Michael Irvin recently voiced his opinion on Elliott’s holdout, which has stretched to the first week of the preseason, and Jones’ stance that Dallas can make it to and even win the Super Bowl without the two-time Pro Bowl running back. “I know for a fact before Jerry Jones leaves time and go to eternity, he wants to drink the sweet nectar of a championship again," Irvin said, via TMZ Sports....
The episode “Stark Raving Dad” was likely pulled due to multiple allegations that the deceased singer had molested and abused young boys during his lifetime. In January, HBO aired the documentary Leaving Neverland, which presents two claims of sexual abuse by the pop star. The film features Wade Robson and James Safechuck, both men who had been close to Jackson as young boys and adolescents, recounting their alleged memories of being abused by Jackson....
Johnson, who spent his first five NFL seasons with the Bengals, was carted off the practice field Sunday with an apparent knee injury. MORE: NFL All-Muscle Team | Bengals camp battles to watch Johnson, 28, was injured during a running drill and fell to the turf clutching his right knee. While Johnson was carted off the field, he walked the short distance to the cart under his own power. The 6-7, 270-pound defensive end collected 26....
Now, thanks to a relaxing vacation for Tom Brady in the Bahamas, we can. MORE: MJ trash-talked extras on set of “Space Jam” | Tom Brady jumps off cliff into water Photographic and video evidence of the Patriots QB surfaced on Saturday of the future Hall of Famer balling out with none other than the G.O.A.T., Michael Jordan. Apparently the two were on the same team, so we didn’t get to see them go up against each other....
In the fourth weekly installment of ESPN’s 10-part documentary about Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls, viewers got to see the basketball star at his ruthless, downright ferocious, competitive worst. But they also saw a far more human side to Jordan as he explored the death of his late father, James Jordan. The elder Jordan went missing in Lumberton, North Carolina, on July 23, 1993. His body was discovered in a swamp in McColl, South Carolina, nearly two weeks later....
STEELE: It’s a shame MJ waited so long to use his voice “I am grateful for the opportunity to support this museum,” Jordan said in a statement. “I also am indebted to the historic contributions of community leaders and athletes such as Jesse Owens, whose talent, commitment and perseverance broke racial barriers and laid the groundwork for the successful careers of so many African Americans in athletics and beyond.” The Bulls will also donate a jersey worn by Jordan in the 1996 NBA Finals to the museum, which is set to open in Washington on Sept....
A pair of Nikes believed to be the earliest NBA game-worn Jordan shoes will be available for purchase in April. SCP Auctions will open the bidding in the coming months and the shoes are expected to draw a lot of interest. MORE: Classic photos of Michael Jordan smoking | Michael Jordan calls himself ‘Black Jesus’ | The best of MJ Khalid Ali was a ball boy for the Lakers for the 1984-85 season and says his Airness gave him the shoes after the Bulls visited to play the Lakers....
Despite making appearances and even starring in other comic book movies, including the upcoming Sony film Morbius and DCEU film The Flash, Keaton’s relationship with these films is fairly distant. In fact, he has admitted to never having watched an entire comic book movie since his first outing as Batman. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Keaton admitted he has missed out on “the zeitgeist of that whole world” but could not doubt the popularity and intense fandom of these movies....
Owen was at the Santiago Bernabeu as a Ballon d’Or winner as part of the public awarding of Cristiano Ronaldo’s trophy that he won last month. Scholes: How Man Utd can win the title Ronaldo and Owen played for the same Real Madrid team for a short spell and the ex-England international couldn’t resist a quick joke at the Brazilian’s expense. But Twitter did not take kindly to the comment and what followed was a series of angry reactions criticising Owen’s character, career and charisma!...
Part of that is to help him mentally and to keep a positive attitude. But it’s made easier because he can see his Michael Waltrip Racing organization making noise in 2014 that doesn’t focus on the cheating scandal. MORE: Letarte departure serious | Danica’s outlook | Earnhardt crew chief candidates | Tandem drafting Time can heal the pain of 2013 and the severe penalties and repercussions his team faced for trying to manipulate the outcome of the final regular-season race....
According to data created by NewsWhip and provided exclusively to Axios, across the 100 most viral stories about the DNC, Obama’s speech received approximately 7.6 million social media interactions. The interactions included likes, comments and shares across social media. Following behind Michelle Obama is former President Barack Obama, who received 1.4 million social interactions, according to the data, while Biden and President Donald Trump both received 1.4 million social interactions....
The remark may have been just a slip under the relentless pressure of campaigning. But it may also reveal an edge of bitterness that Michelle Obama felt as a Princeton senior, when she was just entering her adult life. In the winter of that year, 1985, she wrote her thesis on the subject of “Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community.” The thesis is dense with sociological jargon about “dependent variables” and the like, but it also includes some strong personal sentiments....
Sunday’s race at Pocono was washed out, meaning the race was run Monday. That doesn’t leave teams a lot of time to prepare for the two-mile track at Michigan International Speedway that’s sure to mean high speeds and lots of actions, compared to the tricky triangle run Monday at Pocono. MORE: Kyle Busch’s Pocono luck runs out | Stewart, Patrick crash After Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan, drivers will have Father’s Day Weekend off maneuvering the twists and turns of Sonoma in California....
Michigan child welfare officials said they will continue to contract with adoption and foster care agencies that do not work with same-sex, LGBTQ or unmarried couples after the state settled a lawsuit with a Catholic charity that had sued in 2019 when the state stopped contracting with agencies that refused same-sex or LGBTQ individuals, The Detroit News reported. “While this outcome is not what we hoped for, we are committed to providing support to the many members in the LGBTQ+ community who want to open their hearts and their homes,” the Associated Press quoted a statement from Demetrius Starling, executive director of the Children’s Services Agency....
Deborah Gatewood, a 63-year-old health care worker at Beaumont Hospital in Farmington Hills (in the suburbs of the Detroit metropolitan area), began coughing with a fever in the third week of March, FOX 2 Detroit reports. “They [Beaumont] sent her home saying you are showing signs of COVID,” said Kaila Corrothers, Gatewood’s daughter. “So they were confirming that she most likely had COVID, but they did not test her.”...
The incident took place just before 2 a.m. last Thursday inside a home on Desoto Avenue in the Ypsilanti Township, according to law enforcement officials from Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office. Local media outlet WXYZ-TV (ABC7) reported the wife was shot in the chest. Investigators said the 30-year-old man suspected there had been an attempted burglary at the residence earlier the same day—which may have played a role in his reaction....
His stepdad died four days after the incident, while police did not have an update on his mother’s condition, Detroit’s WDIV-TV reported. Christopher McKinney was reported to have been playing video games in his parents’ bedroom before the couple asked him to leave the room so they could go to bed. Chief of Police at the Madison Heights Police Department, Corey Haines, stated: He [McKinney] punched [his] mom in the face breaking her nose....
Green had been one of the few bright spots for the Wolverines this season. The former five-star recruit had 471 rushing yards and three TDs through six games. MORE: Worst week ever for Wolverines? | Is Michigan projected to make a bowl? Michigan (2-4) plays Penn State in primetime on Saturday. Green is not listed on the team’s depth chart:
The Wolverines also offered real hope that the conference could be represented on Final Four weekend. At the end of a four-day span when eight of the nine conference teams lost in a series of inconsistent performances, No. 1 Michigan delivered an 86-78 victory over No. 8 LSU in the East Region’s second round Monday night. Consistency still counts for something. MORE MARCH MADNESS: Live scores | Updated bracket | TV schedule...
After Michigan State defeated Oklahoma to advance to the Elite Eight, the school’s quarterback Connor Cook posted a picture of the basketball team on Instagram. Well, the faces of the team at least. These Spartans are ready for war. Fun fact: There is a town called Sparta, Michigan but that’s not where the school is located. Someone totally dropped the ball on that one. MORE: Elite Eight matchups | Charles Barkley wants Final Four moved | Eleven-year-old girl dunks...
