NEW YORK – A lawsuit says a crew of prison guards known as the “Beat Up Squad” killed a handcuffed inmate in a New York City lockup. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan by the family of 30-year-old Samuel Harrell. It alleges that the “Beat Up …
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Three California men were arrested after allegedly tying up a man, stabbing him to death and recording the attack on a cellphone, authorities said on Wednesday after an ex-girlfriend alerted police of the video. The suspects – Dionicio Gutierrez Salazar, 36, Francisco Alvarez, 24, and Alexis Eduarto Garcia-Jiminez, 19 – …
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PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Eagles have excused Riley Cooper from all team activities after the wide receiver was caught on video making a racial slur. The Eagles and Cooper announced the decision Friday. Cooper apologized profusely Wednesday after a video of him using the N-word at a Kenny Chesney concert …
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MINNEAPOLIS – Kevin Love is making up for lost time in a hurry. After a disappointing, injury-filled season a year ago, Love has made a triumphant return to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He is averaging 27.1 points and 14.2 rebounds to lead the Wolves to a 6-3 start. Love is averaging …
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars are continuing to revamp their defensive line by agreeing to terms with free agents Chris Clemons and Ziggy Hood. Seattle released Clemons in a cost-cutting move Wednesday. His cross-country trek to Jacksonville reunites him with former Seahawks defensive coordinator and current Jaguars head coach …
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Struggling Titans receiver Kenny Britt says his teammates have noticed he’s not going after the ball during games like he does during practice. Britt has been in such a funk that he’s lost his starting job to Kendall Wright and fans are calling for him to be …
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LOS ANGELES – Every year, the NCAA college basketball tournament gives employees a reason to goof off at their desks and root for their alma maters. But there’s a growing source of potential headaches for bosses. Media companies like hosts CBS Corp. and Time Warner Inc.’s Turner are doing all …
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A lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 600 former NFL players Tuesday claims that the league illegally supplied them with risky narcotics and other painkillers that numbed their injuries for games and led to medical complications down the road. The lawsuit alleges that the league obtained and administered the …
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ST. LOUIS – One last time, Jeff Fisher said it was just the next game on the schedule, ignoring all those familiar faces on the other sideline. Mike Munchak, too, noting he’s not one to socialize before games. Occasionally, there were reminders it was a game, and a reunion, too. …
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FALL RIVER, Mass. – A grand jury on Friday morning indicted a key witness against former football star Aaron Hernandez, charging him as an accessory after the fact in the June 17 murder of Odin Lloyd. Carlos Ortiz, one of two men allegedly with Hernandez the morning he is accused …
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