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Jury: Derrick Rose and 2 Friends Did Not Rape Accuser
Updated Wednesday, Oct. 19, 4:40 p.m. EDT: It took a Los Angeles jury only three hours to determine that Derrick Rose and two friends—Randall Hampton and Ryan Allen—had consensual sex with a woman who claimed that the men gang-raped her, according to the Los Angeles Times. Rose and the woman had been in an open…
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Olympic Sprinter Tyson Gay Speaks for the 1st Time Since His Daughter's Death
Speaking for the first time since his daughter’s death, Tyson Gay told a crowd of friends and family gathered at an emotional candlelight vigil in Lexington, Ky., Monday night that he wanted to see an end to “senseless” violence. “I don’t want to read in the paper next week about another senseless killing. It has…
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Obama to Trump: Stop Whining and Worry About Getting Votes
President Barack Obama had a stern message for Donald Trump on Tuesday: “Stop whining and go try to make [your] case to get votes.” Obama’s message for Trump came during a news conference with Matteo Renzi, the Italian prime minister, in the Rose Garden. In recent days, Trump has made several claims that the election…
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You Won't Believe What Michael Irvin Wants to Do to Himself When He Thinks About This Running Back
Ezekiel Elliott is proving himself to be a really good running back for the Dallas Cowboys. He’s so good that Hall of Famer Michael Irvin wants some alone time in a bathroom. Yep, he seriously said that. During an interview with 105.3 The Fan, Irvin said that just listening to Elliott talk about his physical…
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Adrien Broner Accused of Choking Waitress 1 Week After Suicidal Messages Were Posted to His Instagram
Boxer Adrien Broner just can’t seem to stay out of trouble. Just last week, cryptic messages were posted to Broner’s Instagram page alluding to his being suicidal. If Broner posted those messages, he appears to be doing better, with footage of him working out with longtime friend-turned-foe-turned-friend again Floyd Mayweather. According to TMZ Sports, Broner…
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Why Miko Grimes’ Flavor of ‘Bou-ghetto’ Is Just Right for Me
I don’t like words like “ratchet” or “ghetto.” In short, they are reductive, marginalize a community, and tend to assign race to behaviors that are demeaning and demoralizing. Furthermore, they’re stereotypical language that tends to segregate us. I believe it’s elitist to sit back and ascribe language to a person’s behavior and attribute that to a class…
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Unique Views Podcast, Episode 14: Social Media Suicide: It’s Just Podcast Talk
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Seriously, it wasn’t supposed to be just Danielle Young—aka Patti LaDanielle, aka The Root’s social-content producer—and me, Stephen “Gladiator” Crockett Jr. (I’m trying on nicknames, so just go with it, guys.) On this episode, we had a superspecial guest all set up, and then the interview got embargoed…
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Trump Reportedly Called Deaf Apprentice Star Marlee Matlin ‘Retarded’
A new day, and new claims of inappropriateness have been leveled against Donald Trump. According to a Daily Beast report, during the 2011 taping of NBC’s The Apprentice, Trump called Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin “retarded.” Matlin would come in second place on the show and earn on-air compliments from Trump, but three people who…
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LeSean McCoy Wants to Invite Cops to Upcoming Game as a Thank-You
Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy is on his “Can’t we all just get along?” ish. On Wednesday, McCoy told reporters that he planned to bring 15 to 20 police officers to Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, or their next game, as a thank-you for all the hard work they do. “Just an…
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NFL Players Take Team Owner's Private Jet to Deliver Supplies to Haiti
Washington, D.C., football-team owner Daniel Snyder won’t lose the team’s racist name, but he may not be all bad, since he reportedly encouraged wide receiver Pierre Garcon and teammate Ricky Jean Francois to raid the team’s medical supplies and take his personal jet to bring aid to hurricane victims in Haiti. According to Yahoo! Sports,…
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