent to the prosecutor’s office for review, and Nassar was able ...