Florida Sentinel Bulletin

American 100-meter record holder Tyson Gay has tested positive for a banned substance and says he will pull out of the world championships next month in Moscow.

Gay isn’t revealing the substance, but he says he was notified by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Friday that a sample came back positive from an out-of-competition test May 16. He says he will have his “B” sample tested soon.

The 30-year-old Gay fought back sobs in a phone conversation Sunday from Amsterdam, saying: “I don’t have a sabotage story. … I basically put my trust in someone and was let down.”

New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz has apologized for a message he sent on Twitter in the wake of the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial.

He wasn’t alone in either his regret or his initial reaction. Other professional sports athletes took to social media after Saturday’s verdict. The results were a mixture of angry, surprise, regret and condolence. Cruz sent a series of tweets Sunday calling his message from a night earlier a “mistake,” adding that he “never will advocate violence under any circumstances.” The original message was deleted.

Zimmerman, a former neighborhood watch volunteer, was acquitted late Saturday of second-degree murder in the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin after a three-week trial in Florida. Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White also issued an apology Sunday for his angry and emotional comments.

After Saturday’s verdict, Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade raised a point many people were asking. Jonathan Vilma of the New Orleans Saints suggested an alternative to immediate violent reaction. Donte Stallworth of the Washington Redskins agreed.

A Washington radio station reported over the weekend that the teams medical people are astonished at how Robert Griffin, III completely smashes every test they give him.

The tweets sent by Chris Russell, the stations Redskins reporter, on Saturday afternoon painted a encouraging yet cautious picture of Griffin’s rehab from reconstructive surgery on his right knee.

Griffin has continually said he plans to be ready for the start of camp, which opens next Wednesday in Richmond, Va.

MALIBU, Calif. — Former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen is being sued over a fight last month at an upscale Southern California restaurant that left a man injured.

The $4 million lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court says 49-year-old plaintiff Camran Shafighi simply asked Pippen for a photograph for his girlfriend’s 12-year-old son. Instead, the suit says, Shafighi got a “brutal and unjustified physical attack” that included spit in the face, a shove, and a punch that sent Shafighi to the ground.

Sheriff’s officials, who were still investigating the incident, said Pippen voluntarily came into a station to be questioned and was cooperative. He was not arrested and no charges have been filed.

The NBA has fined the Houston Rockets for making public comments on Dwight Howard during the league’s moratorium period.

The NBA free-agency period opens July 1, but the league undergoes a moratorium on trades and free-agent signings until July 10. During that period, teams are allowed to negotiate with free agents and speak among one another for trade purposes, but they are not permitted to make public comments.

Since Howard made his decision to sign a four-year, $88 million deal with the Rockets on Friday, the team has broken that code of silence multiple times. In particular, Houston general manager Daryl Morey has made multiple public comments—both on his Twitter feed and to media—after the offseason’s most prized target informed Houston he was headed there.

Ryan Braun, Alex Rodriguez, “along with as many as 20 players” will be suspended after the All-Star break for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug (PED) policy.

These suspensions will be groundbreaking in MLB’s fight against PEDs. If they hold up under appeal, these penalties could prove to be the biggest deterrent yet against cheating. Thanks to the cooperation of Tony Bosch, the founder of the Biogenesis anti-aging clinic, and others, MLB has found a way to punish players for using PEDs without any positive drug tests.

In the past, all players had to worry about was beating the drug tests. Now, if players want to cheat, they have to worry about whether they can trust the people supplying them with the drugs.

The Jacksonville Jaguars on Tuesday signed rookie Denard Robinson, who is officially listed as an “offensive weapon” on the team’s roster.

The team did not disclose financial terms, but under the collective bargaining agreement, Robinson, who was drafted in the fifth round, will receive a four-year contract. The Jaguars begin training camp on July 25, with the first practice scheduled the following day.

Retired Baltimore Ravens linebacker Rolando McClain pleaded not guilty to disorderly conduct and resisting arrest charges on Tuesday.

McClain, a star at Alabama and the eighth overall pick in the 2010 draft by Oakland, was arrested April 21 in Decatur, Ala., his hometown.

McClain allegedly yelled obscenities at police officers as they were trying to disperse a large crowd of more than 700 people at a local park after they responded to calls about a fight.

No more…Where will Dwight Howard go? Will Dwight leave the Lakers? Does Mark Cuban have enough money to entice Howard? Will he go to the Warriors? Will the Rockets be a championship contender with Dwight next season? This NBA saga is over.

On Friday, Howard chose to leave the bright lights of Los Angeles to join the dynamic James Harden in Houston. With this acquisition, the Rockets immediately become a contending team in the West. By them adding the biggest free agent to an already young and explosive team, things look exciting in Texas.

While with the Lakers,  Howard averaged 17.1 points and 12.4 rebounds per game. Meaning his numbers didn’t show a decline, so the question is… why did he leave the place that has a legacy of great big men?

Howard was upset for the majority of the season, and the chemistry was never there. Los Angeles Laker Head Coach Mike D’Antoni’s up-tempo system was not an ideal fit for the big man. Although the Lakers made the playoffs as an 8^th seed, the season was considered an epic failure. The “nightmare” season for Howard is over and he did what he needed to do… left the Lakers.

Next season,  Los Angeles will be rebuilding. Kobe Bryant will be coming off of an Achilles’ heel injury.  So, the Lakers may among the bottom dwellers.

Houston will drastically get better, and hopefully Howard will finally stop whining and be happy and satisfied with a team.

The irony of Friday’s events is that Howard’s former team, the Orlando Magic are in the best shape since the 2012 blockbuster trade that sent Howard to Los Angeles, former Lakers center, Andrew Bynum to Philadelphia, and the 76ers’ superstar, Andre Iguodala to the Denver. Iguodala  has also signed elsewhere, leaving the Nuggets to play for the Golden State Warriors.  Although the Magic had the worst record out of the 4, they are the only team that has players from the trade on their current roster.

Now, the NBA universe can get back to business.  Now that Howard’s decision is no longer an issue, everyone can refocus on the sport and not the sideline antics of one of its biggest stars.

Kristopher Colley, II is a junior at Morehouse College.