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Buccaneers' Austin Seferian-Jenkins: Sent Off Field At Practice Thursday
AUSTIN SEFERIAN- JENKINS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight-end Austin Seferian- Jenkins was sent off the field at practice Thursday for not "knowing what he was doing" according to Buccaneers coach Dirk Koetter.
Seferian-Jenkins has been pegged for an uptick in value heading into the 2016 season, assuming he avoids in- jury, but Thursday's events at practice could hint at a less- than-stellar relationship with Koetter, the team's new head coach.
The third-year tight end was essentially placed in a timeout, while Koetter said not to make too much out of the situ- ation. At this point, however, Seferian-Jenkins' fantasy utility and role shouldn't be impacted by one bad day of practice, but we'll let you know if that assessment changes.
Floyd Mayweather Sr. Hospitalized With Dehydration
FLOYD MAYWEATHER SR. Floyd Mayweather, Sr.,
the father of undefeated boxing champion Floyd May- weather, Jr., was taken to the hospital early Thursday morn- ing with what is being reported as dehydration.
According to TMZ, emer- gency workers responded to a call at a Las Vegas coffee shop at around 7:30 a.m. They were later seen loading May- weather, Sr. into the back of an ambulance, but the 63-year- old is apparently going to be fine. He was diagnosed with dehydration and was not ex- pected to be held overnight.
Mayweather, Sr. boxed in the welterweight division in the 1970s and 1980s. He has trained Mayweather, Jr. and been credited with teach- ing his son the defensive skills that have led to a perfect 49-0 record. Mayweather, Jr. also may have inherited his love for talking trash from his dad.
Muhammad Ali Laid To Rest As World Pays Tributes
Muhammad Ali’s funeral procession.
Slump From Jameis Winston Or Marcus Mariota
The dreaded sophomore slump is the reason why Jameis Winston set out to lose weight this offseason after he had a Pro Bowl campaign as a rookie.
But the reality is that quar- terbacks are almost always better in their second season and the sophomore slump is a rare occurrence for passers.
Just settling in can be a challenge that is easier to han- dle after a year in the NFL.
"Coming out here for the second year, it is a lot more comfortable, just because it is all kind of a familiar setting,'' Marcus Mariota told Jim Wyatt of TitansOnline.com. "Last season was brand new, a brand new city, brand new team. But now being in it for a year, it is nice to come out here and feel comfortable."
Jameis Winston improved as he settled into the Buccaneers offense
Winston, like so many rookie quarterbacks before him, saw his head coach get fired at the end of the year. But with Lovie Smith re- placed by offensive coordina- tor Dirk Koetter, Winston will still have continuity enter- ing his second season, which is encouraging after his strong
JAMEIS WINSTON AND MARCUS MARIOTA
finish in 2015.
After starting his rookie
season with 10 touchdowns and nine interceptions in the first nine games, Winston finished with 12 touchdowns and six interceptions in the final seven games.
Still, he was criticized for slow, sloppy footwork that may have been a byproduct of poor conditioning. Even be- fore the 2015 NFL Draft, Winston was called fat and out of shape, but shrugged off the criticism. Still, he told ESPN's Britt McHenry that going to the Pro Bowl and see- ing the physique of other top NFL quarterbacks inspired him to look better in 2016.
Shedding 18 pounds will not only make Winston look better, but could also take his game to a new level if it means he's lighter on his feet.
Boxing legend Muham- mad Ali has been laid to rest in his hometown in the US state of Kentucky, following a funeral procession attended by tens of thousands of fans.
Ali's private burial cere- mony on Friday at Louisville's Cave Hill Cemetery, was fol- lowed by a memorial, attended by world leaders including for- mer US president Bill Clin- ton.
As the interfaith service got under way, the crowd of up to 15,000 burst into applause and chanted, "Ali! Ali!" when a Muslim religious leader wel- comed the audience to "the home of the people's champ".
In his tribute, Clinton said Ali "is a truly free man of faith".
Lonnie Ali, widow of the boxing legend, said her hus- band was "proof that adversity can make you stronger", grow- ing up in a segregated country.
Kevin Cosby, pastor of a Louisville church, said Ali "dared to love America's most unloved race", referring to African-Americans.
Earlier, people lining the streets threw flowers, and shouted, "Ali! Ali!", as the hearse carrying his body pulled out of the funeral home. Others carried banners and photos of Ali.
Reportedly, at least 100,000 people lined up the streets to say their final good- bye.
Ali died last week at the age of 74.
Florida Wins Men's National
Cam Newton 'Hurt Deeply' By Woman With Broncos Cellphone Cover At His Fundraiser
Championships
What would happen if Car- olina Panthers quarterback- Cam Newton ran into a woman with a Denver Broncos cellphone cover and former teammate Josh Norman all in the span of a few minutes?
We found out Friday when the NFL MVP addressed the media near the end of his celebrity kickball tournament at American Legion Memorial Stadium.
It began when Newton was asked about his annual event. He started talking about how it was “extremely hot" when he noticed the woman with the phone taking a picture of him.
Newton: “Whoa! whoa! whoa! Are you really aiming that at me?"
Newton paused, stared down the woman and said: “You! Come here!"
The woman stepped for- ward in front of the cameras.
Newton: “You’re really aiming that at me?"
Woman: “I’ll delete ‘em."
Countered Newton, some- what playfully: “No, delete the case."
Denver beat Carolina 24-10 in Super Bowl 50. Newton didn’t have a very good game, if you remember, thanks in part to Broncos outside line- backer Von Miller.
Woman: “I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry."
Newton: “How long have
you been in Charlotte?"
Woman: “I’ve been here six years. I lived in Denver for eight."
Newton: CAM “Six years. NEWTON You’re a Charlottean. I’m the quarterback of the Carolina Panthers. It hurts me deeply that you have a Denver
Broncos cover on."
Woman: “But I was there
every time you guys had the ball rooting [during the Super Bowl]."
Newton: “No you wasn’t." Woman: “I was. So torn." This is when Norman,
Carolina’s Pro Bowl corner- back last season, entered the picture. Norman stopped by to participate in the fundraiser on his way to his hometown of Greenwood, South Carolina, where this weekend he will re- ceive the key to the city.
Newton: “I’m trying to do an interview."
Norman, who signed with the Washington Redskins after Carolina rescinded his franchise tag, kneeled down in front of Newton, holding a television microphone.
Newton: “No, I’m not doing that. Leave. You’re dis- tracting me. Something that you’re really good at."
The Florida men's track and field program sat in a pretty comfortable position heading into the final event of the NCAA Track & Field champi- onships -- two points behind leader Arkansas. Meaning, as long as the Gators relay team didn't finish in dead last in the 4-x-400-meter relay, the na- tional title was theirs.
The Gators proved to be a bunch of overachievers, finish- ing second and clinching the national title -- their third title in five years.
"I told the guys that we had to ignore all that outside stuff and to believe in each other," Florida coach Mike Hol- loway said. "We said all year long if it came down to the 4- x-400, we liked our chances."
Triple title day for a Razorback
Some of Jarrion Law- son's teammates at Arkansas have taken to calling him "The King." And after his perform- ance at the championships, it seems as if it might not just be the Razorbacks who will call him that.
With three individual na- tional titles in the long jump, 100-meter dash and the 200, it might now be the country that refers to him as the new king of sprinting and jumping.
"I'm surprised," Arkansas sprints coach Doug Case said. "I thought he could do it, but when you actually do it, it's pretty surprising. It's so hard.
Florida men's track and field team.
It's harder than you can imag- ine to do what he just did."
Lawson's accomplishment puts him in a very elite cate- gory with the likes of Jesse Owens, who was the last ath- lete to win three individual na- tional titles at the NCAA championships.
The long jump title wasn't a huge surprise -- he had won two indoor long jump titles. But it was pretty incredible for a guy who had only run relay legs on the 4-x-100 and the 4- x-400 to come into Hayward Field and walk away with the long jump title as well as the two most prized awards for NCAA sprinters.
"I'm proud of everything I've done -- this is amazing," Lawson said. "To come out here and win three events and be put in the same sentence as Jesse Owens, I'm thankful to God."
Lawson says he plans to compete in all three events at the Olympic trials in Eugene in early July, explaining that this event was a good taste of what he will experience -- fatigue- wise -- in that meet.
Title At NCAA Track & Field
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