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Rare Brawls Break Out In College, NFL Games In Fight-Filled Football Weekend
It's been a fight-filled weekend in the football world, including a rare brawl in a collegiate contest. It started on Saturday, Nov. 30, when Michigan upset archrival and No. 2-ranked Ohio State, 13-10, in the Buckeyes' home stadium. Though the defending national champs, Michigan was having a disappointing season and entered the game at 6-5. After securing the win -- its fourth straight against Ohio State -- a Wolverines player attempted to plant a Michigan flag at the 50-yard line. An Ohio State player pulled the flag away, and things turned ugly. Dozens of players began pushing, a…
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College Football Player In Connecticut Among Duo Charged With Aggravated Arson
A college football player in Connecticut is among two teens facing arson charges for allegedly throwing fireworks at a New Jersey woman, setting her on fire. Justin Leibhauser, age 19, and Gianni Aveta, age 18, both of New Jersey, were charged following the incident that occurred Saturday, July 23, in Ocean County. Officers began investigating after a 53-year-old woman showed up to the Beach Haven Police Department and reported that she had been struck by a firework that was thrown from a car at around 10:15 p.m. The firework exploded and struck her in the arm and rib area causing her cl…
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Football Player At Sacred Heart University Killed In Crash
Magnetic. Charismatic. Larger than life. That was Cyrenius "Cy" Menard, those who knew him say. The 19-year-old football player at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield died when he was ejected in a crash with a tractor-trailer in Bergen County, New Jersey in the southbound lanes of Route 17 in Saddle River late Friday morning, May 6. Just two weeks ago, Cy announced he'd committed to playing for Sacred Heart University. That Instagram post had nearly 1,500 comments — mainly condolences — and more than 3,600 likes as of Saturday, May 7. Menard had attended from St. Joseph's Regional High …
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Man Shot, Killed Over Argument About College Football Game
An argument over a college football game led to the fatal shooting of a man after he got in a dispute with another in the final minutes of a massive upset. With the then top-ranked Alabama squaring off against an unranked Texas A&M squad in the final minutes over the weekend, police said that two men got in an argument inside a Sixth Avenue home in Bessemer, Alabama. It is alleged that the two men became combative while arguing over whose team was better, prompting the homeowner to ask them to leave as they were fighting at approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9. Once they were outs…
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UConn Expected To Rejoin Big East Conference
UConn’s men’s basketball program hasn’t been the same since it left the Big East Conference seven years ago. Now it appears the Huskies will leave the American Athletic Conference and be back in the Big East for all sports except football, according to multiple reports. The news that the invitation to rejoin the conference could come as early as next week was first reported by Digital News Desk. UConn is expected to be the 11th member of the "new" Big East starting with the 2020-21 season. The Big East would move to a format of 20 league games in men's and women's basket…
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