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Report: Former Cowboys Running Back Joseph Randle Arrested And Charged With Battery
According to a report from TMZ Sports, which was later corroborated by the Dallas Morning News, former Cowboys running back Joseph Randle was arrested this morning in Sedgwick County, Kansas and charged with three counts of battery, one count of criminal damage to property, and one count of drug pos...
Affidavit: Johnny Manziel Restrained, Beat, And Threatened To Kill Colleen Crowley
As part of her request for a protective order against Johnny Manziel, Colleen Crowley outlined in an affidavit what she said happened the night Manziel is accused of beating her up. In the document, Crowley describes a horrific night in which Manziel keeps her from leaving his hotel room, later thro...
Why Is The NFL Giving More Super Bowl Ad Time To Its Favorite Sham Domestic-Violence Group?
I took the No More pledge last year. What do I have to show for it? I’m now very aware of when #NOMOREexcuses Law & Order: Special Victims Unit marathons are about to air, but that’s about it. I don’t know much more about domestic violence or sexual assault. I haven’t discovered new organizations wo...
Johnny Manziel Hit With Restraining Order; Dallas Cops Launch Criminal Investigation
Dallas police are now investigating Johnny Manziel after the Browns quarterback’s ex-girlfriend pressed charges on an alleged domestic violence incident that took place a week ago. That incident led a Tarrant County (Tex.) judge to sign a restraining order today requiring Manziel to avoid his ex for...
Johnny Manziel's Ex-Girlfriend Told Cops He Hit Her Several Times (Updated)
This afternoon, Fort Worth PD released their report about the night they were called regarding an “altercation” between Johnny Manziel and his ex-girlfriend Colleen Crowley. According to the report, Manziel “struck her several times” both in a hotel room where the two had argued, as well as in her c...
Cristiano Ronaldo Should Probably Stop Hitting People
Hey, Cristiano, how’s it going? Good? That’s good to hear. I didn’t want anything, just checking in. Saw yesterday’s game. Kind of a bummer, drawing like that against Real Betis. Yeah, they should’ve given you a penalty, I agree. While on the topic of the game though, what happened with you and Fran...
Why Prosecutors Didn't Bring Charges Against Aroldis Chapman
Prosecutors have declined to bring charges against now-Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman for his actions the night he was accused of choking his girlfriend and firing eight gunshots inside his garage, the Broward State Attorney’s Office announced today. The office also released a closeout memo, writte...
Colts Release LB Daniel Adongo After Cops Respond To Domestic-Violence Call
The Indianapolis Colts today waived linebacker Daniel Adongo, a week after police were called to investigate possible domestic violence involving him for the second time since October. Though no charges were filed in either case, the Colts’ roster move could be tied to today’s release of police repo...
Police: Aroldis Chapman Fired Eight Gunshots, Accused Of Choking Girlfriend In October Fight
Reds flamethrowing closer Aroldis Chapman fired eight gunshots inside of his garage and was accused by his girlfriend of choking her during an October 30 party at his Davie, Fla. home, according to a police report obtained by Yahoo....
Report: MLB Investigating Yasiel Puig Under New Domestic Violence Policy
Dodgers slugger Yasiel Puig will face an MLB investigation under the league’s new domestic violence policy after his alleged involvement in a Miami brawl earlier this week, the Los Angeles Times is reporting....
Greek Soccer League Game Postponed After Fan Riot
Panathinaikos and Olympiakos, the top two teams in the Greek Super League, were supposed to play today in Athens, but an outbreak of fan violence and flare throwing caused the postponement of the game. Here are some surreal photos from the stadium, which I swear are not from The Purge....
Ray Rice Is Using The Greg Hardy Case To Promote Himself
Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, who last year dragged his fiancée out of an elevator after he knocked her unconscious, has shared some new thoughts on domestic abuse. This morning, Rice went on WFAN’s Boomer & Carton Show. After beginning the interview by mentioning that he is in foot...
Report: Los Angeles Kings Prospect Charged With Attempted Strangulation Of His Girlfriend
Manchester Monarchs goalie Patrik Bartosak—who was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fifth round of the 2013 draft—was charged Tuesday with 12 different domestic violence-related charges, according to the Union Leader....
We’re Not Allowed At A Talk By The NFL’s Domestic Violence Expert
Last week, Deadspin published a transcript of Greg Hardy’s NFL hearing, wherein a panel of NFL representatives equipped with the CBA rulebook and court transcripts reviewed the domestic violence charges brought against the current Cowboys defensive end by his ex-girlfriend, Nicole Holder. One of the...
Inside The Closed-Door NFL Hearing That Reinstated Greg Hardy
On March 4, the NFL conducted a reinstatement hearing for Greg Hardy, who had spent most of the previous season on the Commissioner’s Exempt List after he was accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Nicole Holder. Deadspin has obtained the transcript of that confidential hearing, which you’ll find ...
Report: José Reyes Arrested After Allegedly Shoving Wife Into Sliding Glass Door
Colorado Rockies shortstop José Reyes was arrested on Halloween for allegedly grabbing his wife by the throat and shoving her into a sliding glass door, according to TV station KHNL in Hawaii. The alleged assault took place at the Four Seasons Wailea, and Reyes was arrested after security called pol...
Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Releases Statement Supporting Greg Hardy
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones released a statement tonight reiterating the team’s support for defensive end Greg Hardy after Deadspin published an account of Hardy’s alleged assault of ex-girlfriend Nicole Holder. That story was based upon hundreds of pages of police reports and court documents, ...
The Greg Hardy Documents
What we know about what happened on the night police responded to a domestic violence call at Greg Hardy’s apartment building is found here, in these documents. Below, you’ll find the full versions of the documents that Deadspin received, with select identifying information redacted....
This Is Why NFL Star Greg Hardy Was Arrested For Assaulting His Ex-Girlfriend
Barefoot and frightened, Nicole Holder walked as fast as she could through the darkness, and the moment she saw the cops she ran. She headed west on Fifth Street toward North Church, away from the Charlotte., N.C., apartment of Greg Hardy, a star defensive end then with the NFL’s Carolina Panthers. ...