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Saquon Barkley, Tom Brady To Play In Star-Studded Flag Football Tournament
Football legend Tom Brady is coming out of retirement again, but he won't exactly be playing on Sundays. The seven-time Super Bowl champion will headline The Fanatics Flag Football Classic on Saturday, March 21, 2026. The first-of-its-kind global event will be held at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Brady, 48, is currently the lead color commentator for the NFL on Fox. He's also a part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders. Rob Gronkowski, Brady's long-time teammate on the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is among the retired and current NFL stars slated to pla…
Business
Sports Memorabilia Mogul Dies By Suicide After Admitting $350M Counterfeit Scam: ‘I Wanted Out’
A well-known sports memorabilia dealer who fessed up to selling counterfeit items to the tune of $350 million was found dead this week after police conducted a raid on his property in Indiana. Brett Lemieux, 45, the founder of Mister ManCave, penned a chilling message in a since-deleted Facebook post on the "Autographs 101" group where he boasted about his exploits before his body was located after a reported suicide on Wednesday, July 16. He specifically targeted some of the most prominent sports in the game, including Panini, Fanatics, Tri-Star, James Spence Authentics, Mill Creek Sports,…
Business
Tom Brady Gets Swarmed By Fans, But This Time As Store Owner With 5 Locations
Tom Brady knows how to draw a crowd. Most notably during his NFL career, in which he won a record-breaking seven Super Bowls. Now, Brady is doing it in a different way. As a business owner with stores in four states. The retired star quarterback opened his fifth CardVault by Tom Brady store last week in New York, cutting the ribbon for the new Long Island location on Thursday, May 22, on Newtown Lane in East Hampton. Brady commented on the flock of fans who were on hand when he cut the ribbon. "Are they all going to be like that?" Brady wrote on social media on F…
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A.J. Brown's Sideline Book Reaches No. 1 On Amazon Thanks To Eagles Fans
NFL wide receivers specialize in reading defenses but one Philadelphia Eagles wideout's book he literally read on the sidelines is exploding in popularity. Eagles WR A.J. Brown was seen reading a book on the sidelines during Philly's 22-10 win over the Green Bay Packers in an NFC Wild Card game on Sunday, Jan. 12. Former baseball player-turned-author Jim Murphy wrote the book called 'Inner Excellence'. FOX Sports cameras caught Brown pulling out the book in a moment that went viral among sports fans. "I haven't seen too many people read books [on the sidelines] but I've seen a qu…
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Former Pittsburgh Steeler, NFL Star Antonio Brown Wanted For Domestic Abuse In Florida: Reports
After surrounding the former-wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers Antonio Brown's Florida home, the police have issued an arrest warrant in connection with a domestic assault, according to numerous news outlets. The 34-year-old supposedly beat the mother of his children with a shoe and "evicted her" from their home around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, WTSP reports. The Tampa police surrounded the home and pulled out a megaphone saying "we're not going anywhere," on Thursday, Dec. 1, WFTS reported. He has access to two guns in the home, including one, w…
Business
Portnoy Chats Up Former Eagle Brent Celek During Philly Area Pizza Review
You've got a good chance of running into former Eagle and Super Bowl LII champ Brent Celek when you visit Pizza West Chester. While Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy didn't get that lucky during his recent trip, he did meet another customer who hooked up a phone call with the athlete as he waited in line. That's the thing about Pizza West Chester, you've got to show up to get your pie. And so, the locals made it worth Portnoy's while. The kicker? Pizza West Chester, located at 136 E Market St., earned a whopping 8.4 from the widely-known pizza critic — who can be tough to please. …
Sports
Former Steelers, Eagles Player Charles Johnson Dead At 50
Charles Johnson, who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles, died earlier this week, reports said. He was 50. His family did not release the cause of his death. Johnson was a 1994 first-round pick out of Colorado by the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he played for five seasons. He played two seasons in Philadelphia before joining the Patriots in 2001, the same year Tom Brady became the starting quarterback and led the Patriots to a Super Bowl win. He finished his career in Buffalo in 2002, with a career-total of 354 receptions, 4,606 yards, and 24 touchdown downs across 13…
Police & Fire
NJ Scammer Admits Selling Bogus Tom Brady Super Bowl Rings
A 24-year-old New Jersey man pleaded guilty to fraud for pretending to be a New England Patriots player to buy and sell Super Bowl rings engraved with Tom Brady's last name, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Scott V. Spina Jr., of Roseland, could face decades in prison when he's sentenced May 23, for charges of mail fraud, three counts of wire fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft, authorities said. Spina's guilty plea comes one day after the quarterback announced his retirement after 22 seasons and seven Super Bowl titles. Spina ordered three replica Super Bo…
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NJ Man Busted By FBI For Selling Bogus Tom Brady Super Bowl Rings
A New Jersey man admitted posing as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell specially made Super Bowl rings that he claimed were given to Tom Brady's family as gifts, federal authorities charged. Scott V. Spina Jr., 24, of Roseland ordered three replica Super Bowl LI rings engraved with the name "Brady," then sold them to an auction house for $100,000, receiving a significant profit, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California said in a release. One ring reportedly sold for more than $337,219 at an auction. Spina took a deal from the government …
Sports
'For Mama': Jersey Shore QB Scores 8 Touchdowns Day After Mom's Death
What may go down in history as Alex Brown's best game of his high school football carer came less than 24 hours after one of the worst days of his life. The Red Bank Catholic quarterback scored eight touchdowns -- throwing six and running two -- during the Nov. 12 game against Morris Catholic. On Nov. 11, the senior athlete lost his mom, Michelle Brown, after a 14-year battle with breast cancer. The touchdowns pushed the Caseys to win the game 58-34 in the first round of the NJSIAA/Rothman Orthopaedics Non-Public B playoffs at Count Basie Field in Red Bank. Brown's Tweet of one of his ei…
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