Baker Mayfield works out during the NFL combine last month in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) If 1983 will forever be known as The Year of The Quarterback in the NFL Draft, 2018 could at least be its equal. Beginning with the Cleveland Browns picking Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield No.1 overall, four college signal-callers were selected with the first ten choices. ...
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Former NFL QB Garcia withdraws from role in draft
Former NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia will not be announcing a pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the 2018 NFL Draft. Garcia initially announced on Twitter that he would call the Buccaneers’ third-round selection before stating that he “could care less” abut the draft itself when informed that the team doesn’t have that pick anymore. The NFL reportedly wanted Garcia ...
Read More »Cosby guilty: Jury rules comedian sexually assaulted Andrea Constand
Bill Cosby guilty of all counts of sexual assault After two trials and lengthy court battles, comedian Bill Cosby has been found guilty of all three counts of sexual assault against Andrea Constand. Now convicted, the comedian faces up to ten years in prison. Bill Cosby was found guilty of sexual assault by a jury of his peers on Thursday. ...
Read More »Google swaps gun emoji for a water pistol
Following the lead of several other big tech companies, including Apple, Samsung, and Twitter, Google has changed the gun emoji on its platform to a water pistol. According to Emojipedia, the update is rolling out to Android devices now. Apple in 2016 became the first company to swap out its gun emoji for a toy version while Samsung and Twitter ...
Read More »Construction worker fatally shot at job site by man seeking cigarette, police say; suspect still at large
Police released a photo of a person of interest: a black male, about 25 to 30 years old, wearing a dark-colored hoodie with gray pants. (Kansas City Police) Authorities in Kansas City, Mo., were still searching Wednesday for a man who fatally shot a construction worker who reportedly couldn’t meet the passerby’s request for a cigarette. Police released a photo ...
Read More »Saints to keep empty chair in draft room for Benson
The New Orleans Saints will honor the memory of the late Tom Benson by keeping an empty chair in their draft room. Benson, a longtime owner of the Saints and NBA’s Pelicans and contributor to many charities in his native New Orleans, passed away on March 15. He was 90. “I’ve tried not to think about that, but we miss ...
Read More »Malibu Beach to sell for more than Playboy Mansion, break Los Angeles price record
The Malibu home, owned by Hard Rock Cafe co-founder Peter Morton, was slated to sell for $110 million in an off-market deal on Tuesday. Hard Rock Cafe co-founder Peter Morton is poised to sell his Malibu estate in an off-market deal for $110 million. Morton was expected to be sealing the deal in a closing on Tuesday, selling the home ...
Read More »Ex-NFL cheerleaders offer to settle disputes for $1 in exchange for meeting with Goodell, report says
A lawyer representing two former NFL cheerleaders who have filed discrimination claims against the league reportedly proposed to settle the disputes for $1 in exchange for a meeting with Commissioner Roger Goodell. Sara Blackwell, the lawyer representing former New Orleans Saints cheerleader Bailey Davis and former Miami Dolphins cheerleader Kristan Ware, sent the proposal to the league Tuesday asking officials ...
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