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FOOTBALL PLAYERS TACKLE REF

One player on this team said they overheard a coach saying someone should kill the ref for cheating them. The 2 players who actually hit the ref said they were retaliating for racial slurs the ref had uttered at them. Is there ANY excuse that would ever make this act okay? What do you think the appropriate punishment should be? Post your comments on our Eagle Facebook page.

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Justin Timberlake sues to block release of police video from 2024 drunken driving arrest in New York

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The pop star's lawyers argued in a lawsuit filed Monday against the village of Sag Harbor and its police department that release of the video would "devastate" Timberlake's privacy by revealing "intimate, highly personal, and sensitive details." They also said it would cause "severe and irreparable harm" to his reputation by subjecting him to "public ridicule and harassment."

20 minutes ago in Sports

Giannis Antetokounmpo returns and says he can’t rush back from injuries at age 31

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Giannis Antetokounmpo developed a reputation for making rapid returns from injury during his rise to superstardom, but the Milwaukee Bucks forward acknowledges those days may be drawing to a close.

17 hours ago in Sports

US gold medal-winning captain Hilary Knight reveals she played at the Olympics with a torn MCL

U.S. women's hockey gold medal-winning captain Hilary Knight revealed Monday in a television appearance that she played in Milan with a torn medial collateral ligament in one of her knees.