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First African Team To Compete In Bobsledding At Winter Olympics
Colin Kaepernick's Visit
To Jail Draws Criticism
From Guards' Union
Seun Adigun, Akuoma Omeoga and Ngozi On- wumere have a lot to be ex- cited about. The trio of Nigerian women are making history as the continent’s first-ever bobsled team to compete in the Winter Olympics.
They are the first-ever African representatives — male or female — to qualify.
The women managed to raise the funds they needed to buy a sled and compete.
Going from zero to 90 mph — the average speed of an Olympic bobsled — was not an easy feat. Adigun, a
Seun Adigun, Akuoma Omeoga and Ngozi Onwumere, former U.S.-based sprinters will represent Nigeria in bob- sledding at the Winter Olympics.
U.S.-based former sprinter
who ran for Nigeria in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, started the pro-ject from scratch last year, re- cruiting two other U.S.-based Nigerian sprinters — Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga — to join her.
With little in the way of funding or equipment, the trio began practicing much like the famed four-man men’s Jamaican bobsled team did three decades ago — with a makeshift wooden sled handcrafted by Adigun.
Through hard work and determination, they are set to compete in February.
Chris Bosh’s Mom Denies Drug Charges, Says Son Is Evicting Her
CHRIS BOSH
The mother of Chris Bosh is denying any ties to a drug traf- ficking operation and has a pretty good explanation for what’s going on.
The DeSoto, Texas home where Freida Bosh has been living, which is owned by her son, Chris, was raided on Fri- day morning by police in a drug sting. Police believed crack co- caine and heroin were being trafficked from the home.
Freida spoke with reporters in an interview published on Monday to explain her side. She says that she and her son Chris have a deteriorating relation- ship and he has been trying to evict her from the home.
She told TMZ Sports that she took on short-term tenants to help raise money to pay for her legal bills to fight the eviction.
She is blaming one of those short-term tenants for creating the drug mess.
No arrests have been made in the drug case yet.
Chris Bosh, 33, is an 11- time NBA All-Star, but has not played in the league since the 2015-16 season due to blood clots. He recently said he is still open to continuing his career. His family says they are hoping to reconcile matters.
A visit by former San Fran- cisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to New York's Rikers Island jail facility has drawn criticism from the union representing city cor- rection officers.
Kaepernick began kneel- ing during the national an- them last season to raise awareness to issues affecting minorities in the United States, leading to similar ac- tions by other NFL players and repeated criticism from President Donald Trump.
The head of the Correction Officers Benevolent Associa- tion said in a statement that Kaepernick's presence at Rikers on Tuesday will en- courage inmates to attack jail guards. The statement also noted that Kaepernick once wore socks depicting police as cartoon pigs.
The union was critical of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commis- sioner Cynthia Brann for extending an invitation to Kaepernick.
Department of Correction spokesman Peter Thorne
COLIN KAEPERNICK
said in a statement that the purpose of Kaepernick's visit was to "share a message of hope and inspiration."
At the prison, Kaepernick held two 45-minute sessions with small groups of inmates at the jail's George Motchan Detention Center. He spoke about social justice issues and talked about his decision to kneel during the national an- them.
"No cameras. No promo- tion. He's just helping turn around lives many people have given up on," a spokesperson for the mayor said. "He's the real deal."
Army QB Cleared Of 2014 Rape Allegations
On top of leading his Army team to a 14-10 victory over Navy last Saturday, QB Ahmad Bradshaw found out even more good news.
The United States Military Academy issued a statement last Saturday calling a 2014 rape allegation made against him by a West Point cadet, “un- founded.”
The Daily Beast, citing a source who provided docu- ments obtained during the in- vestigation, said a cadet who was a roommate of a friend of Bradshaw's lodged the com- plaint.
Bradshaw was suspended from team activities during the investigation.
In its statement, the Acad- emy said, "The Army takes all allegations of sexual assault se- riously, and every allegation of sexual assault is thoroughly in- vestigated.
”The Army and the U.S. Mil- itary Academy are aware that sexual assault allegations from a single incident were made against Cadet Bradshaw in 2014 and that the allegations were thoroughly investigated by the U.S. Army Criminal Investi- gation Command. The investi-
AHMAD BRADSHAW
gation concluded that the alle- gations against Cadet Brad- shaw were unfounded, and the case was closed.”
According to the investiga- tion report obtained by the Daily Beast, Bradshaw denied having any sexual contact with the woman and did not give a statement.
However, according to an in- ternal investigation, there had been a consensual sexual rela- tionship between Bradshaw and the woman. The Army Criminal Investigation Division conducted a second investiga- tion and found "insufficient ev- idence" to charge Bradshaw with sexual assault.
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