Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Devin White 

After five years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, linebacker Devin White will be making plays elsewhere in 2024 after signing a one-year deal in free agency with the Philadelphia Eagles.

The No. 5 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft out of LSU, White brought rare athleticism and speed to his position, and provided some of the most iconic moments in Bucs history during their epic Super Bowl run back in 2020.

Before he heads off to Philly to continue his NFL career, White took a moment to share a heartfelt tribute to the Bucs coaches and staff, his teammates, and the Tampa Bay community.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The No. 25 ranked University of South Florida men’s basketball team is headed back to Tampa as the American Athletic Conference regular season champions. It is the first time in program history that the Bulls have won a conference regular season title. Chris Youngblood led the Bulls with 17 points as South Florida defeated Charlotte 76-61 on Saturday.

With the win, USF moved to 22-5 overall and 15-1 in AAC play, while CLT moved to 17-11 overall and 11-5 in conference games. The 14-game winning streak is the second-longest active streak in the NCAA.
The Bulls extended their winning streak to 14 conference games, extending the longest streak in program history. The 15 wins in conference play are the most in program history. The 14-game winning streak is the longest winning streak in program history.

The 49ers opened the game on a 6-2 run, but the Bulls answered with a 10-5 run and tied it at 12-12 at the first media timeout. South Florida outscored Charlotte 4-2 over the next three minutes of play and extended its lead to 16-14.

Mike Evans

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and five-time Pro Bowl receiver Mike Evans reached agreement on a two-year, $52 million contract that includes $35 million guaranteed, his agent, Deryk Gilmore, told ESPN on Monday.

Evans, who was to enter free agency next week, now has a real chance to start and finish his career as a “Buc for life” in Tampa.

Gilmore said the deal, which averages $26 million per season, is the largest for a wide receiver this old on his third contract. It is a front-loaded contract, with $29 million of the $44 million base value due at signing.

“Fire Them Cannons!” Evans posted to Instagram on Monday.

Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley didn’t mince his words when responding to Donald Trump’s latest commentary on Black people.

In a conversation with Gayle King, Barkley responded to remarks Trump made last week in South Carolina, just before winning the Republican primary. The ex-president suggested that Black people have taken a liking to him after getting arrested for attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential results in Georgia.

“When I did the mug shot in Atlanta, that mug shot is No. 1,” Trump said at the Black Conservative Federation’s annual Honors Gala. “You know who embraced it more than anyone else? The Black population.”

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Barkley had a biting response for Trump. “First of all, I’m just gonna say this: if I see a Black person walking around with Trump’s mugshot, I’m [gonna] punch him in the face,” the NBA legend said.

When King pointed out that Barkley would get arrested for assault, he said, “I will bail myself out and go celebrate,” he said to laughter. “If I was at that conference I would have got up and walked out. That was an insult to all Black people.”

He continued, “To compare Black history, when we’ve been discriminated against, to his plight—first of all, he’s a billionaire, and they’re prosecuting him for stuff he did wrong. … Well, some of the stuff is true. They did storm the Capitol, they did say that the election was stolen. Those aren’t lies, Gayle.”

“He’s had a great life. He’s been President of the United States. To insult Black people who have been discriminated against all these years, to put them in the same category.” He added, “I was just offended.”

Chris Mortensen

Chris Mortensen, an award-winning journalist who reported on the NFL for ESPN for more than three decades, died Sunday morning at the age of 72, his family announced.

Mortensen joined ESPN in 1991 and was a regular contributor to the network’s NFL shows and “SportsCenter.” He was a regular news breaker for ESPN, including the news in 2016 that quarterback Peyton Manning was retiring from the NFL.

In 2016, he received the Pro Football Writers of America’s Dick McCann Award and was honored during the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s enshrinement ceremony in August that year.

Mortensen, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 throat cancer in January 2016, stepped away from his role at ESPN last year “to focus on my health, family and faith,” he said.