Florida Sentinel Bulletin

BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer With their days of glory as athletes and/or coaches gone, a group of men get together twice a month to share their life stories and discuss today’s sports scene and political landscape. These men call themselves “Legends,” and when you read who they are, you’ll know why. The […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor Last September, a joint task force arrested more than 40 people associated with tax fraud. The year-long investigation that culminated with the arrests was named “Operation Rainmaker.” On Wednesday, an on-going investigation has identified fifteen suspects involved in tax fraud. Members of the Tampa Police Department, the Hillsborough […]

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A 34-year-old Tampa rapper was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on Wednesday. He was also ordered to served eight years of supervision upon his release. According to the U. S. Attorney’s Office, Demetrius Gregory “Money Clipz” Floyd was arrested in October 2010 and charged with possession of 28 grams or more of crack […]

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This Sunday, the Bucs will hit the road again, this time traveling to Irvine, Texas to face the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys opened their season with a big road win against their NFC East rivals, the New York Giants, before being humbled by the Seattle Seahawks the following week. The Buccaneers started their season with […]

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ATLANTA – Basketball legend Magic Johnson has opened an education center in downtown Atlanta for high school dropouts. The Magic Johnson Bridgescape Center helps give those who have left school, or are at risk of dropping out, the opportunity to earn a high school diploma. The program, which has just opened its doors, is free […]

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DALLAS  — Six years after entering the NFL as the third player taken in the draft, Vince Young finds himself without a team and with just a fraction of the money he received from a contract that guaranteed him $26 million. In an increasingly caustic war of words, attorneys have been arguing for months over […]

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We all know by now that Terrell Owens, a future Hall of Fame wide receiver, has been struggling with money issues for quite some time now. But reports say that the NFL great’s pockets are really on struggle mode because he made just a paltry $4,300 dollars while he was in training camp with the […]

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Over at Jay’s 40/40 Club in Manhattan, President Obama kicked it with The Carters–after his taping of “Letterman” and another fundraising dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. The hip hop power couple helped raise $4 million for POTUS’ Presidential campaign at the $40,000/ticket fundraising dinner.  And it was pretty obvious the mutual admiration Mr. President and […]

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The man who took the life of comedian Niecy Nash‘s brother some 19 years ago allegedly killed again–this time his own wife. Local police in Eunice, La., arrested Robert Lee Heard this weekend and charged him with killing his wife, 35-year-old Demetra Doyle Heard. Police chief Ronald Dies says she suffered from multiple stab wounds […]

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