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Simone Biles Named AP’s Female Athlete Of The Year
Former NFL RB Gets At It
On Monday, Simone Biles was named the AP's Female Athlete of the Year for 2016 after dominating the Rio Olympics with a record-tying four gold medals in addition to one bronze.
The superstar gymnast earned the honor by receiv- ing 31 of a possible 59 votes by U. S. editors and news di- rectors.
The AP added that U. S. Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky finished second with 20 votes on the strength of her four gold medals and
With College Kids After They Called Him The N-Word
Father Of Ex-NFL Player Finds Him Fatally Shot Inside His Home
Simone Biles won 4 gold medals and 1 bronze at the 2016 Olympics.
If there’s one thing you take away from this article, let it be this: don’t call re- tired NFL RB Arian Foster the N-word.
Footage showed Foster grabbing a 3 a.m. hotdog in Houston with his brother, Abdul and father, Carl. The altercation apparently started when Foster made a crack about a local college kid’s shoes. It seemed to be all fun and games until the students thought he took it too far and busted out this gem.
“You’re not even relevant anymore, n****,” the college kid said, according to one onlooker. Let me reiterate, Arian Foster is 6’1′′ 229 lbs, and based off the video, that kind of size runs in the family.
The Fosters didn’t ap- preciate the insult, particu- larly Abdul, and a scuffle
Arian Foster retired in Oc- tober 2016 from the Miami Dolphins after injuries con- tinued to plague him. He still holds rushing records as a former player with the Hous- ton Texans.
ensued in which at one point, at least one hot dog was thrown (what a waste). Luckily for the college kids, the situation was defused before it got out of hand when someone warned that the cops would be called.
one silver in Rio and that Serena Williams and NCAA basketball Player of
the Year, Breanna Stew- art, tied for third with four votes apiece.
Dallas RB Ezekiel Elliott Gives QB Dak Prescott Diamonds For Christmas
Rookie RB sensation Ezekiel Elliott has been in the giving mood. First, his lineman, now his QB are the receivers of gen- erous gifts. Zeke and Dak after a game. Zeke had matching dia- mond pendants made for he and Dak.
Dallas Cowboys rookie run- ning back Ezekiel Elliott was really in the giving mood this holiday season.
Last week, Elliott showed his appreciation for his offen- sive linemen by buying eight John Deere 855D S4 Crossovers, which start at $16,099 each. Elliott delivered the goods on last Friday, when he surprised his offensive line, one that paved the way for his league-leading 1,511 rushing yards and is regarded as the best in football, with a slew of Utility Task Vehicles (UTV).
Elliott only made $550,000 for the season, however he re- ceived a $4M bonus. Then, Zeke splurged on his quarter- back and fellow rookie, Dak Prescott, with matching dia- mond chains from IF & Co. in Los Angeles. The two "214" chains, which happen to be the numbers of Elliott and Prescott and the area code of Dallas, are 14 carat white gold with "just under 10 worth of VS1 and VS2 quality dia- monds," according to TMZ Sports.
The father of former Buf- falo Bills linebacker Robert Eddins found his son and another man shot to death Tuesday, Dec. 20, in the basement of the ex-NFL player’s home.
After not hearing from his son for 24 hours, Eddins’ fa- ther went to check on his son. He entered the Detroit home around 6 p.m. and found the place in shambles, according to WDIV Local 4 News. He discovered his 28-year-old son and a man identified as Ricky McFarlin, 32, shot to death in the basement.
Eddins, the father of a 4- year-old son, and McFarlin, a husband and father of
Robert Eddins and his friend were found dead in the basement of his home.
three, had been shot several times and left to die in a sus- pected robbery.
While police have no leads as of this report, authorities believe the perpetrators tried to cover their tracks.
Carmelo Surprises Teen Cancer Survivor And Family With New SUV
Knicks star
Carmelo An- thony played se- cret Santa for a Bronx teen who just won a tough battle with cancer — by surprising the boy and his family with a new SUV.
The 6-foot-8 hoopster, with a
heart as big as his
body, handed 17- year-old Jarell
Lara, his mom,
Anne, and dad, Fernando, the
keys to a Kia
Sorento just be-
fore the Knicks’ Christmas Day
game at Madison
Square Garden
against the Boston Celtics.
“This is the best Christ- mas I’ve ever had,” said Jarell, who attends Man- hattan Business Academy high school in Chelsea. “I’m going to go home and re- watch everything from today — and sit in the car.”
Jarell has just finished a brutal 18-month course of chemotherapy, which helped him whip his rare, life-threatening Langerhans cell histiocytosis into remis- sion.
At one point during his cancer battle, Lara met An- thony through the Make-a- Wish Foundation.
Anthony then invited the
Yolanda Adams Sings At Sportscaster, Craig Sager’s Memorial Service
Yolanda Adams sang two songs.
New York Knicks star Carmelo An- thony surprised Jarell Lara and his par- ents.
Grammy winner Yolanda Adams sang two songs at the memorial serv- ice of Craig Sager on last Tuesday.
The beloved TNT broad- caster, 65, died Thursday fol- lowing a two-year fight with acute myeloid leukemia.
Many of the mourners at Mount Bethel United Methodist Church in Mari- etta, Georgia granted one of Sager’s final wishes and wore bright colors, in honor of his own habit of wearing loud, colorful suits for his NBA sideline reports.
The church’s former sen-
ior pastor, Rev. Randy Mickler, said he decided against wearing his normal black robe and instead wore a purple shirt and colorful jacket he said would have made Sager “extremely proud and pleased.”
In remarks to the packed audience, Adams said that when she first met Sager, she was blown away by his style of dress. “Those colors,” she said as the crowd laughed. “He made an in- delible mark on the world.”
Adams sang “Never Give Up,” and “I Believe I Can Fly” during the service.
teenager and his family to the game to celebrate his im- proved health — but the Laras had no idea what was in store for them.
The gift sent Anne, who quit her job as a medical as- sistant to care for her son, into sobs of joy.
“He came over and told us he had something for us, and we thought it was a T- shirt or an autograph,” Anne said. “And we went back and it was a car. I broke down and started to cry.”
Anthony said he got so choked up by the emotional moment with the Laras it was hard to regain focus for the game.
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