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LeBron James Helping Adults Pay To Get GEDs
LEBRON JAMES
LeBron James keeps aim- ing to make a difference in his hometown of Akron, Ohio.
Less than a month after an- nouncing that he and the Uni- versity of Akron were partnering to give guaranteed four-year scholarships to qualified stu- dents in James' I Promise pro- gram, the Cleveland Cavaliers star has joined with another local initiative to help out those students' parents.
In conjunction with Project Learn of Summit County, James last week announced that parents of children enrolled in the LeBron James Family Foundation will receive finan- cial aid toward completing their GEDs.
That includes, instruction from Project Learn's teachers, bus passes and/or parking to at- tend classes, fees for the GED and practice test covered a lap- top they can keep if they com- plete the course, among other things.
Tristan Thompson Won't Attend LeBron James' Voluntary Camp
TRISTAN THOMPSON
Tristan Thompson, who is embroiled in a contract dispute with the Cleveland Cavaliers, will not attend LeBron James' voluntary training camp in Miami.
Thompson, a restricted free agent seeking a long-term deal, and the Cavaliers broke off con- tract talks in July, and the stale- mate became more contentious last month when Thompson's agent said his client would not return to Cleveland after this season if forced to accept a one- year qualifying offer.
Due to the impasse between the sides, Thompson has de- cided to skip James' camp, which begins Saturday.
Rags To Riches: One Of The Greatest In History, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Retires
#1 Winston Vs. #2 Mariota Buildup Ends With Embarrassing 42-14 Loss
#1 draft pick Jameis Winston vs. #2 pick Marcus Mariota
Mayweather went to work on the one-sided fight against Andre Berto.
He was the kid from Michi- gan, born into a family blighted by drug addiction, who has gone on to become one of the world's best and richest sportsmen.
After his beatdown of Andre Berto in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather Jr - is widely rated as one of boxing's greatest ever pound-for-pound fighters.
The contest was in his words, the last of 'Money' Mayweather's 19-year pro- fessional career, as he equaled Rocky Marciano's unbeaten 49-0 career record.
The pair fought for May- weather's WBC and WBA Super World welterweight ti- tles at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday.
Mayweather, 38, went out having put on another brilliant display, notching another easy win and finishing with a per- fect record.
Mayweather did as he pleased in a one-sided rout of Andre Berto to retain the welterweight world title before
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. at his press conference where he an- nounced his retirement.
a crowd of 13,395. "My career is over. It's official," said May- weather, who spent 17 years of his 19-year career as a world champion.
All three judges had it wide for Mayweather: 120-108, 118-110, 117-111.
Asked what matching Mar- ciano's record -- the best in boxing history for a fighter who retired as a champion -- meant to him, Mayweather said, "That means it's part of boxing history. Records are made to be broken. Hopefully, we can find the next Floyd Mayweather who can break the record. Right now, I only want to spend time with my family."
Mayweather, who won world titles in five weight classes from junior lightweight to junior middleweight, com- pleted a six-fight, 30-month contract with Showtime/CBS that he signed in early 2013. It was a deal that earned him more than $420 million, in- cluding a record of approxi- mately $250 million for the fight with Pacquiao.
Lovie Smith's Tampa Bay Buccaneers were embarrassed on Sunday, as the Buccaneers opened their 2015 season against the Tennessee Titans losing 42-14.
A 52-yard touchdown catch by Kendall Wright on the game's opening drive was fol- lowed quickly by Coty Sens- abaugh's 26-yard pick-six, an interception that came on Jameis Winston's first reg- ular-season pass in the NFL. That began a 21-point run that put the Buccaneers into a seri- ous hole before the game was 10 minutes old.
The loss represented the most points allowed in a sea- son opener in franchise his- tory. Obviously, it dropped Tampa Bay to 0-1 on the young season, but the emphasis is on young.
The first division game is next Sunday in New Orleans.
"It was disappointing to us, but we have to keep this in per- spective," said Smith. "We're very disappointed, embar- rassed and all of that, by today's performance, but it is just one game. That's the only thing we can hang our hat on right now."
Marcus Mariota threw four touchdown passes and outplayed No. 1 overall draft pick Jameis Winston in their NFL debuts.
two players selected in the draft was one-sided from the start.
The Titans ended a 10-game losing streak.
Mariota threw for 209 yards without an interception to join Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton as the only players to throw for four or more TD passes in their first NFL game.
Winston, the No. 1 overall pick and 2013 Heisman win- ner, did something rare, too, becoming the first quarterback since Brett Favre in 1991 to have his first NFL pass inter- cepted and returned for a touchdown .''They played the best they can possibly play and we played the worst we can possibly play,'' Winston said, vowing to bounce back. ''We got our worst game out of the way. We can't look back.''
Winston threw TD passes of 5 and 41 yards to Austin Seferian-Jenkins, but never really established a rhythm throwing the ball. The Bucs have lost 10 straight home games, nine of them under sec- ond-year coach Lovie Smith.
Winston was noticeably limping during and after the game, possibly from lingering effects of an ankle injury suf- fered in the preseason. When asked whether Winston's ankle affected playcalling, Bucs coach Lovie Smith said many of his players had bumps and bruises.
Dallas Cowboy Star Dez Bryant Leaves Game Against Giants With Foot Injury
Dallas Cowboy star receiver, Dez Bryant got injured early in the game.
The highly anticipated sea- son opener featuring the first
Ravens Star LB Terrell Suggs’ Injury May End His Career
Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs will miss the remainder of the sea- son after suffering a torn Achilles tendon in Sunday's season-opening 19-13 loss to the Denver Broncos.
This means the Ravens lose the franchise's all-time leader in sacks as well as their emo- tional leader.
Many players in the locker room were visibly shaken by the news, and wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. and line- backer Courtney Upshaw choked up when talking about losing Suggs.
"That's our leader. The motto here is next man up, and you're going to hear everybody saying that," Upshaw said. "But you never want to lose a guy like him. He's been a cornerstone for this defense for a long
Terrell Suggs was carted off the field with season ending injury.
time."
This will lead to speculation
whether Suggs has played his last game. He turns 33 next month, and he acknowledged this summer that he's on the "back nine" of his career.
After leaving the thrilling game against the Giants with dehydration, Cowboys star wide receiver Dez Bryant headed to the locker room again with a foot injury. He will need surgery and will be out for 4 to 6 weeks.
Bryant had five catches on the game, and Dallas finished the game without their best skilled player.
Dallas won in the final sec- onds of the game. Tony Romo had to reach to the turf and grab the loose ball from a low snap for a potential winning touchdown pass in the final seconds. When the Dallas quar-
terback looked up, he saw someone familiar waiting for a throw at the goal line: trusty tight end Jason Witten.
Romo threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Witten with 7 seconds left, and the Cowboys overcame three turnovers that led to easy New York points to beat the Giants 27-26 on Sunday night.
Part of growing up is being selfless and a leader when your team needs you. Dez Bryant wasn’t a big factor Sunday night against the Giants but Bryant met all his teammates in the tunnel after the heart- stopping win.
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