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COVID-19: NFL, NBA, NHL Seeing Marquee Players Sidelined By Virus COVID-19: NFL, NBA, NHL Seeing Marquee Players Sidelined By Virus
Covid-19: NFL, NBA, NHL Seeing Marquee Players Sidelined By Virus The winter surge of new COVID-19 cases is wreaking havoc on professional sports leagues, which have seen some top stars sidelined with the virus and other teams struggling to have enough eligible players. Major sports stars in the NFL, NBA, and NHL have been forced to watch their teams from the bench at home in recent weeks due to outbreaks of COVID-19 that have forced close contacts away from their teams. The hits keep coming despite the leagues heavily promoting and encouraging players and staff to get vaccinated. According to the NFL, approximately 95 percent of its players are vaccinat…

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Thousands Demand Justice 10 Years After College Athlete Shot, Killed By Cop In Westchester Thousands Demand Justice 10 Years After College Athlete Shot, Killed By Cop In Westchester
Thousands Demand Justice 10 Years After College Athlete Shot, Killed By Cop In Westchester The cacophony of thousands of voices demanding justice for Danroy “DJ” Henry has grown to include some celebrities 10 years after he was killed at the hands of police in Westchester. Nearly 80,000 people have signed a change.org petition urging prosecutors to re-open Henry’s case after he was shot and killed by former Pleasantville police officer Aaron Hess in October 2010. Henry, a football player and junior at Pace University's Pleasantville campus, was at a sports bar with teammates when a fight broke out after their homecoming game in Pleasantville. Hess remained at the scene, and w…

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Former College Football LB In Westchester Signs With Cleveland Browns Former College Football LB In Westchester Signs With Cleveland Browns
Former College Football LB In Westchester Signs With Cleveland Browns A former college football standout in the Hudson Valley is taking his talents to the suddenly relevant Cleveland Browns. Anthony Stubbs, who starred as a roving linebacker with the Monroe College Mustangs in New Rochelle, for two years before heading to Division I Prairie View A&M has been signed as an undrafted free agent to the Browns. Stubbs was one of six defensive players signed by the resurgent Browns, who made news last season with rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield and back page headlines in the offseason when they traded for former Giants wideout Odell Beckham, Jr. A Millville,…

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