Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Tampa Bay needs a pass rusher. Statistics suggest it, NFL draft analysts believe it, and even Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik concedes it. Yes, a defensive end with the ability to put heat on quarterbacks is the most pressing need for a team that won 10 games and narrowly missed making the playoffs last season. […]

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Florida cornerback Janoris Jenkins has been cited for alleged marijuana use for the second time in the past three months since deciding to forgo the NFL draft. Jenkins decided to return for his senior season rather than enter the NFL draft. The Gainesville Police Department claims Jenkins, 22, was smoking a cigar in a car […]

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Dolphins Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall was released from the hospital Saturday after what police said was a domestic-violence incident in which he was stabbed by his wife with a kitchen knife Friday in the Miami area. Marshall’s wife, Michi Nogami-Marshall, 26, was arrested Friday by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office on a domestic-violence charge […]

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DETROIT — Former Michigan and NBA player Jalen Rose told authorities he hadn’t been drinking and performed poorly on several tests to determine if he was intoxicated after rolling his Cadillac Escalade on a snowy Michigan road, according to a police report. The report said Rose registered a 0.088 blood-alcohol level two hours after the […]

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers have debuted a public-service announcement at Staples Center in response to Kobe Bryant’s anti-gay slur. Bryant and four teammates appeared in the PSA released during the second quarter of Wednesday night’s playoff game against the New Orleans Hornets. The Lakers speak out about respecting different kinds of people […]

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NEW YORK — The percentage of black players in Major League Baseball dropped again on opening day this year even as the league again received a top overall grade for racial diversity. MLB’s grade for gender hiring declined slightly, according to the annual study released. MLB received an A for racial diversity, the same grade […]

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TRENTON, NJ — Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis should be allowed to continue his bid for the New Jersey Senate because Republicans have failed to prove he doesn’t live in the state, a judge ruled Wednesday. Administrative Law Judge John Schuster, III recommended that a petition to strip Lewis’ name from the June primary […]

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One of Miami’s superstar couples may have said “I do.” But Chris Bosh, the groom in question, says he didn’t. At least not yet. The gossip website TMZ.com reported that Heat forward Bosh, 27, married his fiance, Adrienne Williams, 26, on April 9. The website tweeted out the news Saturday morning. A purported marriage license […]

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PHILADELPHIA — The sweep for the Heat was 95 seconds away. Miami held a six-point lead, had The Big Three on the court and a bevy of clutch plays behind them. All the 76ers had was their unwavering belief. When they told Doug Collins in the huddle late in the game, “We’re going back to […]

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