By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer NBA players are building on the framework of Colin Kaepernick’s protests during the national anthem that helped raise awareness about police brutality, efforts that have permeated the league since it restarted its season in Florida last month amid the coronavirus pandemic. But where Kaepernick’s demonstrations raised awareness, NBA players […]
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Bulls Beat Celtics 101-94; Thomas Plays after Sister’s Tragic Auto Death
BOSTON (AP) — Jimmy Butler had 30 points and nine rebounds and the Chicago Bulls outlasted Boston 106-102 in Game 1 on Sunday on an emotional night for grieving Celtics star Isaiah Thomas. Chicago Bulls’ Rajon Rondo, behind, and Nikola Mirotic, right, defend against Boston Celtics’ Isaiah Thomas (4) during the third quarter of a […]
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Ex-FAMU Band Member Gets 1 Year in Hazing Death
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida A&M band member has become the first person to be sentenced to jail time for his role in the hazing death of a drum major. Jessie Baskin was sentenced Friday to 51 weeks in the county jail, five years of probation and 300 hours of community service for […]
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Charges Dropped Against 1 Defendant in FAMU Case
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An attorney for one of the remaining defendants charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major said Saturday that prosecutors will not pursue charges against his client. Zachary White, the attorney for ex-band member Henry Nesbitt, told The Associated Press that the state attorney is dismissing manslaughter and […]
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12 Charged with Manslaughter in FAMU Death
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Twelve former Florida A&M University band members were charged Monday with manslaughter in the 2011 hazing death of a drum major. Ten of the band members had been charged last May with third-degree felony hazing for the death of 26-year-old Robert Champion, but the state attorney’s office said they are adding […]