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Gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz (hamstring) out of Olympic trials
Matthew Centrowitz, who won the gold medal at the 2016 Olympics, pulled out of the 1,500-meter competition at the U.S. Olympic trials on Friday due to a hamstring injury, just hours before racing was set to begin in Eugene, Ore.,Centrowitz ended a 108-year drought for U.S. men's Olympians in the 1,5...
Swimmer Lilly King gets a pre-Olympics ring
Lilly King won't soon forget her night at the U.S. Olympic Trials.,King became the first American swimmer to qualify for both the 100- and 200-meter breaststrokes in three successive Olympics on Thursday in Indianapolis. And seconds after she stepped out of the pool following her second-place finish...
Terrence Shannon Jr. found not guilty in rape trial
Former Illinois standout and NBA draft prospect Terrence Shannon Jr. was found not guilty on felony charges of rape and aggravated sexual battery on Thursday.,A jury in Douglas County, Kansas, rendered the verdict after less than two hours of deliberations.,Shannon's trial began Monday, and his lawy...
Illinois G Terrence Shannon Jr. preparing for draft, rape trial
CHICAGO -- Terrence Shannon Jr. faces rape and sexual assault charges in Kansas next month in a trial scheduled to begin two weeks before the 2024 NBA Draft.,Illinois' All-American guard was briefly suspended last season when the allegations became public, but gained reinstatement when a judge ruled...
Report: Hockey Canada trial date to be set soon
The trial date for the five pro hockey players facing sexual assault charges in Canada is expected to be set at a hearing on June 11, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,Attorneys for the players appeared virtually before Justice Alissa Mitchell on Tuesday and learned the scheduling date.,Set to go on tr...
Sports agency wants NFL prospects to avoid pre-Draft test that C.J. Stroud reportedly bombed
The S2 cognition test may go the way of the Wonderlic. According to a report from The Athletic one sports agency is directing its NFL Draft prospects to not participate in any cognition tests in their pre-draft process this year. The organization, Athletes First, emailed NFL teams last month to noti...
To the 'Nikki Haley/America has never been racist' crowd, I present you the Cardell Hayes case
It has been eight years since former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith was killed in a road rage incident. Cardell Hayes was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 25 years in prison back in December 2016. However, the verdict was not unanimous. At the time, Louisiana was one of only t...
Oscar Pistorius being released from prison is spit in the face of Reeva Steenkamp's memory
South African Olympic track and field star, and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius was released from prison today after serving seven and a half years for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp....
Convicted killer Oscar Pistorius out of prison, will live in uncle's luxury mansion
Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter who shot and killed his girlfriend, was quietly released from a South African prison today, and was allegedly warned he could be assassinated in retaliation....
USWNT’s treatment is the latest example of right-wing hatred for ‘nasty women’
Indigenous Americans were almost eradicated. Black people were enslaved. Asians are mistreated. Millions still want to “build a wall.” People of color have been oppressed for centuries, and each group has its own plight. But misogyny has stood the test of time. The overturning of Roe v. Wade, the re...
Changes are coming to the NFL scouting combine that are long overdue
Today is one of those days in which the NFL has made a good decision. It doesn’t happen often. The decision to add an extra game to the schedule in a sport that can cause brain damage, during a world-wide pandemic, might be a short term financial win, but it’s making the product worse and is ethical...
Even children can see through Aaron Rodgers’ garbage
Aaron Rodgers has turned himself into the latest iteration of Rudy Gobert, the guy who fucked around and found out when it came to COVID-19 protocols. Rodgers’ lies throughout his coronavirus saga have made him a rightful target of scorn from everyone who has actually taken this pandemic seriously —...
Turnover (fill-in-the-blanks) have officially jumped the shark, which is so perfectly Vegas
I’ll admit — when Miami’s turnover chain was introduced in 2017, it was cool. Undoubtedly, definitely, undeniably cool. The Hurricanes were a solid team that year at 10-3, and as a freshman at Notre Dame, it was just incredibly demoralizing to watch them pull out the chain: not once… not twice… but ...
Not letting Sha’Carri run continues trend of everything being stupid
In a world that makes sense, Sha’Carri Richardson would be competing in the Olympics....
Huge Puddles At The Cycling World Championships Are Causing Some Awful Crashes
The world cycling championships have been taking place in Yorkshire, England over the past few days, and befitting an event in fall in England, it’s been rainy as hell. Riding a time trial bike in wet conditions like this is particularly difficult, and big puddles claimed several U-23 men’s riders d...
Arda Turan Faces Up To 12 Years In Prison For Allegedly Trying To Steal A Pop Star's Girl, Getting Into A Fight, And Firing A Gun In A Hospital
Arda Turan, previously seen on pristine European pitches starring for Atletico Madrid and then sucking for Barcelona, might be headed to a decade-long stay in Turkish prison, per a Marca report. As a result of an October nightclub altercation in Istanbul that turned into so much more, Turan is begin...
Robert Kraft Calls Meek Mill "A Great Guy" After Visiting Him In Prison
Patriots owner Robert Kraft, of all people, and 76ers owner Michael Rubin visited Meek Mill in Pennsylvania prison today, where the Philly rapper is currently serving time for a probation violation. Kraft talked to the media afterward and—if you adjust your standards for his wealth, age, and race— ...
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MLB Agent And Trainer Found Guilty In Cuban Smuggling Trial [Updated]
Sports agent Bartolo Hernandez and baseball trainer Julio Estrada could not overcome a mountain of evidence and testimony from Cuban-born Major League Baseball players who linked the two Florida men to a human trafficking ring that brought Cuban players into the U.S....
The Long Slog Of The Cuban Baseball Player Smuggling Trial Is Nearly Over
After six grueling weeks of testimony, both sides delivered their closing arguments today in the criminal trial of two men charged with conspiracy and human smuggling for their part in getting Cuban baseball players into the United States. Federal prosecutors in Miami reiterated today their point th...
Lawyer Who Prepared Documents For Smuggled Cuban Players Shocked Smuggling Took Place<em></em>
Sports agent Bartolo Hernandez and baseball trainer Julio Estrada could learn their fates early this week. The defense rested on Friday without either Florida man taking the stand to refute criminal charges that they conspired with human smugglers to transport baseball players out of Cuba for a cut ...