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Brandon Meriweather: 5 Facts on the Patriots Player Reportedly Involved in a Shooting

According to the sports blog Deadspin and Florida radio host Dan Sileo, the Patriots' Brandon Meriweather may have been involved in a shooting at a party in Apopka, Fla., late last month. Right now, the story is still in flux and unverified; according to The Boston Globe, "Police in the area have not confirmed any...

Brandon Spikes Loses Reebok Deal Over Chatroulette Sex Tape

(Sept. 2) -- College is a time for intellectual stimulation, personal development and actions that you might later regret. Unfortunately for New England Patriots second-round draft pick Brandon Spikes, one of those regrettable acts involved Chatroulette and a scantily clad woman, and may now cost him upwards of...

Brett Favre Plus Alleged Pictures to Jenn Sterger Equals Media Mess?

Don't be surprised if you learn far more about a woman named Jenn Sterger than she ever wanted you to in the near future because of what she claims arrived on her cell phone. And while Sterger's unexpected return to the national stage will have some root in the media's obsession with all things Brett Favre, it will...

Beyond 'The Decision': ESPN's Strange Relationship With LeBron James

(July 30) -- For the past couple of days I've been e-mailing a courteous and responsive ESPN flack by the name of Nate Smeltz to try to get to the bottom of the network's latest LeBron James-related flap. You'll recall "The Decision," the one-hour ESPN special, hosted at James' camp's insistence by Jim Gray (not an ESPN...

German Student Cleared of Tormenting Teacher With Pictures of Rabbits

(July 21) -- Deadspin's running feature of best news lede -- the opening sentence of a news story -- can probably ascend no higher than it did with the latest entry: "A German court on Tuesday threw out the case of a schoolteacher against a pupil who allegedly tormented her by scrawling pictures of rabbits on the...

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