LOS ANGELES, CA – Derrick Ward, a former running back for the New York Giants and Super Bowl winner, was taken into custody in Los Angeles on a felony charge this Monday, according to online jail records. The arrest took place around noon, and by 6:30 p.m., Ward was booked into the Valley Jail in Van Nuys. His bail has been set at a hefty $250,000. Ward, 43, is facing accusations of involvement in a …
On Friday, a retaining wall collapsed in Kailua, Hawai’i, causing one fatality and three other serious injuries. The victim who died in the accident has been identified as Sione Veikoso, a 22-year-old offensive lineman at Brigham Young University. The incident occurred at Akiikii Square around noon. The athlete worked with several others on a 15-foot retaining wall when it suddenly collapsed. The impact of the collapse killed him and left several workers trapped inside the …
‘Kids still traumatized’: Father says son among 4 injured at football game in Broward – WPLG Local 10 Four people were injured when a shooting interrupted a boys’ little league football game on Sunday night at a Broward County Public School. One of the victims shot was 18-year-old Willie James Cheatom III. The victim’s father said his son was shot in the leg while walking up the stairs in the stands next to the football …
The Buffalo Bills released punter Matt Araiza after a civil lawsuit was filed alleging he and two of his former San Diego State teammates gang raped a minor. Araiza was not at practice Saturday and did not speak with media after the preseason game against the Carolina Panthers. The team is trying to put the facts together and wants to focus on playing football. Bills general manager Brandon Beane confirmed that the team’s assistant general …