Florida Sentinel Bulletin

The Tampa Bay Rays placed ace David Price on the 15-day disabled list due to a left triceps strain he suffered in Wednesday’s 9-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox.

Price exited with one out in Boston’s eight-run third after giving up back-to-back RBI singles to Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner is headed to the DL for the first time in his career.

Price, a 20-game winner last year, has struggled this season. He’s 1-4 with a 5.24 ERA over nine starts. The southpaw’s already allowed eight homers after surrendering just 16 in 2012. In addition, Tampa Bay called up left-handed pitcher Alex Torres from Triple-A Durham to take Price’s spot on the active roster.

The four-year winless streak of 41-year-old Shane Mosley has ended, as the former lightweight, welterweight, and junior middleweight champion downed 23-year-old Pablo Cesar Cano via unanimous decision in Cancun, Mexico.

Mosley won the 12-round welterweight fight on scores of 115-113 across the board.

New York Jets running back Mike Goodson was arrested Friday morning and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of a hand gun and possession of a hollow-point bullet.

At approximately 3:15 a.m. Friday morning, a tow truck came upon an intoxicated Goodson,who was in the passenger seat of a GMC Yukon stopped on Interstate 80 West outside of Denville, New Jersey. According to the New Jersey State Police, the driver of the tow truck called 911. When police arrived on the scene a .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun was found inside of the the vehicle.

The driver, Garant Evans, was given the same charges as well as a DWI charge, possession of a weapon with a prior felony conviction and multiple traffic summonses.

BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor A Riverview High School 2012 graduate, in her freshman year at Hampton University, was named the Most Outstanding Player for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) softball championship. The championship game was played at May 9-11, 2013 at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex in Ormond Beach.

Taylor McCoy (#7, average .404) of Riverview is a pitcher and first baseman. The Hampton Pirates (16-2, 34-24) defeated the Norfolk State Spartans 7-3 to advance to the Gainesville Regional NCAA Division I Softball Championship, May 17-19 against the University of Florida (52-7). This is Hampton’s second appearance in the NCAA Division I Tournament. The first was in 1996. Hampton has won 15 of its last 18 games, while the University of Florida (#2) has won 12 of its last 14 games.

As a high schooler, McCoy, who celebrated her 19th birthday on Wednesday, earned several titles. As a freshman at Riverview High, she led the team to a 6A title. She was also won All-County, All-Western Conference and All-Conference honors while in high school. In addition to be named the Most Outstanding Performer for the MEAC, she also made the All-Tournament Team for MEAC. She also earned Rookie of the Week honors this season. Her coach, Trena Peel, in her third year, was named Most Outstanding Coach of the MEAC.

Taylor (5’11”) is the daughter of police officers Anthony McCoy (St. Petersburg), and Connie McCoy (TPD). Her grandparents are Izell and Hazel Denson, Tampa.

Former NFL running back Chuck Muncie has died of a heart attack at the age of 60, the New Orleans Saints confirmed Tuesday.

Muncie, who also played for the San Diego Chargers, was a three-time Pro Bowler who rushed for 6,702 yards and 71 touchdowns in 110 career games.

Muncie was an excellent college running back at Cal and finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1975. The Saints drafted him with the third overall pick in 1976, and he spent four full seasons in New Orleans before being traded to the Chargers in 1980 after requesting a trade following the 1979 season.

Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett are at the center of a debate that will determine the future of the Celtics. If one leaves Boston, the other is expected to follow, and Pierce believes that will happen sooner than later.

Of course, the Celtics’ “Big Three” that won a title in 2008 and reached the finals in 2010 was officially broken up when Ray Allen went to the Miami Heat this offseason. Pierce, who has a $5 million buyout of his contract, could be next. If he were to stay on with the Celtics, Pierce is slotted to make $15.3 million for 2013-14. And, with Pierce is the fold, Garnett is likely to hold on to his no-trade clause and play out another season in Boston.

Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy and his bodyguard are being sued by a woman who claims to have been assaulted and dropped off on the New Jersey Turnpike after a night of partying in Dec. 2012.

According to the report, McCoy, bodyguard “Big John” and a few friends started to badger the plaintiff and 14 other women who were accompanying them on a bus trip from Philadelphia to New York City and back, apparently for a night on the town.

McCoy and some of the male guests began to spray the female guests, including the plaintiff, with water. When the plaintiff protested, McCoy directed Big John to “get her.” McCoy allegedly ordered the driver to stop on the side of the highway, and after the driver did so, both Big John and McCoy then forcibly ejected the plaintiff from the bus.

BY TED TAYLOR

After being selected as the head coach for Florida A&M University in January of this year and proceeding through the spring football season, Earl Holmes is ready to hit the public relations circuit. He is sche-duled to appear at the Dr. Walter L. Smith Library in Tampa, on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at 5 p. m., for a “Chalk Talk” with his constituents.

Coach Holmes is a product of FAMU Developmental Research School and a 1995 graduate of the University. He had a stellar NFL career spanning 10 years, most of the time with the champion, Pittsburgh Steelers. Coach Holmes played for former coaches Ken Riley and Billy Joe, and coached under legendary coach Joe Taylor.

Coach Riley is a FAMU graduate who was an All-Pro cornerback with the Cincinnati Bengals. Coach Joe and Coach Taylor are both in the top-5 of winningest coaches in college football. The “Chalk Talk” event provides an opportunity for the FAMU community and general public to meet-and-greet as well as to discuss the program.

Coach Holmes will bring along offensive coordinator Quinn Gray, former Rattler and Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback, and defensive coordinator, Lavon Kirkland, former teammate of Holmes with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau‘s wallet is officially $35,000 lighter.

The NBA has fined Coach Thibs $35,000 for his postgame comments about the officials following a Game 3 loss to the Miami Heat. Game 3 saw three technical fouls called between the Heat and Bulls.

Referees also ejected Nazr Mohammed, who shoved LeBron James to the floor after LeBron received a technical for sending Mohammed to the hardwood.