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Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson leaves behind $1,000 tip for Florida restaurant
The restaurant Havana’s Cuban Cuisine wrote a thank you post to Johnson for his generosity.
Belmont set for June 20 without fans, leads off Triple Crown
The Belmont Stakes will be run June 20 in New York without fans and serve as the opening leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown for the first time in the sport’s history.
Missing swimmer believed to be ex-WWE star Shad Gaspard
“Everyone is trying to be really positive, but having a hard time,” said Annie, a family friend who has known the Gaspards for 7 years.
Tom Brady gives advice to graduating class of 2020
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is congratulating the class of 2020 in a new video.
Buccaneers 2020 preseason schedule released
The new-look Tampa Bay Buccaneers are looking forward to an exciting season featuring new QB Tom Brady and TE Rob Gronkowski and will prep for the season with four preseason games.
New MLB rules: Shower at home, don’t spit
Major League Baseball will look somewhat like high school ball this year under protocols to deal with the new coronavirus, with showers at ballparks discouraged and players possibly arriving in uniform, like they did when they were teenagers.
Turkish soccer player confesses to killing son in hospital
Turkish authorities have arrested a former top-tier soccer player who confessed to killing his 5-year-old son while the boy was being treated in hospital on suspicion of a COVID-19 infection.
Michael Jordan’s game-worn, autographed shoes sell for $560K at auction
The “Air Jordan 1s” were Jordan’s first-ever signature shoes and were projected to be sold for anywhere from $100,000 to $150,000. But the bidder went way above the expected price and won the sneakers for a record $560,000.
Phyllis George, female sportscasting pioneer, dies at 70
Phyllis George, the former Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS’s “The NFL Today” and served as the first lady of Kentucky, has died. She was 70.