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Buccaneers’ Doug Martin Sustains Minor Injuries In Car Crash
Dak Prescott Gets More Control Of The Cowboys
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin was involved in a car crash on last Thursday that left him with minor injuries.
Martin’s BMW was hit in the middle of an intersection by a car that ran a stop sign.
The police statement read as follows:
“On May 4, 2017 at approx- imately 1:15 p.m. Doug Martin was traveling east- bound on Azeele Street. The driver of a black Kia traveling
DOUG MARTIN
southbound on Habana ran the stop sign and collided with Martin’s black BMW in the middle of the intersection.
Martin’s vehicle was dis- placed from the roadway and hit an air conditioning unit outside of a local business. Martin received minor cuts and bruises as a result of the crash. Tampa Police officers responded to the scene and cited the driver of the Kia, Jake Balsay, for committing a stop sign violation.”
Martin acknowledged the events on Twitter, and said he was fine, but that his car was- n’t in great shape.
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott recently said the offense has just “scratched the surface.”
That same sentiment ap- parently applies to Prescott’s ability to lead the team.
Prescott, for his part, un- derstands the situation.
“It’s my first offseason,” Prescott said, via Brandon George of the Dallas Morn- ing News. “I get it, kind of running the show. In the locker room in the summer, working out with Jason Witten and Sean Lee, you’re going to naturally kind
DAK PRESCOTT
of let those guys have it. For them calling me out some- times to the group, it’s been good....Igottothankallthe vets of kind of doing a good job of kind of giving me a lit- tle bit more to say and some things to do, it’s important.
Bucs Sign Robert McClain
Wife Of ESPN Icon
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers has agreed to a one-year deal with cornerback Robert Mc- Clain. In a Twitter post Mon- day, McClain said he was thankful for the chance to join the team.
McClain will be reunited with Buccaneers defensive co- ordinator Mike Smith in Tampa. Smith was the Fal- cons’ head coach while Mc-
Chris Berman, Dies
In Car Accident
Kathy Berman,
the wife of longtime
ESPN broad-
caster Chris Berman,
died Tuesday
in a car acci-
dent in rural Connecticut.
Kathy Berman was killed in a two-car crash near Wood- bury, Connecticut. Berman, a teacher, was married to Chris for more than 33 years and had two children, Meredith and Douglas. She was 67.
The driver of the other car, Edward Bertulis, of Water- bury, Connecticut, also died in the accident. He was 87.
Chris Berman joined ESPN in 1979. He married Kathy four years later.
Evander Holyfield's Promotional Company Names Eric Bentley As COO
ROBERT MCLAIN
Clain played in Atlanta from 2012-14, a stretch that saw McClain make 186 tackles and intercept three passes while playing in 47 games.
He spent most of last sea- son with the Panthers before playing three games with the Chargers after being released by the Panthers in December. It was his second stint with the Panthers after they drafted McClain in the sev- enth round of the 2010 draft.
CHRIS BERMAN
Former four-time heavy- weight world titleholder Evander Holyfield, who earlier this year announced his entrance into the promo- tional side of boxing with the founding of Real Deal Sports & Entertainment, is making moves as the company gets ready to put on its first card this summer.
With longtime promoter Sal Musumeci already in place as the president and CEO, Holyfield, who will be inducted into the Interna- tional Boxing Hall of Fame in June, announced the hiring of the highly respected Eric Bentley as chief operating officer on Tuesday. Bentley came on board after his re- cent resignation from the New York State Athletic Commission, where he
EVANDER HOLYFIELD
worked as an event coordina- tor and director of boxing. He also has experience as a matchmaker, having worked for Musumeci's Final Forum Boxing and DiBella Entertainment.
Evander Holyfield's
boxing promotional com- pany, Real Deal Sports & En- tertainment, has named Eric Bentley as its new chief op- erating officer.
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