Jay Mariotti, Former ESPN Commentator, Ordered to Stand Trial in Stalking, Assault Case
LOS ANGELES – Former ESPN commentator Jay Mariotti must stand trial on charges he stalked, injured and assaulted his ex-girlfriend, a judge ruled Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES – Former ESPN commentator Jay Mariotti must stand trial on charges he stalked, injured and assaulted his ex-girlfriend, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — After years of denial, Mark McGwire has finally admitted to using steroids during the course of his storied baseball career.
"It's very emotional, it's telling family members, friends and coaches, you know, it's former teammates to try to get a hold of, you know, that I'm coming clean and being honest," he told the Associated Press. "It's the first time they've ever heard me, you know, talk about this. I hid it from everybody."
NEW YORK — Troubled former NBA star Jayson Williams was injured in a car accident early Tuesday when he apparently crashed his SUV into a tree in New York City, the Associated Press reports.
Police arrived on the scene and discovered Williams in the passenger seat, however witnesses said he was driving the black Mercedes when it crashed after exiting FDR Drive in Manhattan around 3:15 a.m., AP said.
Williams is expected to face DUI charges, authorities said.
WASHINGTON, D.C — It remains unclear whether Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton were playing around or serious when guns were allegedly drawn in the Washington Wizards' locker room just days before Christmas. There have been reports that a $25,000 gambling debt triggered the clash, which would make sense as far as TNT analyst Kenny Smith is concerned.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — AT&T is the latest sponsor to cut ties with Tiger Woods in the wake of his affair scandal.
"We are ending our sponsorship agreement with Tiger Woods and wish him well in the future," the company said Thursday in a statement.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Tiger Woods apparently didn't avoid the police after all.
The embattled 33-year-old golfer met with authorities four days after his now infamous Nov. 27 car crash outside his Florida home, a police spokesperson tells Orlando's WESH-TV.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Danica Patrick is speeding into a new venture, but it isn't called Formula One.
The race car driver has signed a worldwide licensing agreement with fragrance marketer SA Fragrances to launch her own perfume line, according to Women's Wear Daily.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — George Michael, a longtime sportscaster best known for his nationally syndicated program The George Michael Sports Machine, died early Thursday in Washington after a long battle with cancer. He was 70.
Michael's death was announced by Washington's NBC4, where he served as a sports director for 27 years.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have released a pair of 911 calls related to the death of Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry.
On Wednesday, the NFL star was discovered lying on a south Charlotte road with "life-threatening injuries" after he fell out of the back of a pickup truck driven by his fiancée, Loleini Tonga. Police say the couple was involved in a domestic dispute at the time.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry has died after being seriously injured Wednesday in a domestic dispute with his fiancée, the Associated Press reports. He was 26.
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