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Floyd Mayweather Honors Slain NYPD Officer In Bronx
FLOYD MAYWEATHER
Boxing legend Floyd May- weather, Jr. took time to pay his respects to a slain NYPD officer in the Bronx.
Mayweather passed by the 46th Precinct station on Saturday to remember Officer Miosotis Familia.
The undefeated boxing champ is in the middle of a promotional tour ahead of his August fight in Las Vegas with UFC star Conor McGregor.
Officer Familia was shot execution-style earlier this month while inside a mobile police command vehicle.
Chad Johnson Donates To Track Team; Daughter Sets National Record In 800M
Chad ‘Ocho Cinco’ John- son and daughter and na- tional record holder, Cha-iel.
Unforgettable NFL wide re- ceiver Chad Johnson cele- brated his daughter's record-breaking track debut by donating to a Baltimore- area girls track team.
Daughter Cha-iel shocked the track world by setting a na- tional record in the 800-meter at Disney in Orlando Wednes- day, July 12. Her time of 2:14.80 in the AAU Track and Field National Club Champi- onships is now the gold stan- dard.
"I felt great," Cha-iel said in an interview with Florida Runners.
The icing on the cake was Johnson, who surprised the Turbo Track Club based in Baltimore with a $2,200 dona- tion on last Tuesday to help send a group of their young runners to the National Jr. Olympics in Kansas City.
Lonzo Ball Admits He’s Trying To Start Bidding War Between Shoe Companies
Lonzo Ball has worn shoes made by companies other than Big Baller Brand during Summer League games, and the result may be a competition between rival brands to sign the Lakers rookie.
For as well as Ball has played recently during the ex- hibition games, his choices of footwear have almost been as big a story as his play on the court. Ball, of course, has his own signature shoe with Big Baller Brand. However, over his last three games, he has worn signature shoes of Kobe Bryant (Nike), James Harden (Adidas), and Stephen Curry (Under
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Armour).
On Sunday, Ball switched
it up again, going with the Jordan 31s for the Lakers’ game against the Mavericks. Prior to the game, ESPN’s Cassidy Hubbarth asked Ball if he was trying to start a bidding war. His response? "Something like that."
Rajon Rondo Reportedly Signs With Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans are getting some veteran help in their backcourt, as they have reportedly signed free agent point guard Rajon Rondo.
Rondo and the Pelicans have agreed to a one-year deal.
Rondo had drawn interest from a number of teams and recently met with the Los An- geles Lakers. The 31-year-old averaged 7.8 points, 6.7 as- sists and 5.1 rebounds per game with the Chicago Bulls last season. He was largely re- sponsible for Chicago taking a 2-0 series lead over the Boston Celtics in the playoffs
RAJON RONDO
before missing the remainder of the postseason with a thumb injury.
With Rondo and DeMar- cus Cousins now joining Anthony Davis, the Peli- cans have a chance to contend in the Eastern Conference.
BEAUTY UNLIMITED
DADIA
This week’s Beauty Unlimited feature, Dadia, is a ray of sun- shine on an otherwise dreary day. This young lady wants to take the world by storm, and Don’t be fooled for a second into thinking this young lady isn’t willing to put in the hard work to be success- ful. Dadia is assured to be a face you will be seeing a lot of in the fu- ture. Congratulations to Dadia for appearing as this week’s Beauty Unlimited.
O. J. Simpson’s Parole Hearing
To Be Aired Live By ESPN And
Other Networks Thursday
In what feels like a serious case of déjà vu, O. J. Simp- son’s legal drama will once again play out on live televi- sion. Simpson’s parole hearing, scheduled for next Thursday (July 20), is ex- pected to air live on ESPN and other networks.
Simpson will reportedly appear in front of a Nevada parole board at 1 p.m. EST, via video conference from the Lovelock Correctional Cen- ter.
The 70-year-old former NFL player was sentenced to a minimum of nine years and a maximum of 33 years in prison, for kidnapping and burglary in 2008.
“He’s going to get parole,’’
O. J. Simpson has been in- carcerated in a Nevada prison for 9 years.
predicts Yale Galanter, Simpson’s lawyer during the 2008 trial. “Parole in the state of Nevada is really based on how you behave in prison, and by all accounts he’s been a model prisoner.”
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