Manslaughter verdict caps trial of ex-NFL player’s killer
By KEVIN McGILL The man who fatally shot retired New Orleans Saints defensive leader Will Smith faces a sentence of up to 40 years in prison after being convicted of…
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Police: Ex-Saint Will Smith gunned down in case of road rage
By JANET MCCONNAUGHEY Former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was shot and killed in a case of road rage by a man who had rear-ended his car, police said…
Ex-NFL running back Lawrence Phillips found dead in prison
By DON THOMPSON Lawrence Phillips, a star running back at Nebraska and first-round NFL draft pick whose pro career quickly unraveled amid disciplinary problems, was found dead in his California…
‘I can’t breathe!’ tops list of notable quotes
I can’t breathe!” — the exclamation made by a black man, Eric Garner, while being placed in a police chokehold — was chosen as the most notable quote of the…
Obama: Too little info about youth concussions
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE FILE – In this Thursday, May 21, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama plays with a football as he walks back to the Oval Office of the…
Publicist refutes Bon Jovi’s pursuit of Bills
By JOHN WAWROW FILE – In this Sunday, June 12, 2011, file photo, US musician Jon Bon Jovi performs at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, southern Germany, during his European…
FOX, POLIAN CHIDE IRSAY FOR CRITICIZING MANNING
By ARNIE STAPLETON Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay pauses as he speaks to reporters following the NFL owners’ fall meetings in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. New Orleans, Indianapolis and…
HASLAMS TRY TO HALT FALLOUT FROM FBI RAID ON PILOT
By ERIK SCHELZIG FILE – In this 1985 file photo provided by the Bill Haslam campaign when he was campaigning for Tennessee governor, Bill Haslam poses for a photo with…