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Robert Kraft prostitution

Judicial Watch

Patriots owner Kraft gets “happy ending”, offered deal to drop prostitution charges

PALM BEACH, Fla. (UPI) -- Florida prosecutors said Tuesday they offered to drop charges against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft if he admits he would have been proven guilty at trial. Palm Beach County State's Attorney's Office spokesman Mike Edmondson told CNBC that Kraft and two dozen other men accused of soliciting a prostitute were offered the same deal. The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, was the first to report the offer. Kraft is accused of soliciting a […]

todayMarch 19, 2019 45

basketball

Columnists

COMMENTARY: You DO NOT have to play basketball in Illinois to succeed in pro basketball

I usually like reading sports commentaries from the Decatur Herald & Review's Mark Tupper. The most recent piece, titled "Illinois' value could soar with some success", goes through the struggles the Fighting Illini of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has had under basketball coach Brad Underwood. In two years with Underwood at the helm, the Fighting Illini are 26-39 and 11-27 in Big Ten Conference action (as of publication). Combined with the final three years of John Groce, the team […]

todayMarch 17, 2019 68

Conor McGregor

Entertainment

UFC fighter Conor McGregor facing civil lawsuit over cellphone incident

MIAMI (UPI) -- UFC star Conor McGregor is facing a civil lawsuit after being charged with two felonies in South Florida on Monday. In Miami-Dade County court records obtained by the Miami Herald and TMZ Sports, 22-year-old Ahmed Abdirzak filed a lawsuit seeking more than $15,000 on Thursday, accusing the mixed martial artist of "battery, assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress." Miami Beach police arrested McGregor, 30, Monday on charges of strong-armed robbery and criminal mischief. He was booked […]

todayMarch 14, 2019 34

Buffalo Bills Cole Beasley

National

Buffalo Bills to sign receivers Beasley, Brown

BUFFALO, N.Y. (UPI) -- The Buffalo Bills attempted to acquire former Pittsburgh Steelers star receiver Antonio Brown. Instead, the team is expected to add receivers Cole Beasley and John Brown. Sources told the NFL Network that John Brown agreed to a three-year, $27 million deal with the Bills on Tuesday. Beasley is expected to sign for $29 million over four years, according to the NFL Network. Beasley signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He spent […]

todayMarch 13, 2019 34

Baltimore Ravens Eric Weddle

NFL News

Ravens to release veteran safety Weddle

BALTIMORE (UPI) -- The Baltimore Ravens are expected to release veteran safety Eric Weddle after three seasons with the team. Sources told the NFL Network on Tuesday that the Ravens will cut Weddle in an effort to create cap space in order to negotiate an extension with linebacker C.J. Mosley. Weddle, who was entering the final season of his four-year contract, was due a $6.5 million base salary with $1 million in incentives in 2019. The Ravens will save $7.5 […]

todayMarch 5, 2019 48

Robert Kraft New England Patriots

National

Former Patriots players, rivals react to Robert Kraft charges

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (UPI) -- Former New England Patriots players and current NFL stars had a lot to say when reacting to prostitution charges against Patriots owner Robert Kraft. Jupiter, Fla., police announced the charges against Kraft on Friday. Tedy Bruschi -- who played for the Patriots from 1996 to 2008 -- reacted to the news on ESPN's NFL Live. "Mr. Kraft is a very good friend of mine," Bruschi said. "Since day one, my first day there in 1996, he […]

todayFebruary 24, 2019 69

Ryan Dzingel

NHL News

Senators trade Dzingel to Blue Jackets

COLUMBUS (UPI) -- The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired standout left wing Ryan Dzingel from the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, the team announced. The Blue Jackets sent left winger Anthony Duclair and two second-round picks in exchange for Dzingel and a seventh-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft. The 26-year-old Dzingel has posted back-to-back 20-goal seasons and notched 30 or more points in each of his three full NHL campaigns. He has 126 points (62 goals, 64 assists) in 247 career […]

todayFebruary 24, 2019 73

Cody Parkey Chicago Bears

National

Chicago Bears to release kicker Cody Parkey

CHICAGO (UPI) -- The Chicago Bears are expected to release kicker Cody Parkey when the new league year begins March 13. Sources told the NFL Network Friday that the Bears will part ways with the kicker, but the team will still owe him $3.5 million in guaranteed money on his 2019 contract. Parkey went undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft and signed with the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts traded him to the Philadelphia Eagles on August 20, 2014. Parkey became […]

todayFebruary 24, 2019 71

Chelsea FIFA

FIFA News

FIFA bans Chelsea from signing players until 2020

LONDON (UPI) -- FIFA has banned Chelsea from signing new players until 2020 after finding that the Premier League club broke regulations of signing players younger than 18. FIFA also issued a $600,000 fine for the London-based franchise. FIFA found Chelsea breached the regulations by signing 29 underage players. "The Disciplinary Committee sanctioned Chelsea with a ban on registering new players at both national and international level for the next two complete and consecutive registration periods," FIFA said in a […]

todayFebruary 22, 2019 43

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