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Skydivers with game ball parachute into wrong football stadium

Two skydivers from Virginia-based Aerial Adventures parachuted into Wallace Wade Stadium and landed in dramatic fashion at the 35-yard line with the game ball before the Duke vs. James Madison football game. One lil’ problem: the skydivers were supposed to land about eight miles away at UNC’s Kenan Stadium before the the Tar Heels game vs. McNeese State.
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Bird brain: Golfer Tripp Isenhour pleads no contest for killing protected hawk

Pro golfer Tripp Isenhour pleaded “no contest” to misdemeanor charges he faced for killing a protected red-shouldered hawk.
Isenhour accused of hitting the bird with a golf shot when its loud chirps interrupted the filming of an instructional video. FORE!
At press time, no information available about gophers. DEVELOPING…

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Lawsuit shocker! Pregnant woman Sharri Henry says Jags WR Dennis Northcutt arranged assault

Sharri Henry, who claims to be pregnant with Jaguars receiver Dennis Northcutt’s baby, filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, saying he arranged for his cousin to beat her up.
According to published reports, she accuses Northcutt of trying to harm her unborn child and permanently disfigure her face May 17 outside Falcon Club in Hollywood.
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Busy day in Bloomington: 4 football players suspended

Indiana DE Greg Middleton, who led the nation with 16 sacks last season, and three other playahs, done be suspended for one game for undisclosed disciplinary reasons. The other suspended playahs, none of them starters, are TE Troy Wagner, safety Brandon Mosley and DE Kyle Kozak. DOINK!
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NASCAR puts Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards on probation (Video)

NASCAR put Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation for next six Sprint Cup Series races, after their on-track incident last weekend at the end of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway. JUST LIKE THE FREEWAY IN L.A. BAM!

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One and done: Chiefs cut kicker Feely 1 day after signing

Kicker Jay Feely kicked to curb by the Kansas City Chiefs just a day after signing a one-year deal. DOINK!

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Two Vols suspended for season opener at UCLA

Tennessee starting DB Brett Vinson and DT Donald Langley done be suspended for the Volunteers’ opener at UCLA next Monday. The issue reportedly involves a class attendance policy. BUELLER?… BUELLER?… BUELLER?…

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Kansas basketball player accused in BB gun incident

Markieff Morris, an incoming freshman hoops player at Kansas, facing battery charge after allegedly firing a BB gun from his dorm window. SNICKER!
According to the KU Public Safety Office, Morris admitted to shooting the Airsoft rifle BB gun. A woman in the courtyard below received minor injuries when she was hit in the arm by a [...]

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Cuban fighter banned for life after kicking judge in face (video/photos)

Cuba’s Angel Valodia Matos banned for life from taekwondo for kicking a referee in the face in anger after he was disqualified from match during Olympic competition. DOINK!
“It was an insult to the Olympic vision, to the spirit of taekwondo and for me, an insult to mankind,” said Jin Suk Yang, general secretary of the World [...]

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Frosted College Sports Roundup: Suspensions, PTI

University of Miami QB Robert Marve suspended for season opener according to a report in the Miami Herald. Sources say suspension stems from incident last year when he punched and broke a car mirror then tried to elude police by running away. SMASH!
Meanwhile in college hoops, Andy Robinson, the leading scorer from powerhouse University at Buffalo, [...]

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