Page 28 - Florida Sentinel 10-20-17

Sports
Winston Day-To-Day With
Martavis Bryant’s Hilarious Quote Shuts Down Reports Of Trade Request
MARTAVIS BRYANT Martavis Bryant isn’t
taking the reports that he re- cently requested a trade from the Pittsburgh Steelers all too seriously.
The fourth-year receiver took to Twitter this weekend to address the rumors.
Then on Monday, Bryant was asked directly if he re- quested a trade from the team and responded in hilarious fashion.
“No, I am good to go,” said Bryant. “I clarified it last night on my Twitter. I am happy to be here. As far as me getting traded, I would like to get traded to the [Golden State] Warriors.”
Ezekiel Elliott Receives Temporary Restraining Order Blocking Suspension
EZEKIEL ELLIOT
Ezekiel Elliott’s six- game suspension from the NFL is back off again.
Elliott was granted a tem- porary restraining order (TRO) by a district court judge in New York that blocks El- liott from being suspended.
The restraining order is good for 14 days, at which point the judge will rule on whether the suspension should stand or Elliott should be granted a preliminary in- junction.
This news comes the same day that the fifth circuit denied a rehearing in the case.
Following this positive news, the running back is likely to play the team’s next two games — at San Francisco and then at Washington. El- liott has not missed a game this season despite an arbitra- tion panel upholding a six- game suspension for a violation of the league’s Per- sonal Conduct Policy.
LeBron James, Kyrie Irving Hug After Season Opener
Shoulder Injury; Says
He Will Play Sunday
Just when you thought Le- Bron James and Kyrie Irv- ing were mortal enemies, they turn that whole notion upside down.
James and Irving shared a nice hug and gave each other love as soon as the NBA season opener ended on Tuesday night.
James’ Cleveland Cava- liers prevailed 102-99 over Irving’s Boston Celtics.
There was tons of drama over the summer after reports said Irving had demanded a trade out of Cleveland because he no longer wanted to be in James’ shadow. Other re-
Jameis Winston's sta- tus isn't any clearer heading into Week 7.
The Buccaneers quarter- back is considered day-to-day with a shoulder injury suf- fered in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals, coach Dirk Koet- ter announced.
Winston was diagnosed with a sprained AC joint in the right (throwing) shoul- der, though he managed to avoid structural damage. Still, his availability for Sun- day in Buffalo remains un- known.
Winston suffered the in- jury when he was driven into the turf at Arizona by Cardi- nals linebacker Chandler Jones. He exited in the sec- ond quarter and did not re- turn.
Former Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick took over
JAMEIS WINSTON
for Winston, who was 5 of 10 for 61 yards at the time of his injury with the Bucs down 21-0. Fitzpatrick finished 22 of 32 passes for 290 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions and is ex- pected to get the majority of reps this week should Win- ston not be healthy enough to play.
The Bucs are scheduled to play the Bills at 1 p.m. ET Sunday.
LEBRON JAMES AND KYRIE IRVING
ports stated that there was some beef between the two over the trade request.
If that’s the case, they cer- tainly put it all aside in the name of sportsmanship on Tuesday. Either that, or maybe reports of the friction between them are overblown.
49ers Linebackers Reportedly Avoid Robbery At Gunpoint
Muhammad Ali’s Company Suing FOX For $30M Over Super Bowl Tribute
Two San Francisco 49ers linebackers were held up at gunpoint at a club on early Monday morning, but they avoided theft by fleeing on foot.
Missionlocal.org reports the news of what happened to Ray-Ray Armstrong and Reuben Foster. The two were at a club called Love + Propaganda in San Francisco after losing to Washington earlier in the day.
The two players reportedly noticed a white Audi with tinted windows casing the place and suspected those in the car may have been target- ing them for a robbery.
Foster reportedly gave his watch and rings to a woman in the club to hold. He and Armstrong exited the club with another man, but they asked a security guard to walk them to their car. And just like they figured, two masked men in white hoodies emerged from the car and tried to hold them up at gun- point.
The players ran away and ended up at a hotel where they called police. The would- be robbers were left empty- handed.
No arrests have been made yet, but police are reviewing videos.
Muhammad Ali passed away eight months before Super Bowl LI between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons was played, and FOX decided to pay tri- bute to the boxing legend be- fore the big game with a promotional video. That de- cision could end up costing the network millions.
Ali’s company, Muham- mad Ali Enterprises, is suing the Fox Broadcasting Com- pany for $30 million for using Ali’s likeness in the promo, which ran on Feb. 3. Deadline obtained a copy of the complaint that was filed in an Illinois court.
“MAE brings these claims for false endorsement and violation of the right of pub- licity against Fox for the
MUHAMMAD ALI
damages caused and profits unjustly gained by Fox for its unauthorized use of Muhammad Ali’s iden- tity,” the complaint reads. “The video uses Ali to define greatness and ultimately to compare the NFL legends to Ali and thus to define them and the Super Bowl as ‘great- ness’ too.”
Colin Kaepernick Was Invited
To NFL-NFLPA Meeting Where
'Positive Change' Discussed
NFL owners and execu- tives met for some four hours Tuesday in New York with NFLPA executives and players “to review and discuss plans to utilize our platform to pro- mote equality and effectuate positive change,” the sides said afterward.
The league, owners and players are trying to find com- mon ground on how to high- light social issues in the wake of kneeling protests during the national anthem that have roiled the NFL this season, in part because of comments by President Donald Trump.
Interestingly, the player at the center of the protest firestorm, former 49ers quar- terback Colin Kaepernick, was invited to the meeting but wasn't present, one of the players who attended, the Ea- gles' Malcolm Jenkins, told Sporting News' Alex Marvez,
COLIN KAEPERNICK
adding that very little time was spent on the anthem during the meeting.
After it wrapped up just be- fore 2 p.m. ET, the sides issued a joint statement in which they said, in part: “Everyone who is part of our NFL community has a tremendous respect for our country, our flag, our an- them and our military. In the best American tradition, we are coming together to find common ground and commit to the hard work required for positive change.”
PAGE 16-A FLORIDA SENTINEL BULLETIN PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017