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WR De'Runnya Wilson Arrested
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CASSIIE
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ANDALUSIA, Ala. -- Mis- sissippi State star wide re- ceiver De'Runnya Wilson and three others have been ar- rested on drug charges in south Alabama.
Covington County Jail offi- cer Melissa Leslie said Sat- urday that Wilson and the others are charged with mari- juana possession second de- gree and possession of drug paraphernalia. She says they were arrested at about 9:20 p.m. Friday in River Falls, Al- abama.
Calls to River Falls police weren't immediately returned. Police Chief Greg Jackson tells WSFA-TV that an officer smelled marijuana during a traffic stop for speeding.
Not Plan To
Fan Called For Interference
In the fourth quarter of Sunday's matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic, LeBron James tried to save a loose ball from going out of bounds.
At first glance, it seemed that LeBron simply couldn't corral the ball and possession would go back to the Magic.
However, an enraged James pleaded his case that a fan had knocked it away. After reviewing the play, officials called interference on the fan
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and awarded the ball to Cleve- land.
The embarrassed fan ap- peared to apologize to James for getting in his way.
The Cavs ultimately won 123-108.
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DE’RUNNYA WILSON
The 20-year-old Wilson, the Bulldogs' leading receiver, was released after posting $2,500 bail. Nineteen-year- old Isaiah Maston, Artis Cleveland and Keith Mid- dleton, both 20, were still in the jail as of Saturday morn- ing.
Wilson attended Wenonah High School in Birmingham.
Jameis Winston, who is widely pro- jected to be se- lected with the No. 1 overall pick, does not
JAMEIS plan to attend WINSTON the 2015 NFL draft as he cur- rently prefers to spend that day with family and friends in Ala- bama, his father stated Mon-
day.
The plan for now was for his
son not to attend the draft in Chicago, but that the decision "was not set in stone."
Winston, the Florida State quarterback who won the 2013 Heisman Trophy, recently flew to New York to meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and other league officials.
This year's draft will be held from April 30-May 2 in Chicago.
Several draft experts have Winston being selected No. 1 overall by the Tampa Bay Buc- caneers.
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After Knocking Ball Away
From LeBron James
Oakley On NBA: It's
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ken- tucky, the No. 1 team in Amer- ica, did not cut down the nets after it secured the SEC tourna- ment championship with a vic- tory over Arkansas on Sunday at Bridgestone Arena.
Team officials said the deci- sion was spontaneous and re- lated to time constraints. Team spokeswoman Deb Moore said the team wanted more time to prepare for the NCAA tournament selection show.
The team's managers cut down the nets after players and coaches had left the court.
But players offered oppos- ing reasons for the decision.
Karl-Anthony Towns, who was wearing one of the nets in the locker room after the game, said players didn't want to cut them down.
"We all looked at each other, and we all said that this is not over," said Towns, who added that he wasn't sure how he had acquired the net he wore around his neck. "We have a lot more to strive for."
Dakari Johnson, how- ever, offered a different expla- nation. "I think we just forgot," he said.
Willie Cauley-Stein
commented on not cutting down the nets at the postgame news conference.
"Those aren't the nets we're really looking to cut down," the junior forward said. "It's just a milestone. It's just part of the process for us winning and everything, but we're looking for something bigger. We're looking to cut down a couple more nets in the tournament."
Net-Cutting
Hard To Watch
The NBA isn't what it used to be. Just ask Charles Oak- ley.
Oakley was honored by the Raptors on Friday, but the power forward who also played for Chicago, New York, Washington and Hous- ton in a career that stretched from 1985-2004 had little good to say about today's game.
"Who do I like watching? It's hard to watch," he said. "I don't know, it's just, it's a dif- ferent game. It's some good games and a lot of bad games. More bad games than good games these days."
Oakley, who had a brief stint as an assistant in Char- lotte from 2010-11, said that experience informed his per- spective.
"Everybody says the game has changed, instead of talk- ing about the guys I got a chance to see 'em first hand," he said. "It was kind of bad."
Oakley -- who knew a thing or two about toughness during his playing days -- said, in part, players' mind- sets have changed.
"The mind is not -- you
Even on a night when the Raptors honored him, Charles Oakley was tough as ever, saying the NBA features "more bad games than good games these days."
don't have to be strong to play this game no more," he said.
"I don't know what it is. They just roll you out there like a basketball. That's why ... you see the same teams in the finals or winning 55 games. Strong teams, strong- minded coach. Just the play- ers, they don't think it, they don't know how to play to- gether," he said. "So that's one of things I see the weak- ness is: Communication, the guys don't love the game. They play the game, but they don't play with their heart."
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