Florida Sentinel Bulletin

The boyfriend of the woman who falsely accused Duke Lacrosse players of rape has died.

Crystal Mangum was arrested for stabbing her boyfriend, Reginald Daye, following a domestic dispute on April 3rd.

Mangum was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, while the 46-year-old Daye had been taken to Duke University Hospital.

It is still unclear if Daye’s death is a direct result from the April 3rd stabbing, and the 32-year-old Magnum could face additional charges, but remains uncharged.

In 2006, Magnum, accused three Duke Lacrosse players of rape. The players were declared innocent, and exonerated in 2007.

Magnum was also convicted of child abuse in 2010.

NEW CITY, N.Y. — Former pro football star Lawrence Taylor, who pleaded guilty in January to sexual misconduct and patronizing a 16-year-old prostitute, was declared a low-risk sex offender on Tuesday, meaning there will be no photo of the former New York Giants linebacker on public online sex-offender registries.

Rockland County Court Judge William Kelly said Taylor was not targeting children and was unlikely to commit the same crime.

“He would be awfully foolish to go out and do this again,” the judge said. As to a posted photo, he said, “I don’t see how that’s going to make the public any safer.”

Taylor has said the girl told him she was 19. The former NFL standout, who lives in Florida, did not attend the hearing.

The Monday Night football crew have their eyes set on a young NFL quarterback, and if his team returns to Monday Night Football after a two-year absence, they will have a story line in place.

The crew is excited about Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman, and former Bucs head coach, Jon Gruden, said he’s seen tremendous development with Freeman as he enters his third year.

Gruden said credit goes to offensive coordinator Greg Olson and the entire Buccaneer staff for doing an excellent job with Freeman.

“But, when a play breaks down, Freeman is pretty good all by himself. I hope he and the Bucs will have a long-term relationship.”

Former NFL (Philadelphia Eagles) quarterback, Ron Jaworski, said he sees all the great throws, but the job he has working out of NFL Films allows him to hear when these players are miked for a game.

“The beautiful thing is that when Freeman is in the huddle in crunch time with the Bucs trialing, you would have thought his team was ahead by 10 points. There’s a calm demeanor, which really shows his teammates that he was confident they would get the job done together.

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant is settling some of his expensive debts.

Bryant reached a settlement with a New York-based jeweler over non-payment for $246,000 worth of jewelry.

Mikel J. Bowers, attorney for A+A Diamonds and Rafaello Company, which filed a suit against Bryant last month, confirmed a settlement was reached but wouldn’t disclose the terms.

Bryant purchased $267K worth of jewelry from A+A Diamonds LTD d/b/a Rafaello & Company, which makes high-end jewelry for celebrities and athletes.

Bryant’s attorney, Texas state Sen. Royce West, had said they were trying to settle the issue, which eventually happened.

Bryant’s most expensive purchase was a $60,000 custom charm bracelet. He made the purchases on four different days last year, spending as much as $144,000 on Feb. 8, 2010, according to court documents.

BOSTON — The New York Knicks must figure out how to finish off games.

Just watch the Boston Celtics.

The Celtics led for just 60 seconds in the second half until Ray Allen sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 12 seconds left and beat the Knicks 87-85 in their playoff opener on Sunday night.

“Down the stretch we found a way to win,” Paul Pierce said, “and that was because of our experience.”

The Celtics won their NBA-high 17th championship in 2008 and lost in Game 7 of the finals last year to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Knicks, in the playoffs for the first time in seven seasons, last won a postseason game on Apr. 29, 2001.

“We can compete with them, obviously,” New York coach Mike D’Antoni said. “They made big shots at the end. That’s why they are who they are.”

The Knicks ability to make those clutch shots may have suffered a blow when Chauncey Billups left with 51 seconds remaining with what he said was a strain in his left knee or thigh muscle.

He and D’Antoni said they didn’t know his status for Game 2 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series on Tuesday night.

On Sunday, it was Toney Douglas who hit a 3-pointer with 39 seconds left that put the Knicks ahead 85-82. But after a timeout, the Celtics scored just one second later on an alley-oop pass from Rajon Rondo – who had 10 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists – to Kevin Garnett.

Pau Gasol took only nine shots Sunday, and his lacking game drew the ire of Kobe Bryant. Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins called Gasol soft a month ago, and there was no refuting that on Sunday in the Lakers’ 109-100 loss.

Gasol played the part and looked it too, leaving the arena with a bandage under his left eye that covered a gash DJ Mbenga had opened.

“It’s up to me to get myself going, be more aggressive, get myself into rhythm,” Gasol said.

Someone asked if [Lamar] Odom also needed to hike his scoring, and Bryant made clear that wasn’t the problem. “Pau is our guy,” he said. “He’s next in line and gets the responsibility that comes with it.”

LOS ANGELES — Chris Paul and a few teammates sneaked across the street from their hotel to Staples Center the night before the New Orleans Hornets began the postseason, eagerly hoisting up a few shots in the shadows of the Lakers’ imposing championship banners.

With their tumultuous regular season finally a memory, Paul said the Hornets were almost unbearably eager for the playoffs to start.

Maybe that’s why New Orleans got the drop on the defending champs in a stunning series opener.

Paul had 33 points, 14 assists and seven rebounds, flawlessly leading the Hornets down the stretch of a 109-100 victory Sunday.

Carl Landry scored 17 points and Jarrett Jack added 15 for the seventh-seeded Hornets, who overcame Los Angeles’ major size advantage with cagey defense and a disciplined offensive approach that led to just three turnovers, tying an NBA playoff record.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning has a new job, but it doesn’t involve throwing footballs – at least not yet.

A spokesman for the Marion County Health Department says Manning and wife Ashley are the parents of twins.

Spokesman John Althardt says birth certificates filed April 8 show Mosley Thompson Manning and her brother, Marshall Williams Manning were born March 31 in Indianapolis.

The births came 10 days after Manning became an uncle. New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and wife Abby became parents of a daughter on March 21.

SAN FRANCISCO – On Wednesday, a jury found Barry Bonds guilty of obstruction for giving an evasive answer under oath more than seven years ago. Rather than say yes or no to whether he received drugs that required a syringe, Bonds gave a response to a grand jury stating he became a “celebrity child with a famous father.”

The decision from the eight women and four men turned out to be a mixed and muddled verdict on the slugger that left more questions than answers.

A mistrial was declared on the three charges that Bonds made false statements when he told a grand jury in December 2003 that he never knowingly received steroids and human growth hormone from trainer Greg Anderson and that he allowed only doctors to inject him.

Defense lawyer will try to persuade the 9th U. S. Circuit court of Appeals to toss out the lone conviction. Federal prosecutors must decide whether it is worth the time and expense ($7 million) to try Bonds for a second time on the deadlocked charges.

At the age of 46, Bonds faces up to 10 years in prison on the obstruction conviction, but federal guidelines call for 15 to 21 months.

Bonds walked out of the courtroom smiling.